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#Teachers, the book J vs. K does a great job of going over the writing process. Would be a great one to add to your curriculum! Kids will like it as much as they like Diary of a Wimpy Kid! #BookRecommedation

Always enjoy the dynamic between frenemies Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander - how much fun did the two of them have making J vs. K? #NationalBookFest

Hold the presses, Kwame Alexander is working on a sequel to The Crossover! #NationalBookFest

Not all authors(or librarians!) liked reading as kids - Katherine Applegate didn’t like to read as a kid and neither did I. Parents, keep providing those books for kids because becoming a lifelong reader (or author!) can happen at any time! #NationalBookFest

From Sweet Valley Twins to Newbery author…Katherine Applegate wrote 17 Sweet Valley Twins books! #NationalBookFest #NowYouKnow

Kicking off #NationalBookFest with Mac Barnett and Jason Reynolds! #legends

Cover of book: What Kind of Shoes Does a Hippopotamus Choose?

Worlds are colliding as my interests in shoes and children’s books finally meet!

Oklahoma Just Created a Loyalty Test for Teachers. This Should Terrify You. The state that ranks dead last in education is now screening out California and New York educators for being too “woke”. Here’s what this means for American education.

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No country has ever increased freedom and liberty by banning books - www.bookbanpetition.us

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

"'None Of These Books Are Obscene'. Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill"

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Alt title: Judge confirms that, yes, the SL professionals did their job correctly.

#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian

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'Everyone Is So Scared': Inside The Smithsonian As Trump Attacks Art, History A culture of fear has taken hold at the prestigious D.C. museums as White House officials “ensure alignment” with Trump’s preferred version of American history.

NEW: Inside the culture of fear that has taken hold within Smithsonian museums in D.C., as White House officials wage an authoritarian-style censorship campaign to “ensure alignment” with Trump’s preferred version of American history.

"Everyone is so scared."
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It’s still summer! Working on my #SummerReading @nypl.bsky.social

This is much needed and appreciated!

YouTube video by Colby Sharp 6 Must Read 2025 Graphic Novels for Kids

6 Must Read 2025 Graphic Novels for Kids
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Listening to this book on audio and now I can’t get the L7 song out of my head

Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new Mellon role Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

Carla Hayden, the ex-Librarian of Congress who was fired by Trump, has a new role as senior fellow with the Mellon Foundation

Stopped in my tracks by this sign pointing out the IMLS absence from #ALAAC25

At the panel on the current landscape of AI and its effects on children - considering that algorithms lead to digital injustice, panelists are concerned about what our young people are learning when AI is uncritically adopted #alaac25

Katie George doing great things with puppets #alaac25

Next year is the 50th anniversary of BHM (round of applause). It's never too early to start planning 🙌🏾 #ALAAC25

U.S. Book Challenges, June 2025 edition. Shel Silverstein's "A Light in the Attic," They call us the Enemy" by George Takei, "Maus" by Art Spiegelman, and the beloved comic "Calvin and Hobbes" are among the hundreds of books being removed from school libraries thanks to an amended state law.

📚💙 In June book-banning news: Shel Silverstein, Judy Blume, and George Takei books are being removed from school libraries across TN. In FL, officials are skipping legal review processes. And a new court ruling in TX makes it harder to fight back.
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Me too! She is an icon and he is a great interviewer!

Just because Dr. Carla Hayden doesn’t like brussels sprouts doesn’t mean you can’t eat them #alaac25 #LibrariansLoveaMetaphor

When Hayden was fired, her first instinct was to protect the library, because that’s what a real leader does #alaac25

Librarians, if you need some soul healing, head on down to hear Dr. Carla Hayden and Kwame Alexander speak. We are five minutes in and I’m already wiping away tears #alaac25

A sneak peak line in Alan Gratz’s new book War Games: “Hitler has probably farted in that exact spot” - This man knows how to hook middle grade readers #alaac25 #scholastic

Alan Gratz asked what sells best at book fairs and the answer was anything with “underpants” in the title, anything with “secret” in the title and books about Nazis, so he worked “Hitler’s Secret Underpants” into his new book #alaac25 #scholastic

I'm going to have to start incorporating readers' theater for my book talks! #scholastic #alaac25

Really enjoying the Readers Theater format at the Scholastic lunch. Ryan La Sala has us all giggling! First stop: ALA, next stop: Broadway! #alaac25

I appreciate Gretchen Whitmer’s commentary on the importance of making mistakes, owning up to them, and learning from them instead of doubling down when you’re wrong #alaac25 #TrueGretch