Join the Library Tech Geek Tribe!


adapted from Diane Cordell

Tribe: A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent... A group of people sharing an occupation, interest or habit.

"Due to copyright issues (about which librarians are VERY serious), we were unable to continue offering Library Tech Geek Squad buttons for sale."

The good news, is that we (Diane Cordell and I!) were UNDAUNTED so redesigned it and we are now the Library Tech Geek Tribe!

Items currently available on Zazzle include Tribe buttons and stickers, with other products in the works.
As before, any and ALL profits from the Geek Tribe swag line will be used to help support the Teacher Librarian Ning.
An AWEsome resource for all Teacher-Librarians and technology educators!

Please visit our Zazzle page for ordering information.

*Bonus!
A week before ALA and ISTE we'll be publishing a copyright free conference badge for new Tribe members to print out FOR FREE and proudly display!



The photo "The group" by Grzegorz Łobiński

parts of this blog were reposted from: Library Tech Geek Tribe - by Diane Cordell

International Reader Shoutout!
In honor of the featured artist Grzegorz Łobiński this posting is dedicated to my 13 readers from Poland - Cześć! and Dziekuje!



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