Our local Little Free Library was almost completely out of kids’ books, so I added some titles and reorganized. After I add books, I love checking in periodically to see what’s been selected. #bookjoy #lfl @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

Learn how I translated my time at the White House History Teacher Institute into K-5 lessons and programs on American history and national symbols. You can view the free 40-minute webcast and access a pdf with links, resources, and book lists. #tlsky #edusky www.sckls.info/services/con...

Fellow Kansas librarian @illinimccoy.bsky.social is featured in @slj.com for her outstanding work teaching students about the Winter Olympics. #Kansasproud #tlsky #edusky

Spent three amazing days at a Global Education Symposium in Washington, DC meeting Fulbright Teacher Exchange alumni and prepping for my Taiwan trip. The best part was meeting the 11 educators I’ll travel with and networking with outstanding educators. #Fulbrightteach #tlsky #globaleducation

This is such a beautiful YA story. I recommend the audiobook. A teenage girl travels to Taiwan to meet her grandparents for the first time and unravel family secrets while she deals with family and friendship troubles. She’s an artist and describes her emotions as colors. #yalit #tlsky #taiwan

Picked up a sweet little bookcase secondhand and will have no trouble filling it up! This is just a start. #booklover

I have a new article published with @edutopia about graphic novels and mental health. This grew out of work I started at an NEH summer institute at @comicsatsdsu.bsky.social. www.edutopia.org/article/midd... #tlsky #edusky #graphicnovels #mentalhealth #childenslit

Padlet is a versatile online tool that can be used to help students collaborate with each other and share their learning: 5 Things You Might Not Know About Padlet classtechtips.com/2026/01/15/p... #EduSky #TLSky

One way to teach visual literacy is to have students read graphic novels, which are a much-maligned genre of books that actually include examples of every genre known in "regular" books, from nonfiction to poetry to fiction www.kqed.org/mindshift/64... #EduSky #TLSky

Looking for Winter Olympics programming and lessons? Check out this article for ideas, including resources gleaned from my Fulbright Global Teaching class. Let the learning begin! knowledgequest.aasl.org/winter-olymp... @illinimccoy.bsky.social #WinterOlympics #tlsky #FulbrightTeach #globaleducation

I have my tickets to Taiwan! I leave Wichita at 5:40 am on April 10 and arrive in Taipei 25 hours later. I will meet up with the rest of my Fulbright group in Seattle and we’ll be on the same international flight together. 🇺🇸 🇹🇼 #travelandlearn #tlsky

Curious about my month-long Fulbright-Hays study trip to Ethiopia? Take a look at my slides and view a 35-minute webcast where I share about Ethiopian schools, libraries, geography, culture, and how it translated into lessons for my students. www.sckls.info/services/con... #tlsky #globaleducation

Learning about Taiwan in preparation for my upcoming trip and teacher exchange field experience. #fulbrightteach #tlsky #edusky #teacherexchange #Taiwan

I’m looking forward to my trip to Taiwan with the Fulbright Teacher Exchanges program. Let the learning begin! #teachertravel #teacherpd #fulbrightteach #globaleducation #tlsky #edusky #schoollibrarian #taiwan www.usd376.com/article/2640...

Excited for our new Reading Initiative, Everyone needs a BFF (Book For Fun). Here's the presentation we used to kick it off to our staff. If you want to use BFF in your school, go right ahead! bit.ly/3Yqg9Ta #tlsky #middleschoollibrary

The International Youth Library, founded after World War II with the goal of using children's books as a tool for peacemaking and mutual understanding, is located in a castle in Germany. I hope I can visit someday! www.ijb.de/en/about-us/... #tlsky #skybrarian #childrenslit #Germany #peace

If you’re a teacher or librarian interested in learning more about fully-funded, place-based learning PD opportunities, take a look at this article. knowledgequest.aasl.org/branching-ou... Jan-March is prime application season for summer programs. #tlsky #edusky #skybrarian #travelandlearn

In April, I will travel to Taiwan with 11 other U.S. educators in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange program to spend two weeks visiting schools and cultural sites. I'm so excited to share this experience with my students! #globalteaching #GlobalEducation #FulbrightTeach #FulbrightTGC #edusky #tlsky

This beautiful book teaches the reader about the life cycle of a tree and the many ways trees can sustain the lives of other creatures. #TLSky #EduSky

I have a sixth-grade student who is a voracious reader. The first day back at school after winter break, I saw this stack of books atop his locker. These are books he read over break and will be returning them to the school library and his teacher’s classroom library. 🥰📕📘 #tlsky #skybrarians #edusky

Earlier this school year, I had an elementary student ask if we had a book on how to fly an airplane. We didn’t. Found this gem at a used bookstore. I can’t wait to share it with my budding pilot! I loved his inquiring question and that he came to the library seeking answers. #tlsky #skybrarian

I invited my students to guess which continent I will visit on my #Fulbright Teacher Exchange in 2026. They voted by adding stickers to a poster, and Asia got the most votes. Were they right? I’ll be able to announce my host country soon! #tlsky #FulbrightTeach #globaleducation

Today I had 3rd graders using Google slides to decorate holiday sweaters. Behold the 6, 7 snowman sweater. 🤣 #tlsky

