The Recording and Slides Are Here From Session 4 of Library Tips, Tricks, and Treats...Running A Library Kids Love!

 

We are so excited about the Library Tips, Tricks, and Treats webinar series from Capstone. 

On October 27, we had Session 4, Running a Library Kids Love, with my special guest, Amanda Hunt.

You can find the recording here and the slides here. 

And you will find all of the recordings from this amazing series here.

Sign Up Today For The Discovery Education Virtual Career Fair For K-12 Learners On November 5!

 

I have an exciting event to share with you! 

On November 5, 2025, our friends at Discovery Education are hosting Futures Fair, a free one-day, virtual career fair for all learners. We can turn our classroom, library or school event space into a virtual career fair without extra prep and a whole lot of inspiration and fun. 

From 10:30am-1:30pm ET, join live sessions with professionals from a wide range of real-world careers that our students will love to learn about.  The speakers bring experience in STEM, the arts, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, public service, and more.  A few of the partners include LIV Golf, Honda, Verizon, Meta, DEA, 3M, CVS Health, and Home Depot. 

There's truly something for everyone. 

The Discovery Education Futures Fair is organized in three different tracks for elementary, middle, and high school.  Each session is 25-minutes long. 

Speakers will share an age-appropriate overview of their role/industry and the path they took to achieve it. They’ll also highlight the future-ready skills they use in their job today, whether trade-specific skills and/or 5 Cs (e.g., collaboration, creativity, etc.). 

They will build in student engagement through mini hands-on learning tasks that reinforce those skills. These tasks should be easy to do with only a plain sheet of paper and a pencil.  

On the Futures Fair site, you will find the schedule. To read more about each session, just hover over the box.  

At the end of the event, there is a very special session for all grades at 1:30pm ET.  

In this session, we will head to Churchill, Manitoba, the polar bear capital of the world, for a live broadcast with Aaron Blaise. 

Aaron is a wildlife artist and former Disney animator.  He will share his inspiring journey and explore how art can connect humans with wild animals, especially the polar bear. I can't wait to hear about his unique career path using his creativity. 

You will go to this page on November 5 at 1:30pm ET to view the live event.  

We can't wait to bring Futures Fair to our school community on November 5.  

You can register today to bring this special event to your students too. 

The November Activity Journal From Book Creator Is Here, Friends! Remix and Share With Your Students Today!

 

The November Activity Journal from Book Creator is here! 

The November Activity Journal...

...is packed full of special activities to celebrate amazing events throughout the month including...

...and more. 

And don't forget that you can get all of the Monthly Activity Journals in the back of the October Activity Journal too.

Remix the November Activity Journal and make it your own. You can change up any of the pages and then share it with your students. 

The Book Creator Activity Journals are perfect to share in our classrooms and libraries. I love sharing these with my teachers every month so they can complete them with their students in class. 

Get Book Creator today, friends.

100 Days To World Read Aloud Day! Sign Up To Celebrate Here, Friends.

 

I was so happy to see this post from our friends at LitWorld today.

As shared on their Facebook page, 100 Days to World Read Aloud Day!

The countdown begins: 100 Days until World Read Aloud Day (WRAD)! On FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026, we will be celebrating WRAD's 16th birthday with all of you!

Reading aloud is a fun activity, but did you know it's a serious brain-building tool too? That's why our 2026 theme is "Celebrate Learning", which recognizes the power of the read-aloud as a vehicle for knowledge.

Visit us on litworld.org to get ideas on how to plan your celebrations, and repost this to get your community excited.

Drop us a comment below to let us know if you'll be celebrating WRAD in 2026! 📚🧡🌟

See more at: https://www.litworld.org/worldreadaloudday

Two Augmented Reality Activities For Halloween From Our Friends At QuiverVision!

              

It's Halloween and our friends at QuiverVision have two augmented reality activities perfect for our celebrations. 

In the Holidays coloring pack, there are two Halloween coloring sheets.  

Our students love coloring these and using the QuiverVision app to bring them to life. 

You will find the Holidays Coloring Pack here. 

We Are Bringing The Future Ready Librarians Summit To The GaETC Conference Next Week On November 6! Join Us, Friends.

 

We are excited to bring Future Ready Librarians to the GaETC Conference next week on November 6.

From 3:15-5:25pm, join Lia Dossin and I for the Future Ready Librarians Summit at the Marriot in Salon E. 

Pack your bags for a professional learning road trip! Explore the brand-new Future Ready Librarians® Framework 3.0, expanding multiple literacies—media, digital, financial, health, and AI—while guiding ethical AI use and reimagining libraries as inclusive, flexible hubs of innovation.  

Brought to you by Follett Content Solutions and Future Ready Schools. 

We hope to see you there, friends.  We can't wait to be part of GaETC!  

Free Author Events for Halloween From Our Friends At Storyvoice!

 

Our friends at Storyvoice are hosting three FREE author events for Halloween.  

You will find these live events here. 

This Week's Titlewave Tip....Check Out "Complete Your Series" To Quickly Identify The Books You're Missing!

 

This week's Titlewave Tip is one you won't want to miss!  It's called Complete Your Series and is found under....

...Tools & Services.  With Complete Your Series, you can quickly identify the books you're missing from every series in your collection. 

You can also stay up-to-date with your series by finding the latest in the last 12 months. 

