Jennifer Malphy
@jmalphy.bsky.social
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I had the BEST spot to read last week on vacation! #northwoodsofwi #vacationreading #summerreading #librarians #tlsky
July 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I had the BEST spot to read last week on vacation! #northwoodsofwi #vacationreading #summerreading #librarians #tlsky
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Congress? You awake?
June 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Congress? You awake?
Book #2 of summer break and I'm having a hard time putting this one down! I love @katemessner.com books! #TLChat #summerreading #schoollibrarian
June 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Book #2 of summer break and I'm having a hard time putting this one down! I love @katemessner.com books! #TLChat #summerreading #schoollibrarian
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A7: Think about the Carnegie libraries of the past - and how impactful they were. My mom was raised in one - and I'm a reader/librarian because of her. The future of libraries is human-centered; we need these palaces for the ppl more than ever; I hope more people GET LOUD for libraries #TLSKyChat
April 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A7: Think about the Carnegie libraries of the past - and how impactful they were. My mom was raised in one - and I'm a reader/librarian because of her. The future of libraries is human-centered; we need these palaces for the ppl more than ever; I hope more people GET LOUD for libraries #TLSKyChat
A7: I have had DAs tell me that we won't need libraries in the future because everything will be done online and I've begged to disagree with them. We need the human connection that is found in our libraries! #TLSkyChat
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A7: I have had DAs tell me that we won't need libraries in the future because everything will be done online and I've begged to disagree with them. We need the human connection that is found in our libraries! #TLSkyChat
A7: I hope we never lose the value of reading aloud to our students. This is something I refuse to give up in my elementary library classes. We get into such great conversations reading picture books! #TLSkyChat
April 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A7: I hope we never lose the value of reading aloud to our students. This is something I refuse to give up in my elementary library classes. We get into such great conversations reading picture books! #TLSkyChat
A6: I am promoting everything we do on my library Facebook page. We just finished up an Iditarod unit and I had my students create sleds of their own out of Legos. They LOVED this! #TLSkyChat
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A6: I am promoting everything we do on my library Facebook page. We just finished up an Iditarod unit and I had my students create sleds of their own out of Legos. They LOVED this! #TLSkyChat
A5: A stereotype I'd like to get rid of is that the library needs to be a quiet place. While it is at times, it's also a buzzing, busy place as well and Iove hearing my students excited about things we're doing! #TLSkyChat
April 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A5: A stereotype I'd like to get rid of is that the library needs to be a quiet place. While it is at times, it's also a buzzing, busy place as well and Iove hearing my students excited about things we're doing! #TLSkyChat
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#TLSkyChat A4 Cont. This post contains more info about how to create Connections Style puzzles with/for kids. It includes a worksheet/scaffold for kids to plan their puzzles and a link to all the puzzles I've created. I hope you find it useful!
🧩 Making Book Related Connections Puzzles!
Connections is a recent addition to the New York Times Games Page. If you've never played before, the game is really pretty simple: you're given a grid of 16 words/phrases and your job is to find four...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
#TLSkyChat A4 Cont. This post contains more info about how to create Connections Style puzzles with/for kids. It includes a worksheet/scaffold for kids to plan their puzzles and a link to all the puzzles I've created. I hope you find it useful!
A3: I had my 5th graders do some book spine poems with their names! Kind of a cross between an acrostic name poem using book titles! #TLSkyChat #emma
April 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A3: I had my 5th graders do some book spine poems with their names! Kind of a cross between an acrostic name poem using book titles! #TLSkyChat #emma
A2: I'm also doing a March Madness Bracket with picture book characters and my kids can't wait to come in each week to see how is moving on! #TLSkyChat
April 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A2: I'm also doing a March Madness Bracket with picture book characters and my kids can't wait to come in each week to see how is moving on! #TLSkyChat
A2: One of the biggest promotions for reading this year in my library has been the reading/coloring challenges from @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social! My kids have literally eaten them up! Check out all the completed challenges on my March bulletin board!
April 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A2: One of the biggest promotions for reading this year in my library has been the reading/coloring challenges from @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social! My kids have literally eaten them up! Check out all the completed challenges on my March bulletin board!
#TLSkyChat A1: After being diagnosed with a seizure disorder my junior year in college, my neurologist felt that my English teaching major may not be the best for my health. I ended up with a library science minor which lead me to my MLIS and the rest is history! Everything happens for a reason!
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
#TLSkyChat A1: After being diagnosed with a seizure disorder my junior year in college, my neurologist felt that my English teaching major may not be the best for my health. I ended up with a library science minor which lead me to my MLIS and the rest is history! Everything happens for a reason!
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Just for fun, I create FREE monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages b/c both #reading & #coloring help reduce stress.
You can download the April updates (for FREE) here!
Happy reading AND coloring, y’all!
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians #EduSky
You can download the April updates (for FREE) here!
Happy reading AND coloring, y’all!
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians #EduSky
🖍️ Library Girl Reading Challenges: April 2025
Last year, just for fun, I started creating monthly "reading challenges" that: • focus on authentic reasons for reading (instead of having kids log page numbers, etc), and... • couple reading with col...
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April 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just for fun, I create FREE monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages b/c both #reading & #coloring help reduce stress.
You can download the April updates (for FREE) here!
Happy reading AND coloring, y’all!
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians #EduSky
You can download the April updates (for FREE) here!
Happy reading AND coloring, y’all!
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians #EduSky
We are getting ready to celebrate #ReadAcrossAmerica with our Paws for Reading Week! We're teaming up with our local humane society as well to help them with their fundraiser, Pennies for Pounds! #TLSky #Librarians
February 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We are getting ready to celebrate #ReadAcrossAmerica with our Paws for Reading Week! We're teaming up with our local humane society as well to help them with their fundraiser, Pennies for Pounds! #TLSky #Librarians
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Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
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"School libraries are the best. I grew up spending most of my time in them. I really depended on librarians to guide me, and I am forever in their debt." —Julianne Moore #TLSky mrschureads.blogspot.com/2013/11/chil...
February 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"School libraries are the best. I grew up spending most of my time in them. I really depended on librarians to guide me, and I am forever in their debt." —Julianne Moore #TLSky mrschureads.blogspot.com/2013/11/chil...
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
Fire raging in the stove, wood brought in, groceries secured for the weekend, and the Ranger/plow are ready to go! I started this book earlier this week and it will be the perfect weekend to read by the stove! #TLSky #Librarians #reading
February 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Fire raging in the stove, wood brought in, groceries secured for the weekend, and the Ranger/plow are ready to go! I started this book earlier this week and it will be the perfect weekend to read by the stove! #TLSky #Librarians #reading
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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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