🌟 Nominate an Administrator Who Champions Libraries! The GLMA Distinguished School Administrator Award honors a school leader who goes above and beyond to support strong, innovative library media programs and elevate the role of the school librarian in education. 💙📚 1/3 ⬇️

🗣️ Advocacy Update TODAY! GLMA is teaming up with GLA and the Society of Georgia Archivists to host regular Library Advocacy Town Halls — a space to learn, share, and speak up for libraries across Georgia. 💙📚 ✨ November Town Hall: Civics & the Law — What Every Librarian Should Know… 1/3 ⬇️

📚 Nominate a Champion of Intellectual Freedom! The Georgia Library Media Association is now accepting nominations for the Intellectual Freedom of Information Award, recognizing individuals who boldly uphold the principles of intellectual freedom as defined by AASL and ALA. 💙✨ 1/3 ⬇️

Seeking help! GLMA is looking for assistance on the professional development committee. From brainstorming to developing, it’s more than one person can manage! Let’s build a team 💕. Interested? DM here, or get in touch with @media-and-mayhem.bsky.social #bettertogether #schoollibraries

🗣️ Advocacy Update! GLMA is teaming up with our friends at GLA and the Society of Georgia Archivists to host regular Library Advocacy Town Halls — a space to learn, share, and speak up for libraries across Georgia. 💙📚 1/3 ⬇️

🎉 GLMA Members — we want to celebrate YOU! Got good news about your program? A big win, exciting initiative, or something you're proud of? Share it with us so we can spotlight your success! 💡✨ 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/wTvJ4FawjXnd... #GLMA #SchoolLibraryPride #LibraryLeaders #GLMASpotlight

📢 Save the Date! Join us for the GLMA Summer Institute ✨ 📅 June 7-9, 2026 📍 Evergreen Atlanta at Stone Mountain Mark your calendars for three days of learning, networking, and inspiration with Georgia’s school library leaders. 🌟 #GLMASummerInstitute

📢 Calling all GLMA members! We’re forming a task force to review our by-laws and would love your input. If you’re interested in serving, email Meggan at [email protected]

- 📣 Calling all school librarians! Dr. Jessica Lilly, Assistant Professor at UWG, and her research partner Dr. Kim Huett are conducting a qualitative study on school librarian social capital — exploring how we build relationships with our stakeholders. 🤝 1/3 ⬇️

Boost student voices by encouraging your students to participate in the 2025 Freedom to Read Georgia essay and video contests! Collaborate with your humanities teachers and public library to help students share their stories; project deadline is 10/31/2025. Link below ⬇️

📣 Calling all school librarians! Dr. Jessica Lill, Assistant Professor at UWG, and her research partner Dr. Kim Huett are conducting a qualitative study on school librarian social capital — exploring how we build relationships with our stakeholders. 🤝 1/2⬇️

📚✨ Big news! At the upcoming 2025 READiculously LIT Literary Conference hosted by Page Turners Make Great Learners, our very own President-Elect Lauren Mobley will step into the spotlight to interview the legendary Jason Reynolds. ⬇️ 1/3

Boost student voices by encouraging participation in the 2025 Freedom to Read GA essay & video contests! Collaborate with humanities teachers and public library to help students share stories; deadline is 10/31/2025. 👉 🔗 [bit.ly/Freedom2ReadGA] #FreedomToReadGA #StudentVoice #GeorgiaLibraries

Boost student voices by encouraging participation in the Freedom to Read Georgia essay/video contests! Collaborate with your humanities teachers & public library to help students share their stories; deadline is 10/31/25. 👉 🔗 bit.ly/Freedom2ReadGA #FreedomToReadGA #StudentVoice #GeorgiaLibraries

@glma-inc.bsky.social is in the house!