Take a look at this fun activity designed by my fellow Kansas librarian Cindy Rogers! #tlsky #nonfiction

I gave my first-semester library stats report a glow-up using Canva. Take a look at the before and after of my Library Snapshot. Big improvement! #tlsky #librarystats #libraryreport

Interested in place-based professional development for educators that's fully or partially funded? View the webinar I presented for the South Central Kansas Library System to learn about so many amazing opportunities! bit.ly/beyondborders25 #tlsky #schoollibrarians #placebasedlearning #summerPD

I’m part of a Fulbright Teacher Exchange program and will spend two weeks abroad in the spring/summer. Where will my field experience be? I will find out in three weeks!!! It could be South America, Asia, Africa… I’m so excited! ✈️ #FulbrightTeach #Fulbright #tlsky #globaleducation

Today I gave a presentation on place-based learning for teachers and librarians. The recording will be available soon and I will share the link if you’d like to watch. I talked about my PD trips to Ethiopia, Germany, San Diego, and Washington, DC, and how YOU can apply. #tlsky #placebasedlearning

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

This is a long post, but I had a lot to share in the wake of NCTE in Denver! I've included my slides from the conference. I hope you find these resources useful! www.librarygirl.net/post/ncte-20... #skybrarians #tlsky #tlskychat #edusky #librarians

Excellent article! #tlsky #research

I had a great audience for today’s Kansas Library Association presentation on graphic novels. Tomorrow I am moderating a panel discussion. It’s always fun to see my library colleagues from the state. #tlsky #graphicnovels @comicsatsdsu.bsky.social

Thanks to Kareem Between author @shifasaltagisafadi for sending free bookmarks for each student! Students have been writing to their pen pals in Sweden for Global Read Aloud. When I found some Swedish/Finnish candy at IKEA, I couldn’t resist getting enough for everyone to taste. #gra2025 #tlsky

Had a great start to my morning at #aasl2025. @aaslala.bsky.social #tlsky @mychal3ts.bsky.social

I attended a fantastic discussion between Amanda Jones and Tom Bober last night to kick off my time in St. Louis for the @aaslala.bsky.social National Convention. #tlsky #thatlibrarian #censorship #bookbanning #aasl2025 @captainlibrary.bsky.social @librarianjones.com

I’m enjoying listening to this new book from one of my favorite authors. His writing is beautiful and can break your heart and make you laugh out loud in equal measures. #reader #audiobooks

Looking forward to presenting at the @aaslala.bsky.social National Conference in St. Louis next week. I'm excited to be with like-minded librarians and book lovers and be part of the learning! #tlsky #comics #graphicnovels #schoollibrarians

New article posted! I’ll be talking about this and more during my presentation at the AASL National Conference next week. #aasl2025 #tlsky #comics #graphicnovels #edusky @aaslala.bsky.social

I purchased a $5 cutlery holder from Dollar Tree and gave my library coloring station a glow up. There are four round compartments with a rectangular compartment in the middle that is just the right size for bookmarks and half-sheet word searches. #tlsky #edusky #coloringstation

If you love children’s lit, you might be interested in these cute t-shirts available at Wal-Mart. I already had Frog and Toad and I just added Where the Wild Things Are. #tlsky #edusky #childrenslit #classics

I loved talking shop with Julie and Jan on their podcast and sharing grant tips and teacher travel experiences. You can listen here: www.libraryexchangepodcast.com/e/small-town... #schoollibrarian #grantwriting #teachertravel #placebasedlearning #tlsky

I’m 20 minutes into this audiobook and my understanding of the world has already shifted. I can tell this book’s accolades are well-deserved. #nonfiction #themoreyoureadthemoreyouknow #howdowsthisbookmakemebetter

A huge thanks to the South Central Kansas Library System for the shirts! Our library staff was twinning for book fair setup day #librarian #Tlsky

I learned so much at the Kansas Leadership Center’s “When everyone leads” training. Sessions were informative and engaging, and I met some great people had a lot of interesting conversations. Thanks to the Kansas Library Association for the scholarship to attend. #tlsky

Looking forward to meeting up at at the @aaslala.bsky.social National Conference. See you there! #AASL25 #tlsky

I had such a great conversation with Dr T on the SLLN podcast. The hour went by quickly as we exchanged ideas and explored ways to engage our learners in the library. #tlsky #librarylessons @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social

SLLN Podcast Ep 55: @amybrownlee93.bsky.social on having students map the library - fun & functional orientation! Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/55-active-le... #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarian #TLSkyChat

In my new @aaslala.bsky.social Knowledge Quest blog article, I share about the impact of my teacher study trip to Germany. There is nothing quite like standing in the exact place where history happened to give it new meaning. #aaslkq #tlsky #censorship #freedomtoread

Our school was awarded a grant to buy books so our whole K-6 school can participate in the Global Read Aloud. We’re excited to partner with other classes around the world reading the same books. I can’t wait to see all the connections we make. 🌎 📚 @theglobalreadaloud.bsky.social #GRA2025

Finished library orientation with 4th grade today. Tried the library map activity shared in @aaslala.bsky.social's Knowledge Quest blog. Readers had a great time reading the clue sheet & marking the locations on the map. Active, engaging & practical. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky