Happy National School Librarian Day!

Hip hip hurray!  It's a special day!

April 4th is National School Librarian Day, a day to celebrate and honor school librarians- or media specialists, or teacher librarians.  Whatever your preferred title-it's your day!

Why not celebrate it with other school librarians?   Share this day by growing your PLN on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  Below is a list of of ways to connect with other school librarians on this special day.

Future Ready Librarians

Learning Librarians

Elementary Librarian Exchange

The School Librarian's Workshop

Staying Cool in the Library-Educator Community

MakerSpaces and the Participatory Library

Library Teachers BreakoutEDU

Minecraft in Libraries

@shannonmmiller

@joycevalenca
@NikkiDRobertson
@GwynethJones
@librarian_tiff  (Tiffany Whitehead)
@jenniferlagarde
@MatthewWinner
@plemmonsa (Andy Plemmons)

@cybraryman1  (Jerry Blumengarten)

@cathyjo  (Cathy Jo Nelson)

@THLibrariZen (Lynn Kleinmeyer)
@librarianprblms (for a good chuckle)

If you want to find even more school librarians to follow on Twitter, try searching using these hashtags:

#futurereadylibs
#tlchat
#edtech
#tlelem
#middlelib
#libchat
#PowerofPublicSchools
#ISTElib
#LibrarianProblems   (for more good chuckles)

Cybraryman has created a list of educational hashtags that you might find helpful. You can find that list HERE.

Another great way to connect to school librarians is through Twitter chats.  There are tons of twitter chats going on nightly/weekly/monthly. They usually last about an hour and go by surprisingly fast.  Pick one that tickles your fancy and check it out.  If you like what you see, jump in the conversation.   If the pace of a twitter chat seems too fast, don't despair.  Some Twitter chats are archived so you can always go back to look at something you might have missed.  If you're not sure what a Twitter chat is or how to take part in one, you can check out THIS helpful info compiled by Cybraryman. 

Cybraryman has also created a neat little page that lists the current day's Twitter chat and what time they take place. You can find it HERE.  Another great resource to check out is the TL Virtual Cafe.

barrowmediacenter

mrschureads

libraryjems

ikesmediacenter

bespectacledlibrarian

mrsoslibrary

twice.upon.a.library

missriemanslibrary

msoreadsbooks
thehappylibrary
kcool223
thedaringlibrarian

theloudlibrarylady

littlelibrarylearners

thereedinglibrarian

mrsbrownslibrary

ces_library_days

scottmslibrary
ariellehg

floyds_library_heaven
shspiratelibrary
walker.library.girl
itallstartsinthelibrary

pftstalibrary

lazylibrarian
dianalrendina

anotsoquietlibrary

missbutterflyece

talesfromthelibrary

Mrs Lemmo

Another great way to connect with other school librarians is through blogs.  Here are some of my favorite bloggers:

AASL Blog

A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet

Cathy Jo Nelson's Professional Thoughts

The Daring Librarian

Mighty Little Librarian

The Adventures of Library Girl

Van Meter Library Voice

Expect the Miraculous

School Library Journal

Library Learners

Miss Liberry Teacher

Reederama

Library Goddess

Mrs. Lodge's Library

Mrs. Reader Pants

The Unquiet Librarian

Library Media Tech Talk

A Wrinkle in Tech

technology rocks. seriously.

Shake Up Learning

Kleinspiration

Free Technology for Teachers

Educational Technology Guy

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

iLearn Technology

Emerging Education Technology

Technology Resources for Teachers

Control Alt Achieve

Online Tech Tips

 

And of course, you can always follow me on Bloglovin', my Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

And as a special reward for making it all the way to the end of this post and to celebrate this special day, I am having a sale!  20% off all my paid products on TpT- no code needed!  Just click HERE to access my store.

So go celebrate!  It's your day!  Happy National School Librarian Day!

#SLM18

It's almost April which means it's almost School Library Month.  This year's AASL theme is "Making Connections at Your School Library."

As I have done for the past 2 years, I have created a free advocacy pack based on this year's AASL theme, filled with fun facts and statements about school libraries. This is a freebie in my TpT store.  You can download it HERE.  Please let me know what you think of this freebie.  I also love seeing pictures of how these packs are being used.  Feel free to tag me in your social media posts if you decide to post pics using this pack.

For more advocacy tools, check out these links:

AASL School Library Month free downloads -Here you will find all kinds of pics to add to your social media accounts to advertise SLM18

AASL Advocacy Tools- Find downloads you can print and handout to stakeholders

AASL Toolkits

AASL Position Statement on the Role of the School Library Program

School Librarian: State of the Union- An informative read

You can find more resources on my past posts HERE, HERE, and HERE.

How are you celebrating SLM18?