Gwen Blumberg
@gwenblumberg.bsky.social
2nd Year K-8 School Librarian | Former District-Level Literacy Leader | BOOKS! | Library Design | Sketchnotes | Writer for Choice Literacy | Roller Derby Player | Greater Boston
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When choosing books about nature… choose books that are humans as A PART of nature instead of APART of nature. “Unlock the Power of Outdoor Learning” #aasl2025 session with NatashaCarty
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When choosing books about nature… choose books that are humans as A PART of nature instead of APART of nature. “Unlock the Power of Outdoor Learning” #aasl2025 session with NatashaCarty
Proud of my most recent pieces the lead for Choice Literacy’s Big Fresh. It’s all about milestones in our lives and in our classrooms. choiceliteracy.com/article/sept...
September 19, 2025: Play Promotes Identity, Reading, and Writing – Choice Literacy
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September 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Proud of my most recent pieces the lead for Choice Literacy’s Big Fresh. It’s all about milestones in our lives and in our classrooms. choiceliteracy.com/article/sept...
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Want to level up student discussions? 💬 Give this scaffolding tool — created by @gwenblumberg.bsky.social — a try!
Here’s a how-to: https://edut.to/46q6LlR
Here’s a how-to: https://edut.to/46q6LlR
September 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Want to level up student discussions? 💬 Give this scaffolding tool — created by @gwenblumberg.bsky.social — a try!
Here’s a how-to: https://edut.to/46q6LlR
Here’s a how-to: https://edut.to/46q6LlR
Check my newest piece in this week’s BIG FRESH from Choice Literacy! choiceliteracy.com/article/may-...
May 16, 2025: Trusting Students – Choice Literacy
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May 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Check my newest piece in this week’s BIG FRESH from Choice Literacy! choiceliteracy.com/article/may-...
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We Need Diverse Books is proud to stand with Dr. Carla Hayden, who started her career as a children’s librarian in Chicago and who became the first woman and first Black appointee to serve as the Librarian of Congress.
Find our statement below ⬇️
Find our statement below ⬇️
May 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We Need Diverse Books is proud to stand with Dr. Carla Hayden, who started her career as a children’s librarian in Chicago and who became the first woman and first Black appointee to serve as the Librarian of Congress.
Find our statement below ⬇️
Find our statement below ⬇️
This Saturday! FREE performance of The Dragon King by the Tanglewood Marionettes! @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-...
May 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This Saturday! FREE performance of The Dragon King by the Tanglewood Marionettes! @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-...
Today’s Sticky Hope podcast w guest @amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social was a DELIGHTFUL way to start my Monday! This window in our library was created by my library kids after reading her book The Sound of Kindness! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
April 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today’s Sticky Hope podcast w guest @amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social was a DELIGHTFUL way to start my Monday! This window in our library was created by my library kids after reading her book The Sound of Kindness! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The MA State Finals for National History Day are desperately in need of judges. You DO NOT need to be a historian or have any history background.
Come see what Ss in middle & HS have learned & let them teach you things you might not know much or anything about…YET! www.masshist.org/masshistoryday
Come see what Ss in middle & HS have learned & let them teach you things you might not know much or anything about…YET! www.masshist.org/masshistoryday
April 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The MA State Finals for National History Day are desperately in need of judges. You DO NOT need to be a historian or have any history background.
Come see what Ss in middle & HS have learned & let them teach you things you might not know much or anything about…YET! www.masshist.org/masshistoryday
Come see what Ss in middle & HS have learned & let them teach you things you might not know much or anything about…YET! www.masshist.org/masshistoryday
Framework for teaching controversial issues from Judy Pace. teachingcontroversies.com/framework/
March 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Framework for teaching controversial issues from Judy Pace. teachingcontroversies.com/framework/
Mark Your Calendars! 5/3/25 Kids Graphic Novel Festival @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social ♥️♥️ www.silverunicornbooks.com/events/kids-...
March 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Mark Your Calendars! 5/3/25 Kids Graphic Novel Festival @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social ♥️♥️ www.silverunicornbooks.com/events/kids-...
Thank you, MA State Senator Jake Oliveira for your inspiring message about libraries & librarians at the #MSLA50 conference this morning!
March 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Thank you, MA State Senator Jake Oliveira for your inspiring message about libraries & librarians at the #MSLA50 conference this morning!
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Now appearing on the SLLN Podcast:
@gwenblumberg.bsky.social
shares how she's been building engagement & student engagement in her first year of school librarianship!
Search SLLN on your favorite podcatcher, or listen here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/increasing-i...
#TLSky #EduSky School Library 📚
@gwenblumberg.bsky.social
shares how she's been building engagement & student engagement in her first year of school librarianship!
Search SLLN on your favorite podcatcher, or listen here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/increasing-i...
#TLSky #EduSky School Library 📚
February 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Now appearing on the SLLN Podcast:
@gwenblumberg.bsky.social
shares how she's been building engagement & student engagement in her first year of school librarianship!
Search SLLN on your favorite podcatcher, or listen here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/increasing-i...
