6,7 🤦🏼‍♀️ I love my students. They keep me laughing. #oomslibrary #schoollibrarians

School libraries are for everyone. ❤️

Check out my review (first photo) of @spanoudis.bsky.social book “Roger and Phoebe!” It’s a book that’s the perfect beach read for adults. www.amazon.com/Roger-Phoebe...

#schoollibrarians!

Fantastic day with these kiddos. And of course cute story. 💜🐻‍❄️🐧

It was a beautiful day for a trip to the public library. Yes, I have a giant bandage on my face because school librarians also see their dermatologists over spring break.

Enjoying a super cold day off from school, basking in a sun beam. And enjoying “It’s The End of The World and I’m in My Bathing Suit” by @andthisjustin.bsky.social. Can’t wait get back to school and share with my students. #oomslibrary #booksky #schoollibrarians

#oomslibrary first book talk of the day! Check out these titles Booksky friends! All are absolutely amazing and engaging! ❤️❤️ @lisayee.bsky.social @andreaywang.bsky.social @georgejreije.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social

One of our ELL students speaks Russian and she brought a book from home for cozy read day in the library! @danpoblocki.bsky.social I immediately recognized the cover and it resulted in a great conversation with her classmates. ❤️ Books for the win! #authors

Very sad 6th grader: Mrs. Silwani! All the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books are out! There’s nothing to read! Me: Oh buddy, I’ve got you covered. ⬇️ Dav Pilkey, he is hooked! Huge thanks to you and @jeffkinney.bsky.social for books that keep my middle schoolers reading. ❤️ #authors #oomslibrary

Thanks @katemessner.bsky.social for writing these stories!

Margaret Peterson Haddix is amazing and I can’t keep her books on our shelves! #booksky

A huge welcome to all my new followers! I’m humbled and honored that you are choosing to trust me with library management advice, book reviews, lesson ideas, collaboration strategies, and pretty much anything books or library related. And I can’t wait to learn from all of you! ❤️❤️

Welcome to #EduSky 🍎 a communuty for educators! Check out the list: tinyurl.com/EduSky Join the list: tinyurl.com/EduSkyForm Pin the feed: tinyurl.com/EduSkyFeed ⬇️

#booksky book suggestion time! “The Mona Lisa Vanishes” by Nicholas Day & illustrated by Brett Helquist is a perfect mix of mystery, biography, history, & nonfiction. While this book is for middle grade and above, adults will love it too. I can’t keep it on our shelves at school. I loved it!

It’s a fireplace kind of day here in the Orange Middle School Library. Happy Monday! ❤️

I turned the tables on my classes today and had them do the book talks instead of me. All volunteers. They loved it and of course everyone wanted the books their peers talked about.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,964,770!

Someone once asked me what they could do to help school librarians battle book bans and attacks. My best advice was this…help spread the word far and wide about all the wonderful things happening in your child’s school library. We must tell our story. 💕📚

Last month, I shared a post commemorating my coming out as gay. Every year, I acknowledge the occasion, and this year, it was particularly meaningful. If you missed my essay and have a few minutes, I hope you’ll take the time to read and perhaps share it. theauthorvillage.com/phil-bildner...

Teachers: Let's make 2024-2025 the year of nonfiction. Your school librarian is a tremendous resource. #edusky #kidlit

Me turning the last page of this book: “wow.” See my review for “Tagging Freedom” by Rhonda Roumani in the images. #middlegrade #oomslibrary

The Author Village welcomes Tae Keller, the Newbery Medal-winning author of WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER to our group. Tae is currently scheduling both in-person and virtual school and library visits and conference appearances for the 2024-25 school year. Welcome, Tae!

Hey school librarians! Let’s follow and learn from each other!

Loved this book! Perfect for middle grade. Great survival, mystery, and realistic fiction! See my review in the images ⬇️.

This will definitely be a favorite in our library! More copies on the way! Thanks Roland Smith for a truly wonderful story!

