Looking for feedback on TCEA Librarian Conference (all online) before paying OOP. Secondary school librarians chime in, please! #tlsky #skybrarian #librarianPD #summerPD #youthlibs

A day late but always here to learn & grow! First year HS librarian in a rural Texas district! #tlskychat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

🎤 Let’s kick off #TLSkyChat! 🎶✨ 💛 Drop your name, location & connection to libraries! Tag #TLSkyChat so we can connect! 🎉 📚 tlskychat.com I am Heather and I am one of your moderators tonight. Thanks to @simplyrain.bsky.social for writing our questions tonight!

A1: I just submitted my first ever DonorsChoose project last week and as of yesterday, it's fully funded. I am so excited!!!! Don't be like me - I should have tried DC ages ago. Just go for it! #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

A1: Start with the ALA Grants list ala.org/awardsgrants and the Laura Bush Foundation bushcenter.org/lbf for book funds. DonorsChoose donorschoose.org is my go-to for local success I have funded everything from graphic novels to couches! Keep it under $500 for the most success! #TLSkyChat

A1: For literacy, Dollar General Literacy Foundation dgliteracy.org is a must—they fund youth and summer programs. Also check Walmart Local Community Grants walmart.org for $250-$5k awards. Talk to your local manager to boost your chances! #TLSkyChat

A2: I tend to be wordy so I use AI when I'm basically done to make sure my proposal is concise & doesn't have too much "pedagogy" vocab. Before AI, I'd have my engineer husband read it for the same reasons and he hasn't complained about being furloughed from this role 😆 #tlskychat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

Q2: What are your best tips for writing successful grants or donation proposals? Do you use AI and how? Share your ideas! Reply with A2 👇 #tlskychat

Hey book humans, any bookish places to suggest around Hernando County, FL? Here visiting family 😊 @flfreedomread.bsky.social @fllibraryassn.bsky.social @flalib.bsky.social

‪ My colleague's #DonorsChoose project for a device to support communication needs for her PreK special education class expires in 7 days! Donations doubled w/code THANKATEACH at checkout. Any support/RP to help meet the project goal appreciated. #ClearTheList www.donorschoose.org/project/proj...

"THE LIBRARIANS” packs a riveting punch on the alarming surge of book banning." - The Utah Review Starting TOMORROW, Feb 9th at 12pm ET, stream THE LIBRARIANS for FREE on the PBS YouTube channel and app!

Teaching the Stories of America School librarian Tom Bober created a unit of picture book read-alouds and primary sources for the country’s 250th birthday. www.slj.com/story/Teachi...

Teaching the Stories of America

School librarian Tom Bober created a unit of picture book read-alouds and primary sources for the country’s 250th birthday.

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The most magical time of year for a school librarian! Teaching lateral reading time!

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social for fantastic ARCs!! Now adding to my proposed list of HS acquisitions: Beth is Dead, Royal Summer, and Coming Home. Soooo good! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ @harpercollins.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social Gotta decide which title ⤵️ to read next

Why ban books when you can ban the entire library? New Braunfels ISD has frozen library purchase orders & closed secondary campus libraries following a harassment campaign by Libs of Tik Tok & other out of district extremists. bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

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📚💙 Stand with AASL for Bullying Prevention Day on Oct. 6! Let’s create safe, inclusive spaces where every learner feels valued. Mark your calendars, wear blue, and show your commitment to kindness and respect. #BullyingPrevention #AASL #SchoolLibraries https://bit.ly/4nMkZVn

Friends, add your ideas to our Passive Programming Playbook! 🥳 We shared it today in our July @follettcontent.bsky.social webinar. There are several ideas to get us started. Let's fill this @padlet with ideas & resources for the new year. ❤️ buff.ly/4MEsy77 #TlSky #EduSky #tlchat #futurereadylibs

Amanda Hunt@thenextgenlib.bsky.social · last yr.

This #nonfiction motivational #book would be perfect for graduates as a gift or anyone who is still chasing their dreams: bookshop.org/a/102434/978... #library #books #librarian #bookrecommendation #librarians #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians

Education Technology News@edtechnews.bsky.social · last yr.

An Educator’s Guide to Blogging for TCEA #EdTech #edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators

I'm thinking passive programming idea through canvas!

Shapegrams@shapegrams.bsky.social · last yr.

Give a students a Shapegrams digital drawing lesson and prepare to be amazed! After recreating the picture, students personalize their drawings. #EduSky shapegrams.com/lessons

between gearing up for a new school librarian gig, the tragic loss of life in my home state, and my always swirling neurospicy brain -- my anxiety 🧠 is at a very high level. I just wanna build a blanket fort and snuggle with animals while reading. 🏳️ #mentalhealth #genx #neurospicy

Help me brainstorm decor/visual imagery for my YA genre sections, please. **What images come to mind when you think of PARANORMAL? #SchoolLibrarians #booksky

Thanks to the HCPL and the Asia Society, last night I was able to attend a double Newbery author event with @iamkwame4life.bsky.social Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft. So much laughter! So many inspiring anecdotes! Thank you, Sirs, for sharing your gifts.

Support your libraries and the folks who staff them. We need your votes and your actions! Speak up and stand with us.

TX FReadom Fighters@freadomfighters.bsky.social · last yr.

Ways you can keep fighting the good fight for libraries-strategies and tips. @technolibrary.bsky.social new piece for Computers in Libraries #censorship www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may25...

Go vote, y'all!!

kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · last yr.

Texas, get to the polls.

Something new I learned this week... those bike tire tracks in the sand are actually from hermit crabs. Pretty cool! What's something you learned recently?? #readersareleaders #expandyourhorizons

Houston knows how to show up! 🤟🏽

Blue Willow Bookshop@bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you for the best Indie Bookstore Day, neighbors!!! We are still smiling. To everyone who celebrated with us, we hope you had a wonderful visit. It was truly an unforgettable day. Today, we rest. See you tomorrow, Houston.

Dear Friends in the Winchester, VA Area: I'll be at Winchester Book Gallery on Tuesday for a Meet & Greet & Giveaway! winchesterbookgallery.com/event/2025-0...

Spotted this blue bookshare cart at the airport! Does your airport have one? #libraryjoy even in the place where stress reigns - gotta love it!!!!

Good morning