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Certified school librarians boost test scores, grad rates, & critical thinking, yet their numbers are declining. When we fight for school libraries, we fight for the future of education, & when we fight for the future of education, we fight for a better future PERIOD. #Skybrarians #TLChat #EduSky

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www.wistv.com/2025/02/19/s... I was so proud to speak at the SC State House for conference for H4059. #TLSkybrarian

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Any "South Carolina published writers, poets, illustrators, editors, anthology contributors, and other book content creators" are invited to join Authors Against Book Bans. Go to authorsagainstbookbans.com or find my friend Jonathan Haupt at the Pat Conroy Literary Center.

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Be informed, take action. None of this is rocket science and yet so many turn away when they could help. Please help!

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🥳 Great news! I'm officially presenting at @scasl.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference in March! "Danger Ahead! Teens on the Banned Wagon" will provide insight into some super successful censorship lessons/activities with high school Ss. #TLSky #Skybrarian

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“[S]chool libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas …Second, messages conveyed in school library books are diverse & contradictory — not endorsed by the state, as government speech must be.” www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...

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ALA President Cindy Hohl makes history as the first Spectrum Scholar elected to lead the association and the first Dakota president from the Santee Sioux Nation. Read about her initiatives: A Good Way for ALA, We all Belong Tour, All Nations Libguide, and more. flatlandkc.org/civic-affair...

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Columbia friends, looking for a last-minute holiday gift for a book-loving person in your life? Tickets are on sale now for an early screening of BANNED TOGETHER. Jan. 15 at 6 pm, tickets + details here: nickelodeon.org/events/banne...

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The Best Kids’ Books on Mental Health of 2024 childmind.org/article/the-... @childmindinstitute.bsky.social

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EveryLibrary executive director John Chrastka had a clear message for the 2024 SLJ Summit attendees: The days of catchy slogans and clever T-shirts are over. Time for school librarians to take their place as serious negotiators with a fundamental role in education. www.slj.com/story/Time-t...

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A library is a thing that cannot be defined, only felt in hearts and minds. #TLSky #Skybrarian

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On my list of Prof reading to order in the new year! #TLSky #Skybrarian

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Join me and @techielibgrl.com on Wednesday at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the next #TLSkyChat! This week's topic and questions are already posted at tlskychat.com. This is our last chat of the year and we hope to see you there! #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians #KidLit

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 19/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

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150 pajamas and books packed up to benefit CAPA! ❤️💚🌲 Thank you to the Storybook Shoppe for caring about the community and providing opportunities for students to help. #BlufftonBobcatLibrary #TLSky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrary

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Daily affirmation for the #SchoolLibrarians doing the most in these "unprecedented times." #TLSky @scasl.bsky.social

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Here are the anti-library & pro-censorship bills already prefiled for the 2025 legislative session across the US. It's your job to keep tabs on these, write your representatives, & speak up about the dismantling of public institutions of access + democracy. wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Sharing that poetry activity with my #ELATeachers immediately!

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 17/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 16/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

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💙 Love to see it! 💙 #TLSky #Skybrarian #FightCensorship #SayNoToBookBans

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Imagine that, lying about data to make things go their way. Stay vigilant SC, it's not over yet. #TLSky #Skybrarian #SayNoToBookBans

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 15/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 14/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

If only .... come on SC!

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This right here! 👇💯 #TLSky #Skybrarian

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 13/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

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Looking forward to this as opposed to showing each other TikToks 😵‍💫

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“But data gathering in schools is not a neutral exercise.” Reading + reflecting on Chapter 9 of @asv.bsky.social’s “Becoming an Everyday Changemaker” and circling back repeatedly to this paragraph. Definitely not a neutral exercise…

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At #SLJSummit, @everylibrary.bsky.social John C. asked for our "wish-list legislation". I think I only have one: Only educators can make decisions about education. #EduSky #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 12/20 📚 #skybrarians #bookchallenge #booksky💙📚

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