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Nancy Jo Lambert is a Google Certified Trainer and HS teacher-librarian in Frisco, TX at Reedy High School. She is a presenter advocating for libraries by telling the story of the learning happening in her library. She holds positions in TLA, TCEA, ALA, AASL, and TASL. She was named TCEA Library Media Specialist of the Year the American Association of School Librarians Social Media Superstar Curriculum Champion in 2019. She co-founded #TeachPride, EduPrideAlliance. She is also a #FReadom organizer. She is known for sharing her professional work on Twitter @NancyJoLambert and nancyjolambert.com and her library website reedylibrary.com.

• Why We Conference

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 11/10/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Together Again It’s October of 2021 and I am in my 17th  year as an educator, 12th year as a school librarian, and this was my 4th AASL National Conference. I find that right now I am more reflective than… Read More ›

• Concurrent Session at #AASL21: Radical Inclusion in Every School Library

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 11/02/2021 • ( 2 )

  

  At #AASL21 in Salt Lake City I was honored to get to watch Meg Allison present “Radical Inclusion in Every School Library” in person. When I say we are better together, colleagues and friends like Meg are why I know… Read More ›

• Concurrent Session at #AASL21: Evolving Practices in Creating a School-Wide Culture of Reading

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 10/28/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Our Best of the Best Reading Promotion: Then & Now At the AASL National Conference in Salt Lake City this past weekend I attended “Evolving Practices in Creating a School-Wide Culture of Reading,” one of the concurrent sessions. The concurrent… Read More ›

• Include Everyone: Exploring Social Justice in the Library

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 11/22/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  At the 2019 AASL National Conference, I attended the session “Include Everyone: Exploring Social Justice in the Library” presented by Erika Long, Metro Nashville Public Schools, and Susan Polos, school librarian at Fox Lane High School. The session presenters started… Read More ›

• Equity: Moving Beyond Intention to Inclusive Practice

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 11/21/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  At AASL 2019 I attended the session “Equity: Moving Beyond Intention to Inclusive Practice” presented by Julie Stivers, Mount Vernon Library in Raliegh, North Carolina. Julie served as the task force chair for the 2017-2018 YALSA Presidential Theme of Youth… Read More ›

• Please give a little respect to me

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 10/16/2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Soul, I hear you calling Recently I heard the song “A Little Respect” by Erasure (play it while you read…) and I started thinking about this blog post: “I try to discover A little something to make me sweeter Oh… Read More ›

• That’s just the way it is

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 09/20/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Recently I heard the song “The Way It” Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range and I started thinking about the words: “Said hey, little boy, you can’t go where the others go ‘Cause you don’t look like they do… Read More ›

• Explore How to Advocate through Coalitions in the Jan/Feb Issue

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 01/08/2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The focus of this issue of Knowledge Quest is Advocacy through Coalitions. School librarians must advocate for school libraries everywhere. Often the most effective advocacy method is joining groups or larger organizations that have the power to influence legislation. By… Read More ›

• Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction

  By Nancy Jo Lambert on 11/11/2017 • ( 0 )

  

  With music playing to greet session attendees, James Allen started his Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction with a funny video from Bad Lip Reading and a survey to find out where his attendees were… Read More ›