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Georgia Library Media Association

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GLMA is a professional organization of those dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of school library media specialists and to quality education in Georgia's schools. www.glma-inc.org/about

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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📚🎬 Film, conversation, and the freedom to read. Join the Human Rights Campaign, Georgia Equality, Georgia Safe Schools Coalition, and Smyrna Pride for a screening of the Emmy Award-winning documentary The Librarians— 1/4⬇️
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Film Screening of The Librarians | HRC School Advocacy Summit · Human Rights Campaign
Join the Human Rights Campaign, Georgia Equality, Georgia Safe Schools Coalition, and Smyrna Pride for a screening of ***Emmy Award-winning documentary***, The Librarians, a powerful documentary that ...
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every student deserves the freedom to explore, learn, and grow through books 📚✨ We’re partnering with Freedom to Read Georgia to advocate for reading choice and access across our state— Contd ⬇️ 1/3
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
✨ Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! ✨ (Sept 15 – Oct 15) From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎 1/3 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every student deserves the freedom to explore, learn, and grow through books 📚✨ We’re partnering with Freedom to Read Georgia to advocate for reading choice and access across our state—and we need volunteers to help drive the mission forward! 1/3 👇
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Unlock the full power of GALILEO! 📚✨ Join our free upcoming webinar to explore new features, updated resources, and smart strategies for searching and sharing quality information across Georgia. Who should attend, 🔗 & 📆 below! 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reliable, high-speed internet isn't a luxury in education—it’s an essential tool for learning, safety, and equity. The FCC has opened a public comment period that could determine the future of E-Rate funding. 1/3 ⬇️
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Calling on Advocates to Respond to FCC’s Proposed Throttling of E-Rate
The FCC has published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, calling for a major review of the E-Rate program. The NPRM, originally released by the FCC on June 26, poses que...
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance." — Laurie Halse Anderson As we think about Banned Books Week, we’re reminded that the freedom to read is a cornerstone of a free society. 1/3 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
✨ Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! ✨ (Sept 15 – Oct 15) From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎 1/3 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Unlock the full power of GALILEO! 📚✨ Join our free upcoming webinar to explore new features, updated resources, and smart strategies for searching and sharing quality information across Georgia. See below for who should attend and dates ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every student deserves the freedom to explore, learn, and grow through books 📚✨ We’re partnering with Freedom to Read Georgia to advocate for reading choice and access across our state—and we need volunteers to help drive the mission forward! 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Start planning your 2027 professional development calendar now! 🗓️✨ Save the date for the 2027 GLMA Summer Institute Conference! We are heading to Columbus, Georgia, for a few incredible days of learning, networking, and growth. See below for 📍& 📆 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Every child should obtain a library card and use it." ✨ Back in 1987, a simple call to action sparked a national campaign to get books into the hands of every student. Decades later, a library card remains the ultimate pass to endless learning and discovery! 👀 ⬇️ for how the tradition started?
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every student deserves the freedom to explore, learn, and grow through books 📚✨ We’re partnering with Freedom to Read Georgia to advocate for reading choice and access across our state—and we need volunteers to help drive the mission forward! -- 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Unlock the full power of GALILEO! 📚✨ Join our free upcoming webinar to explore new features, updated resources, and smart strategies for searching and sharing quality information across Georgia. Who should attend? 🔹 Educators & Media Specialists 🔹 Public Library Staff 📆 & ⏰ ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Start planning your 2027 professional development calendar now! 🗓️✨ Save the date for the 2027 GLMA Summer Institute Conference! We are heading to Columbus, Georgia, for a few incredible days of learning, networking, and growth. See below for 📍& 📆
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Every child should obtain a library card and use it." ✨ Back in 1987, a simple call to action sparked a national campaign to get books into the hands of every student. Decades later, a library card remains the ultimate pass to endless learning and discovery! 1/2 ⬇️
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Library Card Sign-up Month
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a libr...
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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Google Translate Announced Improvements Today – It Just Keeps Getting Better larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/09/04/g...
