Caitlin Wingers

We launched Beanstack 7 days ago, and we are already at 62% participation! I am so excited to see how this will build our reading culture this year! #TLsky #EDUsky #beanstack #reading

Yes!!! I love this. What a joy!

Hey! Yes, they use them all year. Last year, we had to replace 10-15% maybe…? Grades k-2 all get one on the first day and grade 3-5 take one if they want it. By the end of the year they’re pretty beat up, but it’s helps to protect the books in their backpacks.

The chess board has been busy this week. ♟️✨
Some kids know the rules, some… let’s just say they’re “innovating.” 😉 But either way, it’s strategy, creativity, and fun all rolled into one.

#LibraryLife #PlayBasedLearning #ElementaryLibrary #LibrarianJoy

New year = new book bags! 🎒
Instead of getting handed one, kids pick their own—and the reactions are priceless: “You mean I can choose ANY bag I want?!”
Yes, kid. Yes you can. 🥹💛

#LibraryJoy #StudentAgency #BackToSchool #TLsky

Sometimes the best part of a new beginning is finding a cozy spot, a quiet book, and a little calm in the middle of it all. 💙📚

#FirstDayOfSchool #LibraryLove #ElementaryLibrary #ReadingNook #LibrarianLife

Early Years Children are not checklists. They are individuals, brimming with potential, right here and right now.

That’s my post, that’s it

#EarlyYears

Love seeing students dive right in, collaborating, chatting, and settling into the rhythm of the library. Here’s to another year of curious minds and joyful learning! 💙📚

#BackToSchool #ElementaryLibrary #PlayBasedLearning #LibraryJoy

They come. They read. They play. They leave. 🤣 We’ve had two full days of school and it has gone by SO fast. I’d say I’m ready for things to slow down, but does life ever slow down in an elementary school?? #TLsky #edusky #library #backtoschool

Kristina A. Holzweiss - From Click to Craft: Canva Creations for Colleagues and Kids Canva isn’t just for posters and presentations—it’s a tool for creating memorable moments! Join us to discover how to design table signs that pop, flower-pen notes that make your colleagues smile,…

I love librarians!! Thank you for another Canva showcase!!! I always come away with some new ideas. Kristina A. Holzweiss - From Click to Craft: Canva Creations for Colleagues and Kids www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMyH...

Yes!! A testament to the power of free choice reading. When students are allowed build a strong reading identity through elementary & middle school, they become high schoolers that are more open to branch out to new genres. Plus #Scythe is so so good!!! 😊

5 Ways to Facilitate Playful Learning: 1. Set up daily choice time with intentional materials, 2. Incorporate social and emotional role-play, 3. Promote imagination in content areas, 4. Use props, toys, and loose parts as inspiration, 5. Have students get creative.

5 practical, teacher-tested ways to bring meaningful playful learning into your daily K–2 routine! edut.to/4lAAcr9

#ElementaryTeacher #PlayfulLearning #EduSky

First day of school highlight: students literally running to the library to get their first books of the school year. “Can I check out today?!?”... YES!!

#TLsky #EDUsky #booklove

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There is more to human development than learning about subjects

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Ohio Man Leaves Behind the Reading List of a Lifetime When Dan Pelzer died last month at the age of 92, he left his family and friends an incredible gift: a 109-page handwritten list of all the books he’d read since 1962. And now it can be viewed by the…

WHAT A LIFE! Ohio Man Leaves Behind the Reading List of a Lifetime ilovelibraries.org/article/pelz...

Today was our Meet the Teachers event. It was amazing! New&returning families came to connect, explore, & feel ready for the 1st day of school. The energy was pure joy!
Bonus: I got to read a few stories with @noveleffect.bsky.social Such a fun way to kick off the year!

#BackToSchool #tlsky #edusky

Also, it’s hard to see, but I used Canva to make the letters. They’re letter shaped photo frames with photographs from inside the library last year. 🤓 #Backtoschool #welcomeback #schoollibrary #elementarylibrary

My bff sent me this photo of the library entrance to tell me my “welcome home scorpions” sign is looking great. Take this as your sign to give a teacher friend a compliment because it’s easy, it’s free, and it can change someone’s day.
#TLsly #EDUsky #library #teacher #backtoschool

Just in case you haven't seen it:

The Books Unbanned project has public libraries from various places in the US offering teen readers digital cards and access to their digital titles.

#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary

booksunbanned.com#resources

Sometimes the best ideas come in a random lightbulb moment. 💡
During Teacher Work Week, I put together a quick ‘Back to School Read-Aloud’ shelf so teachers could grab and go… and it’s already getting checked out! 🙌
File this under: Why didn’t I think of this sooner? #TLsky #EDUsky #librarian

I love love love that my instagram-librarian-PLN is as excited about the TS announcement as I am. I truly feel at home with my bookish/swiftie community. 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

Defining/identifying a strong reading culture is still a little tricky for me… but when you ask a student how their summer was and they answer with what they read? 📚✨

That’s when you know something’s going right. 💛

#ReadingCulture #LibraryJoy #tlsky #edusky

Join us for the grand finale of our
@follettcontent.bsky.social Summer Webinar Series....

Year-Round Celebrations: Plan Your Library's Special Events!

@littylib.bsky.social @msfordfierce.bsky.social @mrlibrarymansc.bsky.social
@drtlovesbooks.bsky.social will join me too. ❤️

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“Keep, Chuck, Change”… personally, I think it’s better at the end of the rear when things are fresh in your brain. ✨

Coolest jacket ever 🤓🤘🏼

4 important questions to ask students at the start of the school year: What helps you feel welcomed? How do you like to be greeted? What strengths do you bring to the classroom and school? What do you like most about school so far, and what could change?

What questions would you add to the list? ☀️

#EduSky #EdChat #BackToSchool

Designing the space will never be easy for me. I’m happy for lists like these.

Ready to rock! 🤘🏼 @noveleffect.bsky.social #edusky #TLsky #librarian

Friendship! Librarianship! So fun!

It’s tiiiiiiime!!!!!!!! 📚🤓📚🤓📚