Sara Kelly Johns
@skjohns.bsky.social
School Librarian, adjunct professor at Syracuse University iSchool, co-author of ELEVATING THE SCHOOL LIBRARY: POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS THROUGH BRANDING BEHAVIOR and STRENGTHENING LIBRARY ECOSYSTEMS: COLLABORATE FOR ADVOCACY AND IMPACT (both ALA, 2024)
✨ A literary voice that has shaped generations is coming to the #ALAAC26 main stage. Lois Lowry—author of more than 50 books, including the iconic "The Giver," will take the stage for a rare and timely conversation. Register thru April 24th to save with early rates. https://bit.ly/4qJALBq
Heading to ALA? On Fri., 6/27, 1pm, help make a difference with a silent demonstration urging school decision-makers to prioritize reading & literacy by reestablishing school libraries with professional librarians in all district-operated schools. www.restorephillylibrarians.org/philadelphia...
Calling all K-12 school librarians! Apply for the 2025 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award recognizing outstanding humanities programming. Deadline is May 1. bit.ly/4gnl11P #skybrarians #TLSky
Apply Now: 2025 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award | Programming Librarian
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School Librarians Are The Heroes We Need!!! We must protect them, respect them, and celebrate their vital role in schools. While we're at it, let's work to ensure that every school in America has full-time, certified, professional school librarians. ❤️📚 @slj.com @penamerica.bsky.social
Carolyn Foote@technolibrary.bsky.social · last yr.Thank you to @slj.com for covering @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social! It was powerful to get to share our stories and get such positive response to the work of librarians. @librarianjones.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/School...
NEW: Take action against the Trump Administration's federal funding freeze by sharing your library story. How would a federal funding pause impact your library & community? Share your story with ALA as we work to inform elected officials & decision-makers on this issue: airtable.com/appTIEEt9RjD...
The American Library Association issued a strong statement in response to the inarticulate press release from the Department of Education calling book bans hoaxes: www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
ALA to U. S. Department of Education: Book bans are real
The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and discrimination: the "effort to terminate protections... advances the demonstrabl...
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
NEW: Tell Congress to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. With increased threats to libraries & library workers, we MUST tell our elected leaders to show up for us: bit.ly/ALAShowUp25 Find more tools, resources, & opportunities for action at Show Up For Our Libraries, with more coming soon: ala.org/showup
A few states have done this, NJ is the latest, and it's time for NYS to step up! www.localsyr.com/news/nationa...
New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil a…
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If you are an ALA member and are so inclined, I just posted a petition to run for ALA Council. It needs 25 signatures by December 13 to be included. The Youth Council Caucus and Ecosystem work tells me thatI have more to say. Here is the link www.ala.org/CFApps/epeti...
#MediaLiteracy Critically questioning a single media example (slide 1) can help students look “beyond the surface,” but there is so much power in having them look across collections (slide 2) to understand how media can perpetuate world views, stereotypes and implicit biases. #EduSky #TlSky
Welcome to BookSky! 💙📚 1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it 2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles 3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed 4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW) FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ
@techielibgrl.com I teach most Wednesdays 5:30-9:30pm, but will follow #TLSky chats, participating whenever I can #schoollibrary
Exciting News #TLSky!! @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I will be hosting the 1st Teacher Librarian Chat on BlueSky on Wed, Dec 4th. ✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST) ✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:... #EduSky #BookSky #Skybrarians #TLSkyChat
Episode 39 of the SLLN Podcast is here! Ryan Bani Tahmaseb shares thoughts on how school librarians can support writing as well as reading - great ideas on collaborating in some new ways. Don't miss it! sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/school-libra...
Teachers & librarians! Want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the information about how WRAD Zoom visits work, plus a list of over 300 author & illustrator volunteers! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
I always love looking through SLJ's list of Best Books for the year! hubs.la/Q02ZgzkQ0 #TLChat #Librarians #TLSky #BookSky
Best Books 2024
The curation of this list is evidence of the gigantic community working together, no questions asked, to campaign for literacy and an educated republic, by inviting young readers into the pages of a b...
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Thanks for the heads up...I added my name, picture, and who I am. People who followed me used the @skjohns, I am sure, but not my name. I am discoverable! Now to monitor that and be more than a lurker. I need to get on some of the good lists.
