Hope to see you at the @txla_1902 annual conference, beginning on Sunday! I'll be zooming around and doing some special things. Houston is my home town! If you have a chance, definitely check out @houstonbotanic and @menilcollection.

JUST IN: Democrats tonight have flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Florida. And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024). That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.

Happy Valentines Day. Love can be many things and come in many forms. I hope you get to celebrate love in exactly the way you want today (and everyday). My love language right now is reading until I fall asleep for a nap 😴 💝 #love #valentinesday #valentinesday

Courage is something all school #librarians need especially when we confront the doubt we have about ourselves. Grateful to @goodreads.bsky.social for this conversation apple.co/40U6pCm

I am so thrilled and excited to be joining Media Source Inc, the parent company of @Library Journal and School Library Journal, as a Course Operations Manager. Check out my new workspace!

Putting the finishing touches on tomorrow's #episode. If you haven't heard my conversation with @goodreads.bsky.social, #schoollibrarians everywhere will find this vulnerable and candid look into our professional selves to be so necessary and relatable. bit.ly/4o0J2A0

podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s... @slupodcast.bsky.social this episode is absolutely brilliant. Hit the nail totally on the head!

TY #schoollibrarian @goodreads.bsky.social for sharing your perspectives! #skybrarians #tlsky #tlskychat apple.co/40U6pCm

A favorite activity while flying is editing an #episode🎧🎤💡📚😀 Tune in this Friday Aug 8 and my convo with #schoollibrarian @goodreads.bsky.social #podcast

Think they’ll notice? Back at work, getting displays set up and materials ready for programming. It will be an interesting year! More pics on insta. Openbookamanda @sheldonisdtx #highschool #backtoschool #libraries #library

I am excited to continuing volunteering for such a great organization! The Bronze Volunteer Service Award is given to Ambassadors who have completed 100-249 hours of volunteer time throughout the year. I cannot wait to dive deeper into more initiatives. #ISTE #ISTELive @communityleaders.bsky.social

Thank you to anyone who is able to support our library through our #wishlist! #clearthelist #teachers #library #libraries www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

More on my instagram - #seniorwalk 2025! #seniors

I mostly post on #instagram now under openbookamanda, but I would be remiss if I did not post my #seniors! #senior2025 #classof2025

"Kids are dying from gun violence, not books. Families are being evicted. Schools lack counselors. Teachers are leaving the profession in droves. No child has ever died from a book, but many like me have been saved by one." - Rep. Christina Morales speaking against SB 13, the Book Ban Bill. #txlege

I said that about Jen/ifers! 🤣

I had a wonderful time this morning with @girlscouts Overseas as a guest. We did a timely #storybookSTEM with Wangari’s Trees of Peace, and made our own forest from household materials. Thank you for having me as your final STEM superhero for the 24-25 season! #stem #library #librarians #girlscout

A bright spot of news in this weird Tuesday. I can announce I am the 2025-2026 Chair of the Texas Library Association Awards Committee! #library #libraries

Okay, I'll say it: Tonight has been an absolute DRUBBING for Texas book banners. Texas voters stood up and said clearly that they're sick of trustees demonizing teachers. They rejected the absurd policing of libraries & books that has plagued our state for years.

A little bit of #library and a little bit of life 💝

A federal judge agreed Thursday to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the U.S. apnews.com/article/inst...

Will you be at #SettingtheTrend on June 10? If so, make sure to check out my friend and colleague Katy’s (@bookstackblack) session! Katy is a powerhouse of innovative, actionable ideas, and you won’t want to miss this one — there’s a special surprise! #tla #txla #library #libraries

Thrilled and honored to be one of 30 K12 IT Influencers to Follow in 2025 by Edtech Magazine! edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/...

Always something happening in the #library!

