Michelle Meek

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I love the idea of having middle school students use the primary sources as a safe entry to friendship conversations. We have advisory/homeroom groups that incorporate SEL standards, and this would be a great resource to use.

Free to Use and Reuse: Friendship | Library of Congress Free to Use and Reuse | Library of Congress Explore how friendships are depicted through images from the Library of Congress.

When students return to school, some will be excited to see friends, while others may experience only anxiety. How would you as a K-12 teacher use the Free to Use and Reuse primary source set from the Library of Congress - "Friendship" - to open up conversations? www.loc.gov/free-to-use/...

I love the idea of having middle school students use the primary sources as a safe entry to friendship conversations. We have advisory/homeroom groups that incorporate SEL standards, and this would be a great resource to use.

Librarians Name The Best YA Nonfiction and Debut Novels of 2024 Here are this year's finalists for the best debut YA novel and best YA nonfiction of the year, as selected by librarians.

Here's what librarians have named the best debut YA novel and best nonfiction for young adults this year. Winners for each award will be announced in late January: bookriot.com/librarians-n...

NBCT scores are up! My PLN inspired me and helped me grow as a school librarian! #SchoolLibrarians #BetterTogether

How To Explain Book Bans to Those Who Want to Understand: Book Censorship News, November 29, 2024 Use these talking points to help explain book bans to people who haven't kept up but want to understand.

bookriot.com/ways-to-expl... Updated and helpful information to explain what’s happening and why it matters.

I can’t put this book down. I’m truly inspired to make a change! @jarredamato.bsky.social

Thank you for all you’ve done to help us teach about mis- dis- and mal- information. As I was teaching this to middle school students, I had to come to grips with the effect X was having on me and finally deactivated my account.

Looks like an amazing book.

bsky.app/profile/kate... Looks like a great book from a favorite middle school author!

Love this perspective

Engagement is the goal of trolls & those who traffic in mis- dis- & mal-information. With that in mind, I’ve stopped asking kids (& adults) to consider whether or not info can be trusted. Here’s the question I challenge them to grapple w/instead: “Should I engage with this?” bit.ly/trollposter_...

Love the fact that everyone can participate without having to buy anything special.

Sounds amazing! Definitely a book I would read ❤️

Unite Against Book Bans Book Résumés A new free resource to support librarians, educators, parents, students, and other community advocates in their efforts to keep frequently challenged books on shelves.

What an amazing resource! Thank you for putting in the work to support FREADOM. bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org

I rely on recommendations from many of the librarians on social media as well as my students to prioritize my TBR, which just keeps growing. I tracked my reading on Story Graph in 2023 and loved it!

I’ve got time to finish one more book in 2023…Odder by Katherine Applegate will be a quick read

This is heartbreaking. I had no idea how much advocacy is involved in being a school librarian until I became one.

I appreciate your podcast so much! You and your guests have been an inspiration and helped me become a better librarian and more thoughtful human.