

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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Apr 30, 2022 • 1h 13min
173 Reviving Our Libraries
Wendy Cope and Lauren Mobley share strategies for waking up their spaces, collections, programming, collaboration and support for their entire school communities! 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 AANHPI resources at Capstone Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists E81 Creating Community with Wendy Cope Wendy Social: Twitter and IG @commonsdodgenTwitter @wendypcopeLibrary website Blog Lauren Social: Twitter and IG @mobleyinthemix IG @ncms.mediacenter TikTok @ncms_mediacenter Website

Apr 23, 2022 • 1h 28min
172 Audiobooks
Stephanie Charlefour shares resources and strategies for listening to free audiobooks, building a collection and programs to utilize audiobooks in lessons and fostering a love of reading. 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 Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists Stephanie's Twitter: @scharle4 Instagram: stephanie_happy.librarian Your library webpage Printz Award Odyssey Award Detailed audiobook resources Libro.Fm's Audiobook Listening Copy Program NetGalley Volumes App Spotify

Apr 16, 2022 • 55min
171 Preparing to Interview
Alex Scarelli shares strategies in advance of interviews and how to anticipate questions you'll be asked! 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 Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists Courtney Pentland (Twitter) @livluvlibrary E78 Virtual Job Interviews E160 Round 2: Can I Just Vent?!?! Checklist Template AASL Interview Question Matrix (2018) E33 Gainful Employment

Apr 9, 2022 • 1h 17min
170 R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Stephanie Byrne shares her struggles and how she is making strides to earn the respect of her entire school community. 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 We Love School Librarians! Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs Can I just vent??? Form SLU Playlists E89 Library Learning Commons E118 Modern School Library Programs with Amanda Jones E136 Motivating Readers with Amanda Jones and Sarah Sansbury YouTube: Aretha Franklin performing RESPECT E132: Raising the Profile of the Library (and Librarian!) NYLA (Oct 2020) Byrne Out Twitter: @Steph_Vanacore FB: Stephanie V Byrne IG: comedianne Yearbook Archive My Library How do you student? R.U.L.E.R.

Apr 1, 2022 • 1h 11min
169 Passive Programming
Angela Myers shares strategies and resources for creating successful passive programming designed to support all 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 Series: Informed (10 titles on current events for middle grade) Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists E51 Boss Librarian (Nov 2019) E62 My Newbery Experience (Feb 2020) E76 #GoodTrouble and Advocacy (May 2020) Twitter: @LibraryRmms FB: @rmmslibrary IG: rmmslibrary RMMS Library Webpage Newsletters Week of March 7th-11th Newsletter for Faculty and Staff First Semester Update Newsletter sent to all parents/guardians Windows and Mirrors Contest guidelines sent to all students Google Slides presentations: An Overview of the RMMS Library An Overview of RMMS Passive Programming Other Resources that may be helpful: Rubix Cube Checkout Sheet Makerspace Student Design Brief Passive Programming Starter Posters Kindness is Key Starter Presentation

Mar 26, 2022 • 1h 23min
168 Inclusive Libraries
Julie Stivers provides important steps we can all take to ensure we are building inclusive spaces, collections and programs. 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 DEI & Belonging Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists Twitter @BespokeLib E128 Anime Club (May 2021) Julie Stivers' book!!! / Video Introduction Mount Vernon Library Mount Vernon Digital Library Site What is a #TrueBookFAIR? #LibFive: Five Key Foundations for Building Inclusive Libraries Diversity in Publishing Infographic Project READY Don't Just Read About Racism--Read Books about Black People Living by Nic Stone The Student Six NB: Chapter contributors include: Liz Porter, lead author on our Creating an Equitable Writer-in-Residence Model with Kathryn Cole and Sandra Hughes-Hassell. Project READY are (again) Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Kimberly Hirsh, and Casey Rawson!

Mar 19, 2022 • 1h 4min
167 Training and Retaining Volunteers
Learn what it takes to train and keep your volunteer program thriving from librarian Liz Wysong Hoffart and volunteers Ashley Meyers and Katie Ohnoutka 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 Defending Scary Stories Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists FB: @ElizabethLyn Library webpage Orientation Notes

Mar 12, 2022 • 1h 9min
166 Teaching Research in Middle School
Listen and learn as Megan Tressler shares strategies for teaching meaningful research lessons to middle schoolers. 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 SpeedScan Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists Twitter: @MTressler4 School library website E138 Inquiry Learning and Fosil with Elizabeth Hutchinson NoodleTools and the Big6 Research Method Purdue OWL Help

Mar 4, 2022 • 1h 7min
165 Teaching Middles
Linda Kennedy shares expert perspectives, strategies (and resources in the show notes!!!) for working with middle schoolers. Email: lkennedy@egusd.net Twitter: @linda_librarian Instagram: pghskamslibrary Linda Kennedy - Professional Portfolio Library website YouTube channel Library Expectations/Signs Library Orientation - Assessment Quiz Date with a Book activity Library Advisory Club Battle of the Books CSLA February 2022 Conference Presentation Using Adobe Spark to Promote Your Library What do you LOVE about PGHS/KAMS Library?

Feb 26, 2022 • 1h 3min
164 Family Outreach
Be inspired as Heather Lamb and Jackie Senerchia share strategies for building relationships (and enrollment!) by offering family outreach. 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 SEL Resources and Downloads E80 SEL: The New Literacy with Martha Bongiorno (June 2020) Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists lambh@castleberryisd.net senerchian@castleberryisd.net Social Media @heatherlamb08 @jackiesenerchia Castleberry ISD Libraries Parent Outreach Resources


