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Continue reading →: Books Read – 2025I just updated my GoodReads list from 2025, as best as I can recall. Many of my books were checked out digitally on Libby from the public library. I have compared and imported lists as best as I could to represent my 2025 reads. Note: since many of the books…
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Continue reading →: Happy New Year!I always hope for new energy and inspiration in the new year. I have taken a lot of time to let my brain relax this winter break. It’s nice to have unplugged. Here’s to a wonderful New Year.
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Continue reading →: A perfect read aloud for a STEM, Music and/or Art class!Emmy in the Key of Code is a perfect read aloud for a STEM, music, or Art class. Read more about the book here!
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Continue reading →: Try 1: Canva Bulk Create: Data to SlideshowToday I experimented with Canva’s Bulk Create to turn a spreadsheet into a slideshow. I have been working up to a big Bulk Create project. This helped me to see the bugs.
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Continue reading →: Project Previews and so much Reflecting ForwardWith so little summer left, and so much Reflecting Forward on my to do lists… Here are some Project Previews that will be showcased in the Library when school starts.
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Continue reading →: Printing Labels – Make them fit!The question that I answer the most often on the Follett Destiny Users for Librarians Facebook Group is how to make labels fit onto their label stock. This questions comes up almost weekly. I have this and many other replies stored on my phone for quick sharing. (Some people resort…
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Continue reading →: First Genre Label Project: SportsIt took a lot of work to designate which books belonged in which genre before I started at Jackson Middle School. I did almost of the genre work from a shelf list, exported from Destiny. Since I was new, I didn’t even have access to the catalog! But, I made…
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Continue reading →: Approachable LibraryIn this post, I discuss some of the ways that I have made the JMS Library more Approachable to all readers. By helping most readers find just the right book, it gives me more time to work 1:1 with the readers who need the most support.
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Continue reading →: Slow Roll into SummerMy goal this summer was to do a lot of formal reflecting: reflecting backwards on this past school year to move forward on building a stronger Library program next year. But, during the last week of school, I put a ton of miles on my feet. I was checking the…
