"Show Your Passion!", Nebraska School Librarians!

The Nebraska School Librarians Day was held on October 17, 2020 via Zoom.  We had over 100 registrants and a great turn out for a wonderful morning! We were fortunate enough to have a keynote speaker and two back-to-back sessions from school librarian presenters. We spent our lunch hour with the annual NSLA membership meeting and getting an update from Dorann Avey with NDE regarding Rule 10.  

K.C. Boyd started off our morning with an amazing presentation on advocacy. One of my favorite quotes from her session was, “Show your passion!”  If district leaders are uninformed about your position as a librarian and what you can offer, how will you make yourself irreplaceable? You have to speak up, advocate, and show them how amazing school librarians are and how valuable they are to your district.  Some of the ways she suggested you could accomplish this was to join committees, use your social media, and ask to present to stakeholders.  Bottom line: “Get off the complain train” and show them how amazing you are! 

All of our registrants were given access to the recorded sessions from the day.  Although we are making the most of our situation this year with many virtual professional development opportunities, we hope to see you all in person at NETA and next fall at Nebraska School Librarians Day!  Thank you for joining us virtually this year and helping our organization continue to grow.  Check the website professional development calendar for more awesome PD opportunities!

Submitted by NSLA President, Angie Blankenship