Bookwormie
sarahbooksmayer.bsky.social
Bookwormie
@sarahbooksmayer.bsky.social
Irreverent, no-shush school librarian. Nothing on here represents my employer. Definitely. Nada, zilch, zero.
My online library says thank you with Halloween candy on top to the wonderful @Novel_Effect for helping make such a connection with students, even through a screen. Also, obviously, HUGE thanks to illustrator @itspeterbrown and author Aaron Reynolds for their #creepycreations
October 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Love when my library goes all spooky! Thank you so much to @storylineonline and @itsSoundCarrot for helping provide #creepycontent plus the @byStickTogether virtual 🎃 stickerboards
October 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Libraries are some of the most inclusive places on the planet. To celebrate that, I'm welcoming hedgehogs into my online school library today - and everyday!🦔🙂#hedgehogslovebookstoo #schoollibraries
October 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
💛summer, but always a little sad to close my library. I try to leave Ss with a little something, just in case!

Need one of my #seriesforsummer recommends too? Go here😎 And 🙏 @calgarylibrary for adding so much fun with the #ultimatesummerchallenge
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
❓Did you want to go to magical boarding school as a kid?🙋‍♀️Me too!! Kids devour these books and asked to see them on one of our #SeriesForSummer displays.

I know there are more magic schools out there so if you have a fave series, I would love to hear from you! 💌
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
One of my lovely students left a message for everyone at school in our latest @byStickTogether Love the thought & the use of #EphemeralArt, as it was eventually hidden by the other stickers but really, it's there forever! Plus it's CAKE people, double bonus!😋
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
More fun animal research today! We contrasted the cons of "gross" animals (leeches, anyone?) with the pros & voted to see if they were still icky (spoiler: all were still creepy/disgusting/horrible🤣) Thks to @owlkids, author Etta Kaner & ill. David Anderson for a fab resource.
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My next #SeriesforSummer🌞is graphix for early readers. Hook them by getting the kids to choose a character then #readitaloudtogether & presto!✨they want to borrow a big stack!
👉Copy if you can use (Lexile BR-450)
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The kids (and the librarian😉) had a great time with this book written by the ingenious Rachel Poliquin @ravishingbeasts & illustrated by the exceedinly clever Byron Eggenschwiler @byronegg
A great way to intro non-fic & research, Ss kept asking for #onemorepage!
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Sooooo, in May I start getting Ss set up with #seriesforthesummer interactives.
Starting with Warrior Cats today, but would😍 some super fresh💡ideas💡for grades 1-9.
@ABSchoolLT @calgarylibrary @ULSca @shelflifebooks @pagesbooksyyc @owlsnestbooks can I pick your brains?!?!
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
😊OK, I now have a librarian's crush on @melanielynskey who is an amazing story reader!
Grade 1&2s were rapt as she read @DevinScillian's Memoirs of Hamster
🙏 to @storylineonline and the @sagaftraFOUND for their hard work and sharing mentality
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thank you, thank you to @PoetryFound for their collection of poetry videos which have helped our more visual learners truly connect this #PoetryMonth We all have a soft spot for Wayne the Stegosaurus by the wonderful Ken Nesbitt @poetry4kids😊
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Lots of fun reading @JamesPonti's book City of the Dead with grade 5. We're adding research to @padlet as we go and have a dedicated @googleearth Ss geographer🗺 to show us the sights as we read! #funatschool #onlinelearning #schoollibrarians #readwhattheylove
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Oh no! Yesterday was #TolkienReadingDay and I missed it!🧙‍♂️💍🗻🐉
If you can still use this, please do whether you're @ABSchoolLT or know a #Tolkienite🤩
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
⚡#BookTrailerPOWER⚡Love love love when my reluctant readers respond with a comment like this. That's the moment to jump in with an audiobook/graphic novel checkout to keep the ball rolling! #mykindofbook #readwhatyoulove
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Happy #InternationalWomensDay2024 !! If any of you #fabulouslynecessary school librarians out there in Canada need a last-minute, kid-friendly, book-recommends-included resource, please help yourself 😁
#SchoolsAreBetterWithLibrarians #GirlPower
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Have Ss who need to do 2 things at once to help them focus? Running an #onlineschoollibrary, I sometimes use @byStickTogether boards while we're reading a light novel. The kids ❤ it!
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
One of the joys of #classroomdiversity is that you're bound to have a student who can translate when Parisian Hugo suddenly starts speaking Spanish😲 We never stop loving #Classroom13 from the hilarious Matthew J Gilbert😁
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hey #schoollibrarians & @ABSchoolLT @ASLC_Learn if you need some ready-to-go resources for #BlackHistoryMonth feel free to use this slide #StrongerTogether
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
😍Love sharing the wonderful @janethillstudio's Miss Moon & Miss Mink lessons with my Ss. Don't they take great #LibraryShelfieDay shots?!📷
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Had author @Marty_Chan & author/illustrator @GillianGDotCom in for our #LiteracyWeek. Both amazing virtual presenters - even junior high was hooked, so they must have superpowers🦸‍♀️😉
Go book them ASAP!
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A special guest on the @stisidoreccsd Morning Show today helped announce the winner of the 2023 Xmas Book Tournament! Let me tell you,🎅has a great sense of humour🤣& the Xmas gift on the left is our principal @kevindeforge
🙏@SteveRT1 & Robert Dunn,creators of the winning book
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🔎📕Dear #librarytwitter and #bookpeople can you help solve this little #mystery? Day 7 of my Santa's Library advent calendar from Eva Ludwig's fabulous Yellow Papers shop has me stumped🤔

What book is this supposed to be?? Something German I've never come across? Heeellppp!!
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
📗📕🎅Kicked off our 2023 Xmas Book Tournament today! There'll be read alouds, voting and eliminations over the next 2 weeks as we figure out which book is our school's favourite #xmasread
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Stacks on stacks of manga, our current library feature is straight out of otaku heaven! The kids are great at teaching me about this genre and REALLY good at correcting my pronounciation😆Love it! #MangaMania
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM