Diana L. Rendina
@dianalrendina.bsky.social
Teacher Librarian 6-12 Independent School | Tampa, FL | Speaker | Writer | Maker | Author - Challenge Based Learning & Reimagining Library Spaces | She/Her | Opinions are my own
www.renovatedlearning.com
www.renovatedlearning.com
If you have some free time during #AASL25 the City Museum is only a fifteen minute walk away and is an amazing, bizarre, fantastic playground art project for both kids and adults.
October 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you have some free time during #AASL25 the City Museum is only a fifteen minute walk away and is an amazing, bizarre, fantastic playground art project for both kids and adults.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hey #AASL25 - the Metrolink only costs a few bucks and goes straight from the airport to the Convention Center. Not a bad way to travel.
October 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey #AASL25 - the Metrolink only costs a few bucks and goes straight from the airport to the Convention Center. Not a bad way to travel.
Hey #AASL25 - heads up if you're like me and over-plan and purchased your tickets months ago. The Gateway Arch tram is a part of the National Parks Service and is closed during the government shutdown :(
October 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Hey #AASL25 - heads up if you're like me and over-plan and purchased your tickets months ago. The Gateway Arch tram is a part of the National Parks Service and is closed during the government shutdown :(
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The More You Gnome: Your Guide to #AASL25 https://bit.ly/3W3Uu20
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The More You Gnome: Your Guide to #AASL25 https://bit.ly/3W3Uu20
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I was busy making a flurry of things for the IdeaLab at #AASL25 while also making myself checklists and things to keep me put together.
But checklists are kinda boring after a while...so...Thinking about all the things I wanna do at the conference, I made myself a Bingo Board!
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But checklists are kinda boring after a while...so...Thinking about all the things I wanna do at the conference, I made myself a Bingo Board!
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September 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I was busy making a flurry of things for the IdeaLab at #AASL25 while also making myself checklists and things to keep me put together.
But checklists are kinda boring after a while...so...Thinking about all the things I wanna do at the conference, I made myself a Bingo Board!
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But checklists are kinda boring after a while...so...Thinking about all the things I wanna do at the conference, I made myself a Bingo Board!
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Headed to St. Louis for #AASL25? Join me & Tom Bober on Oct 15 at Schlafly Public Library! Hosted w/ Left Bank Books, we’ll talk about how Tom’s advice shaped my book and how to stand up for intellectual freedom. RSVP: www.left-bank.com/event/amanda...
September 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Headed to St. Louis for #AASL25? Join me & Tom Bober on Oct 15 at Schlafly Public Library! Hosted w/ Left Bank Books, we’ll talk about how Tom’s advice shaped my book and how to stand up for intellectual freedom. RSVP: www.left-bank.com/event/amanda...
Glad to see some mainstream media covering some of the problems surrounding AI data centers and their water and energy use. This needs to be a part of the larger AI conversation. (Free gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Glad to see some mainstream media covering some of the problems surrounding AI data centers and their water and energy use. This needs to be a part of the larger AI conversation. (Free gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
I'm taking a conference break this summer so I won't be at ALA or ISTE this year. But I'll definitely be following along from afar and cheering on my fellow librarians.
The break is also because I'm traveling to keynote at a conference in early August - more on that soon ;)
The break is also because I'm traveling to keynote at a conference in early August - more on that soon ;)
June 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'm taking a conference break this summer so I won't be at ALA or ISTE this year. But I'll definitely be following along from afar and cheering on my fellow librarians.
The break is also because I'm traveling to keynote at a conference in early August - more on that soon ;)
The break is also because I'm traveling to keynote at a conference in early August - more on that soon ;)
It's disturbing to see this being lost in the news cycle today. Carla Hayden has been a fantastic Librarian of Congress and there was absolutely no reason to dismiss her like this.
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It's disturbing to see this being lost in the news cycle today. Carla Hayden has been a fantastic Librarian of Congress and there was absolutely no reason to dismiss her like this.
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
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📌Poster Session and IdeaLab Session Proposals are NOW OPEN!
💡Both sessions offer presenters the opportunity to present innovative ideas, new programs, or research findings via a poster and/or laptop presentation.
✅Poster and IdeaLab proposals are due by July 1st: bit.ly/4d1ipGQ
💡Both sessions offer presenters the opportunity to present innovative ideas, new programs, or research findings via a poster and/or laptop presentation.
✅Poster and IdeaLab proposals are due by July 1st: bit.ly/4d1ipGQ
May 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📌Poster Session and IdeaLab Session Proposals are NOW OPEN!
💡Both sessions offer presenters the opportunity to present innovative ideas, new programs, or research findings via a poster and/or laptop presentation.
