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SLS 2/6/26 - O²CM Bookish Byte

SLS 2/6/26 - O²CM Bookish Byte
SLS 2/6/26 - O²CMBookish Byte

📰 In the News 📰 📰 In the News 📰

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Article: A guide to championing your school library

Article: 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List and Top Ten List

Article: Minnesota School Librarians Supporting Students and Peers

Article: A Mini 2026 Caldecott Bump Update

Blog: 20 things you didn’t know you could do with Google Arts and Culture

Blog: How Inquiry-Based Freewriting Can Deepen Student Writing

Article: The 100-Year History of Black History Month

Article: Schools Still Miss Instructional Basics. How to Change That

Article: Sweden officially links falling student performance to screens—could going back to textbooks save education?

Article: States Put ‘Unprecedented’ Attention on AI’s Role in Schools

Blog: All the Reasons for Seating Students in Groups of 3

Blog: Pairing Images and Text for Critical Analysis

Article: Booklist Reader: Black Writers Tell Their Stories

Blog: The Five Biggest Fears that Kept Me from Empowering Students

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EdWeek is provided to every educator in O²CM

School Library Journal is provided to each O²CM School Librarian

Please Contact SLS if You Need Access with SLJ Access in the Subject Line

Black History Month Resources Black History Month Resources

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Locking Files in Google Drive Locking Files in Google Drive

Google Drive has a new option that will allow you to lock new edits to the final version of a file. When a file is locked, editors won't be able to make changes unless they unlock the file first. Find out more Details HERE

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Recently Reviewed Titles Recently Reviewed Titles

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Nora Roberts Foundation Grant Nora Roberts Foundation Grant

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Nora Roberts Foundation Grant quarter 2 deadline is approaching(February 15th). Grants are up $3,000 with a primary focus on literacy, children, arts, social justice and environmental. So if you have an idea that needs funding, this may be it! The application appears simple with just a 2-3 sentence response to the following

  1. What is the organization's purpose or mission?
  2. How does the project or organization uniquely and directly benefit people in need in one or more of our focus areas (Literacy, Children, Arts, Social Justice, Environment)?
  3. What would a donation to your organization be used for?
  4. If you received a grant from us in the previous year please EITHER include a brief summary of how the funds were used with an additional 2-3 sentences OR attach a report in any format as a Request Document.
  5. If you include Request Documents, please note this in the summary.

Interested? Check out the details here

Can't get it done this round? Deadlines for the following quarters are


May 15, August 15 and November 15.

National News Literacy Week National News Literacy Week

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Check out the News Literacy Week Website

Upcoming Competition on March 2nd Upcoming Competition on March 2nd

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Professional Learning Opportunities Professional Learning Opportunities

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Professional Development Website
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Tell Us What You Want....

In Person Professional Learning

  • Mar 23 - Author: Andrea Rogers Comes to Syracuse
  • Apr 6 - The Power of Play: Transforming Elementary Education with Board Games

  • Apr 14 - Can I Use That? Copyright, Privacy, and AI in the Classroom

  • Apr 20 - The Power of Play: Transforming Secondary Education with Board Games


Virtual/Asynch Professional Learning

  • Feb 18 - WEBINAR We Can Teach Hard Things, Like Civil Rights (edWeb.net)
  • Feb 19 - WEBINAR Support Student Well-Being Through Focused Learning and Meaningful Human Connection (edWeb.net)
  • Feb 25 - WEBINAR Building Literacy Across the Curriculum: Why Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher (edWeb.net)
  • Feb 26 - WEBINAR What's Going On In The Courts?
  • Mar 26 - WEBINAR Self-Censorship: What Is It, Who Is Doing It, and How To Avoid It


OnDemand Professional Learning (2 CTLE)

Note: You can sign up for these trainings anytime between 12/1-2/26

  • Sooth.fyi Training

  • Legends of Learning Science/Math Learning Universe

  • Legends of Learning Basecamp Training

  • News-o-matic Training


Book Studies

  • February The Joy of Reading by Donalyn Miller and Teri S Lesesne

  • March The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Education

  • April Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs

  • May How We Read Now

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Did you know? Did you know?

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Did you know I am available for in person or virtual meetings throughout the week?

Some things are just better face to face!

I can pop into your district to explain resources, and work one on one!

This is just one of the many FREE perks from O²CM School Library System!


PS: You can also just call me at 315-453-4665 or email me at hturner@ocmboces.org

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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

Sign Up for a Listserv HERE

📢 The SLS Team 📢 📢 The SLS Team 📢

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