The Librarian Influencers Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Expert interviews, action steps, and behind-the-shelves secrets from veteran school librarians… all tied together by my mission to build your personal learning network (PLN) and take charge of your professional development so you will flourish as an effective instructional partner in the library, classroom, and school.
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The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Abby Moore. Abby serves as the lead librarian for 4 campuses in Texas.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarianship-is-a-science-but-it-s-also-an-art-with-abby-moore
This podcast is a recording from a Zoom event held with middle school librarian, Karina Quilantan Garza. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/december-come-plan-with-us
This podcast is a recording from a Zoom event held with high school librarian, Margie Longoria. We hope you enjoy the recording. If you follow this webpage, you will be sent an invitation to join us live in Zoom each month. You can also watch the video recording on Facebook to see anything we showed the audience. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/november
This podcast is a recording from a Zoom event held with middle school librarian, Jackie Torres. We hope you enjoy the recording. If you follow this webpage, you will be sent an invitation to join us live in Zoom each month. You can also watch the video recording on Facebook to see anything we showed the audience. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/october-come-plan-with-us
This podcast is a recording from a Zoom event held with middle school librarian, Jackie Torres. We hope you enjoy the recording. If you follow this webpage, you will be sent an invitation to join us live in Zoom each month. You can also watch the video recording on Facebook to see anything we showed the audience. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/october-come-plan-with-us
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Kristen Badger. She currently works at a high school library in Florida, but has also worked in a middle school and elementary school library. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/dynamic-shelving-with-kristen-badger
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Dr. Steve Albrecht. He has trained thousands of library employees, live and online, in service, safety, and security. As well, he has worked with city and county libraries, K-12 libraries, college and university libraries, special libraries, and law libraries in over 28 states.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/service-safety-and-security-steve-albrecht
The Librarian Influencers of the Week are Margaret Alger and Jessica Kitta . Margaret’s elementary school feeds into Jessica’s middle school in their Virginia district. These ladies both see their positions as a service role and believe being a librarian is the best job ever!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/libraries-are-the-hub-of-inquiry-and-learning-with-margaret-alger-and-jessica-kitta
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Donna Mignardi, a high school librarian in Maryland.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/classroom-book-clubs-with-donna-mignardi
The Librarian Influencers of the Week are the Calvert County Public Schools Librarians who were awarded the National School Library of the Year Award (NSLPY) last year. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/aasl-nslpy-award-with-calvert-county-public-schools-librarians
The Librarian Influencers of the Week is a dynamic Texas duo! Let’s meet Becky Calzada and Liz Philippi. Becky is the District Library Coordinator in Leander ISD. Liz Philippi is the School Program Coordinator for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/collection-development-matters-with-becky-calzada-and-liz-phillppi
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Lia Fisher-Janosz who works in Virginia at a K-5 public school library. She is in her 4th year as librarian and has a lot to share with the audience. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/bring-your-a-game-to-the-library-with-lia-fisher-janosz
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Valarie Trice. Valarie is the Media Specialist at the Dooly County K-8 Academy in Georgia. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/libraries-store-the-energy-that-fuels-the-imagination-with-valarie-trice
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Tom Bober. Tom works at an elementary library outside of St. Louis, Missouri. He also serves as the district level library coordinator. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-impact-the-learning-of-every-student-with-tom-bober
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Jillian Rudes. She works in a 6th-12th grade public school in the Queens borough of New York City. She is also the Japanese Culture & Manga Cooperative Collection Development librarian for the New York City Department of Education.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/embedded-library-skills-supports-collaboration-with-jillian-rudes
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Elizabeth Pelayo. Beth works as the LRC director and media specialist at a high school in Illinois.
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The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Steve Tetreault. Steve is involved with the library world in New Jersey and writes for AASL’s Knowledge Quest.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/endliteracyshaming-with-steve-tetreault
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Michigan librarian Kelly Hincks. Kelly works at a private elementary school outside of Detroit where she works with PK-3rd graders.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/ways-to-influence-a-school-s-reading-culture-with-kelly-hincks
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Ashley Hawkins. She is a librarian providing support for 3 schools on her campus in Brooklyn, New York. She is known on social media as the Manga Librarian.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/meet-the-manga-librarian-with-ashley-hawkins
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Patty Duval. She is a Media Services Specialist providing district level support for librarians in her Florida district.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/create-a-scaffolded-curriculum-for-your-media-program-with-patty-duval
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Maegen Rose, a middle school librarian! She works at an independent middle school in New York. She was named one of SLJ’s Movers and Shakers for 2021.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-librarians-must-be-intentional-change-agents-with-maegen-rose
This week’s podcast features a special author event! I was fortunate to connect with school librarian and book editor, Margie Longoria who arranged for us to chat with 5 authors from her new book Living Beyond Borders. We were joined by David Bowles, Ruben Degollado, Xavier Garza, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, and Daniel García Ordaz.
