Librarian, professor, teacher & reader in the heart of Dixie. Information science Ph.D. NBCT LMS. https://xitter.cf/t.co/dIHjaGTFiE
Alabama
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Really disappointed with our professional organizational response to the election. Now's the time we decide to stand up for all Americans' freedom to read? That voting-promotion campaign did not have the outcome you thought logical. It is time to retrench.
Trusting the ability of children, empowering rather than educating — publishing books for children is “not like half portions” of adult publications
And now for our USBBY friends, with @IBBYINT’s Carolina Ballester and the Astrid Lindgren Award’s Asa Bergman…all moderates by @lawrenceschimel
I knew I loved @Sourcebooks products, but hearing from Dominique Raccah at the Frankfurt Buchmesse about the corporate origins & philosophy is leaving me in awe
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Sylvia Vardell brings passion + excellence to everything she does!!
So proud of @SylviaVardell for her many roles in @IBBYINT — and especially for her fabulous service as its immediate past president. Brava, Sylvia, for your inspiring leadership! What's coming next in Sylvia's busy book life? Stay tuned for an announcement on October 1st!
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CLA MEMBERS-ONLY EXCLUSIVE
Our webinar "Echoes of Resilience" with authors Hannah Moushabeck and Stacy Wells is now available on the members-only content page of our webpage.
childrensliteratureassembly.…
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DUE IN ONE WEEK: proposals for our online Children's Literature research conference co-sponsored with the University of Georgia @ugamfecoe.
Submit your proposals by Friday, September 27 here: tinyurl.com/CLAConf
Hey #alsc24 friends: have more questions about intellectual freedom challenges after @wearealsc institute? Ask @AASLpresident Becky Calzada Monday at 4 central. Sign up here: sites.google.com/view/aslabb…
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Let's meet our Blast Curators! 🎶
Singer/Songwriter Victoria Jones from Huntsville, Alabama—with works produced by Johnny Okwu, Canita Rogers and Grammy winning producer Kelvin Wooten—is a soulful blend of neo-soul, pop, and R&B.
#HMCPL #BlastMusic #LocalMusic
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“This surge in book banning will end only when we collectively demonstrate that book banning will not win elections, cannot win in court, and that attacking librarians and educators is broadly unacceptable.” - stellar piece from Llano’s Leila Green Little digitalpw.com/digitalpw/2024…
Naomi Shihab Nye, “In Morning” zocalopublicsquare.org/2023/…
Most Americans Oppose School Book Bans and Restrictions: New Research Supports Freedom to Read from @veronikellymars bookriot.com/most-americans-…
Register for ASLA's virtual EdCamp docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… on Monday, September 23, 2024, 10:00-5:00 #ALlibraries