Yesterday’s votes are in! Moving on are Soulmatch by @rebeccadanzenbaker.bsky.social and Blood in the Water by Tiffany Jackson. Battles today are Coach vs We Are Big Time, and Louder than Hunger vs When We Ride. Can’t wait to see how these matchups turn out! #battleofthebooks #middleschoollibrary

Middle school library display for International Women’s Day featuring the words What Would She Do? Display includes coloured silhouettes of women and books about women who have had an impact on our lives. Each book has a bookmark with a diverse group of women on it and the words She Had A Marvellous Time Ruining Everything which is a quote from a Taylor Swift song.

🚺 What Would She Do? Today is International Women’s Day! Check out a book on our display of books about women who have had an impact on our lives. Learn more in my blog post. dicksonlc.blogspot.com?m=1

#InternationalWomensDay #MiddleSchoolLibrary #LoveBooks #LoveToRead #MiddleSchool

Display of middle school library books for Nutrition Month. Posters from Canada’s Food Guide.

March is Nutrition Month! Come to the Learning Commons to check out a book from our display.

Check out my blog for more information: dicksonlc.blogspot.com?m=1

Library display resources: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

#NutritionMonth #MiddleSchoolLibrary #MiddleSchool #LoveBooks #ReadBooks

Battle of the Books starts next week! Do you recognize any of these books by a closeup of the cover? #battleofthebooks #readMG #youngteenlit #bookcovers #middleschoollibrary @apslibrarians.bsky.social @apsva.us

Sign for Pink Shirt Day that says Be Kind. Books displayed with bookmarks that say Be Kind.

👚 It is Pink Shirt Day in Canada! Started by a pair of high school boys in Nova Scotia in response to a bullying incident at their school. The day is now honoured in countries around the globe. Did you wear pink today?

#PinkShirtDay #BeKind #NoMoreBullying #StandUpForKindness #MiddleSchoolLibrary

8th grade book review of a thriller

"I liked it, but it took too long for someone to die"
@apslibrarians.bsky.social #middleschoolbookreview #middleschoollibrary #bookreview

Happy National Girls and Women in Science Day! We are so lucky at Jefferson to have wonderful women teaching science in all 3 grade levels. #bestofthebest #nationalgirlsandwomeninscienceday #womeninSTEAM #science #middleschoollibrary @apslibrarians.bsky.social @apslearns.bsky.social @apsva.us

Oh middle school, you are so wonderful. #middleschoollibrary #studentart #middleschoolart
@apslibrarians.bsky.social

Final results! What are you looking forward to watching on Sunday? #middleschoollibrary #passiveprogram #vote

Painting by Calgary artist Adrianne Williams depicting three women.

Sign by the painting with the artist’s statement and bio.

🖼️ Visit the library to see this piece by Calgary born artist Adrianne Williams! We are lucky to have it here on display in the school.

For more information, read my latest blog post at dicksonlc.blogspot.com?m=1

#LearningThroughTheArts #MiddleSchoolLibrary #LoveArt #CalgaryArtist #Friendship

One day late but that’s ok! Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Come check out some of these great books, all featuring amazing athletes! #middleschoollibrary #nationalgirlsandwomeninsportsday #middleschoolreads #sportsbooks #readYA @apslibrarians.bsky.social @apsva.us

Today in TAB, after we did book reviews we made some decorations for Valentine’s Day describing why we love the library. @apslibrarians.bsky.social @apsva.us #middleschoollibrary #middleschoolbookclub #library #bookstagram #APS

Sign inviting students to write a book recommendation on a heart shaped paper. Bin of heart shaped papers in front of sign.

Heart shaped book recommendations hung up in middle school library.

Display with words Book Love and hearts and romance books in middle school library.

❤️📚Celebrate our love of books by writing a book recommendation for our display! No spoilers! 😉

#MiddleSchoolLibrary #MiddleSchoolLibrarian #LoveBooks #LoveToRead #BookRecommendations

Black History Month in Canada display featuring posters of Black Canadian artists and books written by Black authors.

February is Black History Month in Canada when we honour the many contributions of Black Canadians. Come to the learning commons and borrow a book from our display featuring Black authors.

#BlackHistoryMonth #LoveBooks #LoveToRead #MiddleSchoolLibrary #MiddleSchoolLibrarian

Art exhibit of a life sized sculpture of an eagle made of handmade paper by artist Tamara Lee-Ann Cardinal.

Art exhibit of a life sized sculpture of an eagle made of handmade paper by artist Tamara Lee-Ann Cardinal.

Art exhibit of a life sized sculpture of an eagle made of handmade paper by artist Tamara Lee-Ann Cardinal.

Correction vs. Punishment: The Search for Love and Understanding by Tamara Lee-Ann Cardinal.

