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The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Connecticut librarian Jane Martellino. Jane is one of the 2021 recipients of ALA's I Love My Librarian award. The award's focus this year was how you impacted your communities during COVID times. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/being-a-reflective-practitioner-is-essential-with-jane-martellino
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is teacher librarian Jesse Braun who works in Beverly Hills, California. Jesse is one of the 2021 recipients of ALA's I Love My Librarian award.
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Leticia Almaguer. She recently moved from an elementary library to a high school library in Harlingen CISD.
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The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian Amanda Lee. She has been in education over 18 years, seven of which have been in the library working with PK-12th grade deaf students.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-librarians-are-advocates-with-amanda-lee
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian Holly Frilot. She is the supervisor for Library Media Education in Cobb County, Georgia where she oversees over 100 school libraries! Holly is also the president of the Georgia Library Media Association and also does some adjunct work for The University of West Georgia.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/teach-create-and-lead-from-your-library-with-holly-frilot
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Pennsylvanian librarian Jennifer Newcome. She was a special education teacher for many years. She worked in a middle school library and is now working in a high school library. Jennifer is one of the 2021 winners of the national award titled I Love My Librarian!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/libraries-for-lifelong-learning-with-jennifer-newcome
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian Djeneba Muhammad. She was a teacher for 8 years and is now in her first year at a high school library.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/create-a-diverse-collection-with-djeneba-muhammad
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is librarian Melissa Silerio. She works in a middle school library in Mansfield ISD in Texas. Her first year as a librarian was the year COVID 19 began.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/representation-matters-with-melissa-silerio
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is librarian Margie Longoria. She has worked in a high school library along the southern tip of Texas for the past nine years.
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The Librarian Influencer of the Week is North Carolina librarian and library professor Dr. Heather Moorefield-Lang. She worked in a middle school library and now teaches at her alma mater, the University of North Carolina Greensboro in the Department of Library Science.
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