Tom Nixon

PETITION: Protect the Center for Disease Control Library Staff at the CDC Library were laid off on October 10th and have not been brought back. Sign the petition to call for their return.

The CDC Library plays an important role in providing our public health professionals with access to the best information.

Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak.

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Take a listen to this podcast with Joan Schoettler (joanschoettler.bsky.social).

Well worth your time for authors and non-authors alike!

They don’t let you look? What are they hiding? 😁

A sad sign of the times.

Logo of Pokémon Club featuring stylized colorful text and two Pokéballs on either side.

AASL and ALSC Partner with Pokémon to Launch School and Public Library Pokémon Clubs https://bit.ly/4gYtcUl

YouTube video by Tom Nixon: Book Flood Podcast Edward Dennis on Creating Art in Books (E40)

This week's Book Flood Podcast features author and illustrator, EDWARD DENNIS. Dennis is the author of "The Boy from Mexico," "The Boy from Mexico becomes a Farm Worker, and his soon-to-be released "The Boy from Mexico becomes a U.S. Citizen.

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YouTube video by Tom Nixon: Book Flood Podcast Edward Dennis on Special Education Teacher to Impactful Author (E40a)

Edward Dennis on SPED Teacher to Author

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Dear @aircanada.bsky.social,

Here's two suggestions:

1. Ensure that your Change Flight function works (because that is definitely not working); and

2. If you tell people to call you, best not to send them back to that website that is not working (and don't hang up!).

#tryingtovisitSister

Ever thought you might like to be a librarian in a school?

Here's an opportunity for authors and illustrators who might not want or be ready to be on a podcast but do want to advertise their books.

(Full disclosure: I am the host of the Book Flood Podcast.)

Donate Please take a moment to help support libraries in the United States by making a donation to EveryLibrary

Worried about what is happening with libraries?

Consider donating to our friends at @everylibrary.bsky.social which works on the frontlines of the battle for libraries.

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Libraries need your support!

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Please make sure to get this important date - Independent Bookstore Day on 4/26 - on your calendar.
#IndieBookstoreDay

Such a wonderful event!

It was definitely a lot of fun! Glad it turned out so well. :-)

A new @bsky.app account is now set up for those who specifically follow Book Flood Podcast. It's here:

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Book Flood Podcast (E25): Sara Smith on Manga & Graphic Novels - Golden Libraries Sara Smith is the District Librarian in California’s Central Valley. Previously, she was a high school teacher librarian and a high school English teacher. She has also professionally reviewed over 10...

The guest for this week's Book Flood Podcast is @smwordsmith.bsky.social. Sara Smith is a district librarian, the founder of GraphicLibrary.org, and co-author of "Mango Goes to School."

Please share!

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Did you know that the Book Flood Podcast has a Youtube Channel?

It would be wonderful if you subscribed by going here:

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Absolutely! I'm happy to follow up when your next book comes out!

A clip from the interview of @littlebadger.bsky.social for the Book Flood Podcast. You can find the rest on your podcast platform of choice, on Youtube, or on the Golden Libraries website.

Book Flood Podcast (E24): Darcie Little Badger on Being a Lipan Apache Writer - Golden Libraries Darcie Little Badger is a Lipan Apache writer with a PhD in oceanography. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Elatsoe, was featured in Time Magazine as one of the best 100 fantasy books of all time....

This week's guest on the Book Flood Podcast is Darcie Little Badger (@littlebadger.bsky.social). She is the author of "Elatsoe" and "A Snake Falls to Earth" among other writings.

Little Badger is a Lipan Apache writer and has a PhD in Oceanography.

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Such a great idea! Definitely bringing books to the conference!

Yes, book bans are definitely real (regardless of what is being said elsewhere).

#TrustLibrarians

This week's Book Flood Podcast features Nick Glass discussing the amazing TeachingBooks. If you are a librarian or teacher and are not using this tool, you really should!

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You are entirely welcome! It was great talking with you!

Another winner from @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social!

This week’s Book Flood Podcast features award-winning author @padmatv.bsky.social discussing her forthcoming (1/21) book where she ties together being an author with being an oceanographer. A must buy for library or classroom!

On podcast platforms & below.

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Epigraphs and New Chapters My favorite text feature kicks off a year of reading.

On my (free) Substack newsletter, I describe my fondness for epigraphs and my thoughts about evolving as a reader: open.substack.com/pub/donalynm...

The Unite Against Book Bans logo above the text: Raise your voice. Join the movement. UniteAgainstBookBans.org.

If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.

Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

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Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