SLS 6/21 - Bookish Byte from O²CM

Hello Everyone,

Thank you so much for your readership this year. I hope that Bookish Bytes has been helpful to you. It has been a pleasure sharing my findings and recommendations with you throughout the school year. Your engagement and enthusiasm for the newsletter have been truly inspiring, and I appreciate your support.

This will be the final edition of Bookish Bytes for this school year. I hope you have found the information and resources beneficial. I am already looking forward to next year and bringing you more exciting book recommendations, literary news, and educational resources. Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable summer. Take this time to relax, recharge, and, of course, indulge in some great reading. See you next year!

See ya next year,

Heather

We're bringing a free virtual booth to you! Explore new books for a variety of readers, free resources, and more at your leisure, from your home, classroom, or library.

The Penguin School and Library team is loving summer but cannot wait for all of the books coming this fall! Watch (or re-watch) the team chat about some of our favorites and learn more about the amazing season of books you and your readers have ahead of you through the link below.

Did you know that you can bulk create in Canva?? Save time designing various items like business cards, invitations, and certificates using Bulk Create for minimal text changes such as names, photos, dates, and numbers. This feature is available to Canva Pro, Canva Teams, Canva for Education, and Canva for Nonprofits users on desktop only. Boy I totally could have used this for BOB certificates! So excited to use next year!! 😍😍🤩🤩

FYI: Registration Links & Website are not yet up but keep a look out on K.C.'s social media for updates. This has been a very popular free professional learning that K.C. has been hosting for a couple of years. She is also to attract a whole host of special guests! #pjpd

Your collection is one of your greatest assets as a librarian. With the right guidance, you can become a pro at protecting and repairing your books so they last longer, reach more readers, and leave money in your budget. Note: DEMCO has a 40 person minimum to come and do this PD. Check out their free eBook

In Person

• The Power of Play: Transforming Secondary Education with Board Games
  
• Pawns and Play: Boards Games in Elementary EDU

Virtual Asynchronous & Webinars

• ASYNCHRONOUS: A More Just Future by Dolly Chugh Book Study
  
• ASYNCHRONOUS: Book Cafe 2.0 & BOB Question Writing
  
• ASYNCHRONOUS: Book Study on AI in the Classroom
  
• WEBINAR: Using Peardeck to Increase Student Engagement
  
• WEBINAR: AI Accelerators: Turbocharge Your Teaching Tactics
  
• WEBINAR: Upping Your Website Game with Google Sites
  
• WEBINAR: Leveraging Regional Purchases
  
• WEBINAR: LibGuides Start to Finish
  
• WEBINAR: Battle of the Books Tips & Tricks
  
• WEBINAR: Unleash the Power of Canva
  
• WEBINAR: Information Hubs: Creating a Dashboard of Resources

SLS Help Desk: slshelp@ocmboces.org

Automation: automation@ocmboces.org

Elem Listserv: elemlibs@ocmboces.org

MS Listserv: mslibs@ocmboces.org

HS Listserv: hslibs@ocmboces.org

BOB Listserv: bob@ocmboces.org

Allison Comes - Coordinator of SLS

Heather Turner - School Librarian

Paul Morrell - Systems Librarian

Andrea Viscusi - Media & Online

Bryan Acee - Automation & Interlibrary Loan

Bill Burke - Purchasing

Best way to contact: O2CM Help Desk