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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Our very own Ohio librarian Jenn Seebauer had her advocacy post shared by April Henry! Keep advocating for our students... people are watching and seeing the great things happening in your library!!
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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
What a great idea!
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Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
As we get ready to ring in a new year, I brought together 25 special books highlighting celebrations from around the world. In this interactive choice board, you can click on each book cover to find the book in @follettcontent.bsky.social Titlewave. buff.ly/UUeA7HO #TLSky #EduSky #tlchat #books
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Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
A New Follett Titlewave Tip, Friends. ❤️ Follow @follettcontent.bsky.social on their socials for lots of awesome Titlewave Lists! 🥳 You will love their lists of books to browse and add to your library Titlewave lists. I always find so many new book ideas. 📚 ➡️ buff.ly/NHsxt4u #TLSky #EduSky
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We're incredibly thankful for our amazing library colleagues and, of course, the wonderful world of books! 📚 We hope you all find time to relax, recharge, and enjoy precious moments with family and friends. And maybe sneak in some quality time with a good book. Happy Reading & Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂🧡
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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I fear that I would have *too* much fun if my school had a poster printer 😂 loved all the vendor swag at the @oelma.bsky.social conference!
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Amanda Bimonte, Media Specialist at Wyoming High School, created a Thanksgiving Book Buffet that teachers could "gobble up!"
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Amy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
TY school #librarians and authors Diana Haneski and Dione Mila for your expertise! @alaeditionsns.bsky.social apple.co/4igxS8v
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Empowering Student Volunteers
Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 11/21/2025 · 1h 13m
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The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
@slj.com has released its Best Picture Books of 2025 list, and TWO titles by book creators from our collective are on it! Congrats to everyone, especially @cordellmatthew.bsky.social for TO SEE AN OWL and @dansantat.bsky.social and Neil Sharpson for DON'T TRUST FISH www.slj.com/story/best-p...
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Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
It's almost Christmas time, friends.🎄 Our readers love reading books about this special holiday. To celebrate, I brought together 25 books.📚 You can click on each book cover to find the book in @follettcontent.bsky.social Titlewave, and the entire list is included too.❤️ buff.ly/agDLbBR #TLSky
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Amy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Huge fan of John Green esp when he reads his own #audiobooks! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/m...
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John Green Doesn’t Want You to Lose the Magic of Your Teenage Self
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 24/11/2025
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today. Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities. Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
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fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It's our favorite time of year. No, not fall--even better. It's #EditorsChoice season!😍 We're kicking today off with our 2025 Books for Youth #EditorsChoice list!🎉📚From the humorous to the historical, these books have it all: bit.ly/482VhFY
Collage of cover images for the 2025 Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice list
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Ellen Hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Wishing y'all peace and joy in the coming days.
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Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
You can now watch the recording of our 6th Annual @futureready.org Librarians App Smash, where 24 inspiring librarians and educators joined me to share their favorite digital tools and resources. Find it all here, friends ➡️ buff.ly/PDzML9o #tlchat #futurereadylibs #TLSky #EduSky #edchat #edtech
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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Highlight of the @oelma.bsky.social conference was meeting @librarianjones.com and hearing her fantastic keynote! As a newer school librarian, I’m so inspired by her advocacy.
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Mrs. Seebauer📚 @jseebauer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
My learning & takeaways from the @oelma.bsky.social #2025OELMA conference
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
The OELMA Conference proudly welcomed the acclaimed anti-censorship advocate and author, Amanda Jones, as our Closing Keynote! Her session empowered us to: Be inspired. Be informed. Be the change!!
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
✨ Bestselling author & fierce advocate for truth, Ellen Hopkins, is currently presenting at the #OELMA2025 Conference! Her powerful message on writing tough topics and the fight for intellectual freedom is inspiring to all.
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Chapter Two begins: We're turning the page on new knowledge! Session 2 of our learning adventure is officially underway, featuring a wealth of inspiring options!
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Bound and determined for more knowledge. Day 2, let's go!
