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Teena Lauth

@librarymama.bsky.social

Public High School Librarian, Champion of FREADom to read Loves Reading, Scrapbooking, Puzzles and Games #EduSky #TLSky

72 Followers  |  58 Following  |  19 Posts  |  Joined: 30.10.2023  |  2.2119

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My book bouquet for my birthday. Thanks Sammi!❀️

29.03.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this soooo much!

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28.02.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Bans in Schools Sweep Across Reading Levels, Genres and Topics, While Censorship Erases Stories about People of Color and LGBTQ Topics Most Often - PEN America The removal of books focused on people of color, race and racism, and LGBTQ+ subjects from public schools continues as part of a concerted and dangerous campaign nationwide, according to new analysis ...

It's never ever about the books but the stories of the people inside of the books. Proud to work on this project with the extraordinary @madisonspeaking.bsky.social and our collection of analysts helping us code the 4K titles! pen.org/press-releas...

27.02.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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What do I do if I don't like a book at the library? A handy step-by-step guide.

There seem to be a number of Americans who don’t know what to do if they find a book they don’t like at the library.

For them, we wrote this handy step-by-step guide.

action.everylibrary.org/what_do_i_do...

05.12.2024 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 597    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 56
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Sarah Jessica Parker on Producing Sundance Doc About Librarians Fighting Book Bans: β€˜They Have Put Their Lives at Risk’ The documentary, directed by multi-award-winning filmmaker Kim A. Snyder, will screen in Sundance's Premieres lineup.

I refuse to be silent.
variety.com/2024/film/gl...

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New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

Three cheers for New Jersey!

apnews.com/article/new-...

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Jerry, moved out of Brooklyn when I was 10. I taught in Queens at the Louis Armstrong Middle School for 9 years as an English Teacher. So nice to get to meet you!

05.12.2024 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A7. Favorite new Christmas movie/series is
1. Dash and Lily.
Older ones
2. Year without a Santa Claus
3. Miracle on 34th Street
#TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜„ 🀣

05.12.2024 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge shout out to @techielibgrl.com and @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social for an amazing first #TLSkyChat! That hour went by too fast!

05.12.2024 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I joined way back in "the code days" but didn't really come on the platform until recently. #TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A5. Still learning about starter packs. I'm a little trepidations about adding a whole group of people at once. Been πŸ”₯ before.

05.12.2024 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting Up to Speed on Bluesky As Bluesky improves its community-building tools, more teachers and librarians are flocking to the platform as an alternative to X. Here's how to get the most out of it.

A2- I gleaned lots if resources about BlueSky from @debbieohi.com

She & connected early on. She even wrote about it on SLJ: www.slj.com/story/gettin... #TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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8 Googley Wintertime Activities for Kids As we get closer to the holiday break, it is expected and understandable that our students start getting a little distracted. They are looki...

A4. www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/11/8-go... from @eric.curts #TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@jenniferlagarde.bsky.social A3. I've been really selective as to who I allow to follow me and who I follow. This group is easy, the randos not so much! #TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Yes!!! #TLSkyChat

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A1. Hearing about everyone's triumphs and tribulations helps me feel connected, since librarianship in schools can be so isolating. #TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ohh, I'll have to check that out! #TLSkyChat

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Yes, I guess next time I'll use my computer! #TLSKyChat

05.12.2024 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a HS librarian in Binghamton, NY. Been there for 13 years and originally from Brooklyn and Queens. #TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so new to bluesky, I don't know how to respond, lol. To post something not as a reply, do I need to go to my own page? #TLSkyChat

05.12.2024 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Only people who want to keep people ignorant ban books.

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Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators Social media always seems to be changing. Many tools have come and gone (I still remember with fondness my Google+ account) but many more ...

Great article about BlueSky by @ericcurts.bsky.social www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/11/blue... #EduSky #TlSky

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Misinformation exploits outrage to spread online We tested a hypothesis that misinformation exploits outrage to spread online, examining generalizability across multiple platforms, time periods, and classifications of misinformation. Outrage is high...

Misinformation is the viral disease we can’t seem to get away from #edusky #tlsky

29.11.2024 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How To Explain Book Bans to Those Who Want to Understand: Book Censorship News, November 29, 2024 Use these talking points to help explain book bans to people who haven't kept up but want to understand.

How to explain book bans to those who *actually* want to understand what's going on.

Conveniently, I decided to rerun one of this year's most popular book censorship posts this week and it seems like I need to just rerun this every week.

bookriot.com/ways-to-expl...

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#TLSky my first post on blusky. Shoutout to all my librarian friends out there!

29.11.2024 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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