Come up to the LC Conference Room to see this exquisite artwork. 🦅

#LearningThroughTheArts #ArtCentredLearning #MiddleSchool #MiddleSchoolLibrary

Snowman made of books sitting on a desk in a middle school library.

⛄️ The snow may be melting outside but my snowman is still standing in the learning commons. Come up and say hello! 👋

#MiddleSchoolLibrary #MiddleSchoolLibrarian #LoveBooks #LoveToRead #SnowmanOfBooks

Sign with instructions on how to make an origami penguin. Paper in bin for students to use to make their origami penguin.

🐧 Come to the Learning Commons and make an origami penguin! Thank you Library Learners for sharing this activity!

#MiddleSchoolLibrary #MiddleSchoolLibrarian #LearningCommons #TryOrigami #OrigamiPenguin

Table in a school library with orange coloured books on display. Sign says Orange you glad you visited the learning commons today? Bookmarks in each book say the same.

🍊 Orange you glad you visited the learning commons today? 😆 Come to the learning commons and borrow a book from our silly display! #LoveBooks #LoveToRead #Orange #MiddleSchool #MiddleSchoolLibrary #MiddleSchoolLibrarian

Bulletin board with penguins sliding on snow. Words say Slide into a good book!

❄️ Slide into a good book! 🐧 Visit the Learning Commons to choose a good book today! #LoveBooks #LoveToRead #LearningCommons #MiddleSchool #MiddleSchoolLibrary #BorrowABook #MiddleSchoolLibrarian

Presenting- things left behind in the library. Single glove, hat, keychain, single earring, pop-it, and a set of nails. #lifeinmiddleschool #middleschoollibrary #lostandfound

Staff top picks of 2025! Have you read any of these great books? #middleschoollibrary #readYA #readMG #JeffersonReads #APS #middleschoolreads @apslibrarians.bsky.social

Dragon holding a book with the text Who's Your BFF? *Book For Fun

Excited for our new Reading Initiative, Everyone needs a BFF (Book For Fun). Here's the presentation we used to kick it off to our staff. If you want to use BFF in your school, go right ahead! bit.ly/3Yqg9Ta #tlsky #middleschoollibrary

Snow many good books display of books with a snowman and snowflakes in a school library.

❄️ Wishing everyone a wonderful winter break! ❄️
⛄️ Be active!
🎲 Play games!
🎨 Make art!
🎧 Relax!
📚 Read!
😁 I look forward to seeing you again in January!

#WinterBreak #SnowManyGoodBooks #ReadLots #LoveToRead #LoveBooks #MiddleSchool #MiddleSchoolLibrary

“I stayed up for five hours last night to finish this!“ Yellowjackets are a big fan of The Naturals series, especially the 8th grader who returned this with such enthusiasm this morning. #middleschoollibrary #readYA #thenaturals #killerinstinct #jenniferlynnbarnes @apslibrarians.bsky.social

So many exciting holidays coming up this winter. Hopefully some snow too! ❄️❄️ #middleschoollibrary #readYA #readMG #JeffersonReads #APS #middleschoolreads #passiveprogram @apslibrarians.bsky.social

Métis Week in Alberta book display in the school library.

It’s Métis Week in Alberta! Come to the Learning Commons and borrow a book from our display. To learn more, please read my latest blog post at dicksonlc.blogspot.com?m=1

#MetisWeek #LearningCommons #MiddleSchool #MiddleSchoolLibrary #LoveBooks #LoveToRead #BorrowABook

Happy KNOWvember! Come to the library to check out a great non-fiction book and learn something new. #middleschoollibrary #knowvember #readnonfiction #readYA #readMG @apslibrarians.bsky.social

Remembrance Day display with books in school library.

🇨🇦 Nov 8 is Indigenous Veterans Day and Nov 11 is Remembrance Day. This is a time of reflection and gratitude for the sacrifices made by military members + their families. 🇨🇦

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#MiddleSchool #MiddleSchoolLibrary #RemembranceDay #IndigenousVeteransDay #LearningCommons

I Read Canadian display of books.

I Read Canadian display of books.

Nov 5th is I Read Canadian Day! Who’s your favourite 🇨🇦 author? Come to the LC and borrow a book from our display. These are just some of the 🇨🇦 authors you’ll find on our shelves.

#IReadCanadian #MiddleSchool #MiddleSchoolLibrary #LearningCommons #LoveToRead #LoveBooks #BorrowABook #ReadCanadian

Thanks for reading 6/7 days a week! ALL reading is great! E-books, audiobooks, print books, magazines (have you looked at the magazines in Sora?), graphic novels, and much more. We love that you read in any way that works for you. #middleschoollibrary #librarydisplay @apslibrarians.bsky.social