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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It might be controversial, but my newest KQ blog post starts a 3 part series on using AI as a co-librarian! knowledgequest.aasl.org/the-case-for...

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The Case for Using AI as a Co-Librarian | AASL Knowledge Quest

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

My newest Knowledge Quest blog post published today! There are some great ideas for connecting with content teachers for poetry month. #TLSky #Poetry #PoetryMonth #SchoolLibrarians knowledgequest.aasl.org/5-easy-poetr...

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5 Easy Poetry Activities for Any Middle School Content Area | AASL Knowledge Quest

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#AASL25 was a blast! It always renews me as a librarian. Seeing national friends, going to fabulous sessions, and having amazing keynotes really raises the PD bar for me. Oh, and @mamagilbs.bsky.social and I presented two well-received sessions, too! Feeling like a rockstar heading home. 🥰

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The best travel and life partner ever. Super stoked for #AASL25 with @mamagilbs.bsky.social! #LibrarianPowerCouple

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This was such a fun episode to record! Special thanks to @slupodcast.bsky.social for coordinating! #TLSky #schoollibrary #edusky

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

My middle school library needs a few more board games & card games! I have never seen kids want to play games with their friends as much as this year. Can you help? Chess & Uno are most requested. Thx so much in advance! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... #TLSky #EduSky #schoollibrary

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Check out my list on Amazon

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I am super honored to be the newest guest on Steve's podcast, talking about my experience as a school librarian with integrating Conversational English in my makerspace. Worth a listen! (There's even a giveaway!) #TLSky

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I'll be interested to see if this is an anomaly or a pattern across the country. Interesting data about reading and school library visits! #TLSky

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I am so unbelievably proud of my wife @mamagilbs.bsky.social for starting her journey as a KQ Blogger this year! This is her latest post. Well worth the read for newbies and veteran school librarians alike. #powercouple

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

So excited to get to be a blogger again this year for the AASL Knowledge Quest blog!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

This year's student-created bookmark contest winners are now available at checkout! We had both hand drawn and digital categories. They turned out great!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Found today on the floor of my middle school library. What strange things have you found recently? #TLSky

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Starting the weekend with the latest in a favorite series by @jamesponti.bsky.social shipped by the ever-wonderful @parnassusbooks.bsky.social! If you haven't gotten on this middle school series, consider this your invite! It's one of the few series I have read past book 1. Worth it! #TLSky

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

When it's a Friday afternoon in a school library and you forget to water the plants, you make a real obvious reminder for Monday. #TLSky

An empty watering can sitting on top of a laptop.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

It's National Rubber Ducky Day! I bought some on Amazon & hid cards I made on Canva throughout the library for students to find. Lucky finders got to pick a rubber duck! I only advertised on our LMS library page. It was great! (TL,DR: Libraries are more than books. They're fun, too!) #TLSky #EduSky

Card created in Canva taped to a book end on a shelf in the library. Students looked for cards like this and turned them in for a rubber ducky!

Card created in Canva taped to a plant in the library. Students looked for cards like this and turned them in for a rubber ducky!

Leftover rubber ducks of various colors and styles.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I love this annual tradition of making paper snowflakes with @mamagilbs.bsky.social and hanging them on our kitchen cabinets. Easy and fun!

Paper snowflakes taped to the front of a wooden kitchen cabinet.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Leave out a Scrabble board in the library, they said. Middle schoolers are the best. This gem was found after the students went to class one morning. #TLSky

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I treated my Student Library Advisory Team to a celebration today to thank them for all their hard work in the library so far this year. We had a hot chocolate bar and some chocolate (and non-choc) treats. They were ecstatic! #schoollibrary #TLSky

Items on a table for hot chocolate, including m&M's and whipped cream.

Various chocolate treats, including chocolate chip cookies and York peppermint patties.

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 28/11/2024

Exciting News #TLSkyChat !! @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I will be hosting the FIRST Teacher Librarian Chat on BlueSky next Wednesday, December 4th. ✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST) ✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Wednesdays at 5pm PST and 8pm EST the Teacher Librarian Chat with JenniferLagarde and Techielibgrl

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

#EduSky! Join me for thoughts about school libraries and education-related topics. This happened in my library last week!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

A highlight of my week was hosting the Art Foundations class in my library and inviting them to explore the library's drawing books, adding ideas to their sketchbooks. Many were checked out at the end, too! #TLSky #Skybrarians

4 students sitting at a table in a library, drawing in sketchbooks using drawing books from the library's collection as reference.

