School Librarian in Action: 2025 in Review

Revisiting the year through the posts I wrote on the first day of each month. And, I just want to say, that the blog turned 20 years old in April 2025. I may not be blogging the same way since, but I am too sentimental to give up SLIA. 

May 2026 be kind to all of us! Happy New Year!

December 2025 - Zine Making with Teens: I got invited last week for an Author Visit and Zine Making Workshop at Jubilee Christian Academy.

November 2025 - The Lighthouse Diary #80: Inquiry and the Library : The 2nd term is the shortest of the four terms in a school year.

October 2025 - Back in Bangkok. Again. 2025 Version: Our welcome dinner: Thai Hainanese Chicken. (Not in photo: sticky rice with mango.)

September 2025 - BTS A Little Golden Book Biography Part 3 Expanding the Reading Experience: In Part 1, I reflected on the cultural significance of BTS A Little Golden Book Biography and

what it means to BTS'

August 2025 - New Book Planting a Tree of Hope: One of the coolest things that happened on National Children’s Book Day (NCBD) last July 15, was meeting Tin Javier in person!

July 2025- Book Blog Tour Grandma Yogini by Raven Howell: I signed up once again for a book blog tour with Women Writing (US) that will kickstart in August.

June 2025 - When Parents Listen to Their Children: Today is the Feast of the Lord’s Ascension unto Heaven, a Sunday we spent with our marriage and family life community, the Magis Deo Community.

May 2025 -

The Lighthouse Diary #73: Exploratory Essay: Working on Feedback & Creating a Research Pathway: This is an update on the Exploratory Essay I wrote as model text for our grade 11 students.

April 2025 - The Disaster Ready Kids in Books Philippines Catalog, Bologna Children's Book Fair : Our books, “Disaster Ready Kids: Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption” (Lampara Books, 2024) are off to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair!

March 2025 - Kuwentong Bangtan: The Breadth and Depth of BTS' Discography & Hope On the Stage Seoul: J-Hope’s 3 day concert #HopeontheStage in Seoul finally ends.

February 2025 - The Lighthouse Diary #67: Expanding Our World: Reflections on World Languages and Literature Week 2025: During this year’s World Languages and Literature Week, we, at the BA Library had the privilege of hosting three remarkable authors namely, Joel Donato Ching Jacob, Robin Sebilono and Artie Cabezas who shared not only their books but also their writing journeys and the literary works that have shaped their thinking.

January 2025 - 2024 In Retrospect: Books Read and Reviewed: Before I begin making a new reading list for 2025, here is a rundown of books I read and posted reviews on in the blog and in my IG.