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A K-12 Librarian and High School Special Education teacher chat about books, genres, and all things literacy related. What started as a simple game of Book Bingo morphed into a passion podcast project of our books recommendations and sometimes a bit more. Come join in on our conversations, laugh and…

D323 Library Podcast


    • May 11, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Ep 024 Epic Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 31:40


    What else do you do while at home for a very long time? Read an epic fantasy! Several books that take you on a journey that removes you from home and puts you in a place that exists only on the pages. Epic Fantasy Talked about: Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Game of Thrones by George RR Martin Dune by Frank Herbert Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein Harry Potter by JK Rowling Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicles) by Patrick Rothfuss Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins Twilight by Stephenie Meyer The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski Star Wars novels- MANY The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Trilogy) by NK Jemisin What We're Reading: Rimike: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Amy: The Titan Series by Christin Harber Data Feminism by Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein Check Please 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu Maurissa: Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Non-fantasy mentioned by Maurissa: The Wilderness World of John Muir edited by Edwin Way Teale Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Educated by Tara Westover A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hainsbury The Yankee Widow by Linda Lael Miller Check out the new Website -- HERE

    Ep 023: Bubba and Beakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 37:07


    Bubba and Beakers share 10 new books for kiddos to read! All books recommended for kids from K-6th grade. Beaker's Books Unicorn Diaries by Rebecca Elliott The Magic Mirror by Anna Staniszewski The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems Sweety by Andrea Zuill Bubba's Books The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier The Magic Tree House Series #13: Vacation Under the Volcano Galaxy Zack: Science Fair Disaster! By Ray O'Ryan The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece by Jonathan W Stokes The Unofficial Minecraft Academy Box Set Leave reviews @ Podchaser for the D323LibraryPodcast Tweet @Amy_Stefanski or @Libranski

    Ep 021 Bubba and Beakers: Meet Bubba

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 31:40


    Another look at some elementary reads suggested by the coolest 9 year old ever -- Bubba -- the older of the duo. Join Bubba in his journey through the Harry Potter books -- his first time and his thoughts. Also suggested by Bubba: 1. Press Start Series 2. Aliens next Door Series 3. Desmond Cole Series 4. Harry Potter -- Illustrated Ed

    Ep 020 Bubba and Beakers: Meet Beakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 21:20


    It's time to chat Elementary books! Phew it's about time, right? This episode introduces our newest co-host -- Beakers! She is the second part of the Bubba and Beakers duo. Beakers is a first grader who loves to read she recommends the following books: 1) Sophie Mouse Series 2) Princess Pulizer Series 3) Dragon loves Tacos books (1 &2) 4) Knuffle Bunny

    Ep 019 More Potato Chips

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 36:04


    We continued the conversation about the importance of reading whatever you want! Find us online: Twitter - @Amy_Stefanski Online @ Learning with Libranski for extra behind the Mic materials and conversations! Leave Online reviews @ Podchaser for the D323 Library Podcast! We would love to hear from out! Stay safe! -Amy

    Ep 018 What's in the Box March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 17:12


    Our new box is here and we are opening it with you! Let's chat -- What we are reading Amy: Melinda Gate's The Power of Lift Remike: Nothing...she is blaming me for her lack of reading #LibrarianFail Book: The New David Espinoza The Never Tilting World Your House Will Pay The Revolution of Birdie Randolph A Match Made in Mehendi One of Us Is Next Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises Salt Slow A Delayed Life: The True Story of the Librarian of Auschwitz Shadow of the Batgirl Minus For more information on each book, and other printables go to Learning with Libranski: D323 Library Podcast.

    Ep 017 Popcorn and Potato Chip Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 35:17


    It's time to chat about popcorn and potato chip books! Key Topics: 1. Leisure/guilty pleasure reading 2. "New Year's Resolution vs. Revelation" 3. The actual value of potato chip books (actually reading) 4. Active reading vs. passive watching 5. No books are inherently better than others- Stop Judging People! Books Mentioned: Private Series by Kate Brian Maximum Ride by James Patterson Educated by Tara Westover Dear Martin by Nic Stone Twilight by Stephanie Meyer Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (new Hunger Games)

    Ep 016: What's in the Box Feb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 19:11


    It's that time again! We are opening a new box of books for the library! If you find one! Tweet at us @Amy_Stefanski or @DunlapHSLibrary. Books are provided by the Junior Library Guild's monthly subscription program. Books reviewed: Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer The House by Paco Rosa Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah The Avant-Guards Volume One by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes Flowers in the Gutter by K. R. Gassy Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll Watched and Warnings by Ryan Wolf

    Ep 015: What's in the Box: Barnes and Noble Edition Jan 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 20:21


    New books have arrived in the library and we are unveiling them with you! We purchased new books with funding from our Barnes and Noble book fair! Books we unveiled: Technically You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan American Royals by Katharine McGee The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young Estranged: The Changeling King by Ethan Aldridge Batman: Nightwalker the Graphic Novel by Stuart Moore Doctor Sleep by Stephen King Sorry, Permanent Record by Mary HK Choi Pet by Akwaeke Emezi The Tenth Girl by Sarah Faring Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (This book is UG Mature. Characters are almost out of college) #d323librarypodcast @Amy_Stefanski @DunlpHSLibrary

    Ep 014 Voice of a Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 36:00


    Amy sits down with one of her senior students to chat about her book choices from ages 8 to 18. We asked her what inspired her personal choices, what framed her literary reference, and what she reads heading out to high school. Topics: Book choices from a high school senior How to define personal choice through the years? Classroom reading shapes personal choices What does the end of 2019 look like to a HS senior? What did we read in 2019? What are we currently reading?

    Ep 013 Student Book Choice in Curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 50:25


    Ep 203: D323 Library Podcast - Student Choice Part 2 Should we include literacy education in all subject areas? Example and Tips of Student Choice in the classroom Data Drives the questions Do the Classics still have a place? Key Books mentioned: Pride by Ibi Zoboi A Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds All American Boys - Jason Reynolds Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai Subversive Teaching in the English Language Arts Classroom. Edited by A. Boyd, J. Dyches, and B. Sams. Forthcoming in 2020. What we are Reading: The Book Whisperer By Donalyn Miller The Vulnerable Heart of Literacy: Centering Trauma as Powerful Pedagogy by Elizabeth Dutro The Boy who was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook...by Bruce D Perry Emmy in the Key of Code - Amiee Lucido To see full list of books please click HERE — or visit Learning with Libranski FB page. #d323librarypodcast and @Libranski Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 012 Student Book Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 35:29


    Come chat about student choice of books and how important it is to curate a collection that is safe and supportive for continued growth. Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 011 - Season 2: School Libraries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 31:37


    Let's talk about school libraries! In this season 2 opener, find out that our co-host Diana is off on a new adventure, Amy is flying solo and still advocating for school libraries, and yet they always find time to read! This episode chatters about: 1) School Libraries, importance and long term investment for Districts 2) MG school student's reading habits What we are reading: 1) Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart 2) Maybe he just likes You by Barbara Dee Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 010 - Short Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 46:10


    Educational value of short stories, why students need them, and which ones Diana and Amy are reading. Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    D323 Library Podcast: Ooopsieee And 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 40:24


    Time to end 2018 and start in 2019! Diana and Amy go through their last 10 episodes and apologize for those things they got wrong #oopsie, chat about the books they're read, and previewed new books for 2019! Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 009 - What's In The Box January

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2019 31:51


    January Junior Library Guild Collection Box Unveiling - 1)UnBroken: 13 Stories Staring Disabled Teens 2) That Night by Amy Giles 3) Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson 4)My Sister the Serial Killing by Oyinkan Braithwaite 5)Attucks! by Phillip Hoose 6) American Dialogue by Joseph Ellis 7)Trinity by Louisa Hall 8) Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow 9)DeadFall by Stephen Wallenfels

    D323 Library Podcast Best Books Of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 35:45


    D323 Library Podcast Best Books Of 2018 by D323 Library Podcast

    Ep 008 - Graphic Novels Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 58:06


    Update to come soon! :)

    D323 Library Podcast: Spring Book Bingo Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 41:25


    Amy and Diana Preview the Spring Book Bingo Card! Listen to Ep 1 and Ep 2 for Bingo overview. And come join in the fun! Kwame- shout out about him Square Fish publishing company The Act of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson Source Publishing company - shout out to them BBC must read before you DIEEEE Harry Potter To Kill a Mockingbird The Hobbit Great Gatsby The Alchemist The Time Traveler's Wife Memoirs of a Geisha The Handmaid's Tale Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Count of Monte Cristo Winnie the Pooh Primal Leadership by David Coleman Good to Great by Jim Collins Novelization of a movie, video game, podcast suggestions: Plants vs Zombie Minecraft - authors vary Lore by Aaron Mahnke Adventure Zone by Clint McElroy Assassin's Creed by Matthew Miller Mary Poppins Novelization by Walt Disney Pictures Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 007 - What's In The Box: Barnes And Noble Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 24:20