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Jennifer Ventress @jenventress.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

glad to be here!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Really enjoyed spending time with my Student Library Advisory Team today after school. We talked about ideas for a new book club, changed our displays, and played Book Title Pictionary! They are such a great crew who love reading and our library. ♥️📚

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

The VAASL conference was exactly what we needed this past week! Keynotes and sessions were great, but most of all, the reunion of seeing all librarian friends is always the best part. It was great to get some time afterwards in Yorktown, too!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

It's ginger cat appreciation day! This one didn't appreciate being told that while he was surveying the backyard for possible intruders.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

I've gotten a lot of new followers lately, so welcome! I don't post often, but when I do, it's usually related to school libraries, reading, teenagers, or tech. Looking forward to connecting with you all!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 27/04/2024

This article is a must read for school librarians, teachers, tech specialists, and admin: www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/o...

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Opinion | Every Tech Tool in the Classroom Should Be Ruthlessly Evaluated

Screens in K-12 schools need ‘a hard reset.’

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

I love the annual Maker Monday when students create post it art in my library windows! Lots of creativity and fun! All it cost was some super sticky post it's.

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Amy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Excited for this mega episode on Inclusive Programming from the dynamic duo @rgrov1013.bsky.social and @mamagilbs.bsky.social! Tune in March 1

Garage band screen shot of an edited podcast episode

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

I love the annual 3D cell model lesson that I do each year in my library makerspace with my 7th grade science classes. All reusable materials, no waste, and blended learning at its finest!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

Looks like a longer winter break for this librarian - tested positive for the first time. I'm feeling mega anxious about it - I have an anxiety disorder anyway. Anyone else with anxiety go through this? How did you manage your anxiety specifically?

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

Ask kids to make a winter scene without using white. And make it in 3D (not just drawn). They will wow you! (Also: Can you figure out the story on the ice rink?)

A 3D design of a tree outside a red cardboard house.

A 3D design using cardboard. There is a green tree and candy canes in the foreground and a house drawn on the cardboard in the background.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 09/12/2023

Let's just add NBCT to my signature too! 2023 has been a wild ride of accolades for me!

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

As the final activity of Dinovember, students created dinos from recycled materials. Y'all. 🤣

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

This is apparently what teenagers think newly hatched or teen dinosaurs would look like. Ha! Dinovember in my middle school library is excellent.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

If you haven't read @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social's Knowledge Quest blog from today, stop what you're doing & read it. I always appreciate Steve's approach and perspective on various topics, this one is the strongest yet. Bravo, my friend. knowledgequest.aasl.org/reconsiderin...

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Reconsidering “Diverse” As A Category -

A major controversy about what should be included in a book vendor's book fair offerings shows why we need to reconsider "diverse" as a library category.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Put some markers on a whiteboard during Dinovember with the prompt: Draw your best dinosaur. Y'all. Not 1 inappropriate drawing and these are great! Middle schoolers for the win.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Wanna see book magic? These girls just helped unbox brand new books for our school library and they are already engrossed.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Yesterday, I was so humbled to receive the Virginia Librarian of the Year award from VAASL. "With power and privilege comes great purpose" and I'm looking forward to what's next. My librarian family, and being part of a #LibrarianPowerCouple with @mamagilbs.bsky.social, are the only way I thrive.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

You missed a fabulous keynote with Lisa Fipps at #VAASL23. Kids carry a lot, and they need school librarians - and the fun AND serious topics on the shelves, too.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

Let's plan a trip into DC on a Sunday, @mamagilbs.bsky.social said. There will be less traffic, she said. Hello, Marine Corps Marathon.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

This post by Courtney Pentland just hits the tip of the iceberg for the value and role of a school librarian. Sometimes we can be underutilized and forgotten about, but we really are the biggest value to our entire community. blog.ed.gov/2023/10/scho...

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School Librarians: One of a Student’s Best Resources - ED.gov Blog

Educators and students, don’t forget to tap into one of your best resources as you begin this school year…your school librarian! In today’s school libraries, you can find lively, vibrant space...

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

I'm by definition a "candy kid" but I didn't do so well on this candy quiz! 4/10 for me. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Test Your Candy I.Q.

Trick or treat! See how much you really know about sweets with this quiz.

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Rachel Grover @rgrov1013.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

Found this recently on my library's magnetic poetry wall. The kids might actually be all right.

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