✅Poster and IdeaLab proposals are due by July 1st: bit.ly/4d1ipGQ
💡Both sessions offer presenters the opportunity to present innovative ideas, new programs, or research findings via a poster and/or laptop presentation.
✅Poster and IdeaLab proposals are due by July 1st: bit.ly/4d1ipGQ
Love this display idea! I've made a board of books I've read during the year, but I haven't highlighted audiobooks before. I might be stealing this one.
Yesterday was the end of School Library Month and we were able to find 288 of the 300 mini books that my principal & AP hid in the media center as part of our celebration. Not too bad! #TLSky #schoollibrary
May 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Love this display idea! I've made a board of books I've read during the year, but I haven't highlighted audiobooks before. I might be stealing this one.
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Here are 3 simple swaps you can make starting now:
1. Plastic water bottle ➝ Reusable bottle
2. Plastic bag ➝ Cloth tote
3. Ziploc or takeout container ➝ Reusable container
They’re easy. They last. Let Earth Day be your reset.
#EarthDay #AvoidingPlastic #PlasticFree
1. Plastic water bottle ➝ Reusable bottle
2. Plastic bag ➝ Cloth tote
3. Ziploc or takeout container ➝ Reusable container
They’re easy. They last. Let Earth Day be your reset.
#EarthDay #AvoidingPlastic #PlasticFree
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Here are 3 simple swaps you can make starting now:
1. Plastic water bottle ➝ Reusable bottle
2. Plastic bag ➝ Cloth tote
3. Ziploc or takeout container ➝ Reusable container
They’re easy. They last. Let Earth Day be your reset.
#EarthDay #AvoidingPlastic #PlasticFree
1. Plastic water bottle ➝ Reusable bottle
2. Plastic bag ➝ Cloth tote
3. Ziploc or takeout container ➝ Reusable container
They’re easy. They last. Let Earth Day be your reset.
#EarthDay #AvoidingPlastic #PlasticFree
Thinking about everyday actions on this Earth Day & making small changes throughout the year that can add up. This year I've been swapping one regularly used plastic item for a non-plastic alternative each month. Spacing it out has made it easier and less expensive to shift things. (1/2)
April 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thinking about everyday actions on this Earth Day & making small changes throughout the year that can add up. This year I've been swapping one regularly used plastic item for a non-plastic alternative each month. Spacing it out has made it easier and less expensive to shift things. (1/2)
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Florida! Rise up! Our friends @flfreedomread.bsky.social have made it easy for you to contact your representatives! See their post below!
The House Education & Employment Committee will take up HB 1539 on Thursday.
We need emails/calls to be sent to members. If you have 5 min, contact the leaders. If you have 10, contact leaders and five additional members. If you have 15 or more, go for them all!
www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...
We need emails/calls to be sent to members. If you have 5 min, contact the leaders. If you have 10, contact leaders and five additional members. If you have 15 or more, go for them all!
www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...
![Canady, Jennifer [R]
jennifer.canady@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5050
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael [R]
Taylor.Yarkosky@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5025
Berfield, Kimberly [R]
kim.berfield@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5058
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes [D]
Yvonne.Hinson@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5021
Aristide, Wallace [D]
wallace.aristide@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5107
Daniels, Kimberly [D]
Kimberly.Daniels@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5014
Dunkley, Lisa [D]
lisa.dunkley@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5097
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" [D]
Jervonte.Edmonds@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5088
Gerwig, Anne [R]
anne.gerwig@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5093
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" [D]
rita.harris@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5044
Jacques, Berny [R]
Berny.Jacques@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5059
Kendall, Kim [R]
kim.kendall@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5018
McFarland, Fiona [R]
Fiona.McFarland@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5073
Michael, Kiyan [R]
Kiyan.Michael@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5016
Nix , Jr., Danny [R]
danny.nix@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5075
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna [R]
Jenna.Persons@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5078
Sapp, Judson [R]
judson.sapp@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5020
Stark, Paula A. [R]
Paula.Stark@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5047
Temple, John Paul [R]
John.Temple@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5052
Trabulsy, Dana [R]
Dana.Trabulsy@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5084
Valdés, Susan L. [R]
Susan.Valdes@flhouse.gov
(850) 717-5064
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" [R]
Brad.Yeager@flhouse.gov
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April 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Florida! Rise up! Our friends @flfreedomread.bsky.social have made it easy for you to contact your representatives! See their post below!
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Orwell's 1984 wasn’t meant to be a how-to guide, but here we are. This October, join the fight for the freedom to read.
The theme for #BannedBooksWeek 2025 is Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.
