I had the BEST spot to read last week on vacation! #northwoodsofwi #vacationreading #summerreading #librarians #tlsky

Congress? You awake?

Book #2 of summer break and I'm having a hard time putting this one down! I love @katemessner.com books! #TLChat #summerreading #schoollibrarian

A7: Think about the Carnegie libraries of the past - and how impactful they were. My mom was raised in one - and I'm a reader/librarian because of her. The future of libraries is human-centered; we need these palaces for the ppl more than ever; I hope more people GET LOUD for libraries #TLSKyChat

A7: I have had DAs tell me that we won't need libraries in the future because everything will be done online and I've begged to disagree with them. We need the human connection that is found in our libraries! #TLSkyChat

A7: I hope we never lose the value of reading aloud to our students. This is something I refuse to give up in my elementary library classes. We get into such great conversations reading picture books! #TLSkyChat

A6: I am promoting everything we do on my library Facebook page. We just finished up an Iditarod unit and I had my students create sleds of their own out of Legos. They LOVED this! #TLSkyChat

A5: A stereotype I'd like to get rid of is that the library needs to be a quiet place. While it is at times, it's also a buzzing, busy place as well and Iove hearing my students excited about things we're doing! #TLSkyChat

#TLSkyChat A4 Cont. This post contains more info about how to create Connections Style puzzles with/for kids. It includes a worksheet/scaffold for kids to plan their puzzles and a link to all the puzzles I've created. I hope you find it useful!

A3: I had my 5th graders do some book spine poems with their names! Kind of a cross between an acrostic name poem using book titles! #TLSkyChat #emma

A2: I'm also doing a March Madness Bracket with picture book characters and my kids can't wait to come in each week to see how is moving on! #TLSkyChat

A2: One of the biggest promotions for reading this year in my library has been the reading/coloring challenges from @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social! My kids have literally eaten them up! Check out all the completed challenges on my March bulletin board!

#TLSkyChat A1: After being diagnosed with a seizure disorder my junior year in college, my neurologist felt that my English teaching major may not be the best for my health. I ended up with a library science minor which lead me to my MLIS and the rest is history! Everything happens for a reason!

Just for fun, I create FREE monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages b/c both #reading & #coloring help reduce stress. You can download the April updates (for FREE) here! Happy reading AND coloring, y’all! #TLSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians #EduSky

Jen Malphy, 4K-12 TL from Wisconsin! #TLSky

We are getting ready to celebrate #ReadAcrossAmerica with our Paws for Reading Week! We're teaming up with our local humane society as well to help them with their fundraiser, Pennies for Pounds! #TLSky #Librarians

My Top Ten Ai Tools of 2025 - #Aied #EduSkyAi #TLSky open.substack.com/pub/elissama...

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

"School libraries are the best. I grew up spending most of my time in them. I really depended on librarians to guide me, and I am forever in their debt." —Julianne Moore #TLSky mrschureads.blogspot.com/2013/11/chil...

Registration is open for the FREE Canva Librarians and Teachers Winter Virtual Showcase! All registrants will receive session recordings. #Canva #TLSky #EduSky

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

Fire raging in the stove, wood brought in, groceries secured for the weekend, and the Ranger/plow are ready to go! I started this book earlier this week and it will be the perfect weekend to read by the stove! #TLSky #Librarians #reading

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

My tulips love the new soil and water I gave them last night! Simply beautiful! #tulips #spring #flowers

Just for fun, I create FREE monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages b/c both #reading & #coloring help reduce stress. You can download the February updates here! Happy reading AND coloring, y’all! #TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians

Social media is a lot right now. Don’t forget to read a book and escape too.

Congratulations, @kaaauthor.bsky.social and @charlessantoso.bsky.social!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just for fun, I create FREE monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages b/c both #reading & #coloring help reduce stress. You can download the February updates here! Happy reading AND coloring, y’all! #TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians

Winter is one of my favorite times of the year! ❄️

It has been a GREAT week for books in our school library! #TLSky #librarians #schoollibrarian

Zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights when Dems were in charge.

@jenniferlagarde.bsky.social Check out the adorable snowmen my readers have colored! Again, I can't thank you enough for these! #TLSky #Librarians

A2: I've definitely MacGyvered some book repair jobs! They weren't pretty but they held the book together! #TLSkyChat

Q1: I like to think of myself as a connector. I may not know the answer, but I can figure out a solution, make a connection to someone who does know, gather the resources no matter how random to make it happen #TLSkyChat

A1: Librarians can do anything with very limited resources and we're commended on that! #TLSkyChat

Jen Malphy, 4K-12 Librarian, in rural Wisconsin! #TLSkyChat

Join @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and @techielibgrl.com TOMORROW on 😍Wednesday for 🔦🧰MacGyvering Librarianship! ✂️⚒️🔨 Let's share some low/no cost ways ot creating ✨magical✨ library spaces and programming. #TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #KidLit #TLChat #Skybrarians #SchoolLibrarians

I'll be carrying this moment from #TheReadersHeart w/me for a long time. I rarely say that I think *everyone* should read a book, but I feel that way about @dashkaslater.bsky.social's Accountable. Find our convo wherever you listen to #podcasts. Show notes+other goodies here. #tlsky #kidlit #edusky

Kathy Schmidt and I made these to help with TikTok withdrawal- feel free to use them to promote libraries and reading. #TLSky #EduSky #TikTok #Libraries #Books

Trump hated TikTok (because China) until it helped him win an election (as even he acknowledges) and now he’s going to save it and take a victory lap. So he’ll have X, TikTok, Insta, and Facebook all working on his behalf. That’s a big difference between now and 2017.

I need to put this book on my TBR list along with these Lego kits! How cool!

Two of my favorite picture books from 2024 that I hope get some #Caldecott love. My students and I absolutely loved these books! #TLSky #librarians

A3: I find schedule to be the biggest barrier in my library. I am the only person in a 4K-12 library. I don't have an aide. When I have elementary classes, MS/HS students can't come to do anything but self-checkout because there is no supervision in my room for them. #TLSkyChat

A2: While students in a wheelchair can get through my library doors, there aren't any buttons for them to push to get into the library, so they have to knock on the doors so I hear them or have another student open the door for them. #TLSkyChat

A2: I know that some of my shelving is too tall. #TLSkyChat

A1: A space that students feel comfortable coming to where they feel welcome, respected and seen. #TLSkyChat

Jen Malphy from Wisconsin where I'm a 4K-12TL in a small, rural school. Love my job! #TLSkyChat

Biden: "In four years, the economy created 16.6 million new jobs, the most in any single presidential term. We've created jobs every single month I was in office ... the economy I'm leaving is the best in the world."