Description

Guest: Rain Smith, School Library Media Specialist

From: Whiteland Comm HS, Whiteland Indiana

Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12

Resources:

• Broken Books Build Community: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG1qowq230/G6SVB7D06O4uK_amKSzLlg/view?utm_content=DAG1qowq230&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h4a3d89ce43

Book Break:

• Why I Love Horror by Becky Siegel Spatford (who is also a librarian!)

Where to find Rain Smith:

• Handle: @simplyrain
• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email DrTLovesBooks@gmail.com
• Check out the curated list of free online resources at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources
Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com
• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social
• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky
• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.
• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky