Shine-a-Light on Innovative Practices

Pop Culture Classroom is a thought-leader in using comics, graphic novels, manga, and other pop culture media to advance literacy, creativity, and a love of reading and learning. Learn about the best new fiction and non-fiction graphic literature for all ages, and collect free

Session Description: Transform your school and public library to support and engage autistic youth! Learn about the unique needs of autistic individuals and listen to feedback gathered from the autism community about their library experiences. Translate this information and input into concrete strategies to

Book Challenges can be scary, overwhelming and personal.  Suzi and Tiah will walk you through how to leverage your materials selection policy, procedures, and reconsideration process to reduce the fear of a book challenge. Practice with your colleagues across the state to respond to

This month’s session “Perspectives of a New Teacher-Librarian” features Telluride teacher-librarian Dori Crowe, a former classroom teacher and K-12 library paraprofessional, as she shares her journey and perspectives of teaching in urban Chicago and then moving to rural Telluride in the role of

Join our replay of James Stetson, Youth Services Librarian, Montrose Regional Library, as he shares the hits and misses of mixing different programming formats during COVID. Webinar originally aired on Thursday, November 11, 2021

Culturally responsive teaching is an essential foundation for successful school library programs. Diverse library collections are a cornerstone for this methodology, and much effort has been put into intentionally curating equity-based collections.  The question remains how to best encourage students to enjoy the resources

Using Student Voice to Shape Library Redesign This session will discuss how to gather student input with google forms and informal advisory sessions in order to collect data that can drive library redesign - make the most of your library space to support curriculum

Educators and librarians work long hours to guide people in finding the joy of reading and becoming life-long learners. Both groups have tools to help them meet that goal, but how much more can be accomplished if they share resources? How can we accomplish

Watch the replay of Jody Jones, a Teacher Librarian at Butler Elementary in Ft. Lupton, who shares her journey on how she learned to identify the leader within herself.  She shares her ideas on how to lead through collaboration and coaching with colleagues. She

Meet Karen McIntosh – a Digital Teacher Librarian in Jefferson County School District who recently has transitioned from an elementary school to a secondary high school. Join us as she speaks to how she is a collaborative bridge with K-12 teachers and administrators. She will

Join us for a conversation recorded with Dr. Derek Phelan, a Teacher Librarian in Cherry Creek Schools, as we investigated how to be creative during COVID times. We also took a deeper look at why innovation is important in our schools, and we took

These webinars are made possible in part by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funding.

Watch the recording of the October 19thShine A Light: Spotlight on Innovative Practices by Teacher Librarians Webinar with Tasha Tolbert, Teacher Librarian & Learning Coach, as she discusses her innovative role as a Learning Skills Coach for her school campus in Severance and how she