#TLSky #EduSky School Library 📚
@gwenblumberg.bsky.social
shares how she's been building engagement & student engagement in her first year of school librarianship!
Search SLLN on your favorite podcatcher, or listen here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/increasing-i...
#TLSky #EduSky School Library 📚
What a JOY to share how things are going during my first year in the library on the SLLN podcast! Thank you to @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social for the invite and the conversation! tr.ee/6691l44gsW
February 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What a JOY to share how things are going during my first year in the library on the SLLN podcast! Thank you to @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social for the invite and the conversation! tr.ee/6691l44gsW
Live near Northampton, MA? Want to support their HS library? Check out this opp to see a super cool, live, unabridged reading of @studiojjk.bsky.social’s Hey, Kiddo! nhslibrary.betterworld.org/events/hey-k...
February 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Live near Northampton, MA? Want to support their HS library? Check out this opp to see a super cool, live, unabridged reading of @studiojjk.bsky.social’s Hey, Kiddo! nhslibrary.betterworld.org/events/hey-k...
🛼 Come join Boston Roller Derby & @qtlibrary.org on 3/1 to talk about Brace for Impact (SO GOOD!) with author Gabe Montesanti at the Parker Hill Branch of @bpl.boston.gov www.eventbrite.com/e/brace-for-...
Brace for Impact author talk and book discussion
Join QT Library and Boston Roller Derby for a conversation about Brace for Impact and a virtual author talk by Gabe Montesanti
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February 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🛼 Come join Boston Roller Derby & @qtlibrary.org on 3/1 to talk about Brace for Impact (SO GOOD!) with author Gabe Montesanti at the Parker Hill Branch of @bpl.boston.gov www.eventbrite.com/e/brace-for-...
Visited a sweet, new, independent children’s bookstore this school vacation week. So cozy & such lovely kid-focused curation! Add Moon and Back Bookstore in West Medford, MA to your indie bookstore list!
February 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Visited a sweet, new, independent children’s bookstore this school vacation week. So cozy & such lovely kid-focused curation! Add Moon and Back Bookstore in West Medford, MA to your indie bookstore list!
“Do something meaningful. Or maybe just mean everything you do.” -All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
February 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Do something meaningful. Or maybe just mean everything you do.” -All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Boston Roller Derby's home team season kicks off with a doubleheader on March 8th! Come watch us play & enjoy being a part of our BRD Community! bostonrollerderby.com/event/home-t...
March 8 - Home Team Double Header
Come join us for the first night of Boston Roller Derby! Get ready to witness two thrilling matches as our talented skaters battle it out to open the season.
4:00 PM - Doors Open
5:00 PM - Gam...
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February 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Boston Roller Derby's home team season kicks off with a doubleheader on March 8th! Come watch us play & enjoy being a part of our BRD Community! bostonrollerderby.com/event/home-t...
"If books are “love letters passed between us,” then our collection is an ongoing conversation—one of argument and agreement, challenge and admiration. And after all these years, we know there’s no better match for us." @donalynbooks.bsky.social donalynmiller.substack.com/p/reader-i-m...
Reader, I Married Him
“Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words.”
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February 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"If books are “love letters passed between us,” then our collection is an ongoing conversation—one of argument and agreement, challenge and admiration. And after all these years, we know there’s no better match for us." @donalynbooks.bsky.social donalynmiller.substack.com/p/reader-i-m...
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These stories share a variety of Ramadan and Eid experiences, from fasting for the first time to celebrating in a home. Hand them to young readers leading up to the holy month and all year long.
10 Titles About Ramadan and Eid for Board Book to Middle Grade Readers
These stories share a variety of Ramadan and Eid experiences, from fasting for the first time to celebrating in a home. Hand them to young readers leading up to the holy month and all year long.
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February 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
These stories share a variety of Ramadan and Eid experiences, from fasting for the first time to celebrating in a home. Hand them to young readers leading up to the holy month and all year long.
Reposted by Gwen Blumberg
“Diversity is an outcome. Equity is the path to get there. Inclusion ensures we travel that path together.”
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. Now More Than Ever. | From the Editor
Done right, DEI will prepare us for an increasingly diverse world.
www.slj.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“Diversity is an outcome. Equity is the path to get there. Inclusion ensures we travel that path together.”
Reposted by Gwen Blumberg
Want to level up student discussions? 💬 See how @gwenblumberg.bsky.social uses the Progression of Talk to scaffold classroom conversation. https://buff.ly/416skXv
#EduSky
#EduSky
February 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Want to level up student discussions? 💬 See how @gwenblumberg.bsky.social uses the Progression of Talk to scaffold classroom conversation. https://buff.ly/416skXv
#EduSky
#EduSky
YES! “In other words, it isn’t the program that is as important as the human beings engaged in the learning process.” @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/04/o...
The fallacy of settled science in literacy - The Boston Globe
The "science of reading" movement has unnecessarily polarized public education.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
YES! “In other words, it isn’t the program that is as important as the human beings engaged in the learning process.” @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/04/o...