And one of my favorite features is that you can find what is coming up so you keep your readers happy and don't miss any from their favorite series.  I love surprising them by having the newest series releases right away when they come out! 

Watch this video to learn more about Complete Your Series.

You can sign up for your free Titlewave account from Follett Content Solutions here. 

Here's The Pumpkin Choice Board Filled With Reading, Research, Learning and Fun Using PebbleGo and Capstone Connect!

                

Our youngest students have been learning about pumpkins this fall.  

Today, the first grade teachers asked me to create a choice board focusing on pumpkins and one that would include research and reading around pumpkins and the life cycle of a pumpkin, plus a few fun places for them to create with pumpkins virtually too. 

I started by going to Capstone Connect and searching Pumpkin. 

The search brought me the PebbleGo article and...

...Capstone Interactive eBooks. I can take a screen shot and grab the link for each resource in Capstone Connect.  

This makes it so quick and easy to pull together the choice boards that I create in Google Slides. 

Once I have everything in the choice board, I am ready to publish the slide to share with students and teachers. 

I go up to File and down to Share and Publish to the web. 

This will give me a link that I can then share with students.  We just add these links to their Google Classroom. 

The Pumpkin Choice Board will give our 1st graders choices as they learn all about pumpkins. 

You will find the link to this choice board here where you can make a copy, add your own links or edit, and publish to share with your students too. 

To learn more about Capstone Connect, visit the site here.  

You've Been Book'd With Books To Celebrate Thanksgiving and Thankfulness!

 

To honor this special holiday and celebrate the spirit of thankfulness, I’ve gathered a collection of 16 wonderful books to share with our readers. Each story highlights themes of gratitude, family, traditions, friendship, and the joy of coming together.

From heartwarming picture books to inspiring stories that spark meaningful conversations, these titles invite us to reflect on what we’re thankful for and how we can spread kindness in our own lives. They’re perfect for sharing at home, in the classroom, or in the library to spark discussions about the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

You will find the You've Been Book'd With Books To Celebrate Thanksgiving and Thankfulness choice board here.

Click on the book covers to explore each title in Follett Content Titlewave, and you will find the full list in the choice board too. 

Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving through stories that remind us of the power of kindness, gratitude, and togetherness—and inspire us to carry those feelings all year long!

You've Been Book'd With Books For Dia De Muertos-Day of the Dead On November 1-2!

We celebrate Día de Muertos—Day of the Dead, a beautiful and meaningful holiday that honors loved ones who have passed away, on November 1-2. This tradition, deeply rooted in Mexican culture, is filled with vibrant colors, decorated altars, marigolds, music, food, and storytelling that keep memories alive from generation to generation.

To help our readers learn more about this special celebration, I’ve brought together a collection of 10 wonderful books that share the history, traditions, and stories of Día de Muertos. These books are perfect for sparking conversations at school and at home, while also giving young readers a chance to explore the importance of family, culture, and remembrance.

You will find the choice board here. Click on the book covers to find the books in Follett Content's Titlewave. You will find the entire list linked in the choice board too.

Win 12 Seasonal Titles From Capstone and Follett Content In This Special Giveaway!

 

There is a special seasonal giveaway from Capstone and Follett Content you won't want to miss!

Three lucky educators will win 12 seasonal Capstone titles that are perfect for the fall and winter seasons.

Enter here before November 14 for your chance to win, friends.

Join Us For "Running A Library Kids Love"....The Fourth Webinar In The Capstone Series, Library Tips, Tricks, and Treats!

 

On October 27, join me, and my special guest, Amanda Hunt, for Webinar 4 of the NEW Capstone webinar series, Library Tips, Tricks, and Treats.

For everyone at the webinar, we will have a very special giveaway.  And if you join all 4 of the webinar series, you are entered into the GRAND PRIZE. 

You can register for today's webinar, and all four in the series here. 

Hope to see you all there.  It's going to be so much fun! 

Empowering Student Creativity with Book Creator in the Library...Find Our Webinar Recording and Resources Here, Friends.

 

Build Responsible Digital Citizens with Book Creator’s New Page Templates!

 

It's Digital Citizenship Week, friends. 

We are going to celebrate at my school through activities, projects, interactive games, conversations, and fun.  

I am very excited to use these ready-to-go templates in Book Creator to help students reflect, collaborate, and build responsible online skills during Digital Citizenship Week, and all year long. 

In this blog post from Christina Mahar, you will find...

...What is Digital Identify, 

Don't Get Fooled Online, 

and Digital Collaboration, Our Team. 

And don't forget the ISTE Digital Explorers Reading Companions that go along with my new book series. 

Find the ISTE Digital Explorers Book Companions here, friends.

And get your Book Creator account today.

Join Us On October 20 for Collection Development for Impact....The Third Webinar In The Capstone Series, Library Tips, Tricks, and Treats!

On October 20, join me, and my special guests, Ginny Boughter and J'aime Garcia, for Webinar 3 of the NEW Capstone webinar series, Library Tips, Tricks, and Treats.

For everyone at the webinar, we will have a very special giveaway.  And if you join all 4 of the webinar series, you are entered into the GRAND PRIZE. 

You can register for today's webinar, and all four in the series here. 

Hope to see you all there.  It's going to be so much fun!