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We're always leveling up! It's simple: We Read, we Learn, we Evolve. That's how we keep knowledge our superpower. "Level unlocked: Librarian Learner!
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Keynote Sharee Miller is sharing the story of her journey as an author and illustrator with OELMA this morning.
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Read, Learn, Evolve has begun!! OCLC is full of librarians learning and leading today and tomorrow. Check here for photos this weekend.
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Grace Hammond, OELMA/ Follett School Solutions Outstanding School Librarian. Grace has been a librarian for 27 years, with the last 8 of those at the Delaware Area Career Center. Grace has created or curated many tools and resources for her students, many of which are online for equitable access.
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Developing Digital Detectives: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 2:39 PM In this 1.5-hour interactive session, author and librarian, Jennifer LaGarde, tackles one of the most important topics of the 21st century: evaluating information.
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Register Now for How to Use AI to Build a Troll Farm: Deception and Inauthenticity on the Internet on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 3:00 PM docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
🚨 OELMA Members! Have you renewed your membership yet? Don't miss out on the annual conference on Nov 14-15! Early Bird Registration ends Oct 20—members save BIG at $225! #ConferenceReady
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Because being a school librarian shouldn’t feel like a solo act—stay connected with OELMA’s latest newsletter! secure.smore.com/n/hbf36
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SUMMER NEWSLETTER
From the President's Desk
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
📢 **OELMA Members – It’s Time to Vote!** Check your email for your ballot and **make your voice heard**. 🗓️ **Voting is open from August 4–August 22.** Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future of OELMA!
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
👏 Big congrats to our Conference Chair, Tara Cooper, featured by ALA for her work on soft censorship in school libraries! We're proud of her leadership and advocacy for intellectual freedom. 🌟📚
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
📚🎆 Happy Fourth of July from OELMA!! 🎇📚 Today, we’re celebrating independence, community, and the freedom to read whatever lights your literary spark! 🇺🇸✨ ✨ Drop your favorite independence-inspired reads in the comments — let’s build a fireworks-worthy reading list together! 💥📚
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
We need YOU!! Please consider being a part of the OELMA leadership team. See the nomination form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The Children's Literature Conference is happening August 26th at the Erlanger Branch of Kenton County Public Library — just minutes from downtown Cincinnati! 🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley 🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Please share this image / pdf / Link. HB96 (budget bill) impacts all Ohioans! www.canva.com/design/DAGrd...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Please share this image / pdf / Link. HB96 (budget bill) impacts all Ohioans! www.canva.com/design/DAGrd...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The Children's Literature Conference is happening August 26th at the Erlanger Branch of Kenton County Public Library — just minutes from downtown Cincinnati! 🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley 🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Frank Baker presented at the OELMA Fact Check: Educating for the Truth held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025. Thank you to all who were able to attend.
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Kelly Silwani & Christina Dorr presented 40 K-Adult Books in 40 Minutes: Dealing with Censorship, Fact Checking, Access & Intellectual Freedom as a session at the Fact Checki: Educating for the Truth Symposium held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025.
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
📚 Facing questions about books? Be ready with the Book Resume section on the OELMA website! Find professional reviews, information on themes, content considerations, genres, and more — everything you need to support books in your collection. 📖✨ 🔗 Check it out at www.oelma.org/Book-Resume-...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
#Next-level librarianship! forms.gle/Kn1VSrGgnfw4...
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
You spoke and we listened! Join us for a one hour webinar covering the items you asked to know more about to empower you to be an advocate for Ohio's students! You can invite colleagues who might want to know more to join too! Register today at tinyurl.com/SpeakYourStory
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
How are you preparing for School Library Week?
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
We need YOU to make the OELMA conference a great experience! Do you have a lesson or program that works great for students? Have you done a successful collaboration with a teacher or outside partner? Submit your proposal today! YOU are what makes conference so great! Proposals are due by April 15!
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oelma.bsky.social @oelma.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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