Hey everyone! Whether or not you were able to make it to my discussion, here are all the resources we used. Let’s keep talking and sharing best practices to make these books ever more accessible to readers. ¡Buena suerte! (good luck!)

Handout: book list | Slides on Canva

I’ve rounded up some acclaimed books as well as some hidden gems for you this fall. Let’s enjoy exploring them together!

Here’s the link for Union Square’s Everyone Can be a Reader series.

Thanks for spending your time at the Advanced Learning Library today. Here are links to some of the things we discussed:

My presentation slides

Educator resources on our website

Complete list of databases

eBooks and eAudio

Library of Things

Hi all, thanks for spending some time with me at Northeast. Here are some of the links we used in my presentation:

My presentation slides

Educator resources on our website

Our eCard page

Complete list of databases

The Big Read 2025: Sitting Pretty

Book discussion sets

Hi everyone! Thanks for inviting me to hang out with you. I hope our time together has deepened your knowledge of censorship and inspires you to keep learning more. While every book isn’t for every reader, for every reader there IS a book!

Here are the slides from my presentation.

Hello everyone! Thanks for having me at your inservice. Lexi sends her regards while she recuperates. Here are my slides for elementary folks and Lexi’s slides for secondary folks.

In case you need it later: in my overview of hi/los I talked about: Orca Anchor books for teens reading below 2nd grade level, and finding Just RIght Reads by subject in our catalog online.

We also talked about grade level reading goals for 3rd graders (Supporting Developing Readers) and our eCard page for with resources for teachers, parents, and students.

Hi everyone! Here are materials I used in my presentations:

¿Por qué diverse books? handout

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Censorship Awareness: Slides here and links below

Handout from session

ALA’s Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School, & Academic Libraries

Illinois Library Association newsletter article about movie ratings usage in libraries

Wichita Public Library’s policies online: mission/vision and collections

The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Material Collections for Children

Wichita Public Library’s intro video for managers to start the conversation with staff:

Thanks for having us at your in-service today! We were so excited to share some of our new favorites with you.

Here are our presentation slides:

Erin’s elementary picks

Lexi’s secondary picks

Hi all! Thanks for spending time at the library with us today learning about library collections and services. We’re pleased to be your partner in education. Here’s a copy of our presentation – new and improved for 2022! Reach out anytime with your questions, we’re here to help.

Thanks for having us at your in-service day! We were excited to share some new titles with you and chat books 🙂 Here are the links to our presentations:

Elementary titles – Erin

Secondary titles – Lexi