Anna Skare

Sculptor Augusta Savage in her studio in 1937. She was the first African-American woman to open her own art gallery in the U.S.

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2025 Youth Media Awards Winners SLJ is following the award announcements on children's literature's biggest day. This story will be updated with the winners throughout the ceremony.

2025 Youth Media Awards Winners

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✨ I AM SIMONE BILES ✨
The newest book in the Ordinary People Change the World Series, it is the about a hero openly prioritizing their mental health in Simone Biles 💚

A powerful series written by @bradmeltzer.com & illustrated by @chriseliopoulos.bsky.social 📚
Preorder here:
tinyurl.com/IAmSimone

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ALA to U. S. Department of Education: Book bans are real The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and discrimination: the "effort to terminate protections... advances the demonstrabl...

“Everyone, everywhere, regardless of their age, background, or political views, deserves access to information from a wide range of perspectives and books that reflect their lived experiences.” #TLSky #TLSkyChat #EduSky #KidLit #SkyBrarians

www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

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Just a reminder that the books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes absolutely no-one at all. They are BOOKS FOR EVERYONE - and you can never, ever be too old to read them, and to love them!

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“Copyright and Primary Sources” Self-Paced Professional Development Module Now Available | Teaching with the Library This post is by Michael Apfeldorf of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress has launched a new self-paced professional development module designed to provide educators with an overview of ho...

The Library of Congress has launched a new self-paced professional development module designed to provide educators with an overview of how copyright relates to their use of primary sources.
📜 blogs.loc.gov/teachers/202...

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A small today that is warm orangish-brown in color. It is standing in a damp tree hollow and looking at the camera.

Tiny toad found during a night hike in the rainforest. That grumpy little face seems to capture the mood right now.
(Rhinella sp.) Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

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Gift of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein, Bauhaus Stairway, 1988

https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135800

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I suppose I should introduce myself, seeing as how I’m new here. I’m Anna. I’m an elementary school librarian in the Midwest. My passions are connecting kids with books they love, inclusive books, 1980’s music and all things sloth.

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Welcome To “Dispatches From Myrtle Beach”

Dispatches from Myrtle Beach is the perfect podcast to listen to while exercising! So entertaining the time flies by.😂😂😂

open.spotify.com/show/6ILvQLQ...

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