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Google Translate Announced Improvements Today – It Just Keeps Getting Better
Here’s today’s announcement from Google: Google Translate’s live translate brings natural, near-real time audio translations to 70+ languages. Today, we’re introducing two …
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Unlock the full power of GALILEO! 📚✨ Join our free upcoming webinar to explore new features, updated resources, and smart strategies for searching and sharing quality information across Georgia. 1/3 register below ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
📬 We’ve Moved! GLMA has a new mailing address! Make sure to send all future physical mail, invoices, and correspondence to our new location: 📍 GLMA 4644 Powder Springs Dallas Road PO Box 82 Powder Springs, GA 30127 #GLMA #AddressChange #CommunityUpdate #UpdateYourRecords
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Work smarter, not harder! 💡📚 Fellow library media specialists, GLMA has an incredible hub of program prep resources designed to support your work, elevate your library, and advocate for your role as a learning leader. 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
questions but not sure whose inbox to drop them into? We’ve got you covered! Save this for the next time you need to reach out to the GLMA team: 💰 Money matters? If it’s anything financial, dues-related, or budget-focused, slide into our Treasurer’s inbox. 1/3 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Two powerhouse creators—Sibert Honor winner Traci N. Todd and Caldecott Medalist Vashti Harrison—are launching their stunning new book That You Are Here Is No Small Thing, and you won't want to miss it! ⬇️ 1/3
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Start planning your 2027 professional development calendar now! 🗓️✨ Save the date for the 2027 GLMA Summer Institute Conference! We are heading to Columbus, Georgia, for a few incredible days of learning, networking, and growth. 📍 Location: Columbus Trade Center | Columbus, GA ⬇️ 1/2
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Stronger together. 💪 Your GLMA membership fuels the networking and support systems that keep our library community thriving. To support our ongoing mission, please note our current membership pricing: Regular: $60 Student / Paras / Assistants / Retired Annual: $20 each Retired Lifetime: $165
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Keep the conversations going! Join our GLMA Discord community to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and continue learning together: discord.gg/QjZdrfqvw #GLMA #SchoolLibraries #LibraryMediaSpecialists #ProfessionalLearning #GeorgiaEducators
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Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Got questions but not sure whose inbox to drop them into? We’ve got you covered! Save this for the next time you need to reach out to the GLMA team: 💰 Money matters? If it’s anything financial, dues-related, or budget-focused, slide into our Treasurer’s inbox. ⬇️ 1/3
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Start planning your 2027 professional development calendar now! 🗓️✨ Save the date for the 2027 GLMA Summer Institute Conference! We are heading to Columbus, Georgia, for a few incredible days of learning, networking, and growth. 📍 Location: Columbus Trade Center | Columbus, GA ⬇️ 1/2
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🎉 GLMA Members — we want to celebrate YOU! Got good news about your program? A big win, exciting initiative, or something you're proud of? Share it with us so we can spotlight your success! 💡✨ 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/wTvJ4FawjXnd... #GLMA #SchoolLibraryPride #LibraryLeaders #GLMASpotlight
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Stronger together. 💪 Your GLMA membership fuels the networking and support systems that keep our library community thriving. To support our ongoing mission, please note our current membership pricing: ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Spotlight on GLMA President Meggan Ford! 🌟 Meggan is featured in the newest Demco School Library Planner, sharing her go-to practical tips and creative strategies for school library planning and programming. 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Lindsey Keown’s Cardboard Creation Station was featured on the Future Ready Librarians podcast, Leading from the Library, hosted by Shannon Miller! In Season 12, Episode 12—“Thinking Outside the Box: Cardboard Creation in the Library Makerspace”— 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
📚✨Calling all amazing school librarians! Share your creative ideas for library orientation and let's inspire each other to make this school year the best one yet. Don't forget to tag GLMA for a chance to be featured! #BackToSchool #LibraryLife #GLMA #LibraryOrientationMagic 📖💡
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🎉 GLMA Members — we want to celebrate YOU! Got good news about your program? A big win, exciting initiative, or something you're proud of? Share it with us so we can spotlight your success! 💡✨ 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/wTvJ4FawjXnd... #GLMA #SchoolLibraryPride #LibraryLeaders #GLMASpotlight
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Stronger together. 💪 Your GLMA membership fuels the networking and support systems that keep our library community thriving. To support our ongoing mission, please note our current membership pricing: Regular: $60 Student / Paras / Assistants / Retired Annual: $20 each Retired Lifetime: $165
