For a piece I'm working on reporting, if you're studying library science or are working in a library (especially if you're earlyish in your career), I'd love to speak about what you're hearing & experiencing right now. You can be anonymous. rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com or Signal rstauff.20
Maybe they should try creating positive legislation if they’d like positive coverage. That may be too big of an “ask”.
Gross. And unsurprising.
Bumble with tips for snowy dining
Serious question - why does apparently every snow storm have a name now? We had one named Blair and evidently one named Cora? I thought only tropical storms and hurricanes got names? @kyweather.bsky.social
Will you be alerting us when filed bills start showing up on LRC? I don’t remember when those typically start posting as the session kicks off.
I frequently use this quote in presentations that I deliver about school libraries and the work school librarians do to support teaching and learning in our buildings.
“Together with authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, and readers everywhere, we applaud the Court’s carefully crafted decision upholding the constitutional right to read.” Joint statement from American Booksellers Association, Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild; Freedom to Read Foundation, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Pearl’s Books, and WordsWorth Books. Freedom to Read Foundation
An end-of-year win for the freedom to read!
A US District Court has declared portions of Arkansas Act 372 unconstitutional, a law that would have subjected librarians and booksellers to potential prosecution and severely limited readers’ access to books.
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Woohoo! Very excited! Thank you!
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Glad to see ELA teachers discussing these issues!
You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
Author Ellen Oh stands at the podium and addresses the ALAN breakfast as the keynote speaker.
"Writing is a political instrument." - James Baldwin. Ellen Oh reminds us that books are powerful and can save democracy. Say NO to censorship! Thank you Ellen Oh for your advocacy and leadership in this fight - our kids do deserve their happily ever after! @ellenoh.bsky.social #ALAN #NCTE24
The moment that I was going to get an education degree. I decided that my goal was to become my librarian from middle school. She was the best! My English degree was just the stepping stone to the library. I’m now in year 24!
A copy of the green and pink 2024 movie tie-in edition of Gregory Maguire's Wicked sits on top of pink fabric with embroidered pink flowers and green leaves. A Unite Against Book Bans bookmark sticks out of the book.
Good news! 💚 💗♫
#Wicked & hundreds of other titles are available as #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés: free resources that detail a book's significance & educational value & help teachers, librarians, parents & community advocates keep books on library shelves. bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
Woohoo! I looked for you here this weekend and told myself to be patient 😉 I'm so glad you'll be sharing over here!
Haven’t deleted YET. I want to make sure I don’t need it for some reason before I throw it in the trash.
Teacher & librarian friends! I'm working on this year's list of author volunteers who'll be offering Zoom read-alouds for World Read Aloud Day on 2/5/25! It should be ready in a couple of weeks - be sure to follow if you'd like access to the list & please share this post to let your colleagues know!
I’m so glad that you’re here!
I would love to be added to the school librarians list!
Just gotta say how refreshing it is that during my morning scroll that I found 3 things I wanted to like and share with others instead of 10 things that made me angry and want to burn the world down. This is why I used to like teacher/librarian Twitter.
Book cover THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES shows a surly 7th grade boy with a backpack and FDNY baseball hat standing on top of a mountain, looking into the distance. A drooly Bernese Mountain Dog looks up at him adoringly.
Time for a book giveaway!
If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike!
I'll draw winners on 12/1.
About the book:
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Just because it's not a NEW idea doesn't mean it's a bad idea! I frequently tell people that libraries will always have the same basic purpose, but that over time we will find new ways to do the old activities. I like the old things like connecting kids with books and I have no plans to stop!
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It would be terrible if you told people about Books Unbanned, a program to get free library cards into the hands of teens and young adults anywhere in the country so they can access e-copies of frequently banned materials.
Freedom to read.
They can sign up here: booksunbanned.com
Join KASL for "Power Hour: Tech Tools Roundup" featuring Enid Wohlstein from KYVL. Learn about the latest tech tools and resources to enhance your library or classroom, connect with fellow librarians, and share your own favorite tech tool at the end of this informative session.
One of my all-time fave videos! 🤣
This is literally one of my favorite videos EVER and I hadn’t seen it in a very long time!
I don’t know about you, but this TOTALLY made my day brighter! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
One of fascism's main tactics is to physically and mentally exhaust you. To flood the zone with outrageous bullshit, to make you bite on a dozen pump-fakes — so that when the real shot comes, you're too worn out to react.
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
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