Loving our little display of teacher recommendations! I can’t wait to get more up! #cobblms King Springs Lions

Book scavenger hunt for our 1st graders planned and created by my awesome para Mrs. McHale! CCALMS Mt. Bethel ES @glma @CobbLibMedia

We had 55 students complete the Beanstack Summer Challenge! Our kiddos were treated to a visit from Springer, a Atlanta Braves bobble head, and a Chick-fil-A, Inc. treat card. We are so proud of our kiddos! King Springs Lions Atlanta Braves Foundation Beanstack

NEW! Learn how school librarians can raise and deepen positive perceptions of school libraries through developing a brand in alignment with the AASL Standards. Written by Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns - get your copy at: alastore.ala.org/slbrand

ALA is looking for the nation’s favorite librarians! Ten #ILoveMyLibrarian Award recipients will receive $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. Nominate the school librarian you love by September 30! bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrari…

Domains & Shared Foundations & Roles of the School Librarian = We have even more new merch to share! Check out what just dropped at bit.ly/AASLmerch and be sure to make your purchase before Sept 19 to get free standard shipping!

E-Blast 9/17 - Spirit Night and Apex Game Day durham.memberhub.com/sends/b509cd8b…

#DotDay at Mt. Bethel ES ! So grateful for our art teacher Mrs. Trosclair and her willingness to help brighten up the place. Most of the dots are from 1st grade art, but the kinders got to get in on the action during library time! CCALMS @CobbLibMedia Susan McCurry, Ed.D.

Good news from Texas! Judge grants preliminary injunction against Reader Act, finding "that this law violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.” We joined AASL to file an amicus brief in the suit. bit.ly/3PrxMwO

ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom has released new preliminary data documenting a continued uptick in censorship attempts in libraries across the U.S. during the first 8 months of 2023. Read more: ala.org/news/press-rel… #UniteAgainstBookBans #FreePeopleReadFreely

📚📖 Fight book bans. Sign our petition! 📚 bookbanpetition.us #bookbans #bannedbooks

Join AASL and ADL Education on Tues, Oct 3 at 6pm Central for “Off the Shelf: Book Challenges, Bans and Promoting Inclusive Literature” with author Kelly Yang! The panel will also include an educator, student, parent and librarian. Register here: bit.ly/ADLshelf

Cobb Media Specialists it’s time to apply for Shark Tank. Check your emails for more information! #cobblms

Congratulations to Susan Buckert of McEachern High School for being named Cobb County Schools Library Media Specialist of the Year! McEachern Library Learning Commons McEachern High School

CCALMS members, please join us for the end of year celebration! See your email for RSVP link.

Just for fun, I’m creating monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages - because both reading and coloring help to reduce stress. Here's the one for May. Happy reading AND coloring, y'all! 🖍️📚 🩵 FREE Download here: librarygirl.net/post/library-g…

.@Ccalms members check your email for information on how to order this adorable new shirt!

Congratulations to the participants in Cobb Public Library System's Summer Reading program. Examples of their success: 📚 4,258 registrants 📗 2,807 active participants 📓 29,047 badges earned 📘 5,168 activities completed 📙 3,290,827 minutes read 📚 1,616 challenge completions