    New Books coming from Junior Library Guild for December Diana and Amy chat about all the new books bought for the library at a recent fundraiser. So many great books! Books talked about: Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J Krosoczka Swing by Kwame Alexander Whiskey Words and a Shovel I and II by R.H. Sin A beautiful composition of broken by R.H. Sin Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobbs Royal Assassin by Robin Hobbs Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobbs Dear Martin by Nic Stone This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Illustrated by Fred Fordham Evicted by Matthew Desmond Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich and Steven Levenson The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Lore Dreadful Places by Aaron Mahnke Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer The Sisters of Winter Wood Rena Rossner The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

    Ep 006 - Graphic Novels Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 45:03


    Contact Amy (@Amy_Stefanski) and Diana (@DianaBurton22) Things we chat about... In order 01 Publishing Company M. Seigel - 5 World Graphic Novels ** Mark** Pocket Princess WebComic Marvel Comics Lumberjanes Comic Series Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series - Jeff Kinney Harry Potter Illustrated Ed. Walking Dead Comic Series Game of Thrones - Graphic Novel Ed. (Mature content) Common Sense Media -- Website for content check Solo - Kwame Alexander Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Faith Erin Hicks -Nameless City trilogy: new book Pumpkinhead Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka This one summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki APP --- Book Scanner for iPhone -- Will scan ISBN for AR reading levels Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi Maus and Maus II Art Spiegelman The best we could do by Thi Bui March Series by John Lewis Author Andrew Aydin Nate Powell Illustrator Steve Jobs: Insanely Great by Jessie Hartland Hawking by Ottaviani and Myrick The Imitation Game by Alan Turing Dracula by Michael Burgan The Raven and other Tales, a Graphic horror novel by Edgar Allan Poe The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds To Kill a Mockingbird: A graphic novel by Harper Lee Illustrated by Fred Fordham Anne of Green Gables: A graphic novel by Mariah Marsden Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 005 - Book In Verse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 37:17


    Amy and Diana tackle Books in Verse! What we are reading? Diana - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Amy - Fearless Magic (Star-Crossed Series) By Rachel Higginson What we talked about: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds For Everyone by Jason Reynolds The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Behind These Hands by Linda Phillips Crossover By Kwame Alexander Rebound By Kwame Alexander Solo By Kwame Alexander Crank By Ellen Hopkins People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins Recommendations: Swing by Kwame Alexander Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones Two Girls Staring at a Ceiling by Lucy Frank Booked by Kwame Alexander One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sonyes Dreams on Fire Annette Daniels Taylor Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 004 - What's In The Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 17:06


    Diana and Amy talk about the new books that have arrived in the library! Books provided by Junior Library Guild monthly subscription program. Books Talked about: The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones Love a la Mode Stephanie Strohm Upon Further Review: The Greatest What Ifs in Sports by Mike Pesca 7 ½ deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Anne Frank's diary: The graphic adaptation Ari Foreman What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl by Jean Thompson Assassins Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 003 - Poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 35:39


    Diana and Amy laugh at themselves, review D323 Library podcast rollout, and talk about popular poetry. Follow them now! @Diana_Burton22 and @Amy_Stefanski Books spoke about in Podcast: What are we currently reading? Amy - Love, Lies, and Spies by Cindy Anstey Diana - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Poetry Books Talked about: Whiskey Words and a Shovel by r.h.Sin Her, Her vol 2, & Him. Pierre Alex Jeanty Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann Black Books of Poems by Vincent Hunanyan Children's books We Love: Llama, Llama books by Anna Dewdney Bear Books by Karma Wilson More Books to Check-Out: *some may contain mature themes* She felt like nothing r.h. Sin Wild Embers by Nikita Gil 2 am Thoughts by Makenzie Campbell Planting Gardens In Graves By r.h. Sin A Beautiful Composition of Broken by r.h.Sin Salt by Nayyriah Waheed Born to Love, Cursed to Feel Samantha King Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Ep 002 Gamified PD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 18:11


    Join Amy and Diana as we talk to our Instructional Technology Coaches on their "why" and "how" of gamified professional development. To connect with coaches on Twitter: @MrsCford_tweets @StefaniePitzer @jodi_gordon5 *content from Ep: 2 directly related with material in Ep:1 Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    Ep 001 - Welcome/Book Bingo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 27:31


    Welcome to the D323 Library Podcast! Diana and Amy talk about their gamified professional development Book Bingo card. Music Credit: Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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