Brooke King Presents @TLA

Brooke King, Pine Forest Elementary Librarian

and Texas Bluebonnet Award  Committee member, presented two sessions for the TBA committee at the Texas Library Association's Annual Conference:  Sync Up! 2015

in Austin on April 14-17.

The sessions were: Speed Dating with the Texas Bluebonnet Authors and Bluebonnet 101. 

Congratulations Brooke!

  

 Brooke King with the winning TBA author and illustrator of 

 THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT 

Speed Dating session with 10 authors including Arun Gandhi, Lois Ehlert, Jen Bryant, Joanthan Auxier, and more

 Presenting at Bluebonnet 101

Texas Library Association Conference 2015

The Texas Library Association Conference

 was held April 14-17

at the

Sync Up:  TLA Conference

Austin Convention Center.

Brook King: Bluebonnet Committee Member

Janet Self loaded down with books in the Stairwell

Kelly McClain and Derry Summer still all smiles on Friday!

Donna Smalley attends the Copyright workshop.

Amanda Garza takes a break!

Tammy Tang Technology Workshop

My Prince has finally come!

Tami Solum:  Our Follett Trainer from our last District Meeting

Spirit Monkey sticks are so cool!

Lions and Tigers and BYOD Oh My!

TexQuest Update Workshop

Loaded down with lots of goodies!

Sue White @ Timberwood Middle School

Look at What's Cooking at Timberwood Middle School Library!

Cooking Theme in the library!

Books are Yummy!



Alamo Exhibit

Eat Well and Read Often

Love the Cool Book Art!

More Cool Book Art
I want to learn!

Ask Sue about her Privilege Cards!

Samantha Atchetee @ Humble Elementary Library

Cool shelf markers

The kids love Samantha Atchetee at Humble Elementary Library!

Celebrating  National Poetry month by reading  and writing poetry 

Students love the under the ocean theme at Humble Elementary Library

Poetry writing at  Humble Elementary:  a dual language campus

Samantha has a maker space that she changes out monthly to keep it fresh

Humble Elementary student writing a poem about Airplanes

Amanda Buschmann featured in School Library Journal

School Library Journal interviews our own Amanda Buschmann!

Congratulations! Amanda!

Meet the Reviewer | Amanda Buschmann

Check it out at this link:  http://www.slj.com/2015/04/interviews/meet-the-reviewer-amanda-buschmann/#_

 By SLJ on April 2, 2015 

 

Who are the brilliant and passionate librarians behind SLJ’s reviews? Each month we take a peek behind the books and learn about the folks who help us read and evaluate thousands of titles every year.

What do you do (what grades do you serve, what kind of programs do you run, what responsibilities do you have) at your school?
I am the sole librarian at a middle school of 1200+ students. Naturally, it is quite busy. I collaborate with teachers to bring them information about new tech tools and books. I also recently started a “book talk” club that has been a great success.
How long have you been reviewing for SLJ and what kinds of materials to you review?
About a year. I review books related to my current job (middle school librarian)—young adult, all genres. My favorites are the dystopian/science fiction books.
Why do you review for SLJ? What’s the best part?
It is exciting to be a part of upcoming published books. I also feel it is my duty to give a fair and conscientious review, keeping in mind the young adult audience. The best part is when I receive the final published copy and I can donate it to my school!
Tell us something about yourself that’s surprising.
I used to race cars in my college days. I was part of an all-girl racing team called GirlSpeed Racing, and we would meet at Houston Raceway Park to race our cars.
What are you reading (and liking) right now? Or what was the last book you read that you absolutely loved?
Currently, I am reading (and loving) The Jewel by Amy Ewing—I love a good dystopian novel!
Are you involved in any ALA committees or state library organizations?
I am a member of the Spirit of Texas. It’s a Middle School committee through TLA (Texas Library Association).
How and why did you first get into librarianship?
I began teaching high school English in 2003. By 2009, I joined Sam Houston State University’s graduate program in library science. By January 2010, I had my first library job at an elementary school!
Is there a book that made you fall in love with reading?
Certainly not one book—I began reading at four years of age and haven’t stopped since. Books were my refuge during my childhood and they have made me a better, more thoughtful person.

Wendy McAlister @ Deerwood Elementary Library

Loved visiting my former stomping ground: 

Deerwood Elementary Library.

It was great to see Wendy, some of my former work colleagues and my sister, Loretta who works there now.  I can't believe it's been over nine years that I've been at AHS.   

Wendy collaborated with my sister, the computer teacher to create a class book based on:  17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill.

What an awesome project!

Reading 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore

Amazing Class Books!

Wendy has a clever way to keep track of class time

Wendy commemorates when I was at Deerwood!

Loretta and my shrine!  Love My Sister!

Readbox before Readbox was Cool!

Awesome Book Shelf for Kinder.

Creating Class book based on 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore