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#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities. This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special. What draws you to the library? ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...

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A look at the “Hands Off!” crowd at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul today. I'd guesstimate the number of protesters to be around 10,000. chaddavis.photography/50501-protes...

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A beautiful day and a HUGE crowd (estimated 10K+!!!) at Minnesota’s Capitol today!! #HandsOff

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility - we see you, and we celebrate you, friends! 🏳️‍⚧️💗 If you're looking for a kids' activity you can use to observe and discuss the occasion, try this colorful DIY noisemaker: barleyandbirch.com/make-easy-di...

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If you’re ever in Kansas City, the @rabbitholekc.bsky.social is such a wonderful oasis for childlike curiosity. Nostalgic for me, unbelievable for her…

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Celebrate spring with this cardboard kids art project influenced by the work of Alexander Calder (free templates available too!) barleyandbirch.com/make-calder-... #art #artsed #arted #edusky #STEAM

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Contact your representatives and let them know public libraries are essential ☎️ A recent Executive Order calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for U.S. libraries. ⤵️

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My garden anticipation is at an all-time high in mid-March. If you just can't wait, this collage secret garden activity is one to try...😍 🌺

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if we want kids to love reading, we need to return to the ancient texts

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Our ever-popular Frank Stella-inspired deconstructed rainbow project is making the rounds again for St. Patrick's Day, and I love seeing the tagged projects from classrooms, libraries, and little artists at home! (Project and optional rainbow templates are here: barleyandbirch.com/make-deconst...)

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What's the difference between STEM and STEAM, and does it matter?🤖🎨 Literacy in the #STEM subjects is important. However without #creativity you’re missing the fundamental spark that separates the good from the great! 🌟 #homeschool #homeschooluk #ArtEd #SkyEdu #STEMEd #ScienceEd #innovation

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Come join us over at the Creative Kids Collective! ✨ creativekidscollective.com/share/dwG1MK...

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Looking🧐for classroom resources for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr🌙? Well. look no further! The Kami library has everything you need! Check them out here: www.kamiapp.com/library/s/ra... Ramadan Mubarak to those who celebrate! #ramadan #edtech #kami #kamihero #edusky #EduTech

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My latest @msmagazine.com. Remembering Bloody Sunday: Lessons For Today. msmagazine.com/2025/03/07/r...

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If you're not watching these eaglets hatch, what are you even doing??? www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L...

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This year, we're celebrating Read Across America week with a brand new article + free printables to help you organize your own banned book reading challenges with kids. ❤️✊📚 Find all the ideas + customizable free printable bundle here: barleyandbirch.com/banned-book-... #ReadAcrossAmerica #kidlit

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“I think what we do is we tend to destroy the creative side of human nature, and in play is where we are most creative" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/a...

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Something new is in the works…more info tomorrow!

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Hey #kidlit, ICYMI @flashes.blue is now out of beta and available in the App Store. I’ll be using it next week to scroll #kidlitartpostcard. 💙❤️

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Need a break? Gather one or a few of your favorite art supplies, head to a comforting place, then stretch, scribble, cut, and tear your way to a little art stress relief. 💕https://barleyandbirch.com/make-scribble-art-collages-for-stress-relief/

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Judith Butler: To Imagine a World After This, Democracy Needs the Humanities (and imagination). “The world we have known is the world that is bound up with the movement toward greater destruction. What about a world we are yet to know?” [lithub.com]

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Newly Updated! 7 Picture Books to Celebrate the Moon and the Mid-Autumn Festival buff.ly/4f2aGbx via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #MidAutumnFestival #Mooncakes #picturebooks #moon

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Emphasizing a hopeful mindset over a cynical one is an empirically wiser parenting choice, argues Jamil Zaki, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. www.kqed.org/mindshift/64...

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Y’all, @haymarketbooks.org is offering 40% off their Black Liberation books—including my new book, “Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education” and the book I coedited “Balck Lives Matter at School.” www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/65-40-...

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Sharing #BlackHistoryMonth resources for kids every day of the month - starting with this favorite: Children's projects + activities from the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Learning Lab (🧵: 1/28) learninglab.si.edu/org/nmaahc

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Congrats to this year's ALA award winners! Take this list to your local library... www.nypl.org/blog/2025/01...

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Happy Black History Month! We've compiled lots of great resources to help you celebrate with kids here ---> barleyandbirch.com/observing-bl... #BlackHistoryMonth

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