#TXLchat Archive
The #TXLchat provides a forum for Texas librarians (but not limited to Texas librarians) to create collaborative connections, share educational resources, and foster life-long learning.
Tuesday March 1, 2016
will be looking 4 HS librarians w audacious ideas 2 share 2nite!
The chat is starting in 5 minutes.
Hey Gang. I'm here & ready for happenin' ideas. . Keeping an eye on election results too.
Hey Gang. I'm here & ready for happenin' ideas. . Keeping an eye on election results too.
I'm Nichole Hahn from RCISD and a library practicum student at TAMUC. Looking forward to Green Eggs and Ham tomorrow!
Good Evening All! 🤓 Jean D. ES librarian in & goofy goddess of books! Lol! Just teasing! Happy to be here tonight!
I'm Melissa Long from ECISD and a library practicum student at TAMUC
Sonja, HS Librarian from Nacogdoches here & ready to LEARN!
Same here We will be reading across America!!
i'm deven fuller, a first year elememtary librarian and practicum student at TAMUC. this will be my first time participating in
What’s Happenin’ At The Library sharing great programming ideas Who is with us tonight?
I'm Joni Harris, elementary librarian in Garland ISD.
Good evening! We have a flock of geese on our stock tank! Noisy group! lol
Jan Hodge here from Crowley ISD with getting ready to share some
Linsey Taylor elementary librarian. Chatting in my car on the way back 2 Nac from a little town called James
Good evening! Stanette Brzezinski with Hill Country Elementary. Glad to be here with y'all!
I am Michelle Giles from Paris ISD and a library practicum student at TAMUC.
Here we go Q1: What are your goals for students/patrons as they engage in creative activities in the library?
I grew up in Paris, went to North Lamar!
Glad to be here tonight. Finally remembered.
A1: I hope the Ss leave w/uncontrollable excitement that they must release as soon as the see some1 they love! "Look what I did!"
Hi Deven...this is my first chat on twitter as well!
A1: I want students to have fun & learn something new
have found some amazing HS Libraries on FB & Twitter - really love ideas & ways Social Media is being utilized
A1: My goals for patrons is to have fun and be free with their imagination
Nice to meet you! I am from Clarksville.
A1 I want them 2 use their imagination. I feel that that's something our Ss r lack in these days
Welcome! This is such an enriching time & I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Julee frim Corpus here. Exhausted from setting up a book fair. I ordered a great teen section for older kids.
A1 We use Makerspaces, tech clubs, and genius hour to let students explore their creativity!
Agreed! Ss need more opportunity to use imagination!
One goal I have is that they will share with others and increase participation for future events.
A1. my main goal is for my students to know they belong. they matter. we care.
A1: Allow patrons to think outside the box and challenge themselves
A1. To have fun and to see the library as a vibrant, lively place
A1. I would also love for them to leave with the idea that they can't wait to return.
Q2: What’s happenin’ in the library for Read Across America or YALSA Teen Tech Week?
I am just a wannabe librarian. Graduating May 13th from A&M.
Great idea- bring more students to the library! https://t.co/RddhVsfZ3h
One goal I have is that they will share with others and increase participation for future events.
True! They don't seem to have to use their imaginations because everything is done for them.
A1: Collaboration. "We can try this next time." Then I know they are thinking!
A2: We are having dress up days, today was mustache for THE LORAX. We also have a QR Seuss quiz hung around the building.
A1- I want them to have fun, get creative, and not give up! Brittni- Elem lib. from Brenham
A1. finally (maybe!) I want them to leave armed with new knowledge & deeper understandings & a fabulous book or two.
A1: Goal is to give students a chance to explore their creativity beyond their comfort zone. Stretch thinking and ideas
I said in an earlier chat kick that box aside or turn it into an "arrow" of progressive creativity! https://t.co/tgIWTe0NtN
A1: Allow patrons to think outside the box and challenge themselves
a1, i hope students come away with a greater appreciation of all the benefits of a librarian with a willingness to try new ideas!
A2: District wide DEAR time first thing in the am for read across America
Have to keep trying new things with tech...moving with the cheese!
I trying out my new Marvin K. Money pants for Dr. Seuss Day tomorrow. I am going to recycle these pants for future library costumes
A2 each day we r celebrating a diff Dr. Seuss book by dressing up. 2day was crazy socks 4 Fox in Socks https://t.co/xpefKEDfHu
Welcome. Its a wonderful way to learn from the brightest and best.
A2: We are having dress up days for Read Across America. Sharing pics of participants on our website.
