BLOGS > APRIL 1, 2025
BY SHANNON MCCLINTOCK MILLER
We love the Choice Boards Teacher Librarian Shannon McClintock Miller creates! If you missed any, explore Shannon’s curated collections below and discover new favorites for your students on a variety of topics.
Hour of Code Week (Dec. 9-15, 2024)
Native American Heritage Month
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: SHANNON MCCLINTOCK MILLER
Teacher Librarian, Van Meter Community School, Iowa and Spokesperson of Future Ready Librarians®
Shannon McClintock Miller is an international speaker, consultant and author who has a passion for education, librarianship, advocacy, technology, social media and making a difference in the world and lives of others, especially children.
Shannon serves as the Preschool-12th Grade District Teacher Librarian and innovation Director of Library Media and Instructional Technology at Van Meter Community School District in Iowa. She currently serves as the Future Ready Librarians Spokesperson and Future Ready Schools National Faculty Member working with librarians, educators, and students around the world every day. Shannon is a Follett Thought Leader and Capstone's Teacher Librarian Community Leader.
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Public libraries have spent the past year navigating a book vendor market in motion. If your library has been searching for a public library book vendor with real staying power – one whose ordering technology actually fits how your team...
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Powering Summer Reading Through Partnership and Purpose
July 9, 2026
That’s the impact of this year’s Book Up Summer program, an annual literacy initiative led by Washington-based nonprofit Page Ahead that helps low-income students choose and take home books for summer reading.For the fifth consecutive year, Follett Content supported the...
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New from Follett Content: tonies + Book Bundles Built for Library Circulation
June 23, 2026
New tonies® + Book Bundles from Follett Content are a playful addition to your Library of Things, turning storytime love into everyday reading – all without screens. The unique pairing of audio figurines and print books creates a novel new way...
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An Author Interview with Pedro MartÍn
June 5, 2026
Pedro Martín is the Newbery Honor Award, Pura Belpre Author and Illustrator Award-winning creator of the graphic memoir MEXIKID, based off his online comic series of the same name. In this extraordinary graphic memoir companion, MEXIKID DREAMS, hilarious family hijinks, immigration...
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We're Book People: The Summer Reads That Made Us Readers
June 5, 2026
Maybe it was a rainy afternoon, a long road trip in the back of the minivan, or a reason to convince mom for a trip out of the house to the library. For most of us who found our way...
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An Author Interview with Kim Michele Richardson
June 2, 2026
My Kentucky Moonlight School is a delightful picture book based on the early 20th century’s real-life Moonlight Schools. Pairing engaging, authentic text with vibrant, energetic artwork, best-selling Kentucky author Kim Michele Richardson crafts a heartfelt and timely reminder of the power of...
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