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All Episodes

Leading from the Library — 142 episodes

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1

Thinking Outside the Box: Cardboard Creation in the Library MakerSpace

2

How One Future Ready Librarian Goes from Teacher to Techie

3

Shaking up the Stacks

4

Digital Media Literacy Toolbox by Canadian School Libraries

5

Librarian + Classroom Teacher = Edu-Tainment: The Dynamic Duo Tag Teaming Education

6

The Unbound & Unbothered Librarians

7

Building & Maintaining Reading Culture in Collaboration w/Teachers & Students

8

The Non-Expert’s Guide to Writing a Grant for Your School Library

9

Digital Citizenship in the Age of AI

10

It’s a Beautiful Day in the Library Neighborhood: Connecting Across District Lines

11

Designing a Student-Centered Library

12

Back to Basics: Building a Community of Readers

13

Bringing the community into your library with Lunch and Learns

14

A Sense of Place: Future Ready School Libraries

15

Welcome to the Library: Making the library a welcoming and collaborative space for all

16

Lights, Camera, Library! How Pre-Recorded Lessons Can Supercharge Engagement (and Sanity)

17

Discovering the Magic of Books with Dori Bookie and Gil

18

STEM Battle of the Books

19

From Learners to Leaders: Empowering Student Volunteers in the School Library

20

EL Learners in the Library

21

Future Ready & Full of Library Joy!

22

Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI

23

It’s Time for Young Teen Lit

24

Changing the Librarian Stereotype and Narrative

25

Weeding: The Great Library Divide

26

Graphic Novels: Your Secret Weapon For Teaching Social Justice

27

SLaM: Pages, Pixels, and Possibilities

28

Creating a Play-Based Library

29

“Soul Train” Made Me Do It!

30

Beyond the Books: Creativity, Curiosity, and the Future of School Libraries

31

The Library Makers: Sparking Creativity in Elementary Spaces

32

Welcome to Authors’ Studio!

33

Island Librarians: Navigating Literacy and Connection in Nantucket's 6-12 Library

34

Mission Possible - Making the Media Center the Hub of the School

35

Evaluation as Advocacy in the Library

36

Administrator Support Is Essential For Future Ready Librarians

37

The Love of Reading Outdoors: Students, Families, and Community Members Enjoy a Storywalk

38

Can We Get A Minute? A Conversation Around Policy To Protect School Libraries and Librarians

39

Nurture Collaborations through Advocacy and Community Partnerships

40

Finding Joy in the Library

41

Summer Reading: A Rolling Adventure

42

Read, Connect, Grow: Building a Strong Library Community

43

Preparing to be Empowered and Challenge Ready

44

Librarians as Digital Citizenship Leaders: Shaping the Future

45

Boom! Pow! Hosting Your Own Comic Con: A Librarian's Districtwide Success

46

Bringing Storybook Walks into Schools: A Creative Path to Literacy

47

Let’s Do Lunch! Creating and Promoting Lunch Time Events in Secondary Libraries

48

Uniting from the Library: How a bird’s nest brought a school community together (S9, E1)

49

Teaching is Heart Work

50

Transitioning from Public to School Librarianship

51

Building and Eco Hub Saving the Planet One Library at a Time

52

A Library Makeover Story: Creating a Library for Teens

53

Be a TokStar Librarian

54

Bringing SEL Into Our Libraries

55

Amplify Voices: Increasing Access to Diverse Books with Visual Book Lists and Free Book Fairs

56

EVERYONE Can Lead From Their Library

57

Making A Difference Through Mentorship

58

Creating A Dream Team For The Library and Makerspace!

59

The I-35 PLN: Collaborating Across Highways, State Lines & Borders

60

“We’re All In This Together” - Fulbright & Global Collaboration Through the Library

61

Collaboration and Connection

62

AI in the School Library!

63

Loneliness Epidemic - The Librarian’s Unique opportunity to help children find friends

64

“But that Would Never Work Because….But What if it Does?”

65

Nurturing Literacy and Community Connections through a StoryWalk®

66

Teaching Media Literacy in a Post-Truth, AI World Using Graphic Novels

67

Bringing Joy To The Library

68

Partnerships in Library Leadership

69

Igniting Learning In The Library (Libratory)

70

“J” is for Just Right Books---share #ReadingJOY

71

Moving Up, But Still A Librarian At Heart

72

Making My Dreams (augmented) Reality

73

Revamping the Elementary Library to Support Student Success

74

Start A Quilting Club (or any club) and They Will Come (with Samantha Andrzejewski)!

