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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.  

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

Bloomsbury - Mention “United20” for 20% off

Article: Rethinking Storytime


May 1, 2026

Dr. Pray shares the MANY ways her surroundings impacted her professional identity AND what she did to direct the course her career as a school librarian. 

 

Instagram: @ praytelllibrarian

LinkedIn: Wenndy Pray, Ph.D. 

Bluesky: wpray.bsky.social

Website: wpray.com

Bochner, A. P., & Ellis, C. (2016)....


Apr 24, 2026

Lisa Marcum shares her strategies and learned lessons for planning a successful book battle.  

 

Lisa.marcum1@gmail.com

Instagram: @Mrsmarcum_edu

School instagram account: @readwithphs

AASL Presentation

E217 Battle of the Books with Erica Huckaby

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