Heartland AEA Library Connection
October 2025
Introductions 👋
A new school year is underway and we want to take a minute to introduce you to the library staff working behind the scenes here at Heartland. We are excited to be working with teachers this year helping to provide library materials!
Rachael Jimenez, Library Associate
rjimenez@heartlandaea.org
Kristy Skoglund, Library Associate
Alicia Patten, Teacher Librarian Consultant
Resource Spotlight
Digital Bundle
If your school is looking for digital resources, and you haven't already, we'd love to help you with the AEA Digital Bundle. Please have your administrator reach out if interested!
Teaching Books
Heartland Library Offerings
Theme Orders
Looking for books on your upcoming animal unit? Let us help you by creating a theme order! When subscribing to Heartland Library services we can help curate library books for your grade level needs around specific topics needs.
Rotation
Sometimes you need to supplement your classroom library. The Heartland Library subscription services can help with that you! Eligible teachers will receive about 25 books (fiction and non-fiction) every four weeks during the school year.
Something else?
Library Network Opportunities
Networks, Webinars, and more!
Monthly Book Chats -- Aimed at fostering a strong community of teacher librarians and library associates through reading, resource exchange and collaborative conversation. Sessions offer a space for engagement and idea sharing while highlighting books, digital tools and project ideas that enhance both classroom and library experiences for all learners.
All done via Zoom!