#GLMA in the house at #AASL25

✈️📚 Are you at AASL? Let’s show off that Georgia pride! 🍑 👕 Oct. 16: Wear your 2025 SI shirt or any GLMA shirt and sit with our Georgia crew during the opening session! #AASL2025 #GLMA #GeorgiaLibrarians #LibraryLeaders #GeorgiaPride

📣 Joint Advocacy Town Hall Join us on October 22, 4:30–5:15 p.m. as we focus on Telling the Story—sharing highlights from July’s workshop and identifying new success stories. This event is a collaboration between GLMA, GLA, and the Society of Georgia Archivists. Sign up at bit.ly/GaLibTownHall25

📢 Calling all GLMA members! We’re forming a task force to review our by-laws and would love your input. If you’re interested in serving, email Meggan at [email protected]

✈️📚 Headed to AASL? Let’s show off that Georgia pride! 🍑 👕 Oct. 16: Wear your 2025 SI shirt or any GLMA shirt and sit with our Georgia crew during the opening session! #AASL2025 #GLMA #GeorgiaLibrarians #LibraryLeaders #GeorgiaPride And 👇

🎉 Congratulations to our Membership Raffle Winners! 🎉 🪪 Demco Gift Card: Becky Nipper 📚 Libraria Gift Basket: Chelsey Murphy 💻 Adobe Swag Bag: Whitney Beem Shoutout to all who joined—membership grew by 4.16% from Aug to Sept! 🙌 Thank you for helping our community grow stronger together. 💙 #GLMA

Boost student voices by encouraging your students to participate in the 2025 Freedom to Read Georgia essay and video contests! Collaborate with your humanities teachers and public library to help students share their stories; project deadline is 10/31/2025. 👇

@glma-inc.bsky.social -- this is pretty awesome for GA educators! www.comicsappreciationproject.com/class-set-pr... #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians

📣 Joint Advocacy Town Hall Join us on October 22, 4:30–5:15 p.m. as we focus on Telling the Story—sharing highlights from July’s workshop and identifying new success stories. This event is a collaboration between GLMA, GLA, and the Society of Georgia Archivists. Sign up at bit.ly/GaLibTownHall25

📢 Calling all GLMA members! We’re forming a task force to review our by-laws and would love your input. If you’re interested in serving, email Meggan at [email protected]

Every shelf tells a story. 📚 This #BannedBooksWeek, we’re celebrating freedom to read with tools, ideas, and inspiration from BannedBooksWeek.org. Let’s empower our students — together, we resist censorship and amplify all voices. 🧡 #GALibraries #FreedomToRead

📚✨ **Censorship Is So 1984 — Read for Your Rights!** With book bans escalating in libraries, schools, and bookstores, George Orwell’s *1984* feels more relevant than ever. 🚨 This year’s **Banned Books Week** (October 5–11, 2025) is a reminder that the **freedom to read belongs to all of us** 1/2

🚨 The Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 list is here-part of ALA’s 2025 State of America’s Libraries Report. 📚 👉 72% of censorship attempts came from organized movements, 16% came from parents. The most targeted titles? Books with LGBTQIA+ themes, race, racism, equity, and social justice.

📣 Joint Advocacy Town Hall Join us on October 22, 4:30–5:15 p.m. as we focus on Telling the Story—sharing highlights from July’s workshop and identifying new success stories. This event is a collaboration between GLMA, GLA, and the Society of Georgia Archivists. Sign up at bit.ly/GaLibTownHall25

📢 Save the Date! Join us for the GLMA Summer Institute ✨ 📅 June 7-9, 2026 📍 Evergreen Atlanta at Stone Mountain Mark your calendars for three days of learning, networking, and inspiration with Georgia’s school library leaders. 🌟 #GLMASummerInstitute

🎉 GLMA Members — we want to celebrate YOU! Got good news about your program? A big win, exciting initiative, or something you're proud of? Share it with us so we can spotlight your success! 💡✨ 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/wTvJ4FawjXnd... #GLMA #SchoolLibraryPride #LibraryLeaders #GLMASpotlight

Shoutout to Adobe, Demco, and Libraria for all the awesome swag! 🎁 Want in? Join GLMA by TODAY and you could snag some goodies!

