Our very own Ohio librarian Jenn Seebauer had her advocacy post shared by April Henry! Keep advocating for our students... people are watching and seeing the great things happening in your library!!

What a great idea!

As we get ready to ring in a new year, I brought together 25 special books highlighting celebrations from around the world. In this interactive choice board, you can click on each book cover to find the book in @follettcontent.bsky.social Titlewave. buff.ly/UUeA7HO #TLSky #EduSky #tlchat #books

A New Follett Titlewave Tip, Friends. ❤️ Follow @follettcontent.bsky.social on their socials for lots of awesome Titlewave Lists! 🥳 You will love their lists of books to browse and add to your library Titlewave lists. I always find so many new book ideas. 📚 ➡️ buff.ly/NHsxt4u #TLSky #EduSky

We're incredibly thankful for our amazing library colleagues and, of course, the wonderful world of books! 📚 We hope you all find time to relax, recharge, and enjoy precious moments with family and friends. And maybe sneak in some quality time with a good book. Happy Reading & Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂🧡

I fear that I would have *too* much fun if my school had a poster printer 😂 loved all the vendor swag at the @oelma.bsky.social conference!

Amanda Bimonte, Media Specialist at Wyoming High School, created a Thanksgiving Book Buffet that teachers could "gobble up!"

TY school #librarians and authors Diana Haneski and Dione Mila for your expertise! @alaeditionsns.bsky.social apple.co/4igxS8v

@slj.com has released its Best Picture Books of 2025 list, and TWO titles by book creators from our collective are on it! Congrats to everyone, especially @cordellmatthew.bsky.social for TO SEE AN OWL and @dansantat.bsky.social and Neil Sharpson for DON'T TRUST FISH www.slj.com/story/best-p...

It's almost Christmas time, friends.🎄 Our readers love reading books about this special holiday. To celebrate, I brought together 25 books.📚 You can click on each book cover to find the book in @follettcontent.bsky.social Titlewave, and the entire list is included too.❤️ buff.ly/agDLbBR #TLSky

Huge fan of John Green esp when he reads his own #audiobooks! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/m...

Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today. Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities. Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.

It's our favorite time of year. No, not fall--even better. It's #EditorsChoice season!😍 We're kicking today off with our 2025 Books for Youth #EditorsChoice list!🎉📚From the humorous to the historical, these books have it all: bit.ly/482VhFY

Wishing y'all peace and joy in the coming days.

You can now watch the recording of our 6th Annual @futureready.org Librarians App Smash, where 24 inspiring librarians and educators joined me to share their favorite digital tools and resources. Find it all here, friends ➡️ buff.ly/PDzML9o #tlchat #futurereadylibs #TLSky #EduSky #edchat #edtech

Highlight of the @oelma.bsky.social conference was meeting @librarianjones.com and hearing her fantastic keynote! As a newer school librarian, I’m so inspired by her advocacy.

My learning & takeaways from the @oelma.bsky.social #2025OELMA conference

The OELMA Conference proudly welcomed the acclaimed anti-censorship advocate and author, Amanda Jones, as our Closing Keynote! Her session empowered us to: Be inspired. Be informed. Be the change!!

✨ Bestselling author & fierce advocate for truth, Ellen Hopkins, is currently presenting at the #OELMA2025 Conference! Her powerful message on writing tough topics and the fight for intellectual freedom is inspiring to all.

Chapter Two begins: We're turning the page on new knowledge! Session 2 of our learning adventure is officially underway, featuring a wealth of inspiring options!

Bound and determined for more knowledge. Day 2, let's go!

We're always leveling up! It's simple: We Read, we Learn, we Evolve. That's how we keep knowledge our superpower. "Level unlocked: Librarian Learner!

Keynote Sharee Miller is sharing the story of her journey as an author and illustrator with OELMA this morning.

Read, Learn, Evolve has begun!! OCLC is full of librarians learning and leading today and tomorrow. Check here for photos this weekend.

Grace Hammond, OELMA/ Follett School Solutions Outstanding School Librarian. Grace has been a librarian for 27 years, with the last 8 of those at the Delaware Area Career Center. Grace has created or curated many tools and resources for her students, many of which are online for equitable access.

Developing Digital Detectives: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 2:39 PM In this 1.5-hour interactive session, author and librarian, Jennifer LaGarde, tackles one of the most important topics of the 21st century: evaluating information.

Register Now for How to Use AI to Build a Troll Farm: Deception and Inauthenticity on the Internet on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 3:00 PM docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

🚨 OELMA Members! Have you renewed your membership yet? Don't miss out on the annual conference on Nov 14-15! Early Bird Registration ends Oct 20—members save BIG at $225! #ConferenceReady

Because being a school librarian shouldn’t feel like a solo act—stay connected with OELMA’s latest newsletter! secure.smore.com/n/hbf36

📢 **OELMA Members – It’s Time to Vote!** Check your email for your ballot and **make your voice heard**. 🗓️ **Voting is open from August 4–August 22.** Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future of OELMA!

👏 Big congrats to our Conference Chair, Tara Cooper, featured by ALA for her work on soft censorship in school libraries! We're proud of her leadership and advocacy for intellectual freedom. 🌟📚

📚🎆 Happy Fourth of July from OELMA!! 🎇📚 Today, we’re celebrating independence, community, and the freedom to read whatever lights your literary spark! 🇺🇸✨ ✨ Drop your favorite independence-inspired reads in the comments — let’s build a fireworks-worthy reading list together! 💥📚

We need YOU!! Please consider being a part of the OELMA leadership team. See the nomination form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Children's Literature Conference is happening August 26th at the Erlanger Branch of Kenton County Public Library — just minutes from downtown Cincinnati! 🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley 🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event...

Please share this image / pdf / Link. HB96 (budget bill) impacts all Ohioans! www.canva.com/design/DAGrd...

Please share this image / pdf / Link. HB96 (budget bill) impacts all Ohioans! www.canva.com/design/DAGrd...

The Children's Literature Conference is happening August 26th at the Erlanger Branch of Kenton County Public Library — just minutes from downtown Cincinnati! 🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley 🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event...

Frank Baker presented at the OELMA Fact Check: Educating for the Truth held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025. Thank you to all who were able to attend.

Kelly Silwani & Christina Dorr presented 40 K-Adult Books in 40 Minutes: Dealing with Censorship, Fact Checking, Access & Intellectual Freedom as a session at the Fact Checki: Educating for the Truth Symposium held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025.

📚 Facing questions about books? Be ready with the Book Resume section on the OELMA website! Find professional reviews, information on themes, content considerations, genres, and more — everything you need to support books in your collection. 📖✨ 🔗 Check it out at www.oelma.org/Book-Resume-...

#Next-level librarianship! forms.gle/Kn1VSrGgnfw4...

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