75

Horse Book Nook: Why every library needs a stable of horse books!

76

Finding Your Place & Making A Difference As A New Librarian (with Lauren Mobley)

77

Making A Difference With School Libraries Throughout An Entire State (with Monica Treptow)

78

Library Advocacy: Taking Opportunities As They Present Themselves and Finding Your Comfort Zone (with Kelly Passek)

79

Inspiring ALL Readers In A K-12 School Building (with Jennifer Malphy)

80

We Have a Makerspace….Now What?! (with Connie Ann Roussel and Ari Daniels )

81

Libraries.Today (with Dr. Christopher Harris)

82

Creating a Reconsideration Policy For Your School Library (with Chad Lehman)

83

Creating a Culture of Well-ness (with Crystal Mendoza and Dr. Valerie Paredes)

84

Future Ready Librarian Framework Peer Collaboration Project (with Nadine Poper)

85

Books Breaking Barriers: Learning to Lead a Library in a Youth Detention Facility (with Jessie Storrs)

86

Tafakari: A Summer Teaching in Tanzania & Kenya (with Andrea Trudeau)

87

Student Leadership in the Library (with Wenndy Pray)

88

Manga in Libraries (with Jillian Rudes)

89

The Importance of Developing Digital Detectives in a cesspool of mis, dis, and mal information (with Darren Hudgins)

90

New Books Talk With Jennifer and Shannon

91

The Importance of Sticking Together (with K.C. Boyd)

92

Bilingual Is Beautiful (with Miranda Quintero)

93

Reaching Students When They Can’t Reach You (with Nikki Robertson-Griffin)

94

Share Your Story! We Need Accurate Narratives of the School Library (with Courtney Pentland)

95

What Does It Mean to Be a NextGenLibrarian (with Amanda Hunt)?

96

Toot Your Horn: Show Off Your Library This Year (with Blake Hopper)!

97

Weathering the Storms: Inspirations, a Check-in, a Pep Talk and a Massive Hug (with Joyce Valenza)

98

Silent Messages Speak Volumes (with Hilda Weisburg)

99

Mindfulness In The Library (with Ashley Cooksey)

100

Making Changes as a New Librarian (with Kristy Barker)

101

Ed Tech In The Library (with Deborah Zeman)

102

Transparent Advocacy & Good Intentions (with Kelsye Baudoin)

103

Surviving Censorship

104

Future-Proofing Your Position and Program - How to avoid surprises and mitigate stressful situations

105

Ditching the Dewey

106

Building A Culture of Reading in the Library and Beyond

107

Librarians as leaders for media literacy

108

Allyship Within Our Libraries

109

Librarians Fight Book Bans

110

Adding Excitement To Reading With STREAM In The Library

111

Britten Follett

112

Step Up and Take A Lead, Librarians!

113

The Mindful Librarian

114

The Power of Print

115

Planning for Patrons and Programs

116

Innovate, Collaborate and Explore

117

Tips On Starting A New Job...and A New School Year

118

Fact From Falsehood: Teaching News and Media Literacy

119

Leading from the Library with Lispy Librarian: Ensuring Access for All

120

Journeying with Jones...How Librarian, Amanda Jones, Connects Her Students To The World Through Virtual Field Trips

121

Meeting Our Students Where They Are At Through Instagram and Music

122

The Many Hats We Wear As Future Ready Librarians

123

When Teachers and Librarians Collaborate Anything Is Possible!

124

Library Book Bus - Bringing Books to Students

125

Supporting Student Agency during Hybrid Teaching

126

Digital Leadership

127

Inspiring District Wide Reading At OCPS with Awesome Promotion, Diverse Student Challenges, Social Media, Collaboration and More!

128

Ensuring Continued Access To Books, Technology, Events, and Even A Book Bus!

129

Pivot and Provide

130

Community, Collaborate, and Building Community

131

Connecting Readers and Authors

132

Creating Library Programs & Spaces For All Kids

133

Think Before Clicking

134

Lessons Learned Remotely

135

Being a Future Ready Librarian During A Pandemic

136

Supporting Today’s Students Through News Literacy

137

Concierge to your Community

138

Know Yourself. Know Your Boss

139

Purposefully Integrating Technology & Learning During A Pandemic

140

Planning for Remote Learning With Equity In Mind

141

Back To School As A Future Ready Librarian

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