The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast

Guest: Quentin Taylor, School Librarian

From: Legacy Elementary School, Macclenny Florida

Grade(s) Taught: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Resources:

• Read Out of the Box: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JL2TBaNAaQ8JRtm2fD90tAuhvdaKNcOW/view?usp=sharing

• Add'l Links: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VzRrYDjEenqPW4MtV7X4R55gnwbPEcDA?usp=drive_link

Book Break:

• Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

• Cryptid Hunters (and many more) by Roland Smith

• Michael Vey by Richard Paul Evans

Where to find Quentin Taylor:

• Handle: FaceBook- Quentin Taylor

• I can most regularly be found on: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

• Instagram: @mediamanqt instagram.com/mediamanqt

• Twitter: @IamMediaMan twitter.com/IamMediaMan

• Other Social Media: YouTube: @mediamanqt

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

This is a super-short bonus episode -

First, we want to announce the winner of the raffle winner from Episode 54, where guest Rachel Grover set up a raffle to give away a copy of the book Life After Whale. Congratulations to the winner, Heidi Sumner!

Second, we want to encourage listeners to reach out and share a lesson, program, or activity. If you like the podcast, we need YOU to come and share!

And finally, Steve wraps up with a Book Break about a fiction title with a direct and interesting take on information literacy.

Book Break: Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Guest: Nicole Smith-Schultz,M.Ed, School Librarian Media Specialist

From: New Jersey

Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Resources:

• Poem in your Pocket flyer: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGiGQj3NJc/hOyX-EobuIGWEJMMkK7dgA/view?utm_content=DAGiGQj3NJc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=heeb813405c

Book Break:

• The Invisible String by Patririce Karst

• We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers

• Dear Librarian by Lydia M. Sigwarth

Where to find Nicole Smith-Schultz,M.Ed:

• Website: https://bbnbooksbynicole.wixsite.com/read/meet-nicole

• Handle: #YourLibrarianApproves @MrsSmithLibrary

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter

• X/Twitter: https://x.com/MrsSmithLibrary

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Guest: Michael Czajkowski

Resources:

• "Boost your brain with boredom" from May Clinic

• "Human Information Behavior" by T.D. Wilson

• "Parasocial relationships, social media, & well-being" by Cynthia A. Hoffner & Bradley J. Bond

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Guest: Amy Brownlee, Librarian & Reading Teacher

From: Kansas

Grade(s) Taught: Prek-12

Resources:

• Active Learning: Mapping the Library: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/mapping-the-library-at-student-orientation/

• Add'l Links:

• Call number location activities https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v3xReMZigQTIg65pjBgJy68Rttfa88mJ/view?usp=sharing

• Article: "Reading for pleasure in free fall: New study finds 40% drop over two decades"

Book Break:

• Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst

• "How Does This Book Make Me Better?" Using the Book, Head, Heart Strategy - This is an article Amy wrote about the professional book Disrupting Thinking, which she talked about on the podcast book break.

Where to find Amy Brownlee:

• Website: https://bibliobrownlee.weebly.com/

• Handle: @amybrownlee93

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, Instagram

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/amybrownlee93

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amybrownlee93

• Other Social Media: Library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Sterling-Grade-School-Library/100064831179414/

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Guest: Rachel Grover, School Librarian

From: Virginia

Grade(s) Taught: 7, 8

Resources:

• Building Conversational English Skills in the Makerspace: https://groverscornerofthelibrary.com/2016/10/29/conversational-english-in-the-makerspace/

Book Break:

• Popcorn by Rob Harrell (realistic/humor)

• Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (adventure/mystery)

• Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle, illustrated by Jason Chin

• RAFFLE - Complete this form before 10/8/25 to enter the raffle for a copy of Life After Whale (Raffle only open to US residents.)

Where to find Rachel Grover:

• Website: Knowledge Quest blog: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/rachgrover/

• Website: groverscornerofthelibrary.com (archived)

• Email: [email protected]

• Bluesky: @rgrov1013.bsky.social

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Guest: Katie McNamara , Teacher Librarian & Program Director

From: Central California CA

Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12, Higher Ed

Resources:

• Author Visit : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fNlU1ZiBMUio06LeiDQzO5xldBmx4vSEP518XmN3R78/edit?tab=t.bwb4b0l15rk3

Book Break:

• This Thing of Ours by Frederick Joseph

• Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke

• Of Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky

• A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl

• Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

• The Deviant, Vol. 1 by James Tynion

• Something Is Killing the Children Omnibus, Vol. 1 by James Tynion

Where to find Katie McNamara:

• Handle: @KatieJMcNamara

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Fellow New Jerseyan Meredith and I randomly crossed paths on Bluesky, and I'm glad we did! Meredith's lesson is great, and our conversation blew my mind in about five different dimensions.

Guest: Meredith Butts, Library and Information Scientist

Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6, 7, 8

Resources:

• Information Organization Lesson: https://edushare.ing/organizinginformationbymeredithb

• Add'l Links: https://edushare.ing/deweychallengefororganizinginformationactivitybymeredithb

Book Break:

• Ways of Attending: How our Divided Brain Constructs the World by Iain McGilchrist

Where to find Meredith Butts, Library and Information Scientist:

• Handle: TheMeriLibrarian / @bemeredith.

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, LinkedIn (I don't do much on there, except keep a profile)

• Bluesky: TheMeriLibrarian @bemeredith.bsky.social

• Other Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithbutts/

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

Sarah joins us all the way from Mumbai, India! And she brings some great ideas for building reading culture with active and engaged students.

Guest: Sarah Ducharme, Head of Secondary Library

Grade(s) Taught: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Resources:

• Creating a Culture of Reading: Booktalks & more Lesson: Various activities: https://oberoi-is.libguides.com/OGC-Secondary/OISReads

Book Break:

• Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay

Where to find Head of Secondary Library:

• Website: https://trycuriosity.blogspot.com/

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, LinkedIn

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sducharme.com

• Other Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scducharme/

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky

When I saw Bernadette's post on Bluesky featuring a video of her students serving as bowling alley bumpers, I had to know more! I'm so glad Bernadette was willing to share about this hands-on learning activity she does with her students to teach about, and then reinforce, library materials organization.

Guest: Bernadette Roche

Grade(s) Taught: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Resources:

• Biography Bowling video: https://bsky.app/profile/must-luv-books.bsky.social/post/3ljbtd4k43c24

Book Break:

• We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang, one of the 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Award winning books. My K-1 students remembered the book for weeks after reading it. Most of my classes remarked that their favorite part of the story was how people were kind to each other no matter what the aliens looked like.

Where to find Bernadette Roche:

• Website: linktr.ee/must.luv.books - has all my socials

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter

• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/must-luv-books.bsky.social

• Instagram: instagram.com/must.luv.books

• Twitter: twitter.com/Oh_the_Places

• Facebook: Must.luv.books

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky