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Thanks to the HCPL and the Asia Society, last night I was able to attend a double Newbery author event with @iamkwame4life.bsky.social Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft. So much laughter! So many inspiring anecdotes! Thank you, Sirs, for sharing your gifts.

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Support your libraries and the folks who staff them. We need your votes and your actions! Speak up and stand with us.

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Go vote, y'all!!

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Something new I learned this week... those bike tire tracks in the sand are actually from hermit crabs. Pretty cool! What's something you learned recently?? #readersareleaders #expandyourhorizons

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Houston knows how to show up! 🤟🏽

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Dear Friends in the Winchester, VA Area: I'll be at Winchester Book Gallery on Tuesday for a Meet & Greet & Giveaway! winchesterbookgallery.com/event/2025-0...

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Spotted this blue bookshare cart at the airport! Does your airport have one? #libraryjoy even in the place where stress reigns - gotta love it!!!!

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Good morning

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Celebrate Neurodiversity Month by exploring books that uplift neurodivergent voices! 📚✨ Find great reads for all ages to foster empathy and understanding. Perfect for educators, librarians & parents. bit.ly/3F2X4zI #NeurodiversityBooks #InclusiveReading #AASL #ReadForInclusion

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It's more important than ever to show up #ForOurLibraries. This is a great resource from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, full of simple ways to take action, stand up for library funding, and make your voice heard:

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Love watching kids think!! What are some popular makerspace items with your 7-12 grade students? #tlsky #edusky #stemsky

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Q5 [over]hearing a student or staff member organically recommend a title to someone else makes my spirit so happy! Yes! Talk about alllllll the books!!! #tlskychat

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A2 - weeding is essential even if hurts my heart to remove a personal favorite. If it's something that has been a hidden/ignored gem (IMO) I might try to spotlight it or book talk it to see if that generates interest. #tlskychat

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As a new librarian, I'm always looking for collection recs! I ask my librarian friends, watch for new releases from popular authors/series, and follow library/YA reviewers on social media 📚 #tlskychat

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Just finished The Wild Robot (rec by my current students!) and it was so good 🤖⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ what should I listen to next?? #audiobook #libby @peterbrownstudio.com

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Lovely to see the poem I wrote for Devon libraries turned into this starting librarians and library users @librariesunlimited.bsky.social @hulllibraries.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @thefnl.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @librarian.bsky.social @librarianjones.com #libraries

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Tx HB3225 would create age restrictions at public libraries for readers under 18. It’s the parent’s right to decide that, not the state’s.

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we could all take a lesson from this playbook... uncertain danger --> circle up and everyone keep your head on a swivel

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Texas Bill to Ban #Furries From School... No bans on over-policing. No laws against gun violence. Reproductive freedoms stripped. Loss of hospitals and clinics. But you want to go after #DragQueens and furries, neither group who has ever posed a threat to the general public.

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Greg Abbott is bringing his private school voucher bill to the floor of the Texas House next week. Thousands of teachers and parents showed up at the Capitol to send a message loud enough for him to hear from the Governor’s mansion: “We don’t want your billionaire voucher scam.”

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With about 120,000 students, nearly 80% of whom are not white, Cypress-Fairbanks is the largest school district in Texas where the school board has been taken over by ideologically driven conservative candidates. With @texastribune.org

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Odder is the sweetest picture book by Katherine Applegate who was gracious enough to sign my copy!!! Make sure you enter to win this new release because I'm not giving up mine 🦦 🥰 #tla25 #libraryfavorite @kaaauthor.bsky.social has the linky-link to enter!

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tfw you're in the "zone" of book repair with no interruptions! And then... AND THEN! finally ready to leave but can't find your keys! Admin will probably have quite a chuckle watching the footage of me backtracking my entire day but I FOUND THEM! Hot mess express, now boarding🚂 #truestory 🤪🔑

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just in case you didn't know... now you know. the internet is forever but at least you can do a "spring clean" @tcea.org #technotes

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#reposting because we all need beauty in our feeds today

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It's officially #TakeActionForLibraries Day! To celebrate and advocate for libraries and library funding, we want every library lover to make their voice heard today. Head to ala.org/showup to take action by calling or emailing Congress, writing a letter to your local newspaper, and more!

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This is my #libraryjoy right here 🪇 So glad I had a chance to meet this #librarygrownup last week at #TLA25 ! #TLSky #Skybrarians

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It's been a week and I still get chills when I think of this film and the courage shown by its subjects. SO SO SO GOOD!

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We are so thrilled that @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social has an exclusive showing at #TXLA. 💕

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