Wednesday, June 17, 2026

AI Literacy and What It Means for School Libraries....Join Me For The New Follett Content Webinar, Friends.

 

Friends, I am excited to share my Follett Content webinar in July, AI Literacy and What It Means for School Librarians! This is a topic that is important and timely for all of us as librarians, and for administrators, educators, and students too. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already in your school – in the tools students are using, the questions they're asking, and the conversations happening in classrooms and library spaces every day. The question isn't whether AI will shape your students' futures. It's whether the school library will help shape how they engage with it.

This session is designed for school librarians who want to lead when it comes to AI literacy.

Join as District Teacher Librarian Shannon McClintock Miller digs into what AI literacy looks like in a K-12 context, why the library is uniquely positioned to anchor this work schoolwide, and how librarians can show up as essential partners for students, teachers, and administrators navigating this rapidly evolving landscape.

You'll walk away with:

  • A clearer framework for talking about AI literacy with your school community
  • Practical strategies for helping students evaluate and think critically about AI-generated content
  • Ideas for supporting classroom teachers who are facing new challenges around academic integrity and information verification
  • A vision for positioning your library as the hub for responsible, thoughtful technology use

We'll also be sharing highlights from Future Ready's updated AI framework – including what's new and how it can serve as a conversation-starter and planning tool in your building. As a founding partner of Future Ready, Follett Content is proud to support this work, and we'll let you know how to get your hands on a copy.

Summer is the perfect time to think big. Come ready to explore, ask hard questions, and leave with a fresh perspective on one of the most important conversations in education right now.

You will find the invite and registration here

I hope you will join us, friends. It's going to be a great one as we learn and think about the new school year.

3 Steps To Reignite Student Reading Engagement in a Digital World...A NEW Infographic From My Follett Software Webinar!

 

Our friends at Follett Software created a wonderful infographic from my webinar last month. 

They share...

Students today face more distractions than ever before, but librarians, libraries, and educators can play a powerful role in helping them connect deeply with books and with each other. Download this colorful infographic for a brief overview of three librarian-led strategies from District Teacher Librarian & Innovation Director Shannon McClintock Miller to help students fall in love with reading again in a world of streaming, gaming, and social media.

You can download the infographic and also watch my webinar, Reigniting Student Reading Engagement in a Digital World here, friends.  



Monday, June 15, 2026

Author Chats With Epic...A New Podcast Our Readers Will Love!

 

Our students love podcasts!  

Today, I was so excited to learn that our friends at Epic for Kids have a new podcast. It's called Author Chats With Epic! 

Epic shared on LinkedIn...

What if reading didn’t stop at the last page?

We’re excited to introduce Author Chats with Epic. A new podcast that brings kids closer to the stories they love.

Each episode is a chance to hear directly from authors. Where their ideas come from. What challenges they faced. And what goes into creating the books kids keep coming back to.

We hope it sparks curiosity and maybe even inspires the next generation of storytellers.

Our latest episode with Scribbles & Ink creator Ethan Long just dropped. Check it out at the links below.

Spotify

iTunes

YouTube

Our readers will be so excited, and I can't wait to share in our library too.