

School Librarians United with Amy Hermon
Amy Hermon
Tune in as Amy Hermon tackles the issues and challenges school librarians face everyday.
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Nov 13, 2022 • 1h 15min
201 Library Science Students
Katie McNamara shares how her Library Science Students are learning to support their entire school. Bonus: MAME49 attendees chime in! Special offer from Capstone. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Series: The Gamer by Shawn Pryor Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app Twitter: @KatieJMcNamara https://linktr.ee/KatieJMcNamara Getting Familiar With Your Fiction Section NoveList Plus Interactive 360 Weeding Hyperdoc Tough Topics Hyperdoc The Case for Audiobooks Hyperdoc

Nov 4, 2022 • 1h 13min
200 Got Graphic Novels? Now What?
Sara Smith returns for expert advice on purchasing, processing, organizing and promoting graphic novels in our libraries. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Angie Kalthoff at Capstone: akalthoff@capstonepub.com Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app Twitter/IG: sm_wordsmith School webpage E100 Graphic Library (Nov 2020) (Sara Smith) E121 Anime Club (May 2021) (Julie Stivers) E141 Manga Librarian (August 2021) (Ashley Hawkins) Sara's blog: The Graphic Library Graphic Library - How to Shelve Graphic Novels Graphic Library - Readers Advisory article for Booklist Graphic Library - Good Manga for Elementary Libraries

Oct 28, 2022 • 1h 8min
199 Champion Defender: Martha Hickson
Martha Hickson shares the resources and strategies by which she overcame censorship attempts and defended her collection. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Angie Kalthoff at Capstone: akalthoff@capstonepub.com Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app April 2022 Some NJ School Librarians Under Seige August 2022 NJ SL Receives National Award Sept 2022 SLJ Librarian Helps Develop Website October 2022 Librarian teams up with tech developer iorad Introduces Demo Defense to Fight Censorship Wakelet: How to report censorship ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom Sept 2022 Libro.fm Podcast - Banned Books: A Conversation Martha's Challenge Toolkit The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians North Hunterdon-Voorhees selection policy & regulation North Hunterdon-Voorhees reconsideration policy & regulation Proposal for a revised reconsideration form Op-Ed: "Let's keep ignorance and intolelrance off our school boards" EveryLibrary.org

Oct 21, 2022 • 1h 8min
198 Genrefication
Kelsey Bogan shares expert insight and advice on genrefication for both the rookie and veteran librarians. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Angie Kalthoff at Capstone: akalthoff@capstonepub.com Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app Twitter and TikTok: @kelseybogan TikTok and IG: @GVHSlibrary Zazzle Shop: Fight Injustice, Embrace Equality Don't You Shush Me: Blog Index 10 Steps to genre-fy your library! HS Genrefication - 1 Year Later! Genrefication - 3 Years Later! E134 Ditching Dewey Under Construction sign - full page Under Construction sign x 4

Oct 14, 2022 • 1h 30min
197 Motivating Teen Readers
Margaret Sullivan shares her experiences and strategies for exciting a love of reading in our older students. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Contact Angie Kalthoff Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app E43 Advocacy at the State and District Level Knowledge Quest articles (Amy's favorite!) KQ: Your PLN: Source of Inspiration or Thief of Joy? Rockwood Summit High School Library webpage MASL: Gateway Readers Award The Joy of Reading Book Love

Oct 14, 2022 • 1h 30min
197 Motivating Teen Readers
Margaret Sullivan shares her experiences and strategies for exciting a love of reading in our older students. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Contact Angie Kalthoff Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app E43 Advocacy at the State and District Level Knowledge Quest articles (Amy's favorite!) KQ: Your PLN: Source of Inspiration or Thief of Joy? Rockwood Summit High School Library webpage MASL: Gateway Readers Award The Joy of Reading Book Love

Oct 7, 2022 • 1h 11min
196 Community Connections
Natalie Daily brings an entire community together to honor alumna Octavia E. Butler and the renaming of her library and school. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Series: Deadly Expeditions OELMA Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app Twitter: @mrsdailymlis IG: @mrsdailymlis @octaviaebutlerlibrary Library website Recommended Reading page Octavia E. Butler Festival OEB Festival video recap Science Fiction Contest and Book Creator Octavia Butler Quote Generator that my 12 year-old son coded for me. OEB Festival photos School History OEB mural - watch for an upcoming article in the NY Times that will feature our mural! It's coming out this month. Print-on-demand with Lulu Pasadena NOW renaming article Name-change article Another name-change article Recommended MG Sci-fi titles

Sep 30, 2022 • 54min
195 Accelerated Reader
Aubrey Simons and Lauren Pish share perspectives and strategies for supporting students and teachers using AR and what happens when AR is suddenly gone! I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Capstone titles in Spanish Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app Accelerated Reader AR BookFinder Aubrey Twitter: @ aubsimons Aubrey IG: @mrssimonsreads Lauren Twitter: @laurenbpish Lauren IG:@lauren_in_the_library ARbookfind Mario display

Sep 23, 2022 • 1h 8min
194 Weeding Expert
Rebecca Vnuk shares tips for success and strategies for tackling any weeding project. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Series: Super Scary Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app IG: @libraryreads Twitter: @libraryreads99 The Weeding Handbook 2nd Edition RV's website RV's LinkedIn profile LJ Mover and Shaker 2010 Advocate CREW: A Weeding Manual E1 Weeding: The Librarians Dirty Little Secret E34 EXTREME Weeding E48 Future of Our Biography Sections

Sep 16, 2022 • 1h 2min
193 Teaching Media Awareness
Jamie Gregory shares strategies and resources for her award-winning programs promoting media awareness. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today. Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks National Hispanic Heritage Month: Books and resources Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app CCES Library LJ Movers and Shakers 2022 OIF Blog - Articles by Jamie Gregory and 2022 Oboler Award recipient NAMLE - Resources National Association for Media Literacy Education - Membership is free! Media Literacy Week Oct 24-28! News Literacy Project; News Literacy Project educator resources; 2022 Alan C. Miller Educator of the Year; subscribe to The Sift, NLP's free weekly newsletter for educators (includes tons of lesson ideas); NEW! Framework for teaching news literacy, includes news literacy standards! SCASL South Carolina Association of School Librarians Freedom to Read Foundation - Judith Krug Fund Banned Books Week Event Grants YALSA William C. Morris YA debut award PBS Media Literacy Educator certification by KQED Follow Jamie on Twitter @gregorjm (request and she'll add you!) ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom National Board Library Media Standards Spot the Troll - online quiz developed by the Clemson University Media Forensics Hub News Literacy activity - sorting game (created by Jamie - will force to make a copy) Book censorship digital escape room (created by Jamie) Misinformation hyperdoc for digital station work (created by Jamie)


