Today I used a Genre Personality Quiz from TPT by @MrsReaderPants with five 8th grade classes. It kept me on my feet all day. The kids were intrigued and engaged (as much or more than they ever are). Seeing which kids fell into which personalities was enlightening. What a great lesson! #JMSreads

Watch for high KP values. I won’t get out of bed for less than a 7 in this cold. It’s important that the BZ is also below zero. That’s the magic number that opens the door to letting the lights be seen. My go to Aurora apps are AuroraAlerts and SpaceWeather. Slightly interesting forecast tonight.

Space Weather is picking up after a lull. The sun has sent some X-Class solar flares, along with some M-Class, pointed at Earth? What does that mean? More Northern Lights chances will be coming. With the cold, I couldn’t get myself up last night, but there were great pics in MN last night.

A new iOS18 feature is “privately” sharing your photos with a global network to help Apple geotag pictures. Personally, I don’t want my photos leaving my phone unless I choose to share them. With Apple updates, at least one privacy concern like this pops up. Read more here: https://buff.ly/4h2jEq1

I love Fridays because I have a lot of small classes visit: English Learners and Reading classes. Some come weekly on Fridays. In a school of 2,000 students, it is nice to get to see some regularly in small groups. They also take time to put stickers on the poster, play piano, color, and more.

Two day week after winter break was hard. Today was Friday. I had tears in the Library first hour. An unexpected outburst later in the day. A standard visit from one of my regulars taking a break (and moving them back to class). But many kids were tired and off. Monday will be better for all! #TGIF

take herself off the schedule after visiting before break. I repaired books. Updated Holds. Made new signs. Organized physical bookmarks. It was a different day than expected, but #reflectingforward, one that I really needed. I also could connect better with the 3 classes that did come in. (2/2)

One of the things I love the most about being a Librarian is that no two days are the same. At bedtime last night, the schedule had 15 classes visiting today. I didn’t take time to plan any work other than kid connections. A sick teacher cancelled her classes after midnight. Another forgot to (1/2)

One grows best when they take time to reflect. My best year of growth was when I took time to reflect on what I did each day, share an insight, or ask for support. Also, looking forward to a hopeful future helps to make work more positive. Thus, #reflectingforward is again my goal for the year.

squares later. The grandkids are getting married and having kids. I simplified a quilt pattern to fit the size of the family tree. I used Canva to try different fabrics in the design to see what looked best and create my own patterns. I used graph paper to help with fabric piece sizes. #Make (2/2)

Productive week. We are relabeling out sports section with reprinted genre labels. Each label has the sport on it for easy browsing. 3 years ago, the first round printed too dark and too blue! We also put circ extenders on many books, hoping to extend their lives a bit. #Genres #SchoolLibraries

I have always wanted to build a display representing Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop’s 1990 description of books as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors. It came to life last week!