School Librarians United with Amy Hermon

E327 ALAAC25 (Philadelphia)

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366 ALAAC26 Preview with President Sam Helmick May 19, 2026

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President Sam Helmick shares exciting opportunities for librarians attending ALA's Annual Conference this summer in Chicago.

samhelmicklibrary@gmail.com

ALA Annual 2026

Past ALA conference episodes:

E231 ALAAC23 (Chicago)

E278 ALAAC24 (San Diego)

E258 Emotional Support Librarian: Diana Haneski

Article: Rethinking Storytime

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365 Using Nursery Rhymes with Today's Kids May 08, 2026

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Librarian Mary Lanni shares the imporant reasons nursery rhymes should be part of your programming and how to avoid potential misteps in your planning.

www.maryrlanni.com

marylannireads@gmail.com

@MaryLanniReads on Bluesky and YouTube

Bloomsbury - Mention "United20" for 20% off

Article: Betsy Bird

Storytime Solidarity

SLJ Winner: 265 Romance Book Clubs with Lori Lieberman

SLJ Winners: 330 Young Teen Lit with Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel

Bochner, A. P., & Ellis, C. (2016). Evocative autoethnography: Writing lives and telling stories. Routledge.

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364 Professional Identity: A Journey May 01, 2026

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Dr. Pray shares the MANY ways her surroundings impacted her professional identity AND what she did to direct the course her career as a school librarian.

Instagram: @ praytelllibrarian

LinkedIn: Wenndy Pray, Ph.D.

Bluesky: wpray.bsky.social

Website: wpray.com

Cooper, R., & Lilyea, B. V. (2022). I'm interested in autoethnography, but how do I do it?. The Qualitative Report, 27(1), 197-208.

Vincent, A. (2022). Poetic Inquiry: Unearthing the rhizomatic array between art and research (1st ed.). Vernon Art and Science Inc.

Past episodes

339 Librarian in the Wild (Oct 2025)

211 Circulation Software: Experts Chime in (Feb 2023)

145 Round 1: Can I Just Vent (Oct 2021)

121 Student Ambassadors (April 2021)

E217 Battle of the Books with Erica Huckaby

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363 Hosting a Book Battle Apr 24, 2026

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Lisa Marcum shares her strategies and learned lessons for planning a successful book battle.

Lisa.marcum1@gmail.com

Instagram: @Mrsmarcum_edu

School instagram account: @readwithphs

AASL Presentation

MASL (Maine Association of School Librarians)

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362 Maine School Librarians Share Strategies and Solutions Apr 17, 2026

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Experience this conferece for yourself as 15 Maine School Llibrarians generously share their time and talents with our listening community.

205 Supporting Rural Librarians with Heather Perkinson

279 Digital Citizenship in Action with Dr. K. Mattson

E235 AASL School Library of the Year with Carrie Betts (Michigan)

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361 A Sense of Place Apr 10, 2026

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With decades of professional training and perspective, Hannah Byrd Little identifies the MANY ways school librarians foster a sense of community and belonging in our libraries.

Bloomsbury: A Sense of Place by Hannah Byrd Little and use the code "United20" for 20% off!

Instagram and Bluesky @librarianlittle

The Link in bio will have all the details

One Little Spark!

E183 Makerspace and Library Space with Diana Rendina

Barb Paciotti's blog and digital resources

Bringing Math and Science into Your HS Library

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360 Bringing Math & Science into Your HS Library Apr 03, 2026

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Meagan Major shares some of the MANY innovative and strategic ways she supports Math and Science lessons AND collaborates with teachers all year long.

Meagan Major

Email:meagan.major@lcps.org

FAQ's

Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs

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359 Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs Mar 27, 2026

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Stacy Brown shares proven strategies for creating (and sustaining) book clubs across different grade levels as well as leading staff and parent book clubs.

Stacy Brown

stacybrownreads@gmail.com

sbrown@davisacademy.org

Social media at 21stStacy

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