#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...

#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...

"Children’s literature is not held together by perfection. It is held together by connection." knowledgequest.aasl.org/when-the-amb...

Thanks for your “advocacy” ALA 🤦‍♀️

I really wish that this piece, written by a teen who has been working with her peers to protest her school board's relentless book censorship and the erasure of their school library's budget, would get the attention it deserves. bookriot.com/elizabethtow...

A7 #tlskychat weeding & repairing these books is constant. They are definitely the worst looking books in our collection but the kids don’t care. I try to repair & replace as fast as I can. I definitely need to weed some that aren’t moving to free up some space when they all come back at the EOY.

A6 #tlskychat reordering the same books over & over again! I just always add those books to the order.

#tlskychat A1 I always try to go to a session at library conferences on this topic. I get tons of recommendations from our students. I also check out our local library. I’m always keeping an eye out for the next great series.

A4 #tlskychat Like I said earlier - the kids often let me know! I recently realized I was behind w the Babysitters Club & the babysitters club little sisters series. I couldn’t believe none of the kids let me know.

A3: #tlskychat Ours fly off the shelves! The kids usually let me know when a favorite is coming out. I do a lot of read alikes w the most popular books.

A2 #tlskychat One of the first things I did was to make a fiction GN section. They are genrefied within their section. Nonfiction are still w their topic. I did this to help students find books independently. I’m alone in the library & often have 25 kids in for check out.

A1 We’ve been pretty lucky w our community readily accepting GN. We even had a day promoting graphics during Read Across America Week but I keep my research about the benefits handy. #TLSktChat

#TLskychat Excited to be here to chat about graphics. I’m a pre-K - 6th grade ES librarian in VA. We just lost our power. Hope it comes back on soon.

#LibraryChicks #ESLibrarian Last weekend w the chicks. A little outside time before we settle in for the night

#LibraryChicks #LibraryLearning Our chicks have moved to a puppy pen & had a play date w chicks from a class that was testing today. Made a chick sensory bin for an upcoming lesson.

#NotCrud #KidLit Can’t wait to share this w our students in our ES library, especially since we recently hatched chicks! ❤️🐣🐥

#tlskychat Thanks for a great chat & great ideas!

A1 #tlskychat I just always keep an eye/ear out for opportunities. I found taking a screenshot of anything I find online helps me remember to look into the things I come across.

A6 #tlskychat I’m a broken record promoting our public libraries. They have so many free resources, programs etc & many of our families are within walking distance our branch.

A4 #tlskychat Our school does a good job promoting wish lists but not too much so all staff wish lists are seen. We are a title 1 school so we try & keep the wish lists low key. Our communications person will put needed items on our social media & those are usually found quickly.

A3 #tlskychat Yes, we have a policy. We work w community partners for some donations. Often community groups reach out to us. We don’t get a lot of donations but very much appreciate the ones we get.

A2 #tlsky I try to focus on what makes our school/library special. I haven’t used AI but I have general statements I tweak for each proposal. I try to find grants that are a good match for our school.

A1 #TLSkyChat The local ones have been the easiest for me. We’ve gotten some small National ones but the red tape often makes it feel like a second job. There was on thru ALA we never received :(

#TLSkyChat Hi! I’m an ES librarian in Northern Va.

“In 5 years of recording book bans, PEN America, hasn’t come across a banned book that contains pornography. Why? Bc distributing pornography in schools is a felony … Of the thousands we’ve seen removed from classrooms & school libraries supposedly for porn, none meet the definition.”

#SchoolLibrary #ESLibrary Taking work home for the weekends = bringing home 20 recently hatched chicks. These are the first 2.

A1 #tlskychat keeping things simple, kid focused & fun.

A2 #tlskychat I hung a flag from the ceiling using paperclips, binder clips & a ruler.

A3 #tlskychat I made signs from covered cardboard boxes.

A8 #tlskychat Give it a try & adjust as needed. I’m always adjusting things to make them work better.

A7 #tlskychat Our old computer desks are our STEAM/Maker space area with bins & stools. Student can work at the desk or take the bins elsewhere

A6 #tlskychat recycled lunchmeat plastic containers to make individual LEGO bins for students.

A5 Demco Norbond glue & a silicon sheet to work on. We are very low budget w binder clips, rubber bands & book tape for most repairs.

A4 Hi! I’m a little late. I’m a pre-K-6th grade librarian in Va. Partnering w our public library. They come to many of our school events & come during the school day at the end of the year to promote their summer reading program.

This week our 3rd graders are becoming #AssistsntLibrarians & learning about the DDS 800 section by helping me weed that area. Their excitement about this project & thoughtful consideration of their book made my day. #SchoolLibrary

Happy #EarthDay #CareAWholeAwfulLot

Sic Semper Tyrannis Virginia is for democracy lovers!

#NationalLibraryWeek #LibraryJoy I love our public libraries & am so grateful for them. We have a big election going on in VA & I love that I got to vote at my local library.

#NationalLibraryWeek #FreedomToRead “A library is a house of hope. It’s a place where we all, whatever our situation, can feed our ideas and develop our dreams.” – Doug Wilhelm

This is where actual school librarians, not library assistants, would be valuable. Too bad a lot of school districts decided they were expendable.

@katieleereinert.bsky.social Book mail is the best mail! Can’t wait to share this engaging nonfiction book with our students! 📖📫🦥❤️

Let’s do this VA. #FightBack

Top 10 Reasons Every School Needs a Librarian: #2: Educate the Whole Student School Librarians support students' academic, social, and emotional learning, starting with a greeting at the door & continuing through conversations & lessons that foster student success. #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLChat

#SomethingGood Watching Artemis II was so joyful & positive! Thank goodness we still have the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam! We’ve been watching the nest at our ES library.

Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛

#FundSTEAM #Artemis #SchoolLibraries One of the many things I love about being a TL is that we are still able to do student centered learning. We were discussing the Artemis mission & several students hadn’t seen the launch so we watched it & had a great discussion! #LibraryJoy

#SchoolLibrary Let the fun begin! We are hatching chicks in our ES library! 🐣🥚