Apr 27, 2026
Guests: Rachael Welsh, School Librarian; Carolina Medina, Spanish Teacher; Melissa Vera, Dual Language Math Teacher
From: Pearland, Sablatura Middle School TX
Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6
Resources:
- Bilingual Book Club: Students read the same book in English and Spanish and our conversations are in both languages! I partner with two of my Dual Language teachers who co-sponsor the club. We choose books that reflect authentic Latinx experiences and celebrate every book with events and activities related to the books!
- Add’l Links: https://canva.link/piat1l58htfh0km
Book Break:
- Felice and the Wailing Woman by Diana Lopez
- Letty Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
- Mexikid by Pedro Martin
- The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes
- Hands by Torrey Maldonado
- A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar
- Miss Camper by Kay Fajardo
Where to find Rachael Welsh, Melissa Vera, and Carolina Medina:
- We can most regularly be found on: Instagram, TikTok
- Instagram:
- TikTok:
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