School Librarians United with Amy Hermon

Amanda Chacon returns to unpack findings from a recent survey of school librarians capturing their perspectives and experiences involving Imposter Syndrome.
 
Amanda Chacon
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2024 SLJ School Librarian of the Year
E332 Imposter Syndrome
E242 Our Media Virtual Presence 
E207 STEM Librarian 
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With over 15,000 attendees, ALA Annual Conference is the world's largest gathering of library professionals.  Tune in as 16 library professionals from across the US share their stories, perspectives and resources.  
Patches website - Gene Ambaum
E285 Mister Library, Tim Jones
NIMCO, INC.  
My session with Diana Haneski "Pawsitive Impact - Therapy Dogs"
E258 Emotional Support Librarian: Diana Haneski
Faith Huff's 3 episodes
124 Redefining Our Roles
176 Annual Evaluations
240 Newsletters 101
212 Retired Librarians ROCK!
218 Supporting Trans Students and Staff
Hannah Webster's episode
Library Card Canvas Bag (GREAT for author signatures!!!)
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President Sam Helmick shares exciting opportunities for librarians attending ALA's Annual Conference this summer in Chicago.
 
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ALA Annual 2026
Past ALA conference episodes:
E231 ALAAC23 (Chicago)
E278 ALAAC24 (San Diego)
E327 ALAAC25 (Philadelphia)
E258 Emotional Support Librarian: Diana Haneski
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Librarian Mary Lanni shares the imporant reasons nursery rhymes should be part of your programming and how to avoid potential misteps in your planning.
 
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Bloomsbury - Mention "United20" for 20% off
Article: Rethinking Storytime
Article: Betsy Bird
Storytime Solidarity
SLJ Winner: 265 Romance Book Clubs with Lori Lieberman
SLJ Winners: 330 Young Teen Lit with Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel
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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. 
 
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LinkedIn: Wenndy Pray, Ph.D. 
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Bochner, A. P., & Ellis, C. (2016). Evocative autoethnography: Writing lives and telling stories. Routledge. 
Cooper, R., & Lilyea, B. V. (2022). I'm interested in autoethnography, but how do I do it?. The Qualitative Report, 27(1), 197-208. 
Vincent, A. (2022). Poetic Inquiry: Unearthing the rhizomatic array between art and research (1st ed.). Vernon Art and Science Inc.
Past episodes
339 Librarian in the Wild (Oct 2025)
211 Circulation Software: Experts Chime in (Feb 2023)
145 Round 1: Can I Just Vent (Oct 2021)
121 Student Ambassadors (April 2021)
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