#Kidlit community: If you're stressed by the fascist coup underway in the US (Why would you be stressed by that? 🙃) and you don't know what to do, take this ONE action TODAY. Download the @5calls.org app and get after your reps!

The Not Above The Law Coalition is the amazing team that has worked tirelessly for years to protect democracy, fight corruption & defend equal justice. The NATL Starter Pack has key people/orgs to follow so you know how to effectively fight for OUR Democracy! Pls Share!

go.bsky.app/CvCC1tV

Meet Your Local Librarian The New York Times recently published an article stating that librarians are facing a “crisis of violence and abuse.” So I just thought you’d like to meet your local librarian.

Meet Your Local Librarian
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:

Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.

I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.

8 Strategies To Engage Students At The Beginning Of Class As a strategy for the beginning of class, it's hard to beat surveys to answer the question, “What’s this got to do with me?”

8 Strategies To Engage Students At The Beginning Of Class
#edusky #TLSky #edtech #teachers #education #educators

We know that having a librarian and a library in every school improves literacy, sel, and literally saves money. Why won’t the school district pay for it for all students? 🤔

Yes!

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CREDO Donations Every month, CREDO donates to the progressive causes you care about most.

I just voted to help @credomobile.bsky.social decide how to distribute its monthly funding to progressive nonprofits. You can vote, too! It's free and takes less than a minute. Vote here: bit.ly/3hA7arP

Absolutely this !! #TLSky #schoollibrarians #libraries #medialit #books

Bulk Create Thank You Cards in Canva — Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent Nothing beats a handwritten thank-you card, but when you’re a teacher, you might have an overwhelming number of cards to write. Let me show you how to use Canva to design, personalize, and print a…

You can save time in Canva by bulk creating designs. Enter your text into a spreadsheet, and Canva can automatically place each row onto its own page. It works with any design—including personalized thank you cards! #EduSky #EdTech #TLSky

https://learninginhand.com/bulk-create-cards

I want to find this!

School Boards Tied Up By Book Bans Face Harassment, Struggle to Address Other Issues Book challenges overwhelm members seeking to follow library policy and address other district issues.

I suggested to SLJ a story about the effect of book banning on school boards, and they made it happen! So happy to see my former BOE prez Rob Kirchberger sharing his perspective & validating that it’s all a craven political ploy. www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/School...

Bowdoinham Community School Garden - SeedMoney Sustaining one of Maine's longest-running school garden programs for the children and community of Bowdoinham.

Gardens provide food, community, and hope. Your support during these final days of our SeedMoney campaign can make a big difference.

SeedMoney is offering 23 Strong Finish Grants to campaigns that raise the most in this last week.

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#GardensChangeLives

I'm still living it. I'm interested in responses. 📚🐛

Thank you for sharing. I didn't realize this was happening again.

I just did this in less than a minute.

If Catalyst Press is involved, it's gonna be good. @catalystpress.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social @smallpublishers.bsky.social

Posting this reply for all because it's important.

At this point, there's loads of research about the benefits of reading GNs. www.scholastic.com/parents/book... and
news.stanford.edu/stories/2022... are starting points. I'd also argue that reading pictures is an essential 21st century skill.

Bright Yellow Welcome Banner for Chris Van Dusen signed by all students at Bowdoinham Community School

Chris Van Dusen draws a hybrid animal with the suggestions of students

School Library Media Specialist Lisa Roberts, author Chris Van Dusen, and Learning Commons Para Kathy Stack

Chris Van Dusen reads a large copy of Circus Ship to engaged students

Lynn Yuodsnukis organized Chris Van Dusen Day at BHM on November 12. Doors were decorated, student stories submitted, and a story walk explored. @chrisvandusenbooks.bsky.social read stories, drew student suggestions, and signed books! A great time was had by all!

Kate Cutko and Lisa Roberts place the storywalk "Big Truck Little Island" behind Bowdoinham Community School.

Cover of Chris Van Dusen's "Big Truck Little Island" as the starting point of the storywalk at Bowdoinham Community School.

"Big Truck Little Island" storywalk along the path behind Bowdoinham Community School.

On October 30, Kate Cutko of Bowdoinham Public Library and I placed the storywalk "Big Truck Little Island" behind Bowdoinham Community School in preparation for @chrisvandusenbooks.bsky.social's author visit.

“What my students paradoxically fail to realize, in their zeal to be responsible, is that describing things by certain characteristics rather than others merely because those characteristics are countable is a profoundly subjective decision.”

Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US Libraries around across the U.S. are helping people get healthier. They offer fitness classes, food pantries, cooking classes, conversations about loneliness and mental health, and even blood pressure...

Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US

Indigenous scholars reclaim the true history of Thanksgiving NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah visits Plymouth, Massachusetts, the site traditionally associated with the origins of Thanksgiving. Indigenous scholars are reclaiming what they describe as the true history ...

In honor of Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month, some perspective:

www.nbcnews.com/now/video/in...

Wednesdays at 5pm PST and 8pm EST the Teacher Librarian Chat with JenniferLagarde and Techielibgrl

Exciting News #TLSkyChat !! @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I will be hosting the FIRST Teacher Librarian Chat on BlueSky next Wednesday, December 4th.

✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST)
✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:...

#bannedbooks #censorship #skybrarians #TLsky

Best Books 2024 The curation of this list is evidence of the gigantic community working together, no questions asked, to campaign for literacy and an educated republic, by inviting young readers into the pages of a b...

I always love looking through SLJ's list of Best Books for the year! hubs.la/Q02ZgzkQ0 #TLChat #Librarians #TLSky #BookSky

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To Bluesky newcomers: Before you start posting, I STRONGLY recommend taking a few min to review basic moderation tools on this platform. It can make/break your user experience:
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Includes how to block/mute, how to limit who can send you DMs, moderate replies, etc.