@gwenblumberg
2nd Year K-8 School Librarian | Former District-Level Literacy Leader | BOOKS! | Library Design | Sketchnotes | Writer for Choice Literacy | Roller Derby Player | Greater Boston https://linktr.ee/gwenblumberg
AMAZING SESSION! 🙌🏼
When choosing books about nature… choose books that are humans as A PART of nature instead of APART of nature. “Unlock the Power of Outdoor Learning” #aasl2025 session with NatashaCarty
Proud of my most recent pieces the lead for Choice Literacy’s Big Fresh. It’s all about milestones in our lives and in our classrooms. choiceliteracy.com/article/sept...
"Progression of Talk" infographic made with colored sticky notes on a file folder. In order of progression: Say anything, Say something relevant, Say something back, Say something to clarify, Say something better, Say something to revise, Say something to provoke, Say something to extend
Want to level up student discussions? 💬 Give this scaffolding tool — created by @gwenblumberg.bsky.social — a try!
Here’s a how-to: https://edut.to/46q6LlR
Check my newest piece in this week’s BIG FRESH from Choice Literacy! choiceliteracy.com/article/may-...
A photograph of former Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, standing at a podium in the Library of Congress and speaking at a previous Walter Awards Ceremony. At the bottom of the photo is bold white text that says, “WNDB stands with Dr. Carla Hayden and condemns her firing.”
Graphic with neutral-colored background containing an official statement from We Need Diverse Books regarding the recent firing of Dr. Carla Hayden. The first part of the statement says, “We Need Diverse Books is proud to stand with Dr. Carla Hayden, who started her career as a children’s librarian in Chicago and who became the first woman and first Black appointee to serve as the Librarian of Congress. Throughout her exemplary career, she has been a faithful public servant, a visionary leader, a champion of literacy—and the People’s Librarian, who strived to make our nation’s library more accessible and available to all Americans.”
We Need Diverse Books is proud to stand with Dr. Carla Hayden, who started her career as a children’s librarian in Chicago and who became the first woman and first Black appointee to serve as the Librarian of Congress.
Find our statement below ⬇️
This Saturday! FREE performance of The Dragon King by the Tanglewood Marionettes! @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-...
Of course! :)
Feel free to share, Amy! 🥰
Good morning, Amy! Thank you— we made them in the fall but just can’t take them down b/c they remind us what kindness sounds like in our library. Enjoy your day! 💕
Today’s Sticky Hope podcast w guest @amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social was a DELIGHTFUL way to start my Monday! This window in our library was created by my library kids after reading her book The Sound of Kindness! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The MA State Finals for National History Day are desperately in need of judges. You DO NOT need to be a historian or have any history background.
Come see what Ss in middle & HS have learned & let them teach you things you might not know much or anything about…YET! www.masshist.org/masshistoryday
"Unequal opportunities to explore issues are a serious concern as they contribute to a “civic opportunity gap.” Meira Levinson
Framework for teaching controversial issues from Judy Pace. teachingcontroversies.com/framework/
How awful. I’m so sorry to hear this.
Mark Your Calendars! 5/3/25 Kids Graphic Novel Festival @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social ♥️♥️ www.silverunicornbooks.com/events/kids-...
Thank you, MA State Senator Jake Oliveira for your inspiring message about libraries & librarians at the #MSLA50 conference this morning!
Who else is at the #MSLA50 library conference?!? If you see me… please say hello!
The School Librarian Learning Network Podcast Episode 48: Increasing Independence & Engagement via Library Skills with Gwen Blumberg SchoolLibLearning.Net
Now appearing on the SLLN Podcast:
@gwenblumberg.bsky.social
shares how she's been building engagement & student engagement in her first year of school librarianship!
Search SLLN on your favorite podcatcher, or listen here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/increasing-i...
#TLSky #EduSky School Library 📚
What a JOY to share how things are going during my first year in the library on the SLLN podcast! Thank you to @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social for the invite and the conversation! tr.ee/6691l44gsW
Live near Northampton, MA? Want to support their HS library? Check out this opp to see a super cool, live, unabridged reading of @studiojjk.bsky.social’s Hey, Kiddo! nhslibrary.betterworld.org/events/hey-k...
🛼 Come join Boston Roller Derby & @qtlibrary.org on 3/1 to talk about Brace for Impact (SO GOOD!) with author Gabe Montesanti at the Parker Hill Branch of @bpl.boston.gov www.eventbrite.com/e/brace-for-...
Visited a sweet, new, independent children’s bookstore this school vacation week. So cozy & such lovely kid-focused curation! Add Moon and Back Bookstore in West Medford, MA to your indie bookstore list!
“Do something meaningful. Or maybe just mean everything you do.” -All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Boston Roller Derby's home team season kicks off with a doubleheader on March 8th! Come watch us play & enjoy being a part of our BRD Community! bostonrollerderby.com/event/home-t...
"If books are “love letters passed between us,” then our collection is an ongoing conversation—one of argument and agreement, challenge and admiration. And after all these years, we know there’s no better match for us." @donalynbooks.bsky.social donalynmiller.substack.com/p/reader-i-m...
These stories share a variety of Ramadan and Eid experiences, from fasting for the first time to celebrating in a home. Hand them to young readers leading up to the holy month and all year long.
“Diversity is an outcome. Equity is the path to get there. Inclusion ensures we travel that path together.”
"Progression of Talk" infographic made with colored sticky notes on a file folder. In order of progression: Say anything, Say something relevant, Say something back, Say something to clarify, Say something better, Say something to revise, Say something to provoke, Say something to extend
Want to level up student discussions? 💬 See how @gwenblumberg.bsky.social uses the Progression of Talk to scaffold classroom conversation. https://buff.ly/416skXv
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