Grow Your Skills with The Trapped Librarian’s Updated Professional Development Bundle!
Summer is the perfect time to invest in yourself — and I’m excited to help you do just that! Throughout the summer, I’ll be releasing updated and expanded versions of the modules in my Professional Development for School Librarians Bundle. Each week, you’ll find a fresh video and supporting materials right here to help you grow your skills, plan ahead, and feel more confident heading into the new school year.
What can you expect from this School Librarian PD?
✅ New videos and updates every week starting June 1, 2025
✅ Free access for anyone who already owns the full bundle on TpT
✅ Discounted pricing on individual modules as they’re revised
✅ Topics designed just for elementary school librarians — practical, actionable, and fun!
💸 Special Summer Pricing on the Full Bundle – Grab the Professional Development for School Librarians Bundle now at a deeper discount while the updates are in progress! This is the best value if you want access to every module — including all new content as it’s released.
Whether you’re new to school libraries or a seasoned pro, you’ll find helpful tools and inspiration to support your work and your students.
Who Is This School Librarian Professional Development For?
This school library PD series is created for elementary librarians who want to grow their skills, feel more confident, and start the new school year strong—without the overwhelm. Whether you’re wrapping up your first year or you’ve been running your library for decades, you’ll find practical, flexible ideas you can actually use.
This school librarian professional development includes ideas that are:
- Practical and time-saving
- Tailored to the needs of elementary students
- Focused on real-life challenges in school libraries
- Designed to help you feel confident and prepared in the fall
If you’re an elementary librarian looking for meaningful professional development you can actually enjoy—welcome! You’re in the right place.
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Weekly Module Releases
I’ll update this section each week with the new content links and highlights:
🔹 Week 1 – School Library Advocacy (Launches June 1)
This professional development module on school library advocacy offers practical strategies to help elementary librarians effectively communicate the value of their library programs to administrators, teachers, families, and the wider school community.
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🔹 Week 2 – Collaboration
This professional development module on collaboration equips elementary school librarians with practical strategies for working with classroom and content area teachers to integrate library learning into the broader curriculum, creating a more seamless and enriching experience for students.
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🔹 Week 3 – Collaboration with your Specialist Team
This professional development module on specialist collaboration explores practical ways for elementary librarians to partner with other specialists—like music, PE, art, and STEM—to create engaging, schoolwide learning experiences that spark enthusiasm and support deeper connections across the curriculum.
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🔹 Week 4 – Specialist Collaboration Part 2 – Schoolwide Engagement
This professional development module takes specialist collaboration to the next level with five themed event ideas that have successfully brought library, music, and PE together in one cohesive experience. You’ll get practical tips, scheduling examples, and flexible strategies to help you plan collaborative events that energize your staff and create lasting memories for students.
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🔹 Week 5 – Special Events in the School Library
This professional development module on library events helps elementary school librarians plan and implement engaging, meaningful events that boost reading excitement, build community, and highlight the library as a vibrant hub of learning. Whether you’re just getting started or ready to try something new, this session will guide you with strategies, examples, and planning tools.
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🔹 Week 6 – Engaging Library Events Part 2
This professional development module builds on Part 1 with fresh ideas and practical strategies for planning impactful library events that align with your curriculum and school calendar. You’ll explore tips for collaborating with staff, promoting your events, and keeping things manageable—plus a planning template to help you bring your next big idea to life.
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🔹 Week 7 – The Benefits of Musical Storytime (Musical Storytime Part 1)
This professional development module explores how purposeful movement and music can support behavior management, boost student engagement, and create a more joyful read-aloud experience, especially in early elementary grades. You’ll learn simple ways to incorporate rhythm, chants, movement, and songs into your storytime routine to help students listen, participate, and thrive.
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🔹 Week 8 – Resources for Musical Storytime (Musical Storytime Part 2)
This professional development module gives you an inside look at six musical storytime lessons that worked well in a real school library setting. Designed especially for Kindergarten and first grade, each lesson blends movement, music, and read-alouds to support early literacy skills and create an engaging storytime experience. It’s filled with practical ideas to help you bring movement and fun to your early elementary storytimes.
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🔹 Week 9 – Social and Emotional Learning in the School Library (Coming August 10)
🔹 Week 10 – Topic to be determined (Coming August 17)
