Rachel Grover
@rgrov1013.bsky.social
2023 Virginia School Librarian of the Year. NBCT. MS librarian, reader, and traveler to all the places. In a #LibrarianPowerCouple with @mamagilbs.bsky.social 🏳️🌈📚
#AASL25 was a blast! It always renews me as a librarian. Seeing national friends, going to fabulous sessions, and having amazing keynotes really raises the PD bar for me. Oh, and @mamagilbs.bsky.social and I presented two well-received sessions, too! Feeling like a rockstar heading home. 🥰
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#AASL25 was a blast! It always renews me as a librarian. Seeing national friends, going to fabulous sessions, and having amazing keynotes really raises the PD bar for me. Oh, and @mamagilbs.bsky.social and I presented two well-received sessions, too! Feeling like a rockstar heading home. 🥰
The best travel and life partner ever. Super stoked for #AASL25 with @mamagilbs.bsky.social! #LibrarianPowerCouple
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The best travel and life partner ever. Super stoked for #AASL25 with @mamagilbs.bsky.social! #LibrarianPowerCouple
This was such a fun episode to record! Special thanks to @slupodcast.bsky.social for coordinating! #TLSky #schoollibrary #edusky
Excited to share this conversation with @mamagilbs.bsky.social and @rgrov1013.bsky.social!!!
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This was such a fun episode to record! Special thanks to @slupodcast.bsky.social for coordinating! #TLSky #schoollibrary #edusky
My middle school library needs a few more board games & card games! I have never seen kids want to play games with their friends as much as this year. Can you help? Chess & Uno are most requested. Thx so much in advance! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... #TLSky #EduSky #schoollibrary
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September 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My middle school library needs a few more board games & card games! I have never seen kids want to play games with their friends as much as this year. Can you help? Chess & Uno are most requested. Thx so much in advance! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... #TLSky #EduSky #schoollibrary
I am super honored to be the newest guest on Steve's podcast, talking about my experience as a school librarian with integrating Conversational English in my makerspace. Worth a listen! (There's even a giveaway!) #TLSky
SLLN Podcast S3 continues with Ep 54: @rgrov1013.bsky.social shares how she uses her makerspace to help ELLs grasp vocab - literally!
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/54-building-...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarian #TLChat
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/54-building-...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarian #TLChat
The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast: 54. Building Conversational English Skills in the Makerspace with Rachel Grover
Guest: Rachel Grover, School Librarian From: Virginia Grade(s) Taught: 7, 8 Resources: Building Conversational English Skills in the Makerspace: Book Break:&n...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I am super honored to be the newest guest on Steve's podcast, talking about my experience as a school librarian with integrating Conversational English in my makerspace. Worth a listen! (There's even a giveaway!) #TLSky
I'll be interested to see if this is an anomaly or a pattern across the country. Interesting data about reading and school library visits! #TLSky
District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools. Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate. (Wave)
School cell phone ban creates surge in JCPS library visits
District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'll be interested to see if this is an anomaly or a pattern across the country. Interesting data about reading and school library visits! #TLSky
I am so unbelievably proud of my wife @mamagilbs.bsky.social for starting her journey as a KQ Blogger this year! This is her latest post. Well worth the read for newbies and veteran school librarians alike. #powercouple
10 Real-Talk Tips for Making It Through This School Year Relatively Intact bit.ly/40Zx0he
August 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I am so unbelievably proud of my wife @mamagilbs.bsky.social for starting her journey as a KQ Blogger this year! This is her latest post. Well worth the read for newbies and veteran school librarians alike. #powercouple
So excited to get to be a blogger again this year for the AASL Knowledge Quest blog!
5 Easy Ways Google Sheets Can Preserve Your Sanity as a School Librarian bit.ly/44BBWuX #AASLkq
July 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
So excited to get to be a blogger again this year for the AASL Knowledge Quest blog!
This year's student-created bookmark contest winners are now available at checkout! We had both hand drawn and digital categories. They turned out great!
March 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This year's student-created bookmark contest winners are now available at checkout! We had both hand drawn and digital categories. They turned out great!
