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Elementary school librarian - books! books! & more BOOKS! Sic Semper Tyrannis, She/her #FreePeopleReadFreely #BadPeopleBanBook #LoveOverHate
#SummerGoal #BacktoSchool Staff is going back to school this Friday. My goal is to finish my pool book The Correspondent before then. 🤞☀️💦
#SummerReading #FamilyBookClub #ESLibrary We had so much fun w our Family Summer Book Club - 6 week, 31 families & 81 participants! Think we’ll do it again next year! Any book recommendations for next year - 3rd /4th interest level. Bonus if there is a Spanish translation available!
🐝aREADER@reyeh.bsky.social · 3w ago#SummerBookClub #SchoolLibrary Preparing for our Family Summer Book Club celebration -book BINGO & popsicles at the public library! Can’t wait to chat w everyone about their experience!
#SummerBookClub #SchoolLibrary Preparing for our Family Summer Book Club celebration -book BINGO & popsicles at the public library! Can’t wait to chat w everyone about their experience!
60+ studies spanning 5 decades were reviewed by the Center for American Progress. It found well-resourced school libraries w/certified librarians are associated with stronger academic outcomes, w/the greatest benefits seen among low-income students, students of color, and students with disabilities.
Michael McKeon@grinch67.bsky.social · 3w ago#KidLit is so important. It creates lifelong readers & learners at any age! You are never too old to read & learn from picture books & middle grade books. 🫶📚
A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙@ajirving.bsky.social · 4w agoI write kidlit and work in a jail library. It melts my heart when my patrons request PB & MG during such a difficult time in their lives. These books are powerful and complex. They provide comfort and bring back beautiful memories. They make people feel seen and safe. They are for EVERYONE. #booksky
The awesome Kannan Cangro @cangrolib shares “Cultivating Connection through Pen Pals” in ep. 88 of the #SLLNPodcast! Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/088-cultivat... #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
#FreedomToRead Libraries are something to celebrate
Libby App@libbyapp.com · 2mo ago🇺🇸 #America250 is a time to celebrate our public libraries, built on the idea that access to knowledge shouldn't depend on who you are or where you're from: 📚 https://bit.ly/4vOgdev #Bookish #FourthOfJuly #LibbyApp #LibraryLove #Booksky
#SummerVacation #SomethingGood Fireflies & tree frog songs in the backyard 💛💚
The Good Dinosaur: Spot is Amazed
Alt: The Good Dinosaur: Spot is Amazed by fireflies.
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#SchoolLibrary #SummerReading We are doing our first Low-key Family Summer Book Club. One of our first activities was to send me photos of the families w their pets (& to visit our public library). Oh the #LibraryJoy My heart is so full!
#SchoolLibrarianSummer I’m planning for next year while watching entirely too much World Cup. ❤️📚⚽️🏟️💻 I’m also at war w the lantern flies in our garden (I bought a bug vacuum). #SummerVacation
A8 #TLSkyChat #SlowChat We increased our circulation of traditional novels & met our goal. We genrefied this section last year hoping to increase circulation.
Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo agoQ8: Time to brag! 🎉 What accomplishment, project, program, partnership, or student success are you most proud of this year? Answer with A8: and include #TLSkyChat
A7 #TLSkyChat #SlowChat I like to compare years. It is nice to have a lot of important info all in one place to compare.
Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo agoQ7: How do your end-of-year reports and reflections influence your goals, priorities, and planning for next year? Answer with A7: and include #TLSkyChat
A4 #TLSkyChat #SlowChat I do a simple Google doc w just text. It is one page. I email it to our admin team.
Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo agoQ4: What formats, templates, or platforms do you use to publish and share your end-of-year reports? Answer with A4: and include #TLSkyChat
A3 #SkyChat #SlowChat I include circulation, weeded items, new items, top check outs, major events/activities, classes/student per week & my goal data.
Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo agoQ3: What data or information do you include in your end-of-year reports, and why? Answer with A3: and include #TLSkyChat
A2 #SkyChat #SlowChat In the ES I email it to our admin team after the last day of school (when things have slowed down) I keep it simple, short & sweet.
Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo agoQ2: Who is the target audience for your end-of-year report(s)? Why? How do you make sure they actually see it? Answer with A2: and include #TLSkyChat
A1 #TLSkyChat #SlowChat Our admin is very hands off so I like to send a report to remind them of the positive impact our library has on all our students & all the program tasks we do in addition to the library special classes we teach.
Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo agoQ1: Why do you create end-of-year reports for your library? Answer with A1: and include #TLSkyChat
A7 This year I added some pictures of students in the library w my EOY report. Smiling kids always help getting admin attention.
Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo agoQ6: Reports often focus on data and advocacy. How do you capture and communicate the less measurable, but equally important, parts of library impact? Answer with A6: and include #TLSkyChat
#SchoolLibrary #SummerBreak Year 25 is in the books! Happy Summer Break to all that celebrate!
Publydea Vacaciones: Hombre con Aletas
Alt: Man leaving w pool noodle, cooler & flins
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#SchoolLibrary #SummerBreak Today was the last day w students - so many lost books found.
Minion: I Think We Found Something!
Alt: Minion: I Think We Found Something!
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#SchoolLibrary Yes, I share w our students that what they are learning in library are things they will continue to use in middle school, high school & beyond. #LifeSkills
Jester of No Court@jesterofnocourt.bsky.social · 2mo agoGrowing up, my teachers mostly taught me what to know, but my school librarians taught me how to learn on my own
#SchoolLibrary #EndOfTheSchoolYear We have 8 more days of school! In the library we are: collecting library books, giving away books & promoting our public library. I hope we make it. The chaos is real!
Great article.Gatekeeping kid lit by labeling most as “crud” is gross. Kidlit should be written for kids not for award committees made up of adults. knowledgequest.aasl.org/when-the-amb...
When the Ambassador Hands Critics a Weapon: Mac Barnett, Make Believe, and the Stakes of Children’s Literature | AASL Knowledge Quest
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#LoveYourLibrary Went to the public library to return a book that was returned to the school library & recycled my button batteries, donated a pair of prescription sunglasses, borrowed 5 travel books, bought 4 used books & got a free tomato plant. Libraries are amazing! 🫶
As an ALA Life Member, I am utterly confounded by the decision to allow space on the floor of the Annual Meeting to a company openly antithetical to the profession. Is the Association so desperate for conference revenue? aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/why-is-ala...
Why Is ALA Giving a Platform to a Company Promoting “AI Librarians”?
Libraries are fighting cuts, deprofessionalization, and attacks on expertise. This feels like the wrong message at the wrong time.
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"Children’s literature is not held together by perfection. It is held together by connection." knowledgequest.aasl.org/when-the-amb...
When the Ambassador Hands Critics a Weapon: Mac Barnett, Make Believe, and the Stakes of Children’s Literature | AASL Knowledge Quest
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