GLMA Summer Institute 2025

Attendees will get a vision of how to promote, and run the book fairs to increase both profit and fun. Idea-sharing and brainstorming will give us all a starting point to make our 25-26 fairs better than ever.

Discover innovative strategies designed to draw a range of students into your library spaces. Expand the reach of your programming with varied approaches to librarianship. Gain practical tools to take into your library in August, transforming libraries into inclusive, dynamic spaces that inspire creativity, connection, and learning.

Learn how to build a working relationship with your counseling department by collaborating on SEL themed displays and book lists, as well as supporting student mental health needs.

With the ever growing list of duties and tasks, how do School Librarians successfully check off their to-do list? With the assistance of Junior Librarians! Learn how to recruit and train students to assist with library duties. **Primarily elementary level but can be implemented across grade levels.*

Join best-selling author and veteran teacher, McCall Hoyle, and veteran elementary library media specialist and winner of the GLMA Elementary Judy Serritella Exemplary Media Program, Tracy Scaglione, for a deep dive into hosting stress-free author visits guaranteed to engage students, satisfy teachers and administrators, and promote schoolwide literacy initiatives. Attendees will leave with resources, including suggested timelines, tips and tricks for success, lists of Georgia authors, and more.

Discover innovative strategies designed to draw a range of students into your library spaces. Expand the reach of your programming with varied approaches to librarianship. Gain practical tools to take into your library in August, transforming libraries into inclusive, dynamic spaces that inspire creativity, connection, and learning.