Shownotes including author links: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/living-beyond-borders-author-interviews-with-editor-margie-longoria
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is D.C. librarian Christopher Stewart. Christopher is a middle school librarian in the District of Columbia Public School (DCPS) System in Washington, DC. He is also one of SLJ’s 2021 Movers and Shakers!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/a-librarian-s-work-extends-beyond-the-school-building-with-christopher-stewart
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Sandra Carswell. She has worked in intermediate and junior high school libraries in central Texas.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-can-make-a-huge-positive-impact-on-their-students-education
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Dr. Jen Sturge. Jen worked as a Maryland elementary librarian and then moved to the central office to support school libraries for the past 6 years. Jenn was one of the SLJ Movers and Shakers this year! Her district won the National School Library of the Year Award from AASL! Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-librarians-change-the-world-for-the-better-with-jen-sturge
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Liz Deskins. She’s had over 30 years working in a variety of library settings. She currently teaches library science students at Kent State University in Ohio.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/collaboration-begins-with-small-steps-with-liz-deskins
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is SLJ Mover and Shaker, Kelly Passek! Kelly is a librarian at Blacksburg Middle School in Blacksburg VA and Secondary Lead Librarian for Montgomery County Public Schools in Southwest Virginia. She has a varied library background and loves her time as a school librarian.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/drone-delivery-of-free-choice-reading-during-the-pandemic-with-kelly-passek
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Kathy Lester! Kathy works as a school librarian at East Middle School in Plymouth, Michigan and is president-elect of AASL.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/access-to-diverse-resources-and-services-with-kathy-lester
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is New York librarian Arlene Laverde! She is a high school librarian and the former president of the New York City School Library Association. Arlene is also president elect for New York Library Association.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/the-power-and-potential-of-school-librarians-is-limitless-with-arlene-laverde
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is New York librarian Margaux DelGuidice-Calemmo!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/be-your-own-pr-machine-with-margaux-delguidice-calemmo
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is librarian Arnulfo (AJ) Talamantes! He worked at a middle school in San Antonio, Texas where he uses a community garden to connect with his students.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/community-gardens-build-community-with-arnulfo-aj-talamantes
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is New Jersey librarian, Beth Raff! She credits her mentors for helping her get involved nationally at an early point in her library career.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-librarians-are-a-necessitynotaluxury-with-beth-raff
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Tennessee school librarian, Dustin Hensley. Dustin is one of SLJ’s 2021 Movers and Shakers and works at Elizabethton High School!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/use-student-roundtables-for-school-improvement-with-dustin-hensley
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Rachel Grover. Rachel is a former teacher who became a school librarian. She works in a middle school library in northern Virginia.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/make-connections-in-libraryland-with-rachel-grover
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Elsa Trevino-Dominguez. She has worked at both the middle and high school librarian and is currently in a high school library in the San Antonio, Texas area.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/graphic-novels-and-nerdvana-con
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Deborah Zeman. She is a high school librarian in the north Texas area where she started at a new school during the pandemic.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/it-s-not-just-books-bonbons-with-deborah-zeman
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Darryl Toerien. He is a school librarian in the United Kingdom and leads an international inquiry learning group called FOSIL.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/an-international-librarian-s-perspective-with-darryl-toerien
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Lucy Podmore. She works in a high school library in San Antonio, Texas and also has middle school library experience.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-librarians-are-school-leaders-with-lucy-podmore
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Pennsylvania librarian, Christopher Churilla. He works in a 5th and 6th grade library and also teaches STEAM classes.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/passion-innovation-and-creativty-can-flourish-in-the-library-with-christopher-churilla
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian, Erin Baker. She works at a middle school library.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/instructional-collaboration-partnerships-are-a-game-changer-with-erin-baker
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is IdaMae Craddock. She currently works at a library in a Virginia middle school and high school lab school. Her school tests out some of the education ideas the state is interested in exploring more deeply like all standards based grading. Her middle school is an integrated project based learning school and the high school is an IB school. IdaMae practices embedded librarianship in this setting.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/embedded-librarianship-with-idamae-craddock
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Zinnia Bayardo. Zinnia is a high school librarian in Northside ISD in San Antonio, Texas. She has worked at all school levels as a librarian.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/libraries-are-more-than-a-place-for-books-with-zinnia-bayardo
The Librarian Influencers Podcast is celebrating its 100th episode this week! For this special event I invited back my first interviewee and 3 librarians we met during various stages of the Covid 19 pandemic. Please join me in this fun and reflective conversation with librarians Jackie Torres (Texas), Jenn Roth (Pennsylvania), K.C. Boyd (Washington D.C.), and Wenndy Pray (Texas).
