Guest: Rachel Grover, School Librarian

From: Virginia

Grade(s) Taught: 7, 8

Resources:

• Helping Students License Their Own Artwork: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/
• Add'l Links: SLLN Episode 054. Building Conversational English Skills in the Makerspace with Rachel Grover

Book Break:

• I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
• Words on Fire by Jennifer Nielsen

Where to find Rachel Grover:

• Website: Rachel Grover on Knowledge Quest
• Email: NBCTLibrarian13@gmail.com
• Handle: @rgrov1013
• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky
• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/rgrov1013.bsky.social

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email DrTLovesBooks@gmail.com
• Check out the curated list of free online resources at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources
Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com
• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social
• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.
• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Guest: Marcia Kochel, Teacher Librarian

From: Druid Hills Middle School, Decatur Georgia

Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8

Resources:

• BFF Reading Initiative: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG7PGgtdK0/Ju4ghpwXfBS0z-05w32iKA/view?utm_content=DAG7PGgtdK0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=he0bd11a3cd
• Add'l Links: www.youngteenlit.com

Book Break:

• Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald
• One Word, Six Letters by Adib Khorram
• The Scott Fenwick Diaries by Kristin Nilsen

Where to find Marcia Kochel:

• Website: https://omsbookblog.blogspot.com
• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, Instagram
• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/overbooked.bsky.social, bsky.app/profile/youngteenlit.bsky.social
• Instagram: instagram.com/dhmslibrary, instagram.com/young_teenlit

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email DrTLovesBooks@gmail.com
• Check out the curated list of free online resources at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources
Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com
• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social
• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.
• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Guest: Kannan Cangro, School Librarian

From: Northern Virginia

Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Resources:

• True Book Fair: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MqG6n-VZHCzPYuhcuOq6-OCcoeWH31KHy0ggW3ZPRvQ/edit?usp=sharing
• Add'l Links:
• First Book: www.fbmarketplace.org
• Maura Madigan's article about #truebookfairs: https://www.slj.com/story/Building-better-Book-Fairs-Librarians-Create-New-Models
• Julie Stivers original article about Truebookfair: https://www.slj.com/story/Julie-Stivers-A-Place-To-Read-and-Thrive-2023-School-Librarian-of-the-Year
• Indestructibles books from Hachette: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/imprint/workman-publishing-company/page/indestructibles/

Book Break:

• You Didn't Hear This From Me: Notes on the Art of Gossip by Kelsey McKinney

Where to find Kannan Cangro:

• Handle: @cangrolib
• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, Instagram
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cangrolib.bsky.social
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cangrolib/

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email DrTLovesBooks@gmail.com
• Check out the curated list of free online resources at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources
Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com
• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social
• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.
• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky