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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 25

The best Chromebook organization I've ever had.

Weekly Library Recap 9/15 - 9/19

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 23

Today I did this awesome "Curate a Shelf" activity, and it was quite the success! More about the activity in my substack this week!

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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 19

Weekly Substack is up!
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TLDR: Frustrations of pushing into classrooms, Classroom Screen, a horror and fantasy book to keep and eye out for

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 19

Register for this amazing professional development today! CSLA Annual Conference is my favorite PD of the year!
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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 5

No substack this week because I just ran out of time as I went down the rabbit hole on a couple of projects!

But here's one of the projects I was working on! Check out my teacher librarian booking template that syncs automatically with Google Calendar. :-) Have a great weekend!

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 3

I created a Librarian booking template to integrate with Google Calendar (using an app script) that will help you book classes more easily! I include an instructional video. No need to pay for some calendar service anymore! Here's one for FREE! ourlivelylibrary.weebly.com/librarian-re...

Weekly Library Recap 8/25 - 8/29

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 3

I created a Librarian booking template to integrate with Google Calendar (using an app script) that will help you book classes more easily! I include an instructional video. No need to pay for some calendar service anymore! Here's one for FREE! ourlivelylibrary.weebly.com/librarian-re...

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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 29

New substack for the week is up! Independent Reading sessions and lateral reading lessons! open.substack.com/pub/jenzthel...

TLDR: Independent reading with freshmen and sophomores, lateral reading lessons, new books coming this week and next!

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today I am doing a Genre Spotlight on Fantasy books with our advanced sophomores, and I can't WAIT to talk about my favorite genre with them. We're going to cover themes commonly found in fantasy and a few subgenres of fantasy! #librarian #library #books #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarians

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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 18

Sometimes I forget that if I book talk "older" books that have been around for a bit, they will become popular again! Here's a perfect example!

Welcome back to the 25/26 school year!

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 13

I'm back doing the substack for this school year! While I try to do these weekly, the next will come out two weeks from now because the beginning of the year is CRAZY! open.substack.com/pub/jenzthel...

TLDR: AI book talk assistance, Book Scout+, and using Genially to create a virtual booshelf

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 7

See all of my book trailers in a playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 7

New book trailer for my book talks! I've always wanted a longer book trailer for The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-3j...

The Cheerleaders

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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 6

Welcome back everyone! On my website I have a lot of resources, but in particular the librarian resources page has great stuff for the beginning of the year! ourlivelylibrary.weebly.com/librarian-re...

Librarian Resources

On this page, you will find resources I use behind the scenes at a teacher librarian with those pesky nitty-gritty little details we have to do in our job. I hope you find the resources helpful as...

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Library Weekly recap 5/12 - 5/16 - Last recap of the year!

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · May 19

I forgot to send out my weekly substack on Friday, so here's a Monday treat for everyone! The last one of the year! But it's packed with some goodies. . . .
open.substack.com/pub/jenzthel...

TLDR: EOY Book Recs with Padlet, R&J AI Images, Automating image insertion from Forms to Slides, and LAST SUBSTACK FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR!

Library Weekly recap: 5/5 - 5/9

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · May 9

Only one more weekly Substack until the end of the year! SO CLOSE!

TLDR: AI Image Lesson, creating instructional videos using my own voice in an AI voiceover, a big release read that disappointed

TLDR: CDE Library Survey, 6 word book talks, and a couple of romance books --- one a miss, one perhaps a hit?

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Apr 25

Weekly substack is back! jenzthelibrarian.substack.com/p/weekly-rec...

Weekly recap 4/22 - 4/25

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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Apr 11

And with that I'm OUTTA HERE! Spring break here I come! No new substack this next week! I'll be back in 2 weeks! open.substack.com/pub/jenzthel...

Weekly recap 4/7 - 4/11

TLDR: Media Literacy lessons, Six Word Book Talks, and being assaulted by the teenagers for the third book in the Powerless series!

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Apr 9

Can you figure out our brain teaser?
#librarian #library #books #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarians

TLDR: Two new displays, including a Hunger Games one! Read a book that might end up in my top 10 of the year!

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Apr 4

Weekly Substack is up! Two new displays with Canva links for everyone! And two new books read that were EXCELLENT! #librarian #library #books #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarians

Weekly recap 3/31 - 4/4

TLDR: Prepping Media Literacy Lessons, Spotting AI images with Reverse Image Search, Prepping Poetry Month Choice Boards, and being emotionally destroyed by Suzanne Collins

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Apr 3

Sunrise on the READING book display! Pairing books with the different districts in The Hunger Games. Get all the Canva templates and book suggestions on my website. #librarian #library #books #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarians ourlivelylibrary.weebly.com/displays.html

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Mar 28

Weekly substack is up! Media Literacy stuff this week and some prep for Poetry month!

Weekly recap 3/24 - 3/28

Media Literacy Intro_Website Use

Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Mar 28

Created a media literacy introduction video for my lateral reading lesson to help students understand what media literacy is and why it's important! Used AI voice overs to create a polished feel. Free to use and share with others!

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Jen Zimny @jenthelibrarian.bsky.social · Mar 21

Free weekly Substack is up! Fun things happening this week with books talks and a PD lesson for local library techs!

Weekly recap 3/17 - 3/21

TLDR: 4th quarter book talks, Mystery Genre presentation prep, AI in School Libraries professional development, and one of the BIGGEST YA book releases of the year!