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/where-are-they-now-100th-podcast-celebration
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Jennifer Wyatt. Jennifer has worked in a variety of library careers and currently works to support librarians and instructional technologists in her Texas district.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/blaze-new-trails-with-jennifer-wyatt
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Kathy Carroll. Kathy is the 2020-2021 AASL President and works at a high school in South Carolina.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/embrace-the-leader-within-with-kathy-carroll
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Carrie Friday. Carrie works at a middle school in Florida where she moved from an ELA classroom to the library about 5 years ago.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/everyone-belongs-in-the-school-library-with-carrie-friday
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Nikki D. Robertson. Nikki has worked in both elementary and high school libraries in the past. She currently works at Region 13 Education Service Center in Austin, Texas as the Distance and Digital Learning Coordinator. She is working on a PhD in the area of Integrating Technology and Learning. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/connect-share-learn-grow-with-nikki-d-robertson
Happy National School Library month! The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Dr. Barbara Stripling. Barb was a K-12 librarian for about 20 years and moved on to administrative positions. Before retirement, she wrapped up her library career as a professor of practice with Syracuse University.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-unleash-students-minds-and-hearts-with-dr-barbara-stripling
Happy National School Library month! The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Nina Canales. She now works at an international baccalaureate high school library in Dallas, Texas.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/develop-a-safe-space-for-students-to-explore-and-create-with-nina-canales
Happy National School Library month! The Librarian Influencer of the Week is teacher-librarian Brandi Veal. She works in a high school in California.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/windows-mirrors-sliding-glass-doors-and-prisms-with-brandi-veal
Happy National School Library month! The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia elementary librarian Ashley Sherman.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-librarians-matter-with-ashley-sherman
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Connecticut librarian Jane Martellino. Jane is one of the 2021 recipients of ALA’s I Love My Librarian award. The award’s focus this year was how you impacted your communities during COVID times. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/being-a-reflective-practitioner-is-essential-with-jane-martellino
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is teacher librarian Jesse Braun who works in Beverly Hills, California. Jesse is one of the 2021 recipients of ALA’s I Love My Librarian award.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/information-literacy-is-a-foundational-skill-best-supported-in-the-school-library-with-jesse-braun
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Leticia Almaguer. She recently moved from an elementary library to a high school library in Harlingen CISD.
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The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian Amanda Lee. She has been in education over 18 years, seven of which have been in the library working with PK-12th grade deaf students.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-librarians-are-advocates-with-amanda-lee
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian Holly Frilot. She is the supervisor for Library Media Education in Cobb County, Georgia where she oversees over 100 school libraries! Holly is also the president of the Georgia Library Media Association and also does some adjunct work for The University of West Georgia.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/teach-create-and-lead-from-your-library-with-holly-frilot
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Pennsylvanian librarian Jennifer Newcome. She was a special education teacher for many years. She worked in a middle school library and is now working in a high school library. Jennifer is one of the 2021 winners of the national award titled I Love My Librarian!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/libraries-for-lifelong-learning-with-jennifer-newcome
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian Djeneba Muhammad. She was a teacher for 8 years and is now in her first year at a high school library.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/create-a-diverse-collection-with-djeneba-muhammad
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is librarian Melissa Silerio. She works in a middle school library in Mansfield ISD in Texas. Her first year as a librarian was the year COVID 19 began.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/representation-matters-with-melissa-silerio
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is librarian Margie Longoria. She has worked in a high school library along the southern tip of Texas for the past nine years.
Shownotes:
https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/embrace-the-ethnic-and-cultural-diversity-of-all-our-students-with-margie-longoria
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is North Carolina librarian and library professor Dr. Heather Moorefield-Lang. She worked in a middle school library and now teaches at her alma mater, the University of North Carolina Greensboro in the Department of Library Science.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/every-school-a-library-and-every-student-a-librarian-with-heather-moorefield-lang
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Stacy Cameron. She’s worked in a variety of school library settings and currently serves as the Coordinator of Library and Media Services at Frisco ISD where she oversees librarians at 70 schools.