📢 Calling all GLMA members! We’re forming a task force to review our by-laws and would love your input. If you’re interested in serving, email Meggan at [email protected] Your voice helps shape our future—let’s do this together! 💙📚 #GLMA #SchoolLibraries #Leadership

Our Back to School GLMA Membership Drive is still going strong! We are 77% done with our goal of 5% overall membership growth during the drive. With only 7 more membership signups before September 30th, we'll hit 100% 🌟 ➡️ 1/5

🌟 Member Spotlight: Sarah Sansbury 🌟 We’re thrilled to celebrate Sarah Sansbury, whose research has just been published in School Libraries Worldwide! 🎉 Her study explores how award-winning GLMA school librarians foster a school-wide positive reading culture ⬇️ 1/2

🌟 Member Spotlight: Jessie Gardner🌟 🌟 Shoutout to Jessie Gardner, Media Specialist at Veterans High School, for launching The Book Drop—a brand new literacy initiative that’s now spreading county-wide! 📚 1/3

🔴🟡🟣🟢 It’s #InternationalDotDay and we’ve got an exclusive DOT DAY GIVEAWAY for @kidlittv.bsky.social Newsletter Subscribers ONLY! For your chance to WIN a signed copy of THE DOT & a Merry Makers plushie sign up to our newsletter here: www.kidlit.tv/newsletter/ #kidlit

Africa books for children and teens, including titles by Wakanyi Hoffman and Onyinye Iwu, Niki Daly, Ken Wilson-Max, Yaba Badoe, Wilbur Smith, Namina Forna and Wole Soyinka and more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/afric... #teachersofx #kidlit

📣 Joint Advocacy Town Hall Join us on October 22, 4:30–5:15 p.m. as we focus on Telling the Story—sharing highlights from July’s workshop and identifying new success stories. This event is a collaboration between GLMA, GLA, and the Society of Georgia Archivists. Sign up at bit.ly/GaLibTownHall25

📢 We’re so close to reaching our goal of 5% membership growth in September, and #GLMA members, we need you to help us cinch the deal! Between 9/14 - 9/20, we’re calling on all active GLMA members to text and/or tag 5 other school librarians you’d like to see in GLMA ⬇️ 1/3

🎉 GLMA Members — we want to celebrate YOU! Got good news about your program? A big win, exciting initiative, or something you're proud of? Share it with us so we can spotlight your success! 💡✨ 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/wTvJ4FawjXnd...

📣 Joint Advocacy Town Hall Join us on October 22, 4:30–5:15 p.m. as we focus on Telling the Story—sharing highlights from July’s workshop and identifying new success stories. This event is a collaboration between GLMA, GLA, and the Society of Georgia Archivists. Sign up at bit.ly/GaLibTownHall25

😱 I’m beyond ecstatic to present my poster session “Creating Camp Read S’more” @aaslala.bsky.social #AASL25! I love sharing the energy and joy about our library to others! See ya’ in St. Louis, library peeps! #campreadsmore 🏕️📚🔥 @glma-inc.bsky.social

📢 Save the Date! Join us for the GLMA Summer Institute ✨ 📅 June 7-9, 2026 📍 Evergreen Atlanta at Stone Mountain Mark your calendars for three days of learning, networking, and inspiration with Georgia’s school library leaders. 🌟 #GLMASummerInstitute

📢 GLMA friends, we need YOU! Interested in advocacy, professional learning, or collaboration within our library community? 📚✨ Fill out the interest form to let us know where you’d like to get involved—whether leading a team or joining as a member. 🙌 ⬇️

🌟 #SchoolLibrarians, your Peach State professional organization, #GLMA, is kicking off a membership drive this month! 🙌 All active members by 9/30 will be entered into prize drawings with winners announced the first week of October. #galibchat 1/2 ⬇️

💡 Let’s grow GLMA together! Ask 3–5 library friends to join 📚💙 Active members by September = entered in our prize drawing 🎉 Don’t miss out! 👉 glma.silkstart.com/join

📢 Save the Date! Join us for the GLMA Summer Institute ✨ 📅 June 7-9, 2026 📍 Evergreen Atlanta at Stone Mountain Mark your calendars for three days of learning, networking, and inspiration with Georgia’s school library leaders. 🌟 #GLMASummer

📚📢Volunteers Needed: Help us provide an avenue for student voice by judging video & written essay submissions for our Freedom to Read Georgia contest this year! 🔗bit.ly/Freedom2ReadGA

Fantastic #library experts sharing resources we can all use in our #libraries! @heykellyjensen.bsky.social