You Are Invited To The Future Ready Librarians At ISTE, Friends! Sign Up Today To Reserve Your Spot.

                 

ISTE 2026 is here and we are excited to invited you to the Future Ready Librarians Summit on Sunday, June 28 from 9:00-11:00am EST.  

This year our theme is Mapping the Journey to Lead from the Library as we focus on the NEW Future Ready Librarians 3.0 framework and the amazing additions around freedom of read, multiple literacies, AI, and more. 

Our event is always such a special ways to kick off ISTE.  There is still a few spots available. You can register at bit.ly/FRLISTE26 today. 

We can't wait to see you, friends. 

ISTELive26 Is Here...And This Is Where I Will Be, Friends!

                

ISTELive26 is here, friends!  I am heading to Orlando tomorrow morning and can't wait to see everyone.

I am honored to be a Featured Voice at this years conference, along with so many other amazing educators and leaders in education.  

I have been working on a lot of amazing sessions and events this year, and I am excited to share my schedule.  You will find it here, friends.

We will kick off the week with the Future Ready Librarians Summit. Please register for this two-hour event here so we know you are coming.  It's going to be so much fun. 

In addition to my ISTE sessions, I am excited to be joining BenQ, SchoolAI, and STEMfinity in their booths for special events and presentations.  You won't want to miss these great learning opportunities, and I will be giving away my ISTE Digital Explorers book series too. 

We will also be at the ISTE Librarians Playground on Tuesday. 

And I am closing out the conference with The EdTech Match Game with an all-star lineup of friends in edtech on Wednesday, July 1 at 10:30-11:30am. 

You can find all of my sessions here in the ISTELive26 program.  Reach out if you have any questions and follow the slide above for all fun updates to my schedule.  

Please reach out at shannonmcclintockmiller@gmail.com if you want to meet up. I am looking forward to this time together, friends.

A New Way to Bring Stories to Life: tonies® + Book Bundles Only from Follett Content!

 

I love tonies® and everything this amazing audio system brings to our young readers and learners. If you have never heard of tonies before, you have to check this out!  

Tonie's are little magnetic, character themed figurines that act as a key to unlocking digital audio content.  The tonie® characters are placed on top of a Toniebox, which a screen-free speaker, to play songs, educational adventures, and wonderful stories. 

I have been wanting to add these to our library and was so excited to see this special announcement from our friends at Follett Content in Titlewave this week. 

They have announced tonies® + Book Bundles that will be only from Follett Content! 

As shared in the announcement, 

Turn screen free listening into independent reading.  tonies® + Book Bundles pair beloved characters with corresponding print books in one circulation-ready set. These bundles support early literacy, engage young patrons, and help boost checkout across collections. 

You can learn all about the tonies® + Book Bundles from Follett Content here. 

And you can find Tonies + Book Bundles here on Titlewave. 

There are so many engaging and fun ones to choose from. 

I put together my order this week in Titlewave and can't wait till they arrive.  Bringing tonies® to our library is going to be a very special way to kick off the school year with our readers.  I will share more once they arrive on how I will organize, catalog, and share our tonies® + book bundles. 

You can find tonies® + book bundles here on Titlewave, friends.