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📚✨Calling all amazing school librarians! Share your creative ideas for library orientation and let's inspire each other to make this school year the best one yet. Don't forget to tag GLMA for a chance to be featured! #BackToSchool #LibraryLife #GLMA #LibraryOrientationMagic 📖💡
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Take your networking beyond the feed! 🚀 Join the GLMA Discord server to chat, collaborate, and connect with other library professionals in real-time. 📌 Join the conversation here: discord.gg/QjZdrfqvw #GLMA #Libraries #LibraryCommunity #LibraryDiscord
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Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
📬 Back-to-school season is here! GLMA members, be sure to check your email for our Beginning of the Year Newsletter! Inside you'll find important advocacy updates, upcoming events, member recognition, and everything you need to kick off another successful year. 1/2
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📚 Back to School Advocacy Reminder! 📚 As you head into a new school year, make sure your school library media committee is up and running—and that you’re familiar with your selection policy! It’s your best tool for confidently curating your collection and supporting intellectual freedom. 💪📖
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Got questions but not sure whose inbox to drop them into? We’ve got you covered! Save this for the next time you need to reach out to the GLMA team: 💰 Money matters? If it’s anything financial, dues-related, or budget-focused, slide into our Treasurer’s inbox. 1/2
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What an incredible GLMA Summer Institute! 💙📚 Thank you to everyone who made this year's conference our biggest yet! ✨ 26 amazing vendors 🎤 41 spectacular presenters 🙌 219 enthusiastic participants — our largest Summer Institute ever! 1/3 ⬇️
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Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📚 Welcome back, GLMA! We hope you had a wonderful, restful summer and are ready for another exciting school year. As we kick off a new year, we'd like to once again congratulate our 2026 GA Library Media Specialist of the Year, Abigail Slattery of Northside Elementary in Dougherty County! 🎉 1/2
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
☀️ Don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and get inspired at the GLMA Summer Institute! 📚✨ Join fellow Georgia library media professionals for engaging sessions, meaningful networking, and practical ideas you can bring back to your school library. 1/3 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📣 Research Participants Needed! Help support doctoral research highlighting the leadership of School Library Media Specialists in metro Atlanta K–12 schools. A qualitative dissertation study through Kennesaw State University is seeking participants in the following roles: 🧵⬇️ 1/4
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
📣 Congratulations to our 2026 Georgia Regional Library Media Specialists of the Year! 🎉📚We’re so proud to celebrate these outstanding educators. 💫 1/2 ⬇️
List of winners from each region
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Amanda Hunt @thenextgenlib.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Excited to be presenting at the GLMA Summer Institute June 7–9! 💜📚 Join me on June 9:
🔎 10:35 AM Operation Read Between the Lines
🧪 1:40 PM The Literacy Lab Love being around & learning from #schoollibrarians ✨ 🔗 www.glma-inc.org/summer-insti... @glma-inc.bsky.social #tlsky #skybrarians
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Celebrating excellence in Georgia school libraries! 🎉 Congratulations to Katrina Barnett (@chiclibrarianatl) of Factory Shoals Middle School for being named a recipient of the 2026 Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant from the American Library Association! 1/3 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
GLMA member spotlight! 🌟 Kathy Schmidt was recently featured on the Library Exchange podcast—don’t miss her episode on growing readers through community events! 📚 🎧 Listen here: www.libraryexchangepodcast.com/e/lit-on-the...
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📚✨ Get ready for an unforgettable Lit Lounge at GLMA Summer Institute! We’re thrilled to partner with Impossible Moon Bookshop—a new independent bookstore owned by local children’s author Breanna McDaniel—for our Sunday night welcome reception. 1/3 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
🏆 Congratulations again to Sheveeta Bonner of Druid Hills High School (DeKalb County Schools), recipient of the 2026 GLMA Distinguished School Administrator Award! Nominated by school librarian Marcia Kochel, Bonner was recognized for her outstanding support of the school library program — 1/2 ⬇️
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Georgia Library Media Association @glma-inc.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
📣 Calling all school librarians! Dr. Jessica Lilly, Assistant Professor at UWG, and her research partner Dr. Kim Huett are conducting a qualitative study on school librarian social capital — exploring how we build relationships with our stakeholders. 🤝 1/3 ⬇️
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