It's me😊

📚First-Time Caller by B.K. Borrison
🎧James by Percival Everett

My daughter and I are reading:
📚Out of My Heart by Sharon M Draper
🎧Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner

Happy D.E.A.R. Day!
Each year on April 12, we celebrate Drop Everything And Read Day in honor of Beverly Cleary’s birthday.
So… what are you reading today?

Our Birthday Book Club is the best!
Families donate a book from our wishlist for their child’s birthday. The birthday kid gets a bonus checkout, a photo, and their name in the book!

Building our library, one celebration at a time.
#TLSkyChat #teacherlibrarian #elementarylibrary

A graphic by Jarrett Lerner that says: "TO BE A READER, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO: • read every day • read quickly • read certain books • have already read certain books • finish every book you start" At the bottom: www.jarrettlerner.com and a signature "JARRETT" with a cartoon drawing.

Thank you @jarrett-lerner.bsky.social for your leadership for the rights of readers everwhere! #TLSky #EduSky #KidLit #Literacy #Reading #BookTok #Bookstagram #TLSkyChat

Get the PDF HERE: jarrettlerner.com/wp-content/u...

I typically post it to our PTA Facebook pages, email to staff, and in our districts biweekly emails to families.

A4 I started a library newsletter this year. I release it quarterly, and it includes pictures from our activities, reminders, and library stats. I've been using canva fliers that I create a public link for, but I'm considering a Canva site next year so I can have them all in one space. #TLSkyChat

I was thinking that, too. Incorporate school colors, logo, and books, of course!

A2 I'm always working on library signage. I love the nonfiction signs from @brithelibrarian.bsky.social. I've also added shelf signs from Demco. Some of my favorite signs come from Jarrett Lerner. I'd love to come up with simple, clear signage for library rules and expectations #TLSkyChat

A1
I don't have a logo for my school libraries, but that sounds like a fun project to take on! #TLSkyChat

a little girl is standing in front of a doll house with the words organize written on the floor . ALT: a little girl is standing in front of a doll house with the words organize written on the floor .

Hi #TLSkyChat!
I'm a K-6 library/STEAM teacher in 2 elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA. I actually had some time to straighten my non fiction section today, which felt pretty good!

I just hung this ispy poster by the library. The kids are going to live it!

One of my favorite April activities in K-1 is Animal Poetry Yoga! I choose two students to pick yoga cards, then another selects a poem as I flip through a book. While I read, everyone does a yoga pose of their choice! #NationalPoetryMonth #ElementaryLibrary #TLSky

4th grade wrapped up coding our tape mazes this week. We love a Dash robot challenge! #librarysteam #elementarylibrary

Also reading Out of My Heart by Sharon M Draper with my daughter, and Story of My Life by Lucy Score on my Kindle🙂

I use this every year when I talk about shelf care😂

Here are some books I'm talking up this week in grades 3-6! Usually, when I book talk a book to start class, we have a raffle for who gets to check it out. Anyone who is not picked can put it on hold. #ElementaryLibrary

Dear Manny Audiobook on Libro.fm From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes the thrilling final installment of the series, set in college. Jared (white, Justyce's roommate, woke) is running for Junior class presi...

I'm listening to Dear Manny by Nic Stone. It's one of the March Educator ALC's on @libro.fm libro.fm/audiobooks/9... #TLSky

The 20 Day Bluesky Challenge! Many moons ago, my friend and forever co-conspirator, Jeannie Timken and I created a "20 Day Twitter Challenge" for educators in our district. At the time, we knew a lot of teachers who were intereste...

@techielibgrl.com and I are taking a break this week, but #TLSkyChat will be back NEXT week to kick off School Library Month! In the meantime, I created this 20 Day Bluesky Challenge to help educators get started using @bsky.app for professional learning. I hope you find it useful! #EDUSky #TLSky