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The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Georgia librarian Sarah Sansbury. She’s worked in middle school and elementary school libraries.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/be-a-human-centered-librarian-with-sarah-sansbury
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Washington D.C. school librarian Juan Andres Samperio. He worked 5 months in a high school library prior to the pandemic. So the majority of his library experience has been as a virtual school librarian!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/start-making-plans-now-for-a-return-to-campus-with-juan-andres-samperio
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Washington D.C. librarian Ellen Dodsworth. She has worked in a variety of library jobs including a cruise ship!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-are-action-agents-with-ellen-dodsworth
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Pennsylvania librarian Kevin McGuire. He works at Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/foster-connections-to-literacy-with-kevin-mcguire
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Cari White. Cari is the phenomenal creator and administrator of the Learning Librarians Facebook group, with over 17,000 librarians from around the world. Cari is also working on developing a library curriculum! And last week she started a new position as an elementary librarian with Judson ISD.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/collaboration-fosters-empowerment-with-cari-white
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Maryland librarian Sarah Scholl. She has been a middle school librarian for the last 9 years. Click here to listen now!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/branding-your-library-with-sarah-scholl
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian, Shawna Ford. She has worked in an elementary librarian, a central office curriculum position, and now Region 11 Education Service Center as a library services consultant where she serves 77 school districts and also manages a statewide library consortium for 142 districts.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-empower-students-with-shawna-ford
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Nicole Kang. She studied engineering at MIT and fell in love with education as she worked on various education related projects. Her website www.elementari.io was one of the recipients of the 2019 AASL Best Website for Teaching and Learning Award.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/combining-literacy-and-coding-together-to-create-projects-that-are-personal-and-meaningful-wit
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Library Media Services Supervisor at Lewisville ISD, Brandi Dawson.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/leadership-is-not-about-the-position-you-hold-it-is-about-how-you-influence-those-around-you
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is California librarian, Terra Hazen. Terra is a former science teacher who became a librarian 4 years ago. She is currently involved with distance learning in her library.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/libraries-foster-connection-even-from-a-distance-with-terra-hazen
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Tara Thomas. Tara works at Hutchison School in Memphis, Tennessee! Hutchison School is a private, independent college preparatory day school for girls age 2 through 12th grade.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/let-your-passion-lead-you-with-tara-thomas
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Len Bryan. Len has worked in school libraries across several states. He currently works in Denver, Colorado as the Manager of Library Technical Systems where he leads the district’s technical services team in providing access to library resources, including books, eBooks, databases and the Destiny OPAC.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-libraries-as-equity-engines-with-len-bryan
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is K.C. Boyd. She has worked in school libraries for 23 years in elementary, middle, high school, and administrative levels of school libraries. She is currently working at a middle school in Washington D.C.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/the-school-librarian-is-an-equity-champion-with-k-c-boyd
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is 11 year veteran librarian, Diamantina Garcia. She recently transitioned from an elementary to middle school library position in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. Right now her district is still engaged in remote learning.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-transform-adapt-and-lead-with-diamantina-garcia
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is New Yorker Kayla McNaughton. After 5 years in the library, Kayla switched jobs this summer to become a Teacher Integration Specialist where she supports librarians and teachers across her vast county.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/without-the-librarian-the-library-is-just-a-room-of-books-with-kayla-mcnaughton
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Linda Martinez. She worked at an elementary school library along the Texas/Mexico border for several years and transitioned to a middle school library just a few weeks ago.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-are-teachers-with-linda-martinez
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Jessica Fitzpatrick. She has worked in a middle school library and just transitioned to a high school library this school year. She is the winner of the 2020 TXLA Branding Iron Award for Community Engagement and the TLA District 8 Webmaster.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/libraries-are-the-heart-of-the-school-with-jessica-fitzpatrick
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Nicole Cruz. She serves 2 high schools both at the same location: a comprehensive high school and an early college high school. Nicole is also the lead librarian for her district.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/live-well-laugh-often-love-much-with-nicole-cruz
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Jackie Torres. She has worked in both an elementary and middle school library and is now transitioning back to a middle school library in Brownsville ISD.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-library-redesign-with-jackie-torres
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Hilda K. Weisburg. Hilda was a school librarian for over 30 years and is now an author, speaker, and adjunct instructor at William Paterson University.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/a-distinguished-career-of-service-with-hilda-weisburg
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is New York Ed Tech Librarian, Kristina Holzweiss. She is also known as Lieberrian in social media. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/better-together-with-kristina-holzweiss
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Karina Quilantan Garza, also known as Cue the Librarian. She’s been a middle school librarian in Pharr San Juan Alamo ISD for 5 years.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/advocacy-is-an-ongoing-process-with-karina-quilantan-garza
