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

Hi everyone, thanks for attending today. It was great to chat about early childhood literacy and diverse literature with you! Here are the slides from today’s presentation so you can access all the resources. Be sure and reach out if you have questions!

Hello educator friends! I’m excited to booktalk these most excellent titles to you tomorrow. I hope you’ll enjoy using them with your students and exploring them together. Remember, if you need help with anything library-related just reach out! I’m here to help with book suggestions, library eCards for your students, and much more. Have a great in-service this week!

Hello 259 librarians! So glad to be a small part of your in-service today. I’m thrilled that so many of my diverse, #ownvoices favorites from the past year have won so many awards and that we had the chance to talk about them together today. Don’t forget, if you’d like to connect your students to eBooks and other online content I can help you get cards started for your school. Here’s to a great school year!

Slides from today’s presentation

Thank you so much for inviting me to be part of your annual conference! I am so happy to share some books with you and to talk about how public libraries support the important work you’re doing in schools and in the classroom. May we continue to “engage the world” by sharing powerful stories … and providing windows and mirrors for all youth.

Click here for the slides from my KATE 2018 presentation.

Hello future teachers! You were a great group and I was so glad to spend some time with you. Here are the slides from our presentation:

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If you have any questions or need any assistance locating titles as you tackle your coursework, please ask me or any of our librarians for help. We’re ready to assist! Good luck this semester.

Many thanks to our high school library staff and the ELA teachers who invited me to speak at their in-services today! There are, as always, so many good books to chat about. (Click here for the slideshow.) Let us know – what’s big with your readers? Want to come visit us for a tour, or invite us to present some booktalks to your classes? We’re always here to help. Here’s to a fantastic school year!

Slides from 2017 secondary ELA Inservice

Hi everybody! Here are my slides from Wednesday’s booktalks. You were an awesome crowd and I can’t wait to start scheduling booktalks and tours with your classes. Thanks for your support of our new building and your excitement – we’re thrilled to bring you an amazing new library experience and it’s only months away!

Thanks so much for coming to my presentation on Friday! I appreciated seeing all of your faces bright and early in the morning. Please click here for my booktalk slides: KLA Booktalks – a year of teen reading

Feel free to reach out with questions! I was glad to see some of you friending me on Goodreads – that is a great way to share and compare books. Happy reading 🙂

Books come in and go out, just like the tide. Selection and deselection go hand in hand, two important parts of the library life cycle. Thank you so much for spending time with me today discussing one of my favorite topics, weeding! I hope these ideas spark joy for you as you move forward in your library journey. Please, feel free to contact me with questions or suggestions. We’re all on this journey together!

SLIDES FROM TODAY’S WORKSHOP