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Monday, October 24 @ 6:00 PM Eastern
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School librarians across the United States are feeling the physical and emotional effects of an increase in book challenges, including new legislation, affecting materials in school and classroom libraries. Sustaining the joy of reading can feel difficult in the best of circumstances, and can feel almost impossible when faced with a threat of censorship that goes against a student’s freedom to read, as outlined in the ALA Library Bill of Rights. As in many times of strife, taking time to focus on joy can beat back the darkness and bring light—to our students and to ourselves. Join Melissa Thom, Amanda Jones, and Courtney Pentland as they discuss ways to continue celebrating the joy of reading with students of all ages.
Join us to:
- Learn about what school librarians are facing across the country
- Find community in shared experiences & resources for support
- Leave with student-centered strategies to implement in your library today to sustain the joy of reading
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Door Prizes!
Samsung Galaxy Tablet
6-month SLC subscription
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Thank you to our webinar sponsor:
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Earn one hour of professional development credit for live or on-demand webinar participants.
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Amanda Jones is the 2021 School Library Journal Co-Librarian of the Year, a 2021 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, and is the 2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year. She is President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, a 2019 AASL Social Media Superstar, the 2022-2023 AASL Chapter Assembly Secretary, and the 2023 AASL National Conference Committee Co-Chair. She earned her master’s in education administration, along with her reading specialist endorsement from Southeastern Louisiana University. Find out more about her at librarianjones.com.
Courtney Pentland, MEd, is the school librarian for North Star High School in Lincoln, NE, adjunct faculty for the University of Nebraska-Omaha Library Sciences program, and a past-president for the Nebraska School Librarians Association. She is the current president-elect for the American Association of School Librarians. She earned her master's in secondary education and master's endorsement in K-12 library science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. You can follow her library adventures on Twitter @livluvlibrary.
Melissa Thom, MA, is a teacher librarian at Bristow Middle School in West Hartford, CT. She earned a master's in elementary education from Northern Arizona University and a master's in educational psychology with a concentration in gifted and talented development from the University of Connecticut. She spent twelve years teaching grades 4-6 as a classroom teacher, and five years ago, she earned her library media specialist certification from the ARCLMS program. She is active in the national school librarian community and serves as vice president of the Connecticut Association of School Librarians. Twitter and Instagram: @MsThomBookitis. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissathomjoyfullearning
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