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Carol Mahoney
@caroltheteacher.bsky.social
Children’s librarian and head of libraries @ the Key School in Annapolis, MD
This looks like a really sweet book! I have so many animal lovers at my school who would fight over it.
GIVEAWAY: Perfect day for a treat! Signed copy of my debut TATE’S WILD RESCUE is looking for a home. Follow, comment + share, and you are entered my sweets. Winner on Monday, 2/17. 💌 🐾
February 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Looking forward to listening.
One of my resolutions for 2025 is to be more proactive in my combating censorship. Tune in to learn about the 56 strategies shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social apple.co/4al1XzO
Anti-Censorship and You
Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 01/17/2025 · 58m
apple.co
January 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The House with 100 Stories by Toshio Iwai is now ours & will be used w/ Ks for a design challenge. Ss will learn paper techniques to construct their own towers, w/ an outside elevator that moves. Thanks @afcea_cmd for the Kickstarter grant! #KidLit #STEMed #librarian #schoollibraries
January 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
So excited to have new copies of Skyscraper by
Jorey Hurley to use with a preschool design challenge. After listening to the story, Ss will design & build the tallest structure they can. Thanks @afcea_cmd for the Kickstarter grant! #KidLit #STEMed #librarian #schoollibraries
January 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thanks to a AFCEA grant, I got 2 new classroom copies of Dragons Love Tacos by @rubingo.bsky.social to use with a preschool design challenge. After listening to the story, Ss will design & build a taco (not spicy of course) in case a dragon comes to visit. #TLSky #KidLit #STEMed #librarian
January 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Dear picture book authors and illustrators, would you like to be considered as the Global Read Aloud choice for 2025?

If you have 6 or more pbs, either as a writer or an illustrator, please reach out via dm or here.

If you don't know what the GRA is, see here theglobalreadaloud.com/for-authors/
For Authors
Thank you so much for showing interest in the Global Read Aloud.  If you are wondering how your book can become a contender, please read on.  There are many factors that come into play for a book t…
theglobalreadaloud.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Looking forward to checking these out!
December 22, 2024 at 2:36 PM
The Key School was awarded a $2K grant from AFCEA of Central Maryland to buy books that promote interest in STEM-related disciplines. The books will provide context for engineering design challenges & other multidisciplinary project-based units. #STEMed #makered #schoollibraries #TLSky
December 19, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Yay! Thank you.
December 18, 2024 at 12:35 AM
So excited to have @mnewsome.bsky.social read Sydney's Big Speech to our 1st graders on World Read Aloud Day February 5! #TLSky #skylibrarians #schoollibrary
December 17, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I so agree.
December 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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Does anyone have recommendations of good books on animals, conservation or nature? Please feel free to comment :)

#animals #nature #wildlife #books #reading #conservation #cology #library
December 14, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Love this idea to promote a reading culture.
Basically a fancy name for independent reading! 4th & 5th graders come to the media center during their recess block with a book and read. Everyone reads what they want or finds a book they want to read. No pressure, no stress, just extra reading time for kids who want it. It's been a big hit.
December 13, 2024 at 3:51 AM
So impressed with your curriculum. I bet it helps save a life.
Today!!! @authorlisafipps.bsky.social it’s today!! After three years of course development, 180 medical students are learning about weight bias in medicine through this book. I am so excited and so proud to bring #kidlit to medical school!
December 12, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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#ThisBookTheseReasons
New (to my library col’n)
#GraphicNovels 🧵

Survival Scout: Tsunami:
Funny, charming, totally #scienterrific discussion/illustration of tectonic plates, etc.
Great fit in with Science Comics in my GN section.

📚👍
#TLsky #SchoolLibrarians
December 10, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Woohoo! My Ss would love.
Ho! Ho! Ho! I'm giving away 4 Sherlock Society Gift Packs. (Signed book, enamel pin, and holiday card.) One each on FB, X, IG, and Bluesky. Repost and you're entered for a chance to win. I'll randomly select the winners this weekend!
December 10, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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I'm excited about the news! Our ELSE B. IN THE SEA
#kidlit pb bio about Else Bostelmann is a NSTA 2025 BEST
#STEM K-12 book! 🌟

To celebrate, I'm giving away 3 signed books with 30 bookmarks. To enter, tell me your favorite sea creature. Winners announced 12/14. US only.
#EduSky #Libsky
December 8, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Yup.
There seem to be a number of Americans who don’t know what to do if they find a book they don’t like at the library.

For them, we wrote this handy step-by-step guide.

action.everylibrary.org/what_do_i_do...
What do I do if I don't like a book at the library?
A handy step-by-step guide.
action.everylibrary.org
December 6, 2024 at 10:06 PM
As part of an intro to poetry, Ss looked for rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and repetition in poems they selected from our collection. Ss then became illustrators! Next up, are music lyrics poetry? #TLSky #schoollibrarian
December 3, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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I love doing wild things with books like giving students the text of a picture book but letting them come up with their own illustrations before seeing the actual full picture book! If you know, you know…

#sd36tl #skybrarians #surreyschools #TLSky #sd36learn #BCEd #EDUSky #BookSky
December 1, 2024 at 10:57 PM
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Teacher & librarian friends! I'm working on this year's list of author volunteers who'll be offering Zoom read-alouds for World Read Aloud Day on 2/5/25! It should be ready in a couple of weeks - be sure to follow if you'd like access to the list & please share this post to let your colleagues know!
November 10, 2024 at 12:10 PM
So happy with the way our windows & mirrors in books unit turned out w/ my 2nd graders. They picked a book & shared how it was a window or mirror to them. #SchoolLibraries
November 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Would you rather library edition. #SkyLibrarian
November 21, 2024 at 3:34 AM