044. "Removing Barriers to Access" with Lindsey Kimery

The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast

Lindsey is a new friend I made on Bluesky. After years as a school librarian, she moved into school library administration. While our conversation isn't about a specific activity, Lindsey shares some great ideas for making our school libraries and resources more readily available; because it doesn't matter how great our libraries are if no one is using them!

Guest: Lindsey Kimery

Grade(s) Taught: 6th-8th for 20 years; K-12 for 5 years

Resources:

• Removing Barriers to Access document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w80IM-ydBhXooyn5N7bUupeK7ww4md1PKfYKQD6jFSY/edit?tab=t.0

Book Break:

• The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Where to find Lindsey Kimery:

• Website: https://www.mnps.org/learn/academics/library-services

• Handle: @LindsKimery (IG & X); @lindseykimery (bluesky)

• I can be found on: Bluesky, Instagram

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lindseykimery.bsky.social

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindskimery/

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by @davidbfox.com: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by @tljamesa.com: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by @debbieohi.com: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by @techielibgrl.com: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky