Eleana P
@psinapod.bsky.social
Teacher, Librarian, Book-devourer.
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POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
I got to meet this beautiful human at the BCTLA Conference this morning. Just two librarians doing our thing. Thank you @mychal3ts.bsky.social for your advocacy and passion! #ReadingRainbowReboot #libraryfriends #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarian #TLSky #EduSky
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I got to meet this beautiful human at the BCTLA Conference this morning. Just two librarians doing our thing. Thank you @mychal3ts.bsky.social for your advocacy and passion! #ReadingRainbowReboot #libraryfriends #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarian #TLSky #EduSky
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This is a beautifully complex piece by Canadian journalist Katie Engelhart in the New York Times Magazine about children’s author Robert Munsch as he struggles with aging and illness. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
The Beloved Children’s Author Whose Stories Are Slipping Away
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is a beautifully complex piece by Canadian journalist Katie Engelhart in the New York Times Magazine about children’s author Robert Munsch as he struggles with aging and illness. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Movie you've seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR
April 26, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Movie you've seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR
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Every librarian should read this incredible post called "Librarians Are Dangerous" by @bradmontague.bsky.social today. It truly made my heart sing today. Thank you, Brad! ❤️ (And thank you to Julie W. for sharing it with me this morning.) bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians... #TLSky #Skybrarian
Librarians are dangerous.
A public service announcement
bradmontague.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Every librarian should read this incredible post called "Librarians Are Dangerous" by @bradmontague.bsky.social today. It truly made my heart sing today. Thank you, Brad! ❤️ (And thank you to Julie W. for sharing it with me this morning.) bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians... #TLSky #Skybrarian
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This is petty considering half the building is on the Canadian border side. #Canada #USA
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library, local officials say
Quebec town says move 'undermines the spirit of cross-border collaboration' /1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library, local officials say
Quebec town says move 'undermines the spirit of cross-border collaboration' /1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library, local officials say | CBC News
The U.S. government is closing the main Canadian access to the Stanstead, Que., library, an iconic building that straddles both borders, according to town and library officials.
www.cbc.ca
March 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is petty considering half the building is on the Canadian border side. #Canada #USA
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library, local officials say
Quebec town says move 'undermines the spirit of cross-border collaboration' /1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library, local officials say
Quebec town says move 'undermines the spirit of cross-border collaboration' /1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
After a super tight vote, the winner of this year's Tournament of Books at our school is "Boxitects" by @kimillustration.bsky.social Our students loved reading all of the books. There was great discussion, debate, and thorough enjoyment by all. #MarchMadnessWithBooks #reading
March 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
After a super tight vote, the winner of this year's Tournament of Books at our school is "Boxitects" by @kimillustration.bsky.social Our students loved reading all of the books. There was great discussion, debate, and thorough enjoyment by all. #MarchMadnessWithBooks #reading
After five weeks of reading, we are down to the Final Two in our Tournament of Books! Boxitects by @kimillustration.bsky.social VS It's My Brain by @elisegravel.bsky.social #MarchMadness #reading Who will reign supreme?
March 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
After five weeks of reading, we are down to the Final Two in our Tournament of Books! Boxitects by @kimillustration.bsky.social VS It's My Brain by @elisegravel.bsky.social #MarchMadness #reading Who will reign supreme?
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School librarians improve literacy outcomes. It is time that we stop thinking of school libraries as a luxury or an outdated, quiet room. All schools need a school library staffed by a certified school librarian. #TLSky #skybrarian www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes
Libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country.
www.americanprogress.org
February 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
School librarians improve literacy outcomes. It is time that we stop thinking of school libraries as a luxury or an outdated, quiet room. All schools need a school library staffed by a certified school librarian. #TLSky #skybrarian www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
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Interactive tour through Strathcona with fascinating videos to highlight #BlackHistory in Vancouver. blackstrathcona.com
Black Strathcona - 10 video stories about Vancouver's black community
From the early 1900s to the late 1960s, the East Side neighborhood of Strathcona was home to Vancouver’s first and only black community.
