📕 Read “Kiito, Finland: Notes on what opting in taught me about libraries, learning & myself” by Samantha Hull (KnowledgeQuest vol. 54 no. 5, May/June 2026, p. 15 - 17). Three highlights from Hull’s Fulbright research on how public libraries in Finland support grade schools:
Librarians are not waiting to be invited. They are designing grade-specific offerings, proactively contacting schools, and embedding library visits into the rhythm of the school year. (p. 16)
A school librarian is not just the person who helps learners find sources. We are the people who show learners that knowledge is accessible, that questions are welcome, that there is a trusted adult whose entire job is to help them navigate information and the world it describes. (p. 16)
Adaptability is not a special talent. It is what happens when children are given structure, trust, and encouragement to try.
🗨️📚 “When I die, I guess I’ll go with a library card in one hand and an OVERDUE stamp in the other.” Stephen King, It
🔖 Read A Self-Care Guide For Teachers (From A Teacher).
This is an excellent article that names systemic issues contributing to educator burnout and points to resources for teachers to build their resilience and refill their wells.
📓Read The New Federal Funding Problem by Matt Hartman (The Assembly).
We don’t see the research that’s never done. We don’t see the researcher who doesn’t have the breakthrough that leads to the big change. They just disappear.
Finished reading: The True Ugly Duckling by Sandra Nickel 📚
A beautiful story of Hans Christian Andersen with stunning cut paper illustrations by Calvin Nicholls.
Finished reading: Hold by Randy Ribay & Zeke Peña 📚
Finished reading: Goldfinches by Mary Oliver 📚
Gorgeous illustrations from Melissa Sweet to go with a gorgeous poem.
Finished reading: Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish by Carole Boston Weatherford & Bagram Ibatoulline 📚