Unlock the full power of GALILEO! 📚✨ Join our free upcoming webinar to explore new features, updated resources, and smart strategies for searching and sharing quality information across Georgia. Who should attend? 🔹 Educators & Media Specialists 🔹 Public Library Staff 📆 & ⏰ ⬇️

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"Every child should obtain a library card and use it." ✨ Back in 1987, a simple call to action sparked a national campaign to get books into the hands of every student. Decades later, a library card remains the ultimate pass to endless learning and discovery! 1/2 ⬇️

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📬 We’ve Moved! GLMA has a new mailing address! Make sure to send all future physical mail, invoices, and correspondence to our new location: 📍 GLMA 4644 Powder Springs Dallas Road PO Box 82 Powder Springs, GA 30127 #GLMA #AddressChange #CommunityUpdate #UpdateYourRecords

Work smarter, not harder! 💡📚 Fellow library media specialists, GLMA has an incredible hub of program prep resources designed to support your work, elevate your library, and advocate for your role as a learning leader. 1/2 ⬇️

questions but not sure whose inbox to drop them into? We’ve got you covered! Save this for the next time you need to reach out to the GLMA team: 💰 Money matters? If it’s anything financial, dues-related, or budget-focused, slide into our Treasurer’s inbox. 1/3 ⬇️

Two powerhouse creators—Sibert Honor winner Traci N. Todd and Caldecott Medalist Vashti Harrison—are launching their stunning new book That You Are Here Is No Small Thing, and you won't want to miss it! ⬇️ 1/3

Start planning your 2027 professional development calendar now! 🗓️✨ Save the date for the 2027 GLMA Summer Institute Conference! We are heading to Columbus, Georgia, for a few incredible days of learning, networking, and growth. 📍 Location: Columbus Trade Center | Columbus, GA ⬇️ 1/2

Stronger together. 💪 Your GLMA membership fuels the networking and support systems that keep our library community thriving. To support our ongoing mission, please note our current membership pricing: Regular: $60 Student / Paras / Assistants / Retired Annual: $20 each Retired Lifetime: $165

Keep the conversations going! Join our GLMA Discord community to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and continue learning together: discord.gg/QjZdrfqvw #GLMA #SchoolLibraries #LibraryMediaSpecialists #ProfessionalLearning #GeorgiaEducators

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Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

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Got questions but not sure whose inbox to drop them into? We’ve got you covered! Save this for the next time you need to reach out to the GLMA team: 💰 Money matters? If it’s anything financial, dues-related, or budget-focused, slide into our Treasurer’s inbox. ⬇️ 1/3

Start planning your 2027 professional development calendar now! 🗓️✨ Save the date for the 2027 GLMA Summer Institute Conference! We are heading to Columbus, Georgia, for a few incredible days of learning, networking, and growth. 📍 Location: Columbus Trade Center | Columbus, GA ⬇️ 1/2

🎉 GLMA Members — we want to celebrate YOU! Got good news about your program? A big win, exciting initiative, or something you're proud of? Share it with us so we can spotlight your success! 💡✨ 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/wTvJ4FawjXnd... #GLMA #SchoolLibraryPride #LibraryLeaders #GLMASpotlight

Stronger together. 💪 Your GLMA membership fuels the networking and support systems that keep our library community thriving. To support our ongoing mission, please note our current membership pricing: ⬇️

Spotlight on GLMA President Meggan Ford! 🌟 Meggan is featured in the newest Demco School Library Planner, sharing her go-to practical tips and creative strategies for school library planning and programming. 1/2 ⬇️

Lindsey Keown’s Cardboard Creation Station was featured on the Future Ready Librarians podcast, Leading from the Library, hosted by Shannon Miller! In Season 12, Episode 12—“Thinking Outside the Box: Cardboard Creation in the Library Makerspace”— 1/2 ⬇️

📚✨Calling all amazing school librarians! Share your creative ideas for library orientation and let's inspire each other to make this school year the best one yet. Don't forget to tag GLMA for a chance to be featured! #BackToSchool #LibraryLife #GLMA #LibraryOrientationMagic 📖💡

🎉 GLMA Members — we want to celebrate YOU! Got good news about your program? A big win, exciting initiative, or something you're proud of? Share it with us so we can spotlight your success! 💡✨ 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/wTvJ4FawjXnd... #GLMA #SchoolLibraryPride #LibraryLeaders #GLMASpotlight

Stronger together. 💪 Your GLMA membership fuels the networking and support systems that keep our library community thriving. To support our ongoing mission, please note our current membership pricing: Regular: $60 Student / Paras / Assistants / Retired Annual: $20 each Retired Lifetime: $165

📚✨Calling all amazing school librarians! Share your creative ideas for library orientation and let's inspire each other to make this school year the best one yet. Don't forget to tag GLMA for a chance to be featured! #BackToSchool #LibraryLife #GLMA #LibraryOrientationMagic 📖💡

Take your networking beyond the feed! 🚀 Join the GLMA Discord server to chat, collaborate, and connect with other library professionals in real-time. 📌 Join the conversation here: discord.gg/QjZdrfqvw #GLMA #Libraries #LibraryCommunity #LibraryDiscord

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📬 Back-to-school season is here! GLMA members, be sure to check your email for our Beginning of the Year Newsletter! Inside you'll find important advocacy updates, upcoming events, member recognition, and everything you need to kick off another successful year. 1/2

📚 Back to School Advocacy Reminder! 📚 As you head into a new school year, make sure your school library media committee is up and running—and that you’re familiar with your selection policy! It’s your best tool for confidently curating your collection and supporting intellectual freedom. 💪📖

Got questions but not sure whose inbox to drop them into? We’ve got you covered! Save this for the next time you need to reach out to the GLMA team: 💰 Money matters? If it’s anything financial, dues-related, or budget-focused, slide into our Treasurer’s inbox. 1/2

What an incredible GLMA Summer Institute! 💙📚 Thank you to everyone who made this year's conference our biggest yet! ✨ 26 amazing vendors 🎤 41 spectacular presenters 🙌 219 enthusiastic participants — our largest Summer Institute ever! 1/3 ⬇️

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📚 Welcome back, GLMA! We hope you had a wonderful, restful summer and are ready for another exciting school year. As we kick off a new year, we'd like to once again congratulate our 2026 GA Library Media Specialist of the Year, Abigail Slattery of Northside Elementary in Dougherty County! 🎉 1/2

☀️ Don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and get inspired at the GLMA Summer Institute! 📚✨ Join fellow Georgia library media professionals for engaging sessions, meaningful networking, and practical ideas you can bring back to your school library. 1/3 ⬇️

📣 Research Participants Needed! Help support doctoral research highlighting the leadership of School Library Media Specialists in metro Atlanta K–12 schools. A qualitative dissertation study through Kennesaw State University is seeking participants in the following roles: 🧵⬇️ 1/4