Kimberly Bower

Festive poster for Virtual Holiday Storytelling with cartoon children dressed as elves and holiday characters around the border. Text reads Free, Virtual Holiday Storytelling, 12 December 2025, 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM EST, via YouTube Live. Decorations include ornaments, greenery, dreidel, star, CNYSL and OCM SLS logos, and a mouse reading a book.

Join us for Virtual Holiday Storytelling on December 12 🎄📚✨ Sign up to get the YouTube Live link and enjoy stories, music, crafts, and surprises every 15 minutes. Be a listener and celebrate with us 🎶🎨💫
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✨ Don’t blink, y’all! ✨ The ⭐️ Starred Review Spreadsheet ⭐️ that I curate with @sassylibrarian.bsky.social is officially up to date!

You can check our my update here: www.librarygirl.net/post/among-t...

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A bright gradient background shifts from purple to blue. At the top left is a cream square logo that reads CTRL + READ with TechieLibGrl next to an open book icon. Large white text on the right says Canva Gets Some Updates with a subtitle Newsletters and Video Editing Get an Upgrade. Below is a blue bell with red rays and a banner that reads NEW Update. The bottom features the white Canva script logo.

Canva’s newest updates are leveling up my workflow 🎉 The new newsletter tools and the upgraded video editor are perfect for classrooms, especially with Chromebooks 💻 I shared the full breakdown on my Substack. Check it out here: techielibgrl.substack.com

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This is my son, Elijah. Instead of mailing him a care package while he serves, would you consider helping improve his ability to get around town? Any donation goes directly to him. #VanForUkrainianArmyVolunteer #PeaceForUkraine

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It's Digital Learning Day! Involve your students with a customizable template that enables them to share their reading journeys during an annual 40-book challenge.

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#DLDay

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm joining the newest cohort of fabulous Book Creator Ambassadors. Hooray! Stay tuned. It'll be a grand adventure! #bookcreator #bookcreatorapp #bookcreatorambassador @bookcreator.com @dhotler.bookcreator.com

🎉 I'm super excited to spend the afternoon with the @bookcreator.com team at the TCEA conference tomorrow!

🗓️ Join me for a presentation #EDuSky on "Beyond a Quiz: Book Creator for Engaging Formative Assessment"

📘 Tons of swag and a special opportunity to get a free premium Book Creator upgrade!

Celebrate Digital Learning Day with @bookcreator.com @dhotler.bookcreator.com at their COMMUNITY Demo Slam on February 13, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Check out how you can register and participate too! 🤩

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#DLDay #DigitalLearningDay #tlchat #futureready #futurereadylibs #TLSky #EduSky

Happy New Year! Creativity calms dueling neurons

Happy New Year! Find a few bibliotherapy recommendations on Substack. Stay well. #crafting #porchgoose #deskgoose #crochet #handiwork #bibliotherapy #knitting

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I want to wish everyone a wonderful and happy new year. May all your wishes and dreams come true this year! Love more. Stress less. Be present. Take care of yourself, too.

January's #deskgoose outfit is modeled by goosequin. It is headed to someone special this week. #gooseclothes

Fantastic news!

Good morning to my kinda. people ☕️🌞

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Hey everybody! You may notice Trending start to appear in your app!

Here’s some quick info:

- This is a beta
- Search page on mobile, right sidebar on desktop
- You can disable it with the X button on the trending section
- English only for now, while we test it

Merry Christmas!

I've been picked 4 #WGI (Writers Guild Initiative) & #ALAOIF (American Library Association’s Office 4 Intellectual Freedom)'s Winter 2025 Creative Writing Workshop 4 Librarians! Eeek! I'm so excited! The (Freedom to Read Foundation) #FTRF is partnering this pilot. I have so many stories 2 write!a

Eggnog Snickerdoodles Make The Perfect Plate For Santa It's official: Milk and cookies are taking their relationship to the next level.

I'm gonna make Delish's Eggnog Snickerdoodles tomorrow. #delish www.delish.com/cooking/reci...

Excited to be presenting at the ISTE and ASCD annual conference coming up next summer. ❤️

And I can't wait to share my newest @capstonepub.bsky.social & ISTE early chapter book series featuring Sonia and her friends. 📚

#TLSky #EduSky #ISTELive25 #ASCD #tlchat #futurereadylibs

This episode is jam-packed with incredible librarians who inspire me! I can’t wait to listen tomorrow! #BetterTogether #TLsky

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Google Santa Tracker includes a family guide with activities to make learning fun. Practice coding skills, brush up on geography, learn about holidays around the world, and more. santatracker.google.com/familyguide....
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🔢 There are various ways to differentiate instruction, but which method is best for math teachers? Discover the most effective strategies to make a significant impact on your students.

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via Rethink Math Teacher
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I love this adaptation! Thank you! I'll do this next. ❤️

8 Poetry Books for Dreamers, Animal Lovers, and Mistake-Makers From a bilingual book about Cuba to a graphic novel poetry collection, these diverse titles are sure to delight a wide range of young readers.

From a bilingual book about Cuba to a graphic novel poetry collection, these diverse titles are sure to delight a wide range of young readers.

Going to the movies by yourself is one of life’s hidden pleasures. Just you and a large popcorn and some sour patch kids and all of your big goblin energy alone in the dark where nobody can see your shame. Priceless.

Facing Book Bans, Libraries Need to Skill Up. Enter READCON. IMLS-funded, READCON provides free, self-guided training to help library practitioners build strong community relationships, ­manage ­difficult situations, and engage ­stakeholders and local leaders. ...

IMLS-funded, READCON provides free, self-guided training to help library practitioners build strong community relationships, ­manage ­difficult situations, and engage stakeholders.

With Winter Break right around the corner, here is a fun reading activity from our friends at @capstonepub.bsky.social

Two Winter Reading Bingo cards!

You can even make your own with this online template and Winter Choice Board I shared with you in this post.❄️

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Google sheets! I curate a spreadsheet of all the starred reviews awarded to books published for young people during a given year. While I'm currently already working on the 2024 sheet, the 2024 and 2023 sheets are public, too! bit.ly/starredreviews

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😭 tonight. So very hard.

@m-pst-ongephd.bsky.social apologies for my typo! 📚💙