Big thanks to Dr. Michelle H. Martin and Jennifer Ching for their fantastic presentation introducing the concept of read-ins at #AASL25
#iteachEnglish #literacy #booksky #KidLit #MGLit #YALit #KidLitMegafeed #AASL25 #libraries @slj.com #middlegrade @middlegradehub.bsky.social @cherylteaches.bsky.social
So excited about these Little Libraries that our middle school library ambassadors put together based on teacher picks! Got this great idea from @bhsbees_library @aaslala.bsky.social #aasl25
Rain's #ILFAC2025 Humble Brag Board
Attempting to practice what I teach...
At #AASL25 we taught you to #HumbleBragAASL2025.
He is my #ILFAC2025 Humble Brag Board.
I presented twice. I repped school librarians. I learned. I fashioned. I had laughed & cried. I loved. I did lots od comms work.
I am ready for an incredible 2026!
TY Kelsey LaPort for sharing your #AASL25 presentation! #Librarians are #bettertogether! apple.co/4ooqytY
Obviously this isn't everything, but some KY #schoollibrary friends took notes at #AASL25. So many great sessions and resources were shared this year at the @aaslala.bsky.social conference. Here's the link: readwhatyouwant.com/AASL25 #TLsky #schoollibrarian
Excited to share this #AASL25 session as a podcast #episode for everyone to enjoy! Tune in Friday morning.
Rain's planner with stickers she got at AASL25
Because I use my planner like a journal & a yearbook, I put my #AASL25 conference stickers in here!
I am such a 🤓.
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Screenshot of Rain's countdown
Graphic for Rain's ILF Presentation
Graphic for Rain & Diane's ILF presentation.
14 days until #ILFAC2025!!!!
I am so incredibly lucky to get to present my #AASL25 presentation to my peers in Indiana and to co-present with one of my role models ILF Past-President and award-winning school librarian Diane Rogers!
I also have my wardrobe for the 50s night!
And while you can't see our #AASL25 IdeaLab table, here we are in front of it with the superb @kelseybogan.bsky.social.
My Ks asked where I was last week. I told them I flew on a plane to St. Louis to learn with other librarians. "Is it like Aruba?" one asked. Yup. Same thing. 🤣 #AASL25
TY @aaslala.bsky.social for this celebration of school #librarians! Tune in to hear 21 share in this conversation #AASL25 apple.co/47i38il
My #AASL25 session selfie was my advocacy & education this week. This made the staff & parent newsletters this week. Yes, they should be proud that our school was on the national stage last week. Yes, they should be proud of their whole team of school librarians.
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
That’s a wrap on #AASL25! Thank you to all the amazing authors who signed at our booth, our fantastic presenters who shared their expertise, and everyone who stopped by to connect with us. A special thanks to @aaslala.bsky.social for hosting another inspiring conference. 🙌💡
Returning from an INCREDIBLE #AASL25, this vid aired on our #SRMSCT morning show on Mon. This award is dedicated to the students, teachers, staff & admins who collaborate, take risks & grow with us every day. Congrats!!
@RidgefieldPS #srmsctreads #edtech @aasl #tlchat @janineaj
Excited to share this conversation with 20 school #librarians attending #AASL25!!! @aaslala.bsky.social Tune in anywhere you listen to #podcasts
Legos or data? Both! I am doing visual statistics with Legos thanks to Mary Eldridge's presentation at #AASL25. Students enter "Open Library" and sign in with a Lego. I count legos and add it to my spreadsheet. That was my "do now" from the conference.
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
At #AASL25, we launched new #youngteenlit genre lists. It was difficult trying to find mystery & horror to fill a page, and the list isn't perfect: 12 and 17 yr old characters, some long books, some with young covers, and a few on the edge of YA. What would you add? Download at www.youngteenlit.com
Such a great time at #AASL25. Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social for making such a great event for school librarians. Already looking forward to 2027!
Strangest. #BookFair. Ever. I set it up before I left for #AASL25 and delegated all the responsibilities to a parent team. I arrived at my school today to find record sales numbers, and everything packed up and ready to ship out. I didn't make a single sale. Wow. #Grateful
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
A collage of Rain at AASL25!
Photos made me a "Throwback to Thursday" collage!
This would be opening day for #AASL25!
It's the least I could do after hearing the incredible stories from librarians and library media specialists.
A Love Letter to Librarians - #AASL Reflections Blog
gamestormedu.com/2025/10/21/t...
#AASL25 #AASL2025 #futurereadylibs #libchat
Great experience presenting at #aasl25 this year about Data-Driven Advocacy. Click to view our resources from the presentation.
bluevalleyk12.libguides.com/aasl/data
#schoollibraries #bvlibraries
Messy sketchnote of awesome talk from Jason Reynolds
This is not my favorite #StressDoodle #StressDoodling ever, but it might have been my favorite author interview ever. Gosh dang @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social is so good at communicating complex things. #AASL25 Thank you for making his visit possible, Beanstack and @aaslala.bsky.social
The final installment in a short series of reflections on being at AASL 2025:
"Dispatches from the Field: AASL 2025, Day 3"
knowledgequest.aasl.org/dispatches-f...
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary #AASL25
This list of Wakelet ideas is pairing perfectly w/some of the great ideas I got at #AASL25! March Madness style brackets, song lists (for a book, of course!), choice boards, student blogs... Thanks, @ditchthattextbook.bsky.social !
#EduSky #TLSky
ditchthattextbook.com/wakelet/?_bh...
Throwback to this past weekend when we had a very special visitor at our booth at #AASL25! He even offered to do an author signing. 😉 Thank you for coming by Archie! We loved having you! You were a treat! @aaslala.bsky.social
Author Jennifer Stempel got heaps of love from librarians at the recent #AASL25 conference when she signed her new books, WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA and the Spanish-language edition, CON HILO Y AGUJA: UN CUENTO JUDíO DE CUBA
A small display of AASL25 swag, merch, gifts & work!
In the only way I know how to be (extra), I decided this morning to make my #AASL25 unpacking a small display in my office so I can live in the joy & love a little longer! ❤️
I also did NOT have time to read your Humble Brags & I wanted to do so this week & honor the GREAT things you do!
A treasure trove of goods from Hawaii!
Shout out to my friend @dapherneener.bsky.social who brought me these beautiful gifts all the way from Hawaii including this lei she made for me in my school colors! ❤️❤️❤️
#AASL25