Leslie Caine

Love this one! I take it with me when TTOCing. Always sparks wonderful discussions.

This is great news.

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I also remind staff, parents and myself that school libraries are not archives. Having selection and de-selection policies also helps to prevent soft-censorship. I'd advocate for policies to be living documents...evolving as we continue to learn and improve.

Accessible suggestions to take action against book banning. Thank you.

This. And no baskets of early readers organized by level. Organize by theme. Hooray for Unshelved.

I don’t know if having the website link would help those with screen readers access the info on this infographic about 10 Types of Mis- and Dis-Information, but here it is (since it’s far more content than I can quickly transcribe into ALT) with fingers crossed:
groundviews.org/2018/05/12/i...

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Let's show that Americans love libraries, reading, and books!

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Thanks to Lexi Hall for another fine guest post. This week, she created some Reading Activities for the picture book FROSTFIRE.

www.onlypicturebooks.com/2024/12/16/r...

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I sent the link to you🙂

It is. I will send you the shareable link.

These are great for advocacy purposes too.

Facing Book Bans, Libraries Need to Skill Up. Enter READCON. IMLS-funded, READCON provides free, self-guided training to help library practitioners build strong community relationships, ­manage ­difficult situations, and engage ­stakeholders and local leaders. ...

Now this looks interesting...
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Do you consider it best practice to circulate books during winter break, spring break and summer holidays?
journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/compelling-r...

Science Friday's Picks: The Best Science Books for Kids 2024 You asked for science book recommendations for the kids in your life. Two bookworm experts respond—and share their own favorites.

Wow. Okay, full credit to @scifri.bsky.social then. This list of 2024’s Best Science Books For Kids is really quite shockingly good: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...

Nurture critical thinking skills in the library learning commons by asking and modelling and encouraging questions.

Looking for a great read-aloud about Hannukah? I've been using this one for years because there are so many important issues raised within it.
A Light in the Darkness by Aaron Zevy
www.amazon.ca/Light-Darkne...