Last week, I was honored to present at the 2025-2026 School Library Systems Association of New York State (SLSA) Annual Learning Symposium and share my love for my middle school library kids to school librarians across New York State and the city! I love my job and opportunities like these! #TLSky

I LOVE SCHOOL LIBRARIANS!

I've been wondering if they would take this step lol www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

The Saturday librarian is BACK! I haven’t been a Saturday librarian for almost TWO YEARS! If you don’t know I’m also a (certified) public librarian and have been since 2023. It’s my summer gig, my school break gig, where I spend most of library school, and where I get to serve my community!

Shoutout to the bloggers & Lit-fluencers like Afoma at Reading Middle Grade who make their own Best Books lists and take the care and time to email authors to let them know. Every single time I get an email like this, it absolutely makes my day. ❤️

A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency www.slj.com/story/Victor...

I bought this for the library and every kid I tell about it is STOKED….Bingo Thursdays is coming this December 😎 #schoollibrarian #TLSky #libraryprogramming

Best Middle Grade Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

This might be an author-first for me - TWO books on @slj.com's Best Books of 2025 List!! So grateful to the librarians who selected THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT to be part of this amazing collection! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/page/best-bo...

Holy smokes - thank you, Texas librarians!!! I couldn't be more thrilled that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been named to the 2026-2027 Texas Bluebonnet Award List! And in such incredible company, too - congrats to all of the authors & illustrators! Here's the full list: txla.org/news/2026-20...

This is a photo of me in 7th grade…I think this about sums up how I feel crawling to Friday 🤣 #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #MiddleSchool

I libraried hard today. It felt good.

I love being a school librarian. [even when it is really really really hard]

This is my annual gentle suggestion to please stop teaching kids made-up stories about Thanksgiving and share actual (fascinating!) history instead. In case you need ideas... bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

EEK! I FINALLY genrefied my graphic novels! My students helped place the graphic novel and genre stickers on each book, and then I created the different collections. I have lots of gaps to fill, but now I know where the gaps are. I love it so much! #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #CollectionDevelopment

Imagine being wealthy and not building libraries. Embarrassing.

Here are two pages of romance recommendations for your young teen fans of THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY to read next! We were delighted to be able to come up with so many #youngteenlit titles: there have been several romance books published in the past year with 8th-9th grade protagonists.

One of the MANY reasons why we need school #librarians now more than ever! We are part of the solution www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

No one knew who we were but I got free books into over 100 kiddos hands…so it was a good night! #halloween #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians

Happy #halloween from my middle school self! This costume was a big deal to 6th grade Alexa 🤣🎃

Do you love a librarian? Nominate them! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...

It’s always fun when ILLs arrive…ESPECIALLY when they are for ME and NOT my kids 🤣🤭 #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibraries #InterLibraryLoan

Halloween is approaching! Be sure to have some non-food goodies for your trick-or-treaters! Our family is participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project, which helps raise awareness for children with severe food allergies and ensures that they are included during food-centered events and celebrations!

Sports recommendations for young teens! Not every book here fits our 6 Criteria for #youngteenlit, but these are definitely old and new favorites in our MS media centers. Let us know what's missing here. Check out www.youngteenlit.com to access the doc. #itstimeforyoungteenlit #tlsky #skybrarians

Thank you so much for the kind words and listening to the podcast! 🩷📚 #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians

A8: My favorite read of this year would definitely be "Ten Thousand Tries." This book hit home for me, as it depicts a boy grieving the impending loss of his father from ALS. I lost my grandfather to ALS when I was 10. I needed this book and the mirror that I wasn't alone in my anger. #TLSkyChat

Excited to share this conversation with 20 school #librarians attending #AASL25!!! @aaslala.bsky.social Tune in anywhere you listen to #podcasts

@netgalley.bsky.social really opens me up to new titles as well. www.netgalley.com I love me an advanced readers copy to experience titles before they are officially released. I read several then went to ALA and met the authors. It was soooo cool! #TLSkyChat

