Rachel Yoder

I am inspired by the knowledge and wisdom of @DowMirah and other KS school librarians who have served over the yrs, am grateful for the team who did this work, and so appreciative to @NHTOYMc for fully supporting our efforts. We are always #bettertogether.

I know AASL 2023 isn’t completely over yet. But. With apologies to Nic Stone for the not-good picture, her talk at the morning session on Sat. was one of the best I’ve heard and is a highlight of my experience. I’ll be thinking about the “what if” and “what will be” for awhile.

@melissacorey @jbaldwin_books @jbaldwin_books! I’m headed there too this morning—hope to see you there! 🙂

@illinimccoy @aasl @melissacorey Go Amanda! 🎉🎉

🎉Thrilled to realize a career goal by presenting at the @aasl National Conference! I can’t wait to discuss all the ways we can support primary students with intentional program design.🎉 Big thanks to @melissacorey for sharing this and so many great templates.💙

@Jarrett_Lerner Awww… When I heard you were coming I was very tempted to figure out how to crash the party but decided that wouldn’t have been very professional of me. 🙂 You know we’d love to have you here anytime! (And you can bring your family with you!)

@rach3liblady I so wish I could’ve stuck around longer and tried to see you all! It wasn’t in the cards, unfortunately, but I hope to come back soon. I saw the Hesston sign and got very nostalgic!

I got home from Kansas at 1 am and found flowers and this card waiting for me — both from my five year old. In addition to drawing the best portrait of me I’ve ever seen, she wrote “HAPPY 1 WEEK UNTIL YOUR BOOK.” 💛😊💛

It was fun celebrating National Poetry Month yesterday with the 8th graders. Book spine poetry and newspaper haiku were accessible even for students with severe cases of 8th grade-itis! 😉

Happy National School Librarian Day to all my library friends!

@GarrettRoth24 Congratulations, Garrett! It was a fun season to watch. What an accomplishment!

A night I’ll never forget! Love these men in that room. Thank you Katie for the kind words. You are an incredible human.

@SwatherAD @coach_rewerts @HesstonBand now THAT was an entrance!! 👏🏻👏🏻

What a great example of the ways librarians and libraries can be instrumental in students’ success. bluevalleyk12.org/site/default.a…

So great to listen to @SteveSheinkin tell stories about his research at the @KansasLibraries conference this morning. One of his research tips: “Always ask! Someone might know something.” I think that might apply to more than just research. 🙂

Article by @librarianfitz that includes ideas for SEL activities in the library: knowledgequest.aasl.org/different-type…

We had our first “Mindful Moments” session in the HS library today making slime! It was messy and fun! 🤪 Big thanks to the Hesston Community Foundation for the grant that supports these sessions, and a big shoutout to @librarianfitz for the inspiration!

One of my favorite connections happened today. Int’l students from @HesstonCollege visited 6th graders to share information about their countries as the MS students are researching various countries around the world. Lots of good questions, answers, and laughs!

@KsCommissioner @beckergaile @aasl @benproctor1977 @LibraryofKS @KSPrincipals Good to see you! Thank you for taking the time to talk with us!

@rach3liblady @beckergaile @aasl @benproctor1977 @LibraryofKS @KSPrincipals Great to see both of you today!!

Honored to visit Topeka today with @beckergaile to deliver the @aasl Library Standards to @KsCommissioner, @benproctor1977, @LibraryofKS, and @KSPrincipals. Good convos with all! Of course we forgot to take a pic *with* them, but we remembered to take a pic of the Capitol!

Happy Thursday, y’all and remember, studies have shown that reading for pleasure, even for just a few minutes a day, can make a significant contribution to our mental health. #bydhttmwfi