blackstrathcona.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Interactive tour through Strathcona with fascinating videos to highlight #BlackHistory in Vancouver. blackstrathcona.com
An amazing #WorldReadAloudDay with visits from @gabisnyder.bsky.social @elainebvickers.bsky.social @fleurbradley.bsky.social The students were thrilled to hear the stories and hear from these wonderful authors! #WRAD
February 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
An amazing #WorldReadAloudDay with visits from @gabisnyder.bsky.social @elainebvickers.bsky.social @fleurbradley.bsky.social The students were thrilled to hear the stories and hear from these wonderful authors! #WRAD
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I wrote a thing about Canada, nationalism, and what it’s like to see your country threatened during a year of exploring the world
52 Countries in 52 Weeks, Part 28: How Canada Looks After A Year Away
In Which I Think About Nationalism, Culture, And What Happens When You Go To Dozens Of Museums Around The World That Talk About National Sovereignty
justinmcelroy.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I wrote a thing about Canada, nationalism, and what it’s like to see your country threatened during a year of exploring the world
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President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. He was a symbol of what is best about America: kindness, compassion, duty and service. He will be missed, most of all by those who long for a return of that kind of country, led by a man with such strength of character.
December 29, 2024 at 9:15 PM
President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. He was a symbol of what is best about America: kindness, compassion, duty and service. He will be missed, most of all by those who long for a return of that kind of country, led by a man with such strength of character.
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Via Ground view - 10 types of Mis- and Disinformation
#TLSky #schoollibrarians #misinformation #disinformation #InformationLiteracy #InfoLit
#TLSky #schoollibrarians #misinformation #disinformation #InformationLiteracy #InfoLit
December 22, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Via Ground view - 10 types of Mis- and Disinformation
#TLSky #schoollibrarians #misinformation #disinformation #InformationLiteracy #InfoLit
#TLSky #schoollibrarians #misinformation #disinformation #InformationLiteracy #InfoLit
The always clever Michael McIntyre on silent letters in the English language will get you to chuckle... youtu.be/sOUqHr9tcVY?...
Silent Letter Day
YouTube video by Michael McIntyre
youtu.be
December 19, 2024 at 5:20 AM
The always clever Michael McIntyre on silent letters in the English language will get you to chuckle... youtu.be/sOUqHr9tcVY?...
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Interesting tidbits about language here...we are always learning more.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/8-fa...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/8-fa...
Eight, Ocho, Acht Most Fascinating Language Discoveries of 2024
This year scientists found universal language for pain, tracked why some words go extinct, developed mind-reading brain-to-speech technology, and more
www.scientificamerican.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Interesting tidbits about language here...we are always learning more.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/8-fa...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/8-fa...
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I'm sure I'll say this many more times:
Wherever possible, change your written & spoken language from "age appropriate" to "developmentally relevant".
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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Wherever possible, change your written & spoken language from "age appropriate" to "developmentally relevant".
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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December 8, 2024 at 2:46 PM
I'm sure I'll say this many more times:
Wherever possible, change your written & spoken language from "age appropriate" to "developmentally relevant".
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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Wherever possible, change your written & spoken language from "age appropriate" to "developmentally relevant".
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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Sometimes my books appear on those shiny "Best of the Year" lists, and sometimes they don't. But every year, I share this poem as a reminder for authors & illustrators (including myself!) to remember what matters most. katemessner.com/what-happene...
What Happened to Your Book Today: An end-of-the-year poem for authors & illustrators – Kate Messner
katemessner.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Sometimes my books appear on those shiny "Best of the Year" lists, and sometimes they don't. But every year, I share this poem as a reminder for authors & illustrators (including myself!) to remember what matters most. katemessner.com/what-happene...
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One of my go-to holiday gifts is introducing kids to a new book series - one that they'll hopefully keep enjoying well into the new year! Here's a thread full of series ideas to get kids of all different ages hooked on reading...
December 4, 2024 at 12:18 PM
One of my go-to holiday gifts is introducing kids to a new book series - one that they'll hopefully keep enjoying well into the new year! Here's a thread full of series ideas to get kids of all different ages hooked on reading...
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My middle school and high school students love the relaxation station. I just refreshed it with new winter bookmarks and word searches. Kids love to color with markers, colored pencils, and colored highlighters. #passiveprogramming #Skybrarians #SchoolLibrarians
December 4, 2024 at 2:58 PM
My middle school and high school students love the relaxation station. I just refreshed it with new winter bookmarks and word searches. Kids love to color with markers, colored pencils, and colored highlighters. #passiveprogramming #Skybrarians #SchoolLibrarians
Hey Word Nerds! A new discovery for me today...
alphaguess: a word game
Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.
alphaguess.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Hey Word Nerds! A new discovery for me today...
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Teachers & librarians! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day February 5th? I'll be sending out this year's list of author/illustrator volunteers in my email newsletter next week! If you'd like access, sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
November 21, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Teachers & librarians! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day February 5th? I'll be sending out this year's list of author/illustrator volunteers in my email newsletter next week! If you'd like access, sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...