A7: HEARTSTOPPER! Even though it isn't an American book, my middle schoolers can't get enough of Alice Oseman's series! Second and third place would go out to "The Wild Robot" and "Komi Can't Communicate!" #TLSkyChat

Brownstone is one of my FAVORITE graphic novels EVER! #TLSkyChat

A6: I am SO hoping the Newbery committee gives some love to @katemessner.com for her novel, "The Trouble with Heroes!" I may be biased because it is set 15 minutes from my house, and Kate was an English teacher in my building before she started writing. Her novel truly speaks to the heart #TLSkyChat

A5: I have seen some shifts with the Newbery and Caldecott toward inclusion, but I have noticed that there are still stories that are centering animals (like "The Eyes and the Impossible") over stories about youth and their life experiences. I think Erin Entrada Kelly's 2025 win was HUGE! #TLSkyChat

A4: I am a YMA STAN. I LOVE award season! I have a HUGE display on one of my blank walls. My favorites: Newbery, Schneider, Sibert, Stonewall, YALSA, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, Asian/Pacific American Award, American Indian Youth Lit Award, and Printz....just to name a few #TLSkyChat

A3: My most pressing questions for a book award committee would pertain to why they DIDN'T select a title. What caused you to decide against a title? What makes an honor title instead of a winner? Do you think that all books brought to the committee deserved to be considered? #TLSkyChat

Shout-out to the 3 Apples Awards! I just joined this committee and I can't wait to see how our young readers turn out for this year's voting season! #TLSkyChat

A2: This is where I utilize @melissacorey.bsky.social 's Visual Book Lists! When I have students looking for something specific, I turn to the winners featured on my lists. I also run a school-wide reading challenge for my students that involves reading 30 award-winners to get prizes! #TLSkyChat

💬 #TLSkyChat A1: This wonderful article from @padmatv.bsky.social reminds us that, if used with intention ,book award lists can help us build more inclusive collections. (Hopefully this isn't behind a paywall! 🤞🏻)

A1: I use all of the Youth Media Award lists as a tool for my collection development. If I need to fill a gap in my collection about a certain life experience, I seek out the award that matches what I am looking for. I also promote them during heritage months to circulate great books! #TLSkyChat

Hey, all! Happy #TLSkyChat Wednesday! My name is Alexa Dumas, and I am a middle school library media specialist from the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York! #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians

At #AASL25, we launched new #youngteenlit genre lists. It was difficult trying to find mystery & horror to fill a page, and the list isn't perfect: 12 and 17 yr old characters, some long books, some with young covers, and a few on the edge of YA. What would you add? Download at www.youngteenlit.com

Was reminded today that one can no longer say, "I did at least six or seven total rewrites on this book" at a school visit. Tomorrow I'll tell the kids I did somewhere between five and eight revisions. 🤪

📣 Let's GO! Join us THIS Wednesday at 8pm EST for #TLSkyChat - an educational chat for school librarians and the people who love them! 💻 Checkout this week's topic along with other goodies at tlskychat.com/schedule! 🌟💬📚❤️ #tlsky #edusky #librarians #skybrarians #libraries

School librarians are media literacy leaders, empowering students to access, analyze, evaluate, create & act with information in all forms. This #MediaLitWk, let’s celebrate the critical thinking skills that help students thrive in a complex digital world. 🌍 https://bit.ly/46PiGdq

📣 Let's GO! Join us THIS Wednesday at 8pm EST for #TLSkyChat - an educational chat for school librarians and the people who love them! 💻 Checkout this week's topic along with other goodies at tlskychat.com/schedule! 🌟💬📚❤️ #tlsky #edusky #librarians #skybrarians #libraries

Guillermo del Toro has said it was his lifelong dream to make his own version of Frankenstein. That dream has now been realized — and then some.

"That troublemaker kid in class--that's your leader. You have to pour into every kid." - @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social at #AASL25 Thank you, sir, for helping highlight those kids who too often are pressed into the shadows.

Just to be clear, this is in reference to collection organization! Ie there are no Dewey police & it’s ok to try new things when organizing collections!

Sitting in a #AASL25 session and hearing about the importance of @melissacorey.bsky.social visual book lists! apple.co/4aTThAb