Join Us For The August Future Ready Librarians Webinar, AI and the Human Heart....Register Today, Friends.

 

Friends, join us for the upcoming Future Ready Librarians webinar, AI and the Human Heart on August 26th at 5:00pm EST.  

I am excited to welcome Dr. Jennifer Sturge to this special webinar as we explore the librarian's leadership role in guiding ethical, responsible, and human-centered use of artificial intelligence. Participants will examine emerging literacies and how to support students and educators in navigating transparency and purpose. 

You can register for this free webinar here. 

And don't worry if you can't attend live.  Everyone who registers will be sent the recording and resources after the webinar too. You will also receive a certificate of attendance.  

We can't wait to see you for this one as we kick off a new school in the library.

We Need Your Vote For Our SXSW EDU Panel, Friends!

 

I’m proposing a panel for SXSW EDU coming up in March 2027. 

It’s all about how the modern book fair can increase access to books, in partnership with Literati and Eat.Learn.Play, and we need your votes to make it happen!

Vote by following the instructions via this link, https://literati.com/sxsw 

It only takes a couple of minutes. 

Voting closes August 23, 2026. 

Thank you, friends. I appreciate the help so much. 

Start the School Year with Demco's Free August Activity Calendars!

 

I love using and sharing the Demco Activity Calendars throughout the year.  As we get ready to kick off a new school year in a few weeks, and as others have already started back, our friends at Demco have two new ones for August! 

You will find the Demco Early Literacy Activity Calendar for August 2026 here.  I love how they have all of the different themes like Play, Writing, Math, Science, Rhymes, Reading, Stories, Sounds, and Songs throughout the calendar.  

And you will find the Demco Children's Activity Calendar here.

I took a peak at the week we go back to school and just LOVE all of the days to celebrate and the activities included in the calendar.  

You will find these calendars and more at Activity Calendars on the Demco's Ideas and Inspiration site.