Teachers! Librarians! Great news! @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social 's #5KNF Book Tasting Cafe is featured in Canadian School Libraries Journal tinyurl.com/3rfaecwx @captainlibrary.bsky.social #edusky

School Librarians! Remember to make your annual report. Here’s mine. Have a wonderful summer! #oomslibrary

Grogu’s ready! #eclipse2024

These numbers cracked me up! Maybe I should play the lottery? Friday’s checkout number. Monday’s number. Maybe I should give candy to the first kid that checks out this morning. ❤️

Taking a moment to appreciate my mom’s Benjamina Ficus growing in her house. My hubby next to it for size comparison. ❤️

Great Monday at #oomslibrary! By the end of the day we were over 10,000 checkouts and I was over 10,000 steps! 😁

Being a middle school librarian, I often find interesting things in returned books, like this note. Wise words and a good reminder for any middle schooler. ❤️ #oomslibrary

#Coretta - an extraordinary #PB celebrating the life of Mrs. Coretta Scott King. With gorgeous art by Elia Holmes, Coretta leads the reader through Mrs. King’s life - the life she never imagined having. TY to MacKidsBooks for sending this review copy. @msthombookitis.bsky.social @ctcasl.bsky.social

This Wednesday Jan 10th at 8pm ET -- please consider attending this virtual panel: BOOK BANS & THEIR AFTERSHOCKS, a conversation hosted by PEN America and SCBWI that I'll be moderating with three incredible book creators -- Padma Venkatraman, Abdi Nazemian, and Adib Khorram. pen.org/event/you-ar...

I just realized my TBR pile matched the color of my nails. Coincidence? 🤣 And yes I know I’m late to the party reading these. Sorry. @nathanhale.bsky.social @lisayee.bsky.social @kellyyang.bsky.social

Finished the first 2 books of 2024 & of course loved them! Two very different stories. “The Marvellers” by @dhonielle.bsky.social is an incredible & engaging fantasy story. “Apocalypse Taco” by @nathanhale.bsky.social is a wild science fiction ride. Get both, read both, & share them both widely!

Happy book birthday @lisayee.bsky.social! I can’t wait to read this! ❤️

After Covid shut us down in 2020, I decided that moving forward, instead of a new year’s resolution I’d pick a word that will guide me through the year. For 2024 my word is hopefulness. I will have hope that we make it to 2025 better, stronger and more at peace than we are now. ❤️☮️

Not feeling my best, head cold or something (- Covid test), but my hubby knows that watching my favorite holiday movie will make me feel better. ❤️ This is my favorite scene. “8 is a lot of legs, David.” 🤣 #loveactually

Just finished this masterpiece. Don’t wait. Read it now. Have tissues. Lots and lots of tissues.

I decided to make the TBR pile that’s in my head, visual. They are piled in no particular order but the two standing are the ones I’m currently reading. Yes, at the same time. 🤣 Not sure if I can finish all of these in 2 weeks but I’m going to have fun trying.

We made blanket forts for reading. This student just told me our library is his favorite place. My heart… ❤️❤️ #oomslibrary I absolutely love my job. ❤️

Cognitive Science Teaching Approaches www.sciencefix.co.uk/2023/12/cogn... #edusky #ukteaching #cogsci

Several students volunteered to straighten the library shelves today. They asked to borrow rulers. They proudly showed me their work. Some of the best shelf straightening in years. 😂🤔📏📐❤️ @brookew.bsky.social #oomslibrary

Just had the most joyful morning. Three 8th grade boys volunteered to make blanket forts for the 6th graders’ free reading days next week. They only had 20 minutes but planned, laughed, & worked together. It’s the little things. 🧡💙 #oomslibrary @brookew.bsky.social

Happy Thursday morning! On my way to 6th grade classes to deliver special invitations for their library day next week. #oomslibrary

❄️ Cool Tools 2023 - Day 7 of 24 - www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/12/edte... 🚨 Eduaide - Over 100 AI tools for teaching & learning 💬 Have you used this tool? Share your thoughts! 👉 Follow all the Cool Tools at bit.ly/cool-tools-23 #edusky

When a student wants to read a book and I literally just got it in…of course I say yes! It’s not processed, it’s not stamped or covered, and it’s not even in the catalog. The look on her face when I told her she could borrow it was all I needed to know that I made the right choice. ❤️ #oomslibrary

Sock choice this morning. Yes I’m book nerd and darn proud of it. Yes I’m an ally and darn proud of it. ❤️