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What was the last book you couldn’t wait to start reading? 📚
📸 Deborah Huber (Today I Noticed)
Happy Pokémon Day! 🎉⚡
This year marks its 30th anniversary, and there’s no better time to catch up on the action. From epic Trainer battles to favorite characters in full-color adventures, our Pokémon graphic novels are ready to level up your shelves
Gotta read ’em all? Find them now at Mackin.com
Mackin is pleased to feature these exciting new book packs from Booksource to offer you more than 90 pack options to meet your take-home reading needs! The workbook is in both English and Spanish, in a flipbook design. 📚🏠
Learn more: home.mackin.com/classroom/ta...
Ba Dum Tss! 🥁📚
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With @comicsplus.bsky.social, readers of all ages have unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of popular digital graphic novels, manga, and picture books from dozens of library-friendly publishers. 📚
Find out why 3,500+ schools and libraries use Comics Plus: buff.ly/HmDiF6S
What else could you add to this list? 🤔
📸 The Library Life
A huge thank you to Chris Van Dusen for joining us for a live classroom visit! Stay tuned for the link to the recording. 📚🎙️
25.02.2026 19:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Q: Where does Chris Van Dusen get his story ideas? 💡
A: Sometimes a picture inspires a story, like Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee. Childhood memories can spark ideas, as with If I Built a Car. Articles in magazines have inspired stories like The Circus Ship, and even dreams can lead to a new idea.
Q: How long does it take Chris Van Dusen to create a book? 🤔
A: About a year. Chris does not write stories from start to finish. He mostly works in rhyme, a few lines at a time. If he wrote straight through, it might take a couple of months with revisions. Illustrations can take nine months. ✍️
Did you know? Chris Van Dusen didn’t have video games or computers for entertainment, so he and his brothers spent hours drawing. While one brother sketched intricate war scenes and another drew lifelike animals, Chris focused on aliens, robots, and monsters. ✍️
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A young reader named Eve asked Chris Van Dusen at every signing to include a character with an insulin pump. She has diabetes and wears one, and it finally fit in If I Built a Town. You can spot it on the character’s thigh, just like Eve’s. 📖
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In If I Built a Town by Chris Van Dusen, Jack uses his big imagination to redesign his town into something truly incredible. 🏙️
Chris is reading the story live on our webinar! Join us now to listen in and ask questions during the live Q&A: buff.ly/PawJ4fQ
We are LIVE with author/illustrator Chris Van Dusen! 🔴
Join us: buff.ly/PawJ4fQ
#EduSky #TLsky #EdWebinar
Serving tens of thousands of K–8 students nationwide, Lavinia Group's RISE Summer Learning Program delivers research-aligned instruction and daily structured literacy over a five-week session, helping schools achieve measurable reading growth in just weeks.
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Tomorrow! Join Mackin and the K12 Coalition's Lavinia Group for a practical conversation about strategies to strengthen summer reading programs, boost engagement, & ensure students return to school stronger. 📚🎙️
Register: buff.ly/ioRJFqC
Browse RISE Summer Learning: buff.ly/OClXdEU
#EdWebinar #K12
Shoutout to the San Antonio Public Library for these heartwarming “Punch the Monkey” posts! 🐵📚
24.02.2026 22:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Attend the live webinar to be entered to win 1 of 5 sets of Van Dusen's books! 🎁
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Join us as we welcome author & illustrator Chris Van Dusen for a special interactive virtual class visit! The New York Times bestseller will read from If I Built a Town, part of his popular If I Built series. Following the reading, Chris will answer audience questions!
Register now: buff.ly/PawJ4fQ
Mackin’s professional librarians read and review hundreds of titles each month. In honor of #BHM, here are some of their February favorites, featuring fiction and nonfiction books that highlight key people, important issues, & aspects of the African-American experience. 📚
🔗 tinyurl.com/MackinPicks
and use these detailed statistics to advocate for more funding to buy more diverse titles. As always, all the professionals at Mackin are available to answer these types of questions, and more. Find us at CAPS@Mackin.com
20.02.2026 18:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0in a diversity analysis of a collection. Customers could look at their Tag Reports and see the percentage the overall percentage of white character titles, as an example, compared to other diversity tags
20.02.2026 18:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We also use the tag to designate titles that have a biracial character by including, for example, an African American and white tag. We felt tags like this would help increase the overall effectiveness of the tag report
20.02.2026 18:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Mackin specifically created it to tag titles with predominately white characters or people. We felt that by not having it, we were continuing to center whiteness as the norm and default.
20.02.2026 18:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Serving tens of thousands of K–8 students nationwide, Lavinia Group's RISE Summer Learning Program delivers research-aligned instruction and daily structured literacy over a five-week session, helping schools achieve measurable reading growth in just weeks.
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Join Mackin and the K12 Coalition's Lavinia Group for a practical conversation about strategies to strengthen summer reading programs, boost engagement, & more. ensure students return to school stronger, more confident readers.
Register: buff.ly/ioRJFqC
Browse RISE Summer Learning: buff.ly/OClXdEU
Are Your Students Wild About Animals and Sea Life? Turn a favorite reading topic into deeper exploration through these hands-on products! 🤖
Learn more today: buff.ly/Kjj2N4L
#MakerEd #STEM #STEAM #Makerspace
Libraries are more than books. They’re hubs for learning, creativity, and connection! Celebrate National Library Lover’s Month by sharing what you love most. 📖❤️ #NationalLibraryLoversMonth
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#MackinVision was built for #libraries—but designed with the whole school in mind. From textbooks and instruments to tech and more, circulating items beyond the library is simple and included at no extra cost. 🖥️
Learn how MackinVision can support your entire school community: buff.ly/O39qGpS
Attend the live webinar to be entered to win 1 of 5 sets of Van Dusen's books! 🎁
18.02.2026 19:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us as we welcome author & illustrator Chris Van Dusen for a special interactive virtual class visit! The New York Times bestseller will read from If I Built a Town, part of his popular If I Built series. Following the reading, Chris will answer audience questions!
Register now: buff.ly/PawJ4fQ