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Romeo Rosales who works at the first all-digital public library in San Antonio, Texas. He is the head librarian at BiblioTech.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/collaborate-with-your-public-library-with-romeo-rosales
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian Monica Cruz who has worked 4 years in an elementary library and more recently 4 years as a middle school library.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-are-an-essential-component-in-accomplishing-learning-goals-with-monica-cruz
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Kaitlyn Carpenter and she just completed her first year as a Texas librarian.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/flexibility-and-enthusiasm-can-be-some-of-your-biggest-assets-with-kaitlyn-carpenter
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Amanda Hunt, a librarian from New Braunfels, Texas. She’s worked 9 years as a librarian in both the elementary and middle school settings.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/encourage-student-voice-with-social-media-with-amanda-hunt
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is a Washington teacher-librarian, Shana Ferguson. She transitioned from teaching high school English to working in the school library. She has worked in both elementary and high school libraries.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/be-the-heart-of-your-school-community-with-shana-ferguson
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Vancouver, Washington teacher-librarian, Katie Nedved. As a teacher, she noticed that reading could change the trajectory of a student’s path. The transition to librarian came after a mentor encouraged her to consider that career path.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/teacher-librarians-as-connectors-with-katie-nedved
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Robin Spencer, a Texas librarian. She’s known since 3rd grade that she wanted to be a school librarian. She has 15 years of experience working at the same elementary school as their librarian.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/reading-aloud-is-invaluable-with-robin-spencer
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian, Rosario Ozuna. She just completed 2 years at a middle school library in Rio Grande City ISD. Click here to listen to her interview now.
Show notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/use-youtube-to-advocate-for-your-library-with-rosario-ozuna
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian, Narda Lugo. She has worked in an elementary library in Pharr - San Juan - Alamo ISD for the past 5 years and is preparing to switch to a middle school library.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-are-crucial-links-to-help-students-succeed-with-narda-lugo
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Texas librarian, Heather Lamb. She has worked in an elementary and middle school library previously and now works in a high school library in Castleberry ISD.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/school-libraries-are-magnificent-spaces-of-opportunity-with-heather-lamb
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Pennsylvania elementary librarian, Jennifer Roth. She is very involved in the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. Her goal is to make the library to be more than just storytime and book checkout.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/reading-is-a-part-of-everything-with-jennifer-roth
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Nora Galvan. She worked in both elementary and high school libraries and is now the Library Director at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD in south Texas. She also pursued her administrator certification in order to work at the director level in her district.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/demonstrate-your-professionalism-with-nora-galvan
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Karey Killian, a library media specialist in rural Pennsylvania. She supports 900 students at two elementary schools. She loves seeing the joy on their faces when they make new discoveries!
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/have-fun-learning-with-karey-killian
The Librarian Influencer of the Week Christopher Bell is an international school librarian in Tokyo, Japan. He’s worked in a Colorado school libraries and international school libraries in Qatar, Thailand, and Japan. Christopher provides an overview of the placement process for anyone who is interested in learning more about working in international schools.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/international-ed-tech-guy-christopher-bell
The Librarian Influencer of the Week Lisa Von Drasek is the curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections, an internationally recognized resource in the field of children's literature, at the University of Minnesota. Here is a link to the current digital resources on exhibit.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/the-reading-writing-connection-in-libraries-with-lisa-von-drasek
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Amy Andrews, a school librarian in New York.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/transitioning-to-a-flexible-schedule-with-amy-andrews
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Allison Mackley, a school librarian in Pennsylvania who is three months from wrapping up her term as the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association's immediate past president and an American Association of School Librarians (AASL) board director. She serves in numerous positions in her state and national library associations. Allison was named the 2019 AASL Social Media Superstar: Leadership Luminary.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/present-your-authentic-imperfect-self-with-allison-mackley
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Carson LeMaster is an international school librarian in Morocco. She maintains the largest English language library in Morocco and has a collection of over 30,000 titles in multiple languages. She previously worked in school libraries in North Carolina and Tennessee.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/flipping-the-library-with-carson-lemaster
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Kim Johnson is a high school librarian in Maryland where she is also active in her state library association Maryland Association of School Librarians.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-are-community-builders-with-kim-johnson
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Hillary M. Marshall has been a librarian for the past 18 years at all school levels. She’s currently working in the state of Washington at a high school library. She is also the Washington Library Association School Library Division Chair.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/cultivate-curiosity-with-makerspace-with-hillary-m-marshall
Special Coronavirus Podcast Series
Day 1- Dr. ET for how to help support parents transitioning to teaching their own children at home
Day 2 - Amanda Jones, a librarian preparing to support her students and campus during their COVID19 closure
Day 3 - Student Liv Van Ledtje and her mother, Cynthia Merrill discuss the students’ take on remote learning.
