Librarian, lover of KidLit, unabashed recommender of books. @wowintheworld, @capchoices, book genie @kidsplacelive. She/Her. Better on Instagram. 🤷🏻♀️
DC Metro Area
Joined March 2019
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It's almost time for our New Voices in YA program! We'll be kicking things off at 11:30am on the Chapter One Stage with authors Kalela Williams (Tangleroot) and Vanessa Le (The Last Bloodcarver), moderated by @KitonLit 📚 bit.ly/3KPxez2 #MacKidsALA #ALAAC24
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I made a list of 50 SHORT middle grade books, including books by @soontornvat @macbarnett @varshabajaj @gordonkorman @nikkigrimes9 @TorreyMaldonado @ElaineDimop
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The door hangers on each hotel room door in Philadelphia tonight where the Moms for Liberty hate convention is taking place are incredible.
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Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Never Before Seen in the US, Are Coming to DC!
A new exhibition at the DC Public Library will offer a rare opportunity to see some of the original Renaissance man's work. bit.ly/46836s0
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Don't forget to join us for our May discussion meeting this Friday at 9! We have 33 titles on the list to discuss. Visit capitolchoices.org to learn more, and check your email for the Zoom link in the coming days.
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This month’s Heavy Medal Mock Newbery suggestion round up brought a plethora (5) more suggestions for our now strong frontrunner SIMON SORT OF SAYS by Erin Bow, along with 14 new suggestions.
bit.ly/3HREnxD
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Tomorrow is AAPI Heritage Month, so this is your annual reminder that the continent of Asia includes South Asia and the Middle East! If your book roundups only include East Asian countries, then you're doing it wrong. Here's a map to help ⬇️
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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Happy 223rd Birthday @librarycongress!
This is YOUR national library.
History never stops so we are committed in collecting and preserving our shared stories, culture and heritage.
#NationalLibraryWeek
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A list of other active, official Library of Congress Twitter accounts, aside from this one:
✅@LibnOfCongress
✅@ChronAmLOC
✅@congressdotgov
✅@CopyrightOffice
✅@Crowd_LOC
✅@Events_LOC
✅@KlugeCtr
✅@LawLibCongress
✅@LC_Labs
✅@LOC_AV
✅@LOCMaps
✅@TeachingLC
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I wrote an article for @sljournal! It's about what makes good picture books great, and you can read the online version via the link below. I hope you enjoy taking a closer look at some beautiful books with me...at a different location!
slj.com/story/What-makes-a-g…
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🤩 Some news: ALA will honor @DollyParton with lifetime honorary membership for her longstanding commitment to inspiring a love of books and reading, AND there's a Celebrity READ® Poster. Press release: bit.ly/ALA-DollyParton
@dollyslibrary
#NationalLibraryWeek
ALT A smiling Dolly Parton holds books "Little Engine that Could" and "The Hungry Caterpillar on a celebrity READ poster.
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Help us transcribe this valuable part of American history.
Go to crowd.loc.gov and start transcribing today. – at Washington, DC
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For the first we rolled out this 54 foot long petition from 1865. It was signed by 3,740 African Americans from South Carolina asking Congress “equal rights before the law" months after the Civil War.
We need the public's help transcribing this historic treasure.
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Julie Stivers Named 2023 School Librarian of the Year #SchoolLibOTY #schoollibrarians
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A few of the #KidsPost editions I gave to the @librarycongress today. Thank you to the LOC for preserving some of the content @washingtonpost produced for young readers from 2000 to 2023. #newsliteracy #newsforkids #journalism
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KidsPost, which debuted in 2000, as a section of the @washingtonpost for young readers, will stop publication in the coming weeks. I’ve been part of the section since 2012, and I have immensely enjoyed talking to kids, writing for kids and putting together the section.
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Are you our next author? We're looking for:
—Queer/trans stories from the rural US
—Books on mental health
—Anthologies or collaborative nonfiction projects
—Multilingual works
And more!
Check it out: bit.ly/3KDH19x
