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SLS 3/14/25 - O²CM Bookish Byte

SLS 3/14/25 - O²CM Bookish Byte
SLS 3/14/25 -O²CM Bookish Byte

📰 In the News 📰 📰 In the News 📰

Article: Moms For Liberty Is Shutting Down BookLooks–But Why?

Article: Newbery/Caldecott 2026: Spring Prediction Edition

Article: Missouri Secretary of State Pauses Funding for OverDrive Amid Allegations of “Inappropriate Materials” | Censorship News

Blog: Supporting Middle School Students With Little Formal Education

Blog: Cultivating a Habit of Reading in Elementary School



Note: School Library Journal is provided to School Librarians in the O²CM Region.

Note: Edweek.org is provided to all educators in the O²CM Region

Google Sheets Pi Day Projects Google Sheets Pi Day Projects

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Check out the Projects

Chromebooks Can Do That?! Essential Features for Teachers and Students Chromebooks Can Do That?! Essential Features for Teachers and Students

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Check Out the Tips!

Mystery Book Boxes Mystery Book Boxes

What Book Do You Think I Represented? - Submit Your Guess

Some Fun St. Patrick's Day Books Some Fun St. Patrick's Day Books

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Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun

by Tara Lazar (Author), Vivienne To (Illustrator)

Teachingbooks.net

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Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny

by Todd Tarpley (Author), Stephanie Laberis (Illustrator)

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Fiona's Luck

by Teresa Bateman (Author), Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)

Teachingbooks.net

Empowering Students with TEDEd Empowering Students with TEDEd

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TEDEd Student Talks
Register for the Banquet
Nominate a Librarian

Professional Learning Opportunities Professional Learning Opportunities

In Person Professional Learning

  • April 4 - Building Ethical AI Education with Ken Shelton: Systems, Analysis, Critique, and Care
  • Apr 29 - Bots and Plots: Tackling AI in Student Writing
  • May 2 - Pawns and Play: Boards Games in Elementary EDU
  • May 9 - The Power of Play: Transforming Secondary Education with Board Games
  • June 6 - Learn with Jennifer LaGarde
  • June 9 - EduProtocols: Student Engagement Made Easy
  • June 10 - Game-Changing Gamification in the Classroom


Virtual Professional Learning

  • Apr 7 - Elevating Educational Design with AI
  • Apr 7-Jun 9 - Unleashing the Power of Canva (Group 4)
  • May 6 - Building Critical Literacy and Empathy with Graphic Novels
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Professional Development Website

🆓 Teacher Freebies 🆓 Teacher Freebies

📰Free New York Times, Washington Post and TIME Subscription! 📽️ (Video How to)

🔗Click Here for All the Teacher Discounts from Michele Gorham, OCM AIE

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📬Listservs 📬Listservs

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All O²CM Listserv: sls@ocmboces.org

Elem Listserv: elemlibs@ocmboces.org

MS Listserv: mslibs@ocmboces.org

HS Listserv: hslibs@ocmboces.org

BOB Listserv: bob@ocmboces.org

OPALS Users Group: opalsusers@ocmboces.org

Follett Destiny Users Group: destinyusers@ocmboces.org

📢 The SLS Team 📢 📢 The SLS Team 📢

Allison Comes

Coordinator of School Library Systems


Heather Turner - School Librarian

Paul Morrell - Systems Librarian

Andrea Viscusi - Media & Online

Bryan Acee - Automation & Interlibrary Loan


Best way to contact: O2CM Help Desk

SLS Help Desk: slshelp@ocmboces.org

Automation: automation@ocmboces.org

O²CM School Library System
https://www.ocmboces.org/sls
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