Look! 👀 I'm on one of these @slj.com covers, right between @goodreads.bsky.social & @alischilpp.bsky.social, & below @lieberrian.bsky.social Am I dreaming? I must be dreaming to be in the company of @librarianjones.com, @bespokelib.bsky.social, @tburleson.bsky.social & more! #SchoolLibraryMonth

Just a few starter pics for #tla25! More will be shared on my instagram.

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

I'm excited to have an article published in the Spring 2025 issue of the TLA Journal! Linked below, the article is a culmination of my public relations work within my Amazon Future Engineer Teacher Ambassador program this year. #AFETeacher (I'm on page 16.) issuu.com/txlibraryass...

Sewing center in action! #sewing #library

An assistant teaching another to shelve books; creative arts in the workroom; piecing the puzzle together; Irish ☘️ beauties…and our sewing center is officially open! Busy day before Spring Break. Here we go! 🌺 🤩 #sewing #puzzles #crafts #library #springbreak #stpatricksday☘️

Love love love my new special editions of #thehungergames by @Scholastic. Take a peek 👀 and let me know which one one is your fave! How many of us have #sunriseonthereaping ordered already?! ✋#booktok #hungergames

Edgar aka “Eggy” went across the rainbow bridge tonight. We are very traumatized and distraught, as it was unexpected. We will miss his goofy, big-baby ways; the way he brought us toys as gifts; and his beautiful green eyes. No more suffering now, Edgar; only peace and light. We miss you. 💙

Follow my son’s YouTube channel! youtube.com/@sigmagaming...

Spending time in the sun ☀️

So thankful for this lovely group of student volunteers who came to @lakeeagles on this #ReadAcrossSheldon and #ReadAcrossAmerica Day to celebrate the joy of reading! We even set up a face-painting station for maximum memorability. Peep my awesome principal and district admin, too! More pics on Gram

I had the best time hosting #nationalhonorsociety as we prepare for our upcoming #readacrossamerica event! Thank you @Gino Mesa Law for the generous donation! 🍕 #booktok #nationalhonorsociety #library #librarytiktok

LEGO family shadow boxes! #lego #afol #shadowbox #houston #craft #cricut

Announcing the winners of our bookmark contest! We had a bevy of creative entries for this contest celebrating #ReadAcrossAmerica Week -- and six bookmarks were voted peoples' choices! #bookmarks #contest #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek #library #libraries

Come get your Amazon Future Engineer swag from the #library and feel free to ask about all the awesome resources available 😍 #AFETeacher #Amazon #Engineer #STEM #library #tlsky #edusky

Excited about partnering with these wonderful students to gain high quality resources to stock up the Little Free Library at Sheldon Lake Elementary. 🥹🥹😍😍 #library #littlefreelibrary #libraries #nationalhonorsociety #studentcouncil

Shhh…do you hear that? It’s the sounds of: 🟢surprise coming soon 🟢passive programming FTW 🟢putting together Teen LitBoxes 🔥 🟢students researching 🩶 🟢happy Blind Date With a Book customers More pics on Instagram Busy 🐝 #library #librarylife #librarylove #highschool #valentines #valentinesday

A student-made video of a Blind Date With a Book unboxing 😍 Love this! #library #librarytiktok #booktok #valentinesday

Self-care station…but for the soul! A lovey lady donated this vintage card catalog to the #library, and I wasted no time in turning it into a Kindness Station. For students and by students, anyone can come by for a pick-me-up. The library is truly the third space. ❤️ #libraries #librarylife

Beautiful, gorgeous Blind Date With a Book! My student assistants really took ownership, choosing the books and wrapping/decorating. Too pretty to unwrap! 🎀 #library #blinddate #tledusky #libsky

Snow snow snow way #houston

Look at these adorable #shelfies from some of my @KingHSPanthers colleagues 🤗 @BeckyZalesnik @SheldonISD #library #libraries #alwaysbereading @ECHS_SheldonISD

Getting there….blind date with a book! Gotta make it cute 💅 #blinddate #library

Student: what do you do for your skin? You have that dewy girl look going on. Me: oh, that’s just oil and sweat.