A2- we have readers coming into read to our Ss, we have activities planned like Dr. Seuss pinwheel, Dr. Seuss hat races, etc.
A2. Not doing Read Across America this year...doing March Book Madness instead. 1st round of voting ends tmrw!
A1. I want them to be both responsible consumers & creators of information. I want them to be genius collaborators.
tomorrow i'm turning pre-k into sneetches (with and without stars) and the dallas fire department is coming by to read to classes!
A2 Excited for Read Across America! We have community members coming to be guest readers!!! https://t.co/gGTZlvGqPT
A2: Dress up days, guest storytelling, crafts, games, and snacks
A2: Also getting ready to kick off a book fair with our Groovy Book Fair Van! Having a lot of fun in our photo booth.
Getting car sick... I'm checking out. :(
Q3: What resources and ideas have you used/found to provide creative programming in your library?
A2: tomorrow is our Family Literacy Night. Book Fair will be open to families
A2: Reading Across our school at lunch! I will read Green Eggs and Ham and they will read thri library books!
A2 Cat in the Hat visits!
We are doing both! Students love voting for their favorite book! https://t.co/FLkk3BvEwm
A2. Not doing Read Across America this year...doing March Book Madness instead. 1st round of voting ends tmrw!
A2: Planning to celebrate after Spring Break. Share your successful activities!
A2 HEB Food Store is coming to our school with Cat in the Hat for community reads!
A3: Tweet/blog/PicCollage! I swear by it. If it's then it's "Gucci" as the Ss say! mk Ss stars!
Can you share your picture? https://t.co/hpSkOjpGtx
A2: Also getting ready to kick off a book fair with our Groovy Book Fair Van! Having a lot of fun in our photo booth.
A:2 I am at the a Junior high so we are knee deep in benchmarks at the PrimaryToday was davorit suess character day
A3: I follow other blogs to get ideas, and I also blog myself.
My library is partnering w/ TAMU-CC Bell library for a Seuss event/Read In. Fun and more folks get to glimpse Book Fair sneak peek
Q3 twitter stalking all of you wonderful librarians is a great resource for new and fun librarian programs!
A3: Following other blogs.
A:3 best resources are fellow librarians, list serves and Pinterest
A2 Having my first Hack-a-thon for teen tech week.
A3: Pinterest is another great resource, as well as other librarians. Wish I could visit with librarians more often!
Our Art teacher did Art with books from books that were being thrown away. They are on display in the library.
A3. Find lots of ideas on Pinterest. Use Schoology, our school's LMS, to promote book club mtgs & other programming activities.
Pintrest is always a good resource.
Oh, do tell! That sounds like a "hack of a" good time! Lol!
Let me know your best book fair sellers. Mine starts Thursday.
sounds really cool! tell us more!
Yes. Check out my cisdlibrary (Crowley ISD) on Pinterest
ours, too! we held an art show last Monday night!
I love Twitter, blogs, etc. Best ideas come from my PLN of librarians, teachers, tech folks, admin. The more the merrier!
A3: Pinterest is a great place to find ideas but I find I have to be cautious about wasting to much time there.
I have good intentions to promote via , Just don't often get it done! Must schedule it! https://t.co/sYsnYvujqJ
A3. Find lots of ideas on Pinterest. Use Schoology, our school's LMS, to promote book club mtgs & other programming activities.
Q4: What are the best ways to promote a Teen Tech Week or special celebration in your library?
Would love to see pics of books turned into art! I have a cart full of weeds!
Great idea! I only did one from a series as well! Would love to hear how your's turns out!
i hope you have a lot of uv light pens... https://t.co/MOUhtw63li
Let me know your best book fair sellers. Mine starts Thursday.
A3 & A4- Twitter is a way to learn and promote.. As well as websites and blogs!
A4: Passing out notices in the hallways works the best for us!
We have had a lot of fun with this book fair Beatles music every morning and a lava lamp too!
I shared 3 pictures of books
A2-our hack-a-thon will 1) teach Ss what hacking really is & 2) let them "take over" their fave website and change it up.
We will have to compare notes. I already placed a major restock because I know exactly what will and wont sell.
A4: Get the word out about What's Happenin' In the Library by going to the well, wherever that is
A4 SOCIAL MEDIA! wherever my teens are, I'll be...promoting books and the library!
Awesome!!! Isn't great to see them so excited??? Please share all your results! https://t.co/LISrBelhMT
We're doing a book tournament too and it's their favorite to see the result at the end of every week.