Join me for Day 4 today where I interview Rosa Linda Cruz, a school counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor, discusses self-care ideas for students and adults to use during this time.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/coronavirus-talk-with-school-counselor-rosa-linda-cruz
Special Coronavirus Podcast Series Day 1- Dr. ET for how to help support parents transitioning to teaching their own children at home Day 2 - Amanda Jones, a librarian preparing to support her students and campus during their COVID19 closure Day 3 is quite a treat! Join me as we hear from Liv Van Ledtje, a student in New Hampshire, and her mother, Cynthia Merrill. Liv will be participating in remote learning until April 6th. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/kid-s-need-to-see-you-a-student-s-perspective-with-liv-van-ledtje-and-cynthia-merrill
Special Coronavirus Podcast Series - Part 2
Yesterday we heard from Dr. ET for how to help support parents transitioning to teaching their own children at home. Today, our special guest is Amanda Jones from Watson, Louisiana. She is a veteran educator who has been sharing online how she is preparing to support her students and campus during their COVID19 closure.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarian-to-librarian-coronavirus-talk-with-amanda-jones
Special Coronavirus Podcast Series
Our special guest today is Dr. ET, Edith Treviño, She is a veteran educator and a mom to 5! She has simple tips to help parents whose children are now at home since their school was closed due to the Coronavirus.
Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/parents-anything-you-do-is-going-to-be-valid-dr-et
Librarian Influencer of the Week is Jennifer Ritzie is a first-year K-4 librarian in Keller, Texas who is finishing up her library degree from the University of North Texas.
Show notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/pay-attention-to-how-your-students-are-searching-jennifer-ritzie
Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider. I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. They will help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then“Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer!
Librarian Influencer of the Week is Ruth Gilmore Ingulsrud who hails originally from California but now works at a K-5 international school in Tokyo, Japan where she works with students from Japan, Korea, and other countries. Many parents place their children at her school so they will be bilingual with their primary language and English.
Show notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/librarians-hone-in-on-literacy-ruth-gilmore-ingulsrud
Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider. I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. They will help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then“Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer!
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Melody Hiser who is a 5th-year librarian. She’s was originally certified in Texas and transferred to Oregon to a K-8 library.
Show notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com//post/librarians-play-a-crucial-role-in-student-and-teacher-success-with-melody-hiser
Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider. I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. They will help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then“Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer!
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Vilia Garcia from Harlingen CISD in Harlingen, Texas. She just wrapped up her 10th year as a school librarian with experience in middle school and a comprehensive high school.
Show notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com//post/your-classroom-is-everyone-on-campus-with-vilia-garcia
Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider. I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. They will help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then“Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer!
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Alma D. Salinas, who is from La Joya ISD in Deep South Texas. She currently oversees 46 librarians and their clerks, instructional materials, and the district print shop.
Show notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/time-is-precious-and-we-need-to-make-it-count-with-alma-salinas
Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider. I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. They will help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then“Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer!
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Brooke Corso from Houston, Texas. In this podcast, Brooke recalls shared some interesting facts about her two “first-years” in the library. She compared moving into a library like moving into someone else’s house.
Show notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/a-living-library-with-brooke-corso
Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider. I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. They will help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then“Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer!
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Amanda Jones from Watson, Louisiana. She has the unique opportunity to work at the same middle school she attended several years ago. She is also the 2019 AASL Social Media Superstar: Program Pioneer!
Show Notes:
Are you subscribed to my podcast? If not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider. I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. It will help other people find my podcast and it'll also be fun (and instructional!) for me to read. Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer! The information contained on this Website and the resources available for download through this website are for educational and informational purposes only. This disclaimer informs readers and listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text and podcast belong solely to the author and guests, and not necessarily to the author's or guests' employers, organizations, committees or other groups or individuals.