Hands-on STEAM; kidlit fanboy; love graphic novels; inclusive col’n; he/him.
Co-host of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast.
@sartoriallibrary.bsky.social
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My bio says most of what you need to know, including that I’m co-host with @paulvinelli.bsky.social of a #LibrarianFashion & #kidlit podcast…
BUT,
here are 5 more “special”things (no particular order) I’d like you to know about content I share here:
1) I use ALT ⬇️
[Ex Libris roughly can mean “from the library of” and used to be on bookplates (stickers) inside book covers so that people knew who the borrowed item belonged to…it’s Latin, ‘cause I’m all fancy and stuff.]
And it was kinda fun and ever-so-vaguely-though-grain-o-salt somehow validating…? Though meaningless?
And it was kinda fun and ever-so-vaguely-though-grain-o-salt somehow validating…? Though meaningless?
Never shall it be consistently hot, nor ever consistently cold; certainly never a perfect room temperature.
Necessitates a follow-up rule:
Librarians shall adopt cardigans as a uniform of sorts so as to mitigate (somewhat) the effects of the rule of library heating
You can always rely on the quality of Melissa Stewart nonfiction texts, and the art looks gorgeous.
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #TLchat #SchopolLibraries #edusky #kidlit
You can always rely on the quality of Melissa Stewart nonfiction texts, and the art looks gorgeous.
Going on future orders list for consideration later.
Going on future orders list for consideration later.
Do you use it?
Is it good/great? Or not?
Transition easy?
Better/same/worse than Follett?
We just had a T-L mtg to begin to discuss whether/not to switch, to what, when…UGHHH.
#TLsky #skybrarians #TeacherLibrarians
Do you use it?
Is it good/great? Or not?
Transition easy?
Better/same/worse than Follett?
We just had a T-L mtg to begin to discuss whether/not to switch, to what, when…UGHHH.
#TLsky #skybrarians #TeacherLibrarians
They’ve shut down their Canadian branch recently and laid off all the workers. Our district uses Follett. Sounds like Cdn service/support is going to get far worse, cost plenty more, and be more subject to American anti-library pressures.
Do you know…
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They’ve shut down their Canadian branch recently and laid off all the workers. Our district uses Follett. Sounds like Cdn service/support is going to get far worse, cost plenty more, and be more subject to American anti-library pressures.
Do you know…
1/2
I mean…you’d have to do plenty of research into veracity (which I haven’t done…cause I’m already CDN)…and I’m sure it’s not easy, but [gestures generally at the state of, well, the States]…
I mean…you’d have to do plenty of research into veracity (which I haven’t done…cause I’m already CDN)…and I’m sure it’s not easy, but [gestures generally at the state of, well, the States]…
Today in #LibrarianFashion, I’m bringing back trash bag chic.
We were at the painting phase today (and several finishing sanding first), so I pulled at my oft-reused traditional painting smocks…trash bags upside down with head and neck holes cut out and off we went.
Today in #LibrarianFashion, I’m bringing back trash bag chic.
We were at the painting phase today (and several finishing sanding first), so I pulled at my oft-reused traditional painting smocks…trash bags upside down with head and neck holes cut out and off we went.
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This delightfully simple (and quirky funny) idea of drawing emotional potatoes is a fab blend of emoji face knowledge & guided drawing that can take flight rapidly…
But also, for rapid mini-story telling/writing:
Why is this potato so sad?
Why is that potato angry?
#TLsky #TeacherLibrarians
#KidLit #PowerToThePotato #LibrarySky #TeacherSky
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This delightfully simple (and quirky funny) idea of drawing emotional potatoes is a fab blend of emoji face knowledge & guided drawing that can take flight rapidly…
But also, for rapid mini-story telling/writing:
Why is this potato so sad?
Why is that potato angry?
#TLsky #TeacherLibrarians
My Storytime sessions for students are already quite interactive (though far less prop/puppet/etc than I once did), dynamic with voices, action, “commercial breaks,”questions…
But I like this #ImmersiveReadAloud idea…it’s definitely a bit different than all that, but of an add-on experience…
#kindergarten #literacy #EduSky
My Storytime sessions for students are already quite interactive (though far less prop/puppet/etc than I once did), dynamic with voices, action, “commercial breaks,”questions…
But I like this #ImmersiveReadAloud idea…it’s definitely a bit different than all that, but of an add-on experience…
Fairly tough class to engage/focus—coming around. I built even more hands-on #playlearning & group discussion—helped?
Used plastic animals &
Venn hoops for sorting
herb/carn/omnivore,
mammal/bird/etc,
noct/diurnal,
structural adaptations (special teeth/etc
Fairly tough class to engage/focus—coming around. I built even more hands-on #playlearning & group discussion—helped?
Used plastic animals &
Venn hoops for sorting
herb/carn/omnivore,
mammal/bird/etc,
noct/diurnal,
structural adaptations (special teeth/etc
Brought out my super fave Converse high tops, which I hadn’t worn in ages.
Brought out my super fave Converse high tops, which I hadn’t worn in ages.
👨🍳😘
👨🍳😘
A playlist my wife made for us that I lovingly call Schmaltz Ballads.
I def entertained a daydream of the whole bus, teen passengers to elderly folks, suddenly breaking into an emotive singalong of
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A playlist my wife made for us that I lovingly call Schmaltz Ballads.
I def entertained a daydream of the whole bus, teen passengers to elderly folks, suddenly breaking into an emotive singalong of
youtu.be/r3Pr1_v7hsw?...
1/2
Never shall it be consistently hot, nor ever consistently cold; certainly never a perfect room temperature.
Necessitates a follow-up rule:
Librarians shall adopt cardigans as a uniform of sorts so as to mitigate (somewhat) the effects of the rule of library heating
Never shall it be consistently hot, nor ever consistently cold; certainly never a perfect room temperature.
Necessitates a follow-up rule:
Librarians shall adopt cardigans as a uniform of sorts so as to mitigate (somewhat) the effects of the rule of library heating
A K-Pop Demon Hunters sequel involving time travel to stop a demon plot to go back to the 80s to change the timeline by creating an evil boy band made up of these 4 musicians with this make-up (their demon faces revealed)
A K-Pop Demon Hunters sequel involving time travel to stop a demon plot to go back to the 80s to change the timeline by creating an evil boy band made up of these 4 musicians with this make-up (their demon faces revealed)
All kids got finished sawing, so full-on sanding...
Great things about sanding wood:
a) it’s very soothing, therapeutic for lots of kids
b) you can shine kids on by showing them 1 more spot, 1 more, then 1 more l’il chatter mark, etc to sand,
ad infinitum
(revenge?)
(You’re welcome)
All kids got finished sawing, so full-on sanding...
Great things about sanding wood:
a) it’s very soothing, therapeutic for lots of kids
b) you can shine kids on by showing them 1 more spot, 1 more, then 1 more l’il chatter mark, etc to sand,
ad infinitum
(revenge?)
(You’re welcome)
Seeing if cld fit themselves into a 19 cm gap (yeah, measured it when they left; curiosity piqued) btwn 2 shelves…from what I heard, only counted/qualified if they cld *crouch* in there.
Seeing if cld fit themselves into a 19 cm gap (yeah, measured it when they left; curiosity piqued) btwn 2 shelves…from what I heard, only counted/qualified if they cld *crouch* in there.
(Now, I’m thinking of more, but school just started, library duties are calling…could this thread count as “otherwise assigned? Seems important research.)
(Now, I’m thinking of more, but school just started, library duties are calling…could this thread count as “otherwise assigned? Seems important research.)