Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026These are VERY interesting differences between grades! 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Love your book pairing with this lesson; thank you for sharing, Lori! 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yay! I love that it continues to be useful for both our Ss. 020
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026- Big, legible signage ✅ - Multiple choices for Ss with different interests✅ You’ve got a great start! Excited to hear how your Ss take to it. 020
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026When we hang them up for display in the library windows ALL the other grade levels are jealous. 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Batch baking some shrinky dink dots on a rainy afternoon. They are turning out so cute! 🥰 #TLSky #SchoolLibraries bsky.app/profile/illi... 172
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026static.klipy.comGreys Anatomy Jo Wilson Feels So GoodALT: Greys Anatomy Jo Wilson Feels So Good 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 25/09/20262nd grade made buddy dots for #DotDay ! We colored a dot, cut half to keep, then gathered two quarters from classmates’ dots to make a whole new creation. #TLSky #SchoolLibraries 072
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What an excellent, multi-layered fix to a common problem! Nice work, Steve. 🌟 032
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ALWAYS grateful for the sharing of @wendygarland.bsky.social ! Thanks to her our 4th grade Ss were thrilled with our new dot punches and made some very creative #DotDay bookmarks. #TLSky #SchoolLibraries bsky.app/profile/wend... 193
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This year’s 5th graders are learning more about Louis Braille’s system of dots for #DotDay! #TLSky #SchoolLibraries bsky.app/profile/illi... 052
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026One friend was inspired by his new favorite book - Yarn is Everything! @peterbrownstudio.com 020
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#DotDay fun: Kindergarten Ss are working their fine motor skills by drawing dots in the first letter of their name, then adding dot stickers. 1st graders are designing a shrinky dink dot -tiny versions coming soon! #TLSky #SchoolLibraries 193
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We celebrating #DotDay the week after, but still loving it! These lessons are easily the most materials-intensive ones we do all year, but they are so worth it! We’re prepped and ready to celebrate. 152
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I mean, traffic is traffic! 🤣 I just know you’ll develop ways to reel them in. 120
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Some of us can also “shuffle the cards all by myself”. 220
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“This is how I can see all my cards, Mrs. McCoy.” 😂 “No, I DON’T want you to help me hold them all.” 120
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Kindergarten Ss had the option of playing Uno as part of some centers in library class. It was WILDLY entertaining to coach some that wanted to learn and some that “already knew how to play”. #TLSky #SchoolLibraries 171
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Happy Dot Day, everyone! My husband is working a 50-day cleanup with Missouri River Relief and had a bit of free time to make this one on the beach of the sandbar where they’re camped at present. riverrelief.org/events/big-m... 052
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Ss are adorning the circulation desk, this time with triangles! Everyone was asked to write and/or draw something that represents what they like to read. Not only does it give Ss more ownership of the space, it also informs my collection development this year. #TLSky #SchoolLibraries 093
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Eee, I love this fresh idea, Wendy! Thank you for sharing. Where did you find your bigger hole punches? 121
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026static.klipy.comI'M Sorry What Excuse MeALT: I'M Sorry What Excuse Me 110
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We have so many great books in our library and I want Ss to see each and every one! We doing a book tasting today in 2nd-5th grades to spend some time with titles we might have missed. #TLSky #SchoolLibraries 2123
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This is such a great incentive, Lori! Do you have any requirements (beyond reading the book) to earn them - fill out a form, talk to you, quiz, etc.? 140
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Girl, SAME! I am thrilled it exists for others to enjoy, but Matt did not write this for me. 110
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This list points out what a vibrant, engaging, IMPORTANT space you have created, Rain! ❤️❤️❤️ 130
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I am pretty stoked to get to work on such a kickass show during spooky season this year! www.theatrelawrence.com/cast-list-li...theatrelawrence.comCAST LIST: LIZZIE 121
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Thanks, Wendy! Just trying my best with real, human creation out here. 🥵😂 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I see it now that you say that. I just KNOW there will be a kiddo that sees this exact thing! 🤣 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Still really digging the icons we’ve added to our K/1 library class schedule. Here’s a template link if anyone wants to save some search time: canva.link/1qqh7d2ge7rp... #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians 363
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I can. not. wait. to listen to all of the thinking behind how Wendy implemented this program at her school with SUCH depth and care. Priority listening, #TLSky & #SchoolLibrarians ! 152
Reposted by Amanda McCoyMarcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"This playbook allows the companies to shape the American education system in ways that benefit them." This is the reporting we need in education. This entire piece is essential reading. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...nytimes.comHow Big Tech Captured American Schools (Gift Article)Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain. 02614
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026It looks great, Fallon! Happy 26-27 school year. 🥳 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I am also STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, kiddo. In the real-life flesh. 😂 110
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Sure? 😂 Final verdict to come in a few days (weeks?) when I am no longer livid. 010
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026More on why we do these: bsky.app/profile/illi... 151
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026For reference, the video in question: youtu.be/6IgVh9HDNnI?...youtu.beLTK #28: Checking Out Our Own BooksYouTube video by Ahoy, Mrs. McCoy! 131
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I cheerily came back with “Nope, that is 100% Mrs. McCoy human goodness right there. Stay tuned there’ll be more!” 3/static.klipy.comALT: 161