Thanks to a dear friend @juliedanielson7imp, Miss Stuart picked up a carful of books and delivered them to @bookemkids. Book’Em has been taking bags of books to Metro Schools families making sure that all students have books to read at home!

A heroic dachshund & beautiful chaotic Rome! I created a family activity guide with a virtual field trip to Rome and other Paolo inspired activities. Read it online via Hoopla with a Nashville Public Library card or order it from Parnassus Books Happy Reading! bit.ly/Paolo_PPE

In this month's Tips for Teachers, Emmie Stuart reflects on books she uses to explore social emotional learning and bibliotherapy with her students. I will confess that I teared up editing this one. bookpage.com/features/25101…

Mrs. Ramsey...the dynamic mastermind behind PPE’s laptop distribution! 2020-2021, we’re (almost) ready for you! 🐯 Lisa Ramsey

Teachers, you might dig these classroom ideas to use in conjunction with 3 books on serendipitous #friendship by @Emmie_Stuart. About to pub 🌟 STARCROSSED 🌟 by Julia Denos is one of the featured titles! bookpage.com/features/25679… #tipsforteachers #teachers BookPage

Congratulations to Middle Tennessee's Librarian of the Month, Emmie Stuart / @ppe_library! TASL thanks you for being a valuable asset to your students, school, and district. #librariesmatter Metro Schools bit.ly/2LiJtsi

#CallingCaldecott: Emmie Stuart on Patricia MacLachlan + @micha_archer's "Prairie Days" (Simon Kids): "Poetry + picture come together to create a bk that provides children w/ a 'visual experience' that's altogether mesmerizing + worthy of the #Caldecott." hbook.com/?detailStory=p…

Science + Art + PPE 4th graders = a perfect Friday morning! We learned about constellations and stars with Julia Denos beautiful STARCROSSED and then created our own watercolor nightscapes.

Six days until...READ-A-THON 2021!

Wrapping up a week of Roxaboxen! Imagination + engineering + creativity + literacy = WIN

3rd & 4th graders visited “Percy’s Library Cafe” and enjoyed bites of books across 5 genres. #mnpslibhack #teacherlibrarian #elementarylibrary MNPSLibraryServices

Books and children are the heart of the library. With memorable stories as their foundation, library lessons incoporate open art, creative explorations, and play-based learning. Metro Schools Percy Priest Library (Emmie Stuart) #EveryStudentKnown #EverySchoolKnown #EveryLibraryKnown

#CallingCaldecott: Emmie Stuart on @micha_archer's "Wonder Walkers" (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin Kids): "I take my students out for nature walks around the grounds of our school...Archer’s poetic words + multilayered illus give new depth + meaning to our walks." hbook.com/?detailStory=w…

What a joy to spend the day with these wonderful colleagues as we learned from fellow librarians! Thank you, Tanner DeFrancisco, Amy Jerome, Jamie Claybrooks, and Percy Priest Library (Emmie Stuart) for sharing your space and your expertise for our Elementary Pineapple PD! #mnpslibhack MNPSLibraryServices

Wrapping up the week with a HUGE thank you to the MNPS Librarians who hosted our 1st #MNPSPineapplePD! It was only fitting that they each received a pineapple for their hospitality and collaborative spirit! Metro Schools #mnpslibhack

Office supply art inspired by Helen Yoon’s picturebook, “Off-Limits”. Candlewick Press Candlewick Classroom

Thank-you @LindsKAnderson for driving all the way over to see Narnia!

So proud of these readers! 100 books! 🤩

Tweeting a few days late (per usual)…LOVED presenting with Waverly Belmont Library at the TASL conference! A big thanks to Katelyn Jernigan, Librarian for a phenomenal three days!

Many thanks to all of our #MNPSPineapplePD hosts! Participants were treated to 8 outstanding library visits and engaging sessions! 🍍Two Rivers Middle School Library I.T.Creswell Library JuliaGreenElementary @librarykraft @GMS_Trojans Melissa Williams Jill Stevens Percy Priest Library (Emmie Stuart) #mnpslibraries