School Librarians United with Amy Hermon
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School Librarians United with Amy Hermon
Tune in as Amy Hermon tackles the issues and challenges school librarians face everyday.
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341 Community Collection Development
Learn how Alexa Dumas quickly transformed her collection while tapping the energy and enthusiasm of student helpers.
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340 The School Librarian's Guide to (Almost) Everything
Maura Madigan shares her strategies for becoming a published author AND best practices and resources for K-12 school librarians!
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339 Librarian in the Wild: Wenndy Pray
Wenndy Pray shares her inspiring journey back to the library, where she fulfills her true purpose and embarks on writing her doctoral dissertation, sh...
338 Celebrating School Library Life
Rachel Grover and Stacy Gilbert help us realize the extraordinary work we do every day to support our entire school community and what we can do to su...
337 Library Inventory Best Practices
Katie Moose shares her expert strategies and practical tips for maintaining a vibrant collection. Learn how visual and digital inventories can transfo...
336 Horror in Our Elementary Collection
Jose Cruz reveals how horror books can empower young readers, spark curiosity and imagination. Discover how to transform your elementary collection!
335 Freedom to Read Teen Advocacy Toolkit
Emma Eriksson and Kelly Jensen share the process and priorities by which this toolkit was developed to inform and inspire our teen leaders.
334 AASL President Amanda Kordeliski
Tune in and be inspired by the leadership and commitment of AASL's new president, Amanda Kordeliski.
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333 Soft Censorship with Tara Cooper
Discover the crucial role a well-written reconsideration policy plays in protecting a balanced, diverse library collection while avoiding the pitfalls...
332 Imposter Syndrome
Feeling like an imposter as a school librarian? You're in good company—join us as we explore why Imposter Syndrome is so common in our field and disco...
331 Spotlight: MASL (Missouri)
Tune in to hear the MANY voices of Missouri school librarians attending their Summer PD!
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330 Young Teen Lit
Learn what 2 school librarians are doing to address a significant gap in their library collections.
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329 Make a Difference in the World
Amanda Struckmeyer shares K12 programming and resources in her new book based on the Sustainable Development Goals.
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328 Fulbright Teacher Exchange: Dr. Samantha Hull
From submitting her application to her semester working in Finland, Dr. Samantha Hull shares her journey as a Fulbright Educator.
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327 ALA Annual Conference 2025
Hear MANY library leaders share their takeaways while attending this year's American Library Association's Annual Conference in Philadelphia.
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326 Connecting with Your Community
Angela Myers shares inspiring programs which support her entire school and her neighborhood.
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325 Committee Leadership - Molly Dettmann
Molly Dettmann shares strategies (and rewards) of serving on and chairing committees.
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324 Unlock College Success
College librarian Lisa Seymour and HS librarian Amy Armbruster team up to assist HS students taking college courses.
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323 Growing Teen Engagement
Author and school librarian Jessica Fitzpatrick highlights goals and considerations in designing teen programming.
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322 Career Readiness
Rebecca Lowe shares strategies and resources for building meaningful career readiness in her library programming.
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321 Using Comics to Teach Social Justice
Amy Brownlee provides a behind-the-scenes look at the NEH Summer Institute she attended and all the resources shared by experts.
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320 Under Attack and Fighting Back
Librarian Christine Beachler and researcher Dr. Sara Hoeve share their strategies and expertise learned over years defending students' access to libra...
319 Open Books
Learn everything you need to know to get wonderful FREE books for your library from Open Books!
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318 Florida Freedom to Read Project
Learn how parent advocates and the Florida Freedom to Read Project lead the fight against book bans.
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317 Becoming an Administrator
Blake Hopper shares his journey and why school librarians make excellent administrators.
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316 International Librarianship
Caitlin Wingers shares her perspectives and lessons learned teaching in international schools.
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315 Canadian Teacher Librarian
Aggie Gasior offers a window into her school library and reflects on current issues and events impacting the work she does every day.
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314 Texas FReadom Fighters
Becky Calzada and Carolyn Foote share strategies, resources and success stories of the Texas FReadom Fighters.
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313 Career Twists & Turns
Dale Harter shares how we grow as librarians when our careers in libraries changes.
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312 Bluesky 101
Heather Turner shares strategies to optimize your presence and build a supportive community of school librarians on Bluesky.
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311 Librarians Building Libraries
Tom Bober, Amanda Jones and Andrea Trudeau share this summer's project of building a school library in Kenya and how listeners can offer their support...
310 Mentoring and Retaining School Librarians
AASL President Becky Calzada shares strategies for mentoring new school librarians as as well as successful methods keeping veteran SLs in their libra...
309 Students as Staff
Bridget Bryson shares the MANY ways students inspire and manage the daily tasks and programs in the library.
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308 Passive Programming 2.0
Katie Moose shares the MANY activities which support her students and build community in the library.
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307 District Reading Culture
Melissa Rippy shares strategies and programs for building reading culture in Pasadena AND her candidacy for TLA President-Elect!
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306 MS Library Essentials
Katie Capshaw shares her expertise and strategies for building a community of MS readers who love their library!
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305 ALA Presidential Candidate Dr. Andrea Jamison
Learn why Dr. Andrea Jamison would make an excellent choice for ALA President for 2026-2027!
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304 True Crime Programming
HS librarians, Brandi Hartsell and Katie McNamara share how True Crime programming has generated student excitement for research and critical thinking...
303 Anti-Censorship and You
Kelly Jensen shares her recent article for Book Riot "56 Small Tasks to be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond."
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302 AI Scope and Sequence
K12 school librarians can be leaders in guiding AI programming in our schools thanks to the Scope and Sequence created by Dr. Harris and a team of exp...