Dec 22, 2025
Guest: Rain Smith, School Library Media Specialist
From: Whiteland Comm HS, Whiteland Indiana
Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12
Resources:
- Broken Books Build Community: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG1qowq230/G6SVB7D06O4uK_amKSzLlg/view?utm_content=DAG1qowq230&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h4a3d89ce43
Book Break:
- Why I Love Horror by Becky Siegel Spatford (who is also a librarian!)
Where to find Rain Smith:
- Handle: @simplyrain
- I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky
Check in with us, and check us out!
- Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email DrTLovesBooks@gmail.com
- Check out the curated list of free online resources at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Some Bluesky Resources
Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts
you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose
among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!
- School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com
- UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social
- K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social
Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.
- School Librarians Feed by @davidbfox.com: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"
- School Libraries Feed by @tljamesa.com: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky
- School Libraries Feed by @debbieohi.com: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.
- TLSky Feed by @techielibgrl.com: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky