Mandy Brooke

Every song by Raffi is anti trump!

Seeking other #littlefreelibraries

Hand holding a smartphone displaying a US book ban map in front of a red Little Free Library filled with books against a colorful mural wall.

It's Banned Books Week! Have you checked out our new Book Ban Map? We developed the map in collaboration with ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and PEN America! lflib.org/book-ban-map

I had a moment yesterday with my child that emphasized how heavy this load is, it's nice to see a reminder that we are not alone.

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Oooh! 🥰 Thank you!

Good morning chirpies!

More adventures in weeding. I think the librarian (2 librarians ago) liked Erin Hunter's A Dangerous Path the most out of the whole series.

Summer break? Stuck inside weeding ruthlessly.

A diagnosis leads to treatment!

I thought he said he would reduce grocery prices and end the way in Ukraine! Are we great yet?

Thanks!

Today we learned about focus and effort.

It's near the end of school library month and #independentbookstoreday so I went shopping for lost library books. Freeing as many kids from book fines as I can.

Support libraries and literacy!

Take action at buff.ly/41eAGMI

I should point out that in one photo, a character created by Michael Genhart is climbing a mountain of books in our bulletin made by the students featuring the character trait PERSEVERANCE. We have used the book Spanish is the language of my family for a few character traits this year.

School library month is kinda hectic. #schoollibrarymonth
Check to see if your #teacherlibrarian is hydrated, and if you don't have one, I hope you get one soon.

I photograph them with the dust cover on and off before wrapping them to share with my students in a slide show.

Glimmer of hope? Nope. This is the face of a dog that wouldn't sit until she thought she'd get a treat only to realize there were no treats. #dogsofbluesky don't give up!

My library at the start of the year. It looks so clean. (This is the classroom corner)

Is it okay to say, I can't stand this book? It's creepy.

Spring #photography
Everything is starting to bloom!

Dressed for success! I won the raffle at my own #scholasticbookfairs

I have a recovering reluctant reader that needs the next @kaaauthor.bsky.social in the series. I was touched while quickly wrapping this by the little image of what I think is Ivan and his sister. My Tacoma-heart broke a little 😭. The kid is pleased.

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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

A digital art graphic with the phrase Libraries are for Everyone with the words “libraries” and “everyone” in Pride colors and in retro zine block text. There are a brown silhouette of a girl and black silhouette of a boy reading. At the top in smaller letters is SAVE OUR LIBRARIES.

Did you know #IMLS is only a FRACTION of the federal budget at .0046% of the total budget.

Libraries have an average Return on Investment of $4-5 dollars for every tax dollar spent.

Let your reps know!

#SaveOurLibraries #SaveIMLS

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

BINGO night means grab a book from our #LFL
#TEACHERLIBRARIAN #SCHOOLLIBRARIAN

On my TBR for too long