SLS 1/31 - Bookish Byte from O²CM

Article: First Time Book Illustrator Wins Caldecott for ‘Chooch Helped’

Article: Pura Belpré Awards Honor Outstanding Books Celebrating the Latino Cultural Experience

Article: Printz Award Honors 5 Books That Exemplify Excellence in YA Literature

Article: 2025 Youth Media Awards Articles

Article: Winners of the Geisel, Odyssey, Alex, and Batchelder Awards, Reviewed

Article: Why Are Reading Scores Still Falling on the Nation’s Report Card?

Article: What We Lose When We Only Teach ‘Respectable’ Black History

Article: ALA to U. S. Department of Education: Book bans are real

Article: ACLU sues Colorado school district over removal of “highly sensitive” library books

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

On this website you will find databases for all age levels, eBook links for all levels directly to Sora, Streaming Media, and a variety of other resources from around the web.

In Person Professional Learning

• March 6 - Lego Printmaking
• Mar 28 - EduProtocols: Student Engagement Made Easy
• Apr 29 - Bots and Plots: Tackling AI in Student Writing

Virtual Professional Learning

• Feb 27, Mar 6, Mar 13 - Manga Goes to School Webinars

• Apr 7-Jun 9 - Unleashing the Power of Canva (Group 4)

Asynchronous Online Book Studies

• Mar 4 - The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
• Mar 3 - The Promises and Perils of AI in Education: Ethics and Equity Have Entered the Chat
• May 6 - Building Critical Literacy and Empathy with Graphic Novels
• Mar 6 - Developing Digital Detectives
• Apr 7 - Elevating Educational Design with AI: Making Learning Accessible, Inclusive, and Equitable

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📰Free New York Times, Washington Post and TIME Subscription!

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

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Allison Comes

Coordinator of School Library Systems

Heather Turner - School Librarian

Paul Morrell - Systems Librarian

Andrea Viscusi - Media & Online

Bryan Acee - Automation & Interlibrary Loan

Bill Burke - Purchasing

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Automation: automation@ocmboces.org