Starting the weekend with the latest in a favorite series by @jamesponti.bsky.social shipped by the ever-wonderful @parnassusbooks.bsky.social! If you haven't gotten on this middle school series, consider this your invite! It's one of the few series I have read past book 1. Worth it! #TLSky
February 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Starting the weekend with the latest in a favorite series by @jamesponti.bsky.social shipped by the ever-wonderful @parnassusbooks.bsky.social! If you haven't gotten on this middle school series, consider this your invite! It's one of the few series I have read past book 1. Worth it! #TLSky
When it's a Friday afternoon in a school library and you forget to water the plants, you make a real obvious reminder for Monday. #TLSky
January 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
When it's a Friday afternoon in a school library and you forget to water the plants, you make a real obvious reminder for Monday. #TLSky
It's National Rubber Ducky Day! I bought some on Amazon & hid cards I made on Canva throughout the library for students to find. Lucky finders got to pick a rubber duck! I only advertised on our LMS library page. It was great! (TL,DR: Libraries are more than books. They're fun, too!) #TLSky #EduSky
January 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I love this annual tradition of making paper snowflakes with @mamagilbs.bsky.social and hanging them on our kitchen cabinets. Easy and fun!
January 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I love this annual tradition of making paper snowflakes with @mamagilbs.bsky.social and hanging them on our kitchen cabinets. Easy and fun!
Leave out a Scrabble board in the library, they said. Middle schoolers are the best. This gem was found after the students went to class one morning. #TLSky
December 19, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Leave out a Scrabble board in the library, they said. Middle schoolers are the best. This gem was found after the students went to class one morning. #TLSky
I treated my Student Library Advisory Team to a celebration today to thank them for all their hard work in the library so far this year. We had a hot chocolate bar and some chocolate (and non-choc) treats. They were ecstatic! #schoollibrary #TLSky
December 19, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I treated my Student Library Advisory Team to a celebration today to thank them for all their hard work in the library so far this year. We had a hot chocolate bar and some chocolate (and non-choc) treats. They were ecstatic! #schoollibrary #TLSky
Reposted by Rachel Grover
Exciting News #TLSkyChat !! @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I will be hosting the FIRST Teacher Librarian Chat on BlueSky next Wednesday, December 4th.
✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST)
✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:...
✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST)
✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 28, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Exciting News #TLSkyChat !! @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I will be hosting the FIRST Teacher Librarian Chat on BlueSky next Wednesday, December 4th.
✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST)
✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:...
✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST)
✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:...
#EduSky! Join me for thoughts about school libraries and education-related topics. This happened in my library last week!
A highlight of my week was hosting the Art Foundations class in my library and inviting them to explore the library's drawing books, adding ideas to their sketchbooks. Many were checked out at the end, too! #TLSky #Skybrarians
November 24, 2024 at 4:57 PM
#EduSky! Join me for thoughts about school libraries and education-related topics. This happened in my library last week!
A highlight of my week was hosting the Art Foundations class in my library and inviting them to explore the library's drawing books, adding ideas to their sketchbooks. Many were checked out at the end, too! #TLSky #Skybrarians
November 24, 2024 at 2:46 PM
A highlight of my week was hosting the Art Foundations class in my library and inviting them to explore the library's drawing books, adding ideas to their sketchbooks. Many were checked out at the end, too! #TLSky #Skybrarians
Reposted by Rachel Grover
glad to be here!
November 17, 2024 at 11:40 PM
glad to be here!
Really enjoyed spending time with my Student Library Advisory Team today after school. We talked about ideas for a new book club, changed our displays, and played Book Title Pictionary! They are such a great crew who love reading and our library. ♥️📚
November 13, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Really enjoyed spending time with my Student Library Advisory Team today after school. We talked about ideas for a new book club, changed our displays, and played Book Title Pictionary! They are such a great crew who love reading and our library. ♥️📚
The VAASL conference was exactly what we needed this past week! Keynotes and sessions were great, but most of all, the reunion of seeing all librarian friends is always the best part. It was great to get some time afterwards in Yorktown, too!
November 10, 2024 at 3:29 PM
The VAASL conference was exactly what we needed this past week! Keynotes and sessions were great, but most of all, the reunion of seeing all librarian friends is always the best part. It was great to get some time afterwards in Yorktown, too!
It's ginger cat appreciation day! This one didn't appreciate being told that while he was surveying the backyard for possible intruders.
September 1, 2024 at 6:33 PM
It's ginger cat appreciation day! This one didn't appreciate being told that while he was surveying the backyard for possible intruders.
I think my cat is broken.
August 31, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I think my cat is broken.