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Common ground for academic librarians and knowledge workers to share, adapt and cultivate our craft together, and a space to question, test and teach new tools, because none of us can keep up alone.

A community garden we tend together lasts longer than a single clipped stem.

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Hand-colored botanical illustration of a pink hollyhock, red dahlia, and French marigolds.
From The Instructive Picture Book (1858)  |  Public Domain
Biodiversity Heritage Library

Open BLOOMs

Openly licensed resources

Five categories of openly licensed resources, free to use and adapt.

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Badges

Credentialed course packages you can import into any LMS.

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Lessons

Teaching plans and activities for librarians and instructors.

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Objects

Interactive, embeddable digital pieces.

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Outreach

Programming toolkits, displays, and email templates.

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Media

Images, infographics, video, audio, and templates.

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Communities and tools

Find your people, and borrow some tools that might save you some time, or share your own.

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Communities

Communities of practice and groups working the same problems: AI literacy, teaching the one-shot, accessibility and more. Join in, share what you’re trying, and find your people.

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The Tool Shed

Small, free, openly licensed tools, a quick go-to instead of starting from scratch: an icon finder, an in-browser accessibility checker, and more on the way. Suggest your own and get credited.

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Hi from Christina

Hi! I’m Christina. For a long time I was hoping for a clean, well-tended home for librarians and knowledge workers who teach (whether that’s a one-shot, a LibGuide or a reference interaction) to share their work openly, see who’s remixed or adapted it, and find community and tools, all in one place. I started building BLOOM during SUNYLA 2026 (June 16–18), where folks responded so warmly to the badges and interactive activities I shared in a presentation that I decided it was the right time to build it. And, like most projects I start, it took on a life of its own. So, welcome! Feel free to share, and email me anytime with feedback or ideas. I’m excited to see where this goes. 🙂 And yes, I’ll keep the cheesy plant puns coming. Happy blooming! 🌻

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