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Vanessa Calhoun

@CraftyCalhoun

Library Lady, Creative Visionary, Can see treasure in trash, love my boys, teacher 4 life!

 Durham, NC
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Joined October 2013
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Congratulations to Catherine Lucas of R.N. Harris Elementary and Debra Faison-Cheek of Carrington Middle for their transition from interim to permanent principals of their schools! 🎉🏫 #WeAreDPS
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#BannedBooksWeek kicks off today! Let’s stand together to champion our right to read and be #FreedBetweenTheLines. Find graphics to help spread the word and ways to get involved: ala.org/bbooks/banned 2024 preliminary book challenge data will be released on Monday.
Banned Books Week, September 22-28, 2024. Freed Between the Lines (words appear between the pages of an open book).

ALT Banned Books Week, September 22-28, 2024. Freed Between the Lines (words appear between the pages of an open book).

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Hundreds of library users have already nominated their librarian for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award - have you? Spread the word and share some librarian love. 10 librarians will receive $5,000, and yours could be one of them! Nominations due Sept. 30: bit.ly/3EMzHao
I Love My Librarian Award 2025. I NOMINATED MY LIBRARIAN! Nominate yours at ilovelibraries.org

ALT I Love My Librarian Award 2025. I NOMINATED MY LIBRARIAN! Nominate yours at ilovelibraries.org

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Author Kwame Alexander is offering a free virtual event for students on Tuesday, September 17 at 1 p.m. ET. During the "literary pep rally," Alexander will read from his new novel in verse, Black Star, and participate in a Q&A through the chat. ow.ly/rF2W50SKSki
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Durham Public Schools acknowledges the historical significance of Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Learn more from the National Museum of African American History and Culture: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie… #WeAreDPS
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📚 Happy School Librarian Day to our amazing media coordinators! 🎉 Thank you for fostering a love of reading, providing invaluable resources, and creating welcoming spaces for our students to learn and grow. You truly make a difference in our school community! 👏💙 #WeAreDPS
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Show school libraries the love with a new version of the #ReasonstoLoveLibraries graphic. Hat tip, Kathy Lester, for the idea. ow.ly/WUlV50R4j1n
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Abbott Elementary gets it.
A still from a scene in the ABC sitcom "Abbott Elementary," where teacher Gregory Eddie (played by actor Tyler James Williams) says, "Having a librarian in a library is good."

ALT A still from a scene in the ABC sitcom "Abbott Elementary," where teacher Gregory Eddie (played by actor Tyler James Williams) says, "Having a librarian in a library is good."

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we are@weare_org5 Mar 2024
Congrats to the February @DPS_Equity Champion of the Month - Ms. Shamia Truitt-Martin of @Carrington_DPS! Another shining example of cultural responsiveness in @DurhamPublicSch! #weare #antiracisteducators
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Tomorrow! Free Webcast: Native Storytelling in Children’s Books with @FineAngeline @CynLeitichSmith @DebReese ow.ly/8RWr50Q2AiE #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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November is Native American heritage month! Here is a shirt design I created for the @NABSHC National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition that you can pick up in support of the work they do. #everychildmatters Shop them here: nabshc.myshopify.com/product…
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From stewards of the land to preservers of #traditional stories, #Indigenous people serve many roles! In celebration of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, watch "Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Transformative Teaching" from last year's @SmithsonianNMAI festivities: s.si.edu/3ZwyrSh
Over a black background are red, orange, green, and teal brushstrokes. In the middle of the brushstrokes is a white circle. Inside the circle is the text "Indigenous Peoples' Day."

ALT Over a black background are red, orange, green, and teal brushstrokes. In the middle of the brushstrokes is a white circle. Inside the circle is the text "Indigenous Peoples' Day."

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Angie Thomas@angiecthomas16 Aug 2023
Libraries are the best 😭
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holy shit i am crying
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🚨#CarleeRussell🚨 “25-year-old Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, called 911 around 9:34 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to a Facebook post from the #Hoover Police Department.”
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Kathryn Cole@KatColeReads26 Jun 2023
Particularly in schools. The library is not a reward. You don’t “earn” the privilege of being there. Books are not contingent on behavior. The library (& book access) is for ALL. Everyday. Period.
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"I pride myself on being honest with the young folks. And if I’m going to be honest with them, that means that some of those conversations are gonna be a little dicey." @JasonReynolds83 in our June Cover Story ow.ly/RUQt50OFzvE
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Announcing the DPS Summer Reading Program! All DPS PreK - 12th-grade students are encouraged to participate. Learn more: bit.ly/DPSwearereaders #WeAreDPS #WeAreReaders
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Happy Pride Month to our LGBTQ+ students, staff, teachers, and community members! #WeAreDPS.
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Gene Luen Yang@geneluenyang24 May 2023
American Born Chinese the television show is out TODAY on @DisneyPlus!
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Kelly Yang@kellyyanghk1 May 2023
Happy #AAPIHeritageMonth everyone!!! So excited to be celebrating with you all! A reminder that Asian Americans are not a monolith—we are a huge, wonderful community made up of people from many difficult cultures! So read widely! Be inspired! Learn & enjoy!!! ❤️📚🧧😍🔥🤩
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