ICYMI nearly 400 library books were purged from the US Naval Academy - a college for adults.
America- our first Amendment rights are under attack.
This is not a drill.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/dei...
I started playing an old Spinners record during 2nd lunch period today. A student came in and said “you got the vibes in here!” And that sounds like a successful School Librarian Day to me. #TLSky #libraries
Equity Arc, which trains young musicians of color, was set to play with the US Marine Band — until Trump's anti-DEI order canceled the show.
But Chicago stepped up, and now the students will perform at @chicagosymphony.bsky.social on 4/6. Grab a free ticket and join me in cheering them on. cso.org
Last week students voted that they prefer Netflix over Hulu. #libraries #weeklyquestion #TLSky
I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from websites is no different than burning booka
#TLsky #libraries #Freadom stop burning books
I’m on a 4 hour bus ride with Beta club to attend State. So far I’ve been serenaded with Disney songs,listened to them debate the value of American Imperialism, and heard them playing a video game together. Supervising teenage nerds is a trip.
Last week’s question of the week: no heating or no air conditioning?
I guess since we live in Southern IL they can’t stand being hot, and can tough out the rare cold snaps.
#passiveprogramming #TLSky #libraries
But also the adults are cray!
Bulletin board with Quotes from famous black Americans for Black History Month.
Feeling as though my bulletin board this month could be considered an act of resistance.
I’m thankful I live in Illinois. In many places I would be a target.
Votes tally for our weekly question
Last week MCHS voted whether they wanted to play in the Super Bowl or perform at the halftime show. Again, evenly divided! #tlsky #libraries #passiveprogramming
My state has now started providing databases (same company that we used to pay for). But now I am having trouble getting tech support for issues, and I’m getting frustrated.
My husband brought me a blanket fresh from the dryer. It’s the little things.
Dorothy Porter in 1939, at her desk in the Carnegie Library at Howard University. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Manuscript Division, Howard University
Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
Learned about the Ctrl-F project by @civixcanada.bsky.social at the Ontario Library Superconference last week. Really love the Example bank which offers current examples of misinformation and lesson ideas. #TLSky #EduSky
ctrl-f.ca/en/examples/
It appears we’re evenly divided over this week’s question. Would you rather carry a flip phone or only use a desktop computer? #TLSky #libraries
Mychal smiles in his “The Library is for Everyone” shirt from Out of Print clothing
UNSTOPPABLE JOHN: How John Lewis Got His Library Card-and Helped Change History BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAT ZIETLOW MILLER, ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY JORDAN
When Congressman John Lewis was a child, he tried to get a library card. He was turned away & told “The Library is not for coloureds” 💔
He’s a civil rights icon, lover of books, recipient of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
“The Library IS for Everyone” 💚
#BlackHistoryMonth
Roof leak in library
“A hard rain’s gonna fall” is running though my head for some reason… #tlsky
Thank goodness it didn’t get the books!
It’s nice! And wonderful that we are trusted folks in the school. But I do love saying, “no I won’t do it for you but I will show you how to do it yourself!”
Repair of a winter coat.
A day (or an hour, rather) in the life of a school librarian. Since the library has all the things, I repaired a tear in a winter coat. Usually I use these opportunities to teach the student how to do this, but there wasn’t time. #tlsky #edusky
Yikes
MCHS would rather have the power to shrink to the size of an ant than to grow to the size of a giant. Weekly questions #tlsky #eduaky
“But don’t you believe them”
-The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby and the Range
#libraries #tlsky
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
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I’m slowly getting myself out of the Metaverse. Also need to work on breaking up with Bezos, so I went to storygraph today.
Finally got our new oven yesterday. The way that Best Buy scheduled with their contract delivery & installation was terrible, but now I can bake cookies.
