ALA President-Elect Sam Helmick provides a sneak peak into LibLearnX and goals for 2025.

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Denver

Tattered Cover Bookstore

Denver Public Library - Teens

Denver Art Museum Sendak exhibit

Sam Helmick

[email protected]

@samhelmick.bsky.social

LibLearnX 2025

ALA Announcment: 2024-2025 President-Elect

Website

ALA President Description

Author: Nick Brooks

E62 My Newbery Experience with K. C. Boyd

E88 My Caldecott Experience with Tom Bober

Authors and librarians Ashley Hawkins, Emily Ratica, Sara Smith, Julie Stivers and Mouna Toure share their expertise and strategies for building a Manga collection and program to support their entire school community.

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SLJ Summit

Ashley Hawkins (E141 Manga Librarian) LinkTree, Manga Librarian, Article on Banning of Sasaki & Miyano, 「好き」を育てるマンガ術－少女マンガ編集者が答える「伝わる」作品の描き方 (Translation: Manga techniques to foster "affection" - How to draw works that "communicate" with answers from a shoujo manga editor) by Shigeki Suzuki & Morishita suu (This is only available in Japanese at this time, but if you can read it, I highly recommend it!).

Emily Ratica: I have no social media to share. Check out Sara & Ashley’s blogs though! 

Sara Smith Linktree

 (E280 I Survived: Year 1 District Library Coordinator, E200 Got Graphic Novels? Now What? E100 Your Graphic Library)

Julie Stivers Linktree   BlueSky   Manga in the Middle (manga reviewed with a middle school lens)(E168 Inclusive Libraries E128 Anime Club) 

Sybil Mouna Toure BlueSky 

Presentation

ALA Editions: Book

Blacklight Sugar Press

Attendees at SLJ's Summit in Raleigh, NC share their ideas and inspirations for school librarians everywhere!

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SLJ Summit

TX Freadom Fighters 

Gina Seymour

Makers with a Cause: Creative Service Projects for Youth Service Projects

Youth Social Action in the Library

Dr. Sarah Sansbury shares her research and best practices for school librarians becoming essential leaders in our schools.

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Dr. Sarah Sansbury

X / IG: @SuperSansbury

IASL recording of Dr. Sansbury’s findings

E98 Virtual Collaboration

E136 Motivating Readers

E270 What To Do When You Are New

Dr. Margaret Merga

E204 Supporting Literacy and Wellness

E267 Creating a Reading Culture 

Dr. Kay Oddone Teacher Librarian  as Leader and Expert Power

E185 Creating Culture Change with Madison Dearnaley

E244 Being AI Ready

21 Florida school librarians share their goals and perspectives during their annual state conference.

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FAME

Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books Grades 3-5 24-25

Florida Episodes

Diana Rendina E183 & E233

Shelley Keppeler E206

Diana Haneski E258

Carrie Friday E151, E226 & E273

AASL23 in Tampa E247

Carrie Russell E268

Dr. Rachel Ogilvie reveals her discoveries while finding a book checkout routine which works with her students.  

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Dr. Rachel Ogilvie

IG @mrs_o_in_the_library

Presentation

Christina Chatel shares her expert insight and recommendations as a middle school librarian.

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Christina Chatel

Twitter: @medialoguer

Instagram: @troymsmedia

The Girl Who Fell to Earth by Sophia Al-Maria

Open Letter to MG Authors

Response on X to article

Jason Reynolds response

SLJ Where’s All the Short Fiction

286 Middle School Manifesto with Marcia Kochel

116 #OwnVoices and MiSelf

Author Erik Slangerup

Troybery program, now in its 25th year 

3rd Annual Troybery Author Blitz 

2024 Troybery Award Ceremony 

MISelf in Books app 

MISelf 2024 list 

Elementary librarian Hannah Webster shares her easy and affordable strategies for creating reading culture in her library.   

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Hannah Webster

IG/Threads: @inwebsterslibrary

TASL24 Presentation

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Animology

Read with Malcolm

Malcom Mitchell’s books

Veteran school principal Sean Gailliard and school librarian Dr. Andrea Trudeau share strategies for team building and meaningful  collaboration.

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Sean Gaillaird

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Linktree

Blog: Belonging in the Library

Podcast Episode with Dr. Andrea Trudeau

Dr. Andrea Trudeau

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E94 Virtual Burnout and Self-Care

E202 Renovations: Experts Chime In

E236 VR and Building Empathy

Book: Nonviolent Communication

Book: Crucial Conversations

Katie McNamara tackles contentious issues in school libraries and takes a stand.  Agree or disagree...you decide. 

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Scholastic Teachables  

Call your Scholastic Library Specialists 1-800-387-1437 

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@KatieJMcNamara - Twitter/X & BlueSky

Library Quarterly & Yearly Report

Teacher Librarian Services Menu Inspiration

E201 Library Science Students

E145 Can I just vent Round 1

E160 Can I just vent Round 2

E163 Can I just vent Round 3