A librarian, aspiring writer, aspiring future bookstore owner, fangirl, mom and wife
Fort Worth, TX
Joined May 2020
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I'm leaving the Twitterverse for good. I requested my twitter history but if you are interested you can follow me at GrahamLibrarian.bsky.social that's where I will be.
Dual enrollment, esp in TX where state universities are way more likely to transfer the credits, is such a great option for high school students. It opens their eyes to the expectations of academic work in a safer environment less high stakes environment. ccdaily.com/2024/10/deep-div…
We get sent a report at the end of every month with every search our library catalog gets by day. I love to scan these reports because they fascinate me. Best search of September was "why pandas suck" which after checking, yielded no results. Guess they needed better keywords.
I can tell you when I worked in a district that has used Accelerated Reader in Elementary and Middle School had High Schooler who HATED reading. Being forced to read for points and grades is a KILLER of the intrinsic motivation to read for pleasure.
It's been a minute since I did one of these, so y'all get two. Celebrating my favorite tiny menace and the chonky bears about to compete for gold during Fat Bear Week.
I was working on a title for a conference session on a mashup between Silent Book Clubs and book annotations and reviews and needed session names. Decided to ask Gemini what they could come up with. I ended up with a good one but also this:
Nicole Graham retweeted
Tim Walz said it best: Censorship has no place in our libraries. The Hate U Give has been banned in numerous libraries—but that won’t stop me from sharing our truth. Our stories are meant to be heard. We will not be silenced.
ALT "Censorship has no place in our libraries. As a former teacher, I'm clear: We need to remember our history, not erase it." Gov. Tim Walz
I'm working on a primary source & secondary source lesson for dual credit ELA students. I just deep dived into the history of the Ferris Wheel as an example of excess during the Progressive Era and I had such a good time. #librarylife
Made this #bookdisplayidea earlier and realized I liked this wording better. Books with cinnamon roll male leads.
Just finished a training on LinkedIn Learning on Professional Communication and it felt a lot it should have been titled "Masking in the Workplace, How to Have Social Skills"
