Cheri Dobbs
@cheridobbs.bsky.social
High school librarian, LJ Mover & Shaker, traveler, sports fan. I dwell in possibility.
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Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit. (TLT)
Move Over, Middle Grade: Take Two, by guest bloggers Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel
Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit. (TLT)
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day 📚
Not everyone can always get to their library. It’s important for kids, for people to build their home libraries. To discover books they love so much they reread them over and over and over again.
Enter one of the library’s greatest friends… the indie bookstore 💛
Not everyone can always get to their library. It’s important for kids, for people to build their home libraries. To discover books they love so much they reread them over and over and over again.
Enter one of the library’s greatest friends… the indie bookstore 💛
April 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy Independent Bookstore Day 📚
Not everyone can always get to their library. It’s important for kids, for people to build their home libraries. To discover books they love so much they reread them over and over and over again.
Enter one of the library’s greatest friends… the indie bookstore 💛
Not everyone can always get to their library. It’s important for kids, for people to build their home libraries. To discover books they love so much they reread them over and over and over again.
Enter one of the library’s greatest friends… the indie bookstore 💛
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Book bans impact public libraries & bookstores, but it’s school libraries where they are rampant ❤️🩹
Many kids are unable to make it to the public library. They can’t drive, often times the library isn’t in walking distance. It’s not that their grown-ups don’t want them to be library kids.
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Many kids are unable to make it to the public library. They can’t drive, often times the library isn’t in walking distance. It’s not that their grown-ups don’t want them to be library kids.
🧵 1/11
February 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Book bans impact public libraries & bookstores, but it’s school libraries where they are rampant ❤️🩹
Many kids are unable to make it to the public library. They can’t drive, often times the library isn’t in walking distance. It’s not that their grown-ups don’t want them to be library kids.
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Many kids are unable to make it to the public library. They can’t drive, often times the library isn’t in walking distance. It’s not that their grown-ups don’t want them to be library kids.
🧵 1/11
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🤔 Are we creating opportunities for joyful reading—or for students to become joyful readers?
There’s a difference, and it’s worth reflecting on.
There’s a difference, and it’s worth reflecting on.
January 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🤔 Are we creating opportunities for joyful reading—or for students to become joyful readers?
There’s a difference, and it’s worth reflecting on.
There’s a difference, and it’s worth reflecting on.
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📚The #KidLit event of the year is almost here! Join us for the live announcement of the 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards!
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
January 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📚The #KidLit event of the year is almost here! Join us for the live announcement of the 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards!
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
January 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
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Remember, y’all… everything you ever wanted to know about #TLSkyChat can be found here: tlskychat.com
TLSkyChat | Bluesky
#TLSkyChat is a weekly educational chat held on Bluesky. It's organized by Jennifer LaGarde and Heather Turner.
tlskychat.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Remember, y’all… everything you ever wanted to know about #TLSkyChat can be found here: tlskychat.com
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A8 Be inspired by veteran school librarians willing to share their strategies and resources! Here’s a great place to start 🎧🎤💡📚😉 #tlskychat bit.ly/2YyqPmT
SLU Playlists
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January 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A8 Be inspired by veteran school librarians willing to share their strategies and resources! Here’s a great place to start 🎧🎤💡📚😉 #tlskychat bit.ly/2YyqPmT
December 13, 2024 at 2:36 AM
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Today I worked with Ts in Iowa on #digcit planning. Too often, we hyperfocus on what lessons to use "in the moment" & fail to consider the bigger picture. How do you ensure Ss are growing in their skills & knowledge over time? This framework can help: teachdigcit.com/framework #EduSky #TlSky
December 3, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Today I worked with Ts in Iowa on #digcit planning. Too often, we hyperfocus on what lessons to use "in the moment" & fail to consider the bigger picture. How do you ensure Ss are growing in their skills & knowledge over time? This framework can help: teachdigcit.com/framework #EduSky #TlSky
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This weeks newsletter features AI Pedagogy Project from metaLAB at Harvard, a thought provoking article by @tommullaney.bsky.social & more. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/elissama...
#Aiedu #EduSkyAi #TLSky
#Aiedu #EduSkyAi #TLSky
Unlocking the Power of AI in Education:
Exploring the AI Pedagogy Project
open.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:03 PM
This weeks newsletter features AI Pedagogy Project from metaLAB at Harvard, a thought provoking article by @tommullaney.bsky.social & more. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/elissama...
#Aiedu #EduSkyAi #TLSky
#Aiedu #EduSkyAi #TLSky
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Used part of my flight delay to update the Starred Review Spreadsheet. This is where I curate all the starred reviews awarded to books written for kids each year. #KidLit #EduSky #TLSky #BookSky Hope you find this resource useful.
sites.google.com/librarygirl....
sites.google.com/librarygirl....
November 22, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Used part of my flight delay to update the Starred Review Spreadsheet. This is where I curate all the starred reviews awarded to books written for kids each year. #KidLit #EduSky #TLSky #BookSky Hope you find this resource useful.
sites.google.com/librarygirl....
sites.google.com/librarygirl....
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There are many excellent titles here—but not one book that doesn’t have a lower age range of 3rd, 4th or 5th grade. Young teens/middle schoolers need their own publishing category…please! #youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #mglit #publishers @medialoguer.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/best-m...
Best Middle Grade Books 2024 | SLJ Best Books
Gripping fantastical journeys, family secrets, unbridled joy, and inconceivable loss: in these pages, tweens are facing it all. These 26 middle grade titles are exemplars across genre of the power of ...
www.slj.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:22 AM
There are many excellent titles here—but not one book that doesn’t have a lower age range of 3rd, 4th or 5th grade. Young teens/middle schoolers need their own publishing category…please! #youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #mglit #publishers @medialoguer.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/best-m...
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Committees, editorial boards, and task forces - oh my! AASL has many opportunities for members of the profession to participate in the association's work. Submit your interest to volunteer today at: t.co/3FQfVm3Wj8
November 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Committees, editorial boards, and task forces - oh my! AASL has many opportunities for members of the profession to participate in the association's work. Submit your interest to volunteer today at: t.co/3FQfVm3Wj8
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Another reason why we need #youngteenlit written for ages 12-15, not for 10 and up.
#mglit
#publishers
#childrenspublishing
#tlsky
#mglit
#publishers
#childrenspublishing
#tlsky
Thank you for saying this! This is exactly my experience in a middle school library. We are also in need of higher Lexile reading (these books are 550L-750L range). Most of our middlers should be reading at least 1000L (according to bands). We need more text complexity while being age-appealing!
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Another reason why we need #youngteenlit written for ages 12-15, not for 10 and up.
#mglit
#publishers
#childrenspublishing
#tlsky
#mglit
#publishers
#childrenspublishing
#tlsky
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I hope you all can join us today! This is always a great webinar to collect a few more tools for our teacher librarian toolbelts and to share with our students and fellow teachers! all4ed.org/activity/fut... #tlsky #tlchat #schoollibrarian #edusky
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
I hope you all can join us today! This is always a great webinar to collect a few more tools for our teacher librarian toolbelts and to share with our students and fellow teachers! all4ed.org/activity/fut... #tlsky #tlchat #schoollibrarian #edusky
@mwmedvinsky.bsky.social Some great examples!
If you're looking for examples of student-created podcasts for classroom use, @npr.org has released a list of over 90 honorable mentions for their 2024 Podcast Challenge competition. Tons of inspiration ranging from 4th grade to high school! #EduSky www.npr.org/2024/10/24/n...
2024 Student Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions
Here are the honorable mentions from the 2024 Student Podcast Challenge. Congratulations!
www.npr.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:45 AM
@mwmedvinsky.bsky.social Some great examples!
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To all my school librarian friends, I figured out how to make a starter pack of librarians to follow on BlueSky. Follow it and the #TLSky hashtag. go.bsky.app/JPeAYQG
November 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM
To all my school librarian friends, I figured out how to make a starter pack of librarians to follow on BlueSky. Follow it and the #TLSky hashtag. go.bsky.app/JPeAYQG