Table of Contents

This blog is all about my journey as a librarian. I like to write about advocacy, student voice, collaborations, and technology. Below is a list of categories that help organize my articles and reflections.

Collaborations, Classes, & Programming

Our First Book Clubs at Bethel Middle School (2020)

The Outsiders Collaboration (2019)
Our Book Pickup Service (2018)

The Arkansas-Beijing Connection (2018)

Social Studies Maker Project Part 2 (2018)
Social Studies Maker Project Part 1 (2018)
Our First Book Tasting Event (2017)

3 Things I've Learned About Breakout EDU (2017)

The Shallows Library Collaboration (2017)

Civil War Adventures in the Library (2017)

8th Grade Intro to Research Using Chromebooks (2017)

A Physics Project Rolls Into The Library (2017)

Elvis in the Library! (2017)

Adventures With OER And Google Groups (2016)

Fearlessly Flying Outside of the Library Box (Our 5th time to present Fearless by Eric Blehm) (2016)
Arkansas Department of Education Library Feature (Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse) (2016)
So Far in September 2016... (2016)
Teen Read Week 2016 (2016)
Library Orientation Breakout EDU (2016)
Breaking Out of Normal Professional Development (2016)
Disability Awareness Program (2016)
Read Across America 2016 (2016)
An Hour of Code Awakens the Library in grades K-6 (2016)
When Things Fall Apart Again (2015)
The Dust Bowl Collaboration Blows in Again (2015)
The Crucible Collaboration (2015)
Our First Collaborative Library Commercial (2015)
Google Hangout with four Spanish Classes in the Library  (2015)
Two ways we brought music into the Library during Lunch (2015)
Our first Mystery Skype (2015)
The Great Gatsby Collaborative Library Program returns in 2015 (11th grade English) (2015)
How we used Twitter in the library while teaching research skills (2015)
Collaboration sharing research tools with 8th Grade English (2015)
Movie Night @ The Library (2015)

Connections

Tik Tok BookToks! (2022)

Mystery Skype Pro Tips (2022)

Our First Mystery Skype at Bethel Middle School (2020)

How We Were Able To Skype With 4 Scientists (2019)
Our Skype With a Teen Author (2018)

Our First Skype With a Scientist (2017)

Geography Classes Skype With National Parks  (2017)

Connect Your Library With Skype (2017)

Breaking the Language Barrier in the School Library (2016)

Skype-a-Thon 2016 in the Library (2016)

Cool Connections in October 2016 (2016)

Our First Skype Session With South Africa! (2016)

International Skype Session at ArASL 2016 (2016)

Testimony of a Connected Teacher Librarian (2016)

The Power of Meeting My PLN! (2016)
Our First Google Hangout for Professional Development (2016)
Mystery Package Hangout (2016)
A Year of Connections in the Library (2016)
6 Ways to build your PLN using Twitter (2016)
Our First International Mystery Hangout (2016)
A Break for Spring Break (2016)
My First International Hangout  (2015)
How we used Twitter and Skype to connect with a student featured on the CBS Evening News (2015)
Tweet us some #Inspiration part 1 and part 2 (2015)
Student Blogs... A "Living" Resume? (2015)
The Power of Connecting our Voices (2015)
Collaboration Resolution for 2015... Try Twitter Part 1 and Part 2 Hashtags & Chats (2014 & 2015)

Technology & Conferences

AAIM 2022 Conference Reflections (2022)

My First ALA Annual Conference  (2018)

Your Story Is Worth Telling (2018)

My ISTE 2017 Reflections (2017)

Computers in Libraries 2017 (2017)
Microsoft Surface Adventures: Skype Translator (2016)

Reflections from the MIEExpert Forum (2016)
How the MIEExpert Program Changed Me (2016)
My #AAIM2016 Conference Reflections (2016)
How we made Super Librarian Fly! (2016)
3 Grand Travel Apps That Took Us Through the Desert (2016)
Seasons Greetings 2015 from Library Media Tech Talk  (2015)
Schools Without Walls 2015 Changed My Thinking (2015)
How my wife became Super Librarian  (2015)
Presenting and Learning about Makerspaces at ArASL 2015 (2015)

Innovation Spaces

Makerspace Resources (2017)

How Our Students Presented Library Innovation Spaces (2016)
Our first Makerspace Day in the Library (2015)
3D Printing Fun for Valentine's Day (2015)

Student Led Activities & Student Voice

In Search of Student Voices (2022)

Our Library Student Worker Program  (2020)

Close The Year With Student Voices. (2017)

Students Take The Mic At TLChat (2017)
Krystyna's Connection Reflection (2017)

A Recent Graduate Shares Her Library Story (2016)
Students Take The Lead With Minecraft (2016)

Our First Student-Led Breakout EDU (2016)

Summer Book Club 2016 (2016)
Students Teach the Mystery of Skype (2016)
Student Led Connections for Teen Tech Week (2016)
A Student Led Sway on Digital Learning Day (2016)
Students Taking the Lead: Two Students help me present a 3D Printing session at a State Conference (2015)
Students Taking the Lead at the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media Conference  (2015)
Students "Teach the Teachers" Prezi at Lunch in the Library (2015)
Two Alumni visit the Library to give tips for college (2015)
Student article "Not Just a Room With Books" (2015)
Student Led 3D Printing Presentation (2015)

Library Organization & Management

First Semester Reflection (2019)

New Year, New School, New Job (2019)

An Easy Way to Share Stats (2018)

An Easy Way to Make Library Newsletters (2018)

An Easy Way to Keep Track of New Books (2018)

Keeping Work Neat With Google Keep (2017)

Professional Development: A Future Ready Library Buffet (2017)

Have A Future Ready New Year (2017)

Future Ready Libraries Change Lives  (2016)

Are We Future Ready Librarians? (2016)

How I used Microsoft Sway for our annual report (2016)
The Value of Summer Library Services (2016)
Create a Library Sign-In with Google Forms (2016)
Four Ways to Lead from the School Library (2016)
How 6 Picture Frames made a difference in the School Library (2016)
The Flexible School Library: Creating a 21st Century Space for our Learners (2016)
6 Ways to become more Indispensable (2016)
Why you should add Twitter Analytics to your Library Statistical Reports (2016)
A New Year of Goals and Celebrations (2015)
Finding Value in the Tedious Tasks (2015)
Confessions of a School Library Media Specialist at the End of Summer (2015)
It's not too Late to Send that Annual Report (2015)
So you are a new School Librarian... Now What? (2015)
How learning about Walt Disney changed my life this summer (2015)
Are Libraries still relevant? (2015)
Lead the way to "finish the race strong" from the School Library (2015)
No walk in the PARCC: Stay Positive! (2015)

Library Advocacy & Miscellaneous

A Study of Arkansas' School Library Budgets (2020)

Our Annual Report for 2018-2019 (2019)

Our 2017-2018 Annual Library Report  (2018)

Keeping Things in Focus (2018)

3 Ways to Shatter the School Librarian Stereotype (2017)

Relationships & Reading (2017)

3 Things Every Educator Should Remember (2017)

What Can a Library Be? (2017)

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