A4: I find that talking about it when kids come to library helps. I also make bookmarks to promote. They love free bookmarks!
A:4 food, treats, prizes! Then do something they have never seen before that will excite them and bring them in
What are you expecting to sell quickly? I am thinking anything Star Wars will sell out. Also the new Bluebonnets.
Keep those great ideas coming! https://t.co/QwHiyhQtzi
We have had a lot of fun with this book fair Beatles music every morning and a lava lamp too!
Prizes! YES, my Ss love to win pencils, bookmarks, and paperback books (I get these from my book fair).
My paperback Bluebonnets sold quick, but many were hardback. Too expensive for the kids.
A4: we use some social media but depending on event, morning announcements & kids telling kids!
My 3rd year of March madness,I do a bracket contest & predict winners, 150 entries this yr up from 63 last year
Q5:How could you partner w/other libs in your circle of influence 2 celebrate YALSA Teen Tech Week or other events in the library?
Yes, my kids are often disappointed when they find that the hardcover books are so pricey.
UV Spy Pens, Shopkins is the big buzz with kids, and I sell out of all books that I book talk-so I ordered extras
For those of you interested, https://t.co/lvujUqsrV5 is a site from Mozilla that provides a tool (Xray goggles) we will be using
A5: or GHangouts with librarians from !
A5 always love working w HS S's to work w MS & ES - not just honor S's but all helping to read aloud or write in response projects
Q5: Would love to Skype or Google Hangout with another library but scheduling is an issue.
thank you! loads of glue, paint, and x-acto knives! teamed up with the art teachers!
I end up buying as many Bluebonnet hard covers as possible with Scholastic dollars.
A5: When you network & share your great ideas on you find common projects, ideas. 4 more Follow all the libs in this chat
Me Too!! Last year, I had kids that never got a chance to read the books. Not happening again!
I have been playing the Beatles number 1 top hits. Kids love it.
A:5 google hangout would be best. Would 💖 2! Biggest issue is getting teachers to take the time to participate!
YES! I am always shocked they spend their free time trying to get others to vote for their book!
I see! I saw a few in the art room the other day...might try next week!
Loved having 8 of my Ss participating tonight. Hope u come back next week 4 more ideas for libns.
Thank you everyone for joining us tonight and sharing your . Be sure and follow all your We are better together
I have already pulled several paperback Bluebonnet titles to add to my collection everyone gets to read.
bet they had a ball doing these WOW projects. Idea generating tks 4 sharing images
signing out 4 the night...Tks 2 all that joined us
A5- connect on Twitter, then Google Hangout.. That's how and I connected our libraries
Has anyone tried blackout poetry using pages of old books?
Ckd out Beatles book today to young teacher/thought Kanye was helping out "some guitar player" lol
focus on the lone star list & have a party if they read 5! Last year I only had 3 But @ 7 this year
aww, is it over?
this was the most fun i've had on twitter in 5 years!
looking forward to next week, thanks !
Archives of should be ready by tomorrow afternoon.
fabulous tonight y'all! thank you for being an AMAZING community of awesomeness
Thanks everyone! Have an awesome Day 2016!!!
Yes, It is really fun and the kids love it!
some of my kids incorporated that into their altered books. really cool!
Great chat glad I finally remembered. Love all the excitement and enthusiasm I find here. Looking forward to more chats.
So happy your prof encouraged you to join in!
YAY! come back every Tuesday!!!
Before everyone goes anyone have how to get the dream library position tips? Thanks!
Curses! I missed again😬 Sorry friends! I always love learning with you all! Have a great week!
I have the courses as well. Still teaching Ss to log in since only few tchrs using it.
With March Book Madness AND BookFair/OpenHouse AND SpringBreak, right on heels of WRAD.... !
i'm going to bed myself...it's been a long day! https://t.co/zkCjRALkD3
You just made my day!!! No, you can still keep tweeting but some old people like me may have to turn in soon
A5. Our HS sent students to read to elementary students on World Read Aloud Day. HUGE success!
that's rt, a diff book everyday
Even though I missed the live I love scrolling through the tweets and feeling a slight connection to those fab librarians.
good night y'all. thanks for all of the good ideas!
tomorrow will read Dr. Suess's Green Eggs and Ham to 's classes in Iowa!
Yay, Newest TALL Texan class of 2016! https://t.co/zdqVKchEEu
Big news! has just been named a TALL Texan! Whoo-hoo, y'all!
Great chat awesome teacher librarians! You guys do it all. You're reading warriors. Keep inspiring kids!