Planning to participate? Apply for a Krug Fund grant by April 30!
www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
The theme for #BannedBooksWeek 2025 is Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.
Planning to participate? Apply for a Krug Fund grant by April 30!
www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
April 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Orwell's 1984 wasn’t meant to be a how-to guide, but here we are. This October, join the fight for the freedom to read.
The theme for #BannedBooksWeek 2025 is Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.
Planning to participate? Apply for a Krug Fund grant by April 30!
www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
The theme for #BannedBooksWeek 2025 is Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.
Planning to participate? Apply for a Krug Fund grant by April 30!
www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
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One more note...
Often "national days" are celebrated in schools see custodians, admin asst., school counselors, etc.
BUT there are a few positions where it is often one person & it is overlooked.
School Librarians fall in that group.
Please do not miss this opportunity to give appreciation.
Often "national days" are celebrated in schools see custodians, admin asst., school counselors, etc.
BUT there are a few positions where it is often one person & it is overlooked.
School Librarians fall in that group.
Please do not miss this opportunity to give appreciation.
April 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One more note...
Often "national days" are celebrated in schools see custodians, admin asst., school counselors, etc.
BUT there are a few positions where it is often one person & it is overlooked.
School Librarians fall in that group.
Please do not miss this opportunity to give appreciation.
Often "national days" are celebrated in schools see custodians, admin asst., school counselors, etc.
BUT there are a few positions where it is often one person & it is overlooked.
School Librarians fall in that group.
Please do not miss this opportunity to give appreciation.
Reposted by Diana L. Rendina
Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a girl, not a boy, like everyone thought at first. But when Atara reads the story of Queen Esther, on the Jewish holiday of Purim - she realises that you don't need a costume to express who you really are...
lgbtqreads.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
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"I stopped at a QuikTrip in Texas to use the restroom. As I entered, I heard a voice from one of the stalls call out, “Hello, I have a question for you.” Then she asked, “Are you a woman or a man?”
The question hit me like a slap."
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/gender...
The question hit me like a slap."
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/gender...
Gender Policing in Bathrooms Makes Us All Less Safe. My Experience Is Proof
The anti-trans harassment I faced in a bathroom was a reminder of how emboldened people feel to police others’ identities.
www.teenvogue.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"I stopped at a QuikTrip in Texas to use the restroom. As I entered, I heard a voice from one of the stalls call out, “Hello, I have a question for you.” Then she asked, “Are you a woman or a man?”
The question hit me like a slap."
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/gender...
The question hit me like a slap."
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/gender...
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i need this book ("Knitting Yarn: Now and Then: The History of the Japanese Hand-Knitting Yarn Industry" by Yoshihiro Matsushita”) for research but it’s only available to registered members of japan’s national diet library. …do i know any registered members of japan’s national diet library?
March 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
i need this book ("Knitting Yarn: Now and Then: The History of the Japanese Hand-Knitting Yarn Industry" by Yoshihiro Matsushita”) for research but it’s only available to registered members of japan’s national diet library. …do i know any registered members of japan’s national diet library?
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📍 St. Louis is calling! How are you getting to #AASL2025? ✈️🚆🚗
💡 Travel smart with Pro Tips:
✔️ Fly with the preferred carrier for discounts and incentives.
💡 Travel smart with Pro Tips:
✔️ Fly with the preferred carrier for discounts and incentives.
March 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
📍 St. Louis is calling! How are you getting to #AASL2025? ✈️🚆🚗
💡 Travel smart with Pro Tips:
✔️ Fly with the preferred carrier for discounts and incentives.
💡 Travel smart with Pro Tips:
✔️ Fly with the preferred carrier for discounts and incentives.
In the realm of small actions everyday, I'm no longer shopping for groceries at Whole Foods (which is owned by Amazon).
I've switched mostly to Sprouts and small local grocery stores. Sprouts is a great grocery option if there are stores in your area www.sprouts.com/about/commit...
I've switched mostly to Sprouts and small local grocery stores. Sprouts is a great grocery option if there are stores in your area www.sprouts.com/about/commit...
Commitment to Human Rights | Sprouts Farmers Market
At Sprouts Farmers Market, we are guided by our broader ESG strategy and commitment to “doing well by doing good” in the way we care for our customers, team
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March 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In the realm of small actions everyday, I'm no longer shopping for groceries at Whole Foods (which is owned by Amazon).
I've switched mostly to Sprouts and small local grocery stores. Sprouts is a great grocery option if there are stores in your area www.sprouts.com/about/commit...
I've switched mostly to Sprouts and small local grocery stores. Sprouts is a great grocery option if there are stores in your area www.sprouts.com/about/commit...