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Welcome to School Librarians United, a podcast dedicated to the nuts and bolts of running a successful school library.  Tune in to learn all about the issues and challenges school librarians face everyday!  Feedback and episode suggestions welcome.  

Aug 28, 2026

Mackenzie Dietz shares insights into her role, community engagement, and how rural schools adapt to technological and educational challenges.

 

Mackenzie Dietz

IG: mediawithmac

Gmail:  mediawithmac@gmail.com

Mackenzie’s resource page 

Fessendon-Bowdon School District

NDLA

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Aug 21, 2026

Dr. Misty Schattle discusses her research on the mental health of school librarians, the impact of censorship, and the importance of advocacy and community support in the field of librarianship.

 

Dr. Misty Schattle

Mschattle@shsu.edu

schattleandoconnor.pdf 

E204 Supporting Literacy and Wellness with Dr. Merga

E267...


Jul 17, 2026

Dr. Harris and an expert panel unveil 8 provocations challenging how schools are responding to AI — moving beyond bans and toward real policy rethink. Drawing on best-practice recommendations, this conversation pushes educators and school administrators to confront the hard questions before AI reshapes the classroom...


May 19, 2026

President Sam Helmick shares exciting opportunities for librarians attending ALA's Annual Conference this summer in Chicago.

 

samhelmicklibrary@gmail.com

ALA Annual 2026

Past ALA conference episodes:

E231 ALAAC23 (Chicago)

E278 ALAAC24 (San Diego)

E327 ALAAC25 (Philadelphia)

E258 Emotional Support Librarian: Diana...


May 8, 2026

Librarian Mary Lanni shares the imporant reasons nursery rhymes should be part of your programming and how to avoid potential misteps in your planning.

 

www.maryrlanni.com

marylannireads@gmail.com

@MaryLanniReads on Bluesky and YouTube

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Article: Rethinking Storytime