041. "Data-Driven School Librarianship" with Heather Hornor

The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast

Texan-by-way-of-the-Pacific-Northwest Heather is a Library Coordinator for a 52-school district, after having moved over to admin from the library. She now supports the school librarians in her district through a variety of means, several of which focus on the librarians' self-collected data. They use the data for quarterly reports. Unlike so much of the data collected in schools, Heather's school librarians are able to use this data to improve their practice and their students' experiences. Take a listen to hear Heather's explanation, and then be sure to check out the show notes for some examples you can use!

Guest: Heather Hornor

Grade(s) Taught: All/central library administration

Resources:

• Library Impact Reports Lesson: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gM2k3z8JUm0PjJoU8iLA60_N9orAFtJs/view?usp=sharing

Book Break:

• Immortal Longings, Book #1 of the Flesh and False Gods series by Choe Gong

Where to find Heather Hornor:

• I can be found on: Bluesky, Instagram

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heatherpnwtx.bsky.social/post/3khevd3vaqa2g

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrs.hornor/

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by @davidbfox.com: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by @tljamesa.com: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by @debbieohi.com: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by @techielibgrl.com: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky