3 Threaded Spouts
I was lucky earlier this week to hear Ellen Hopkins give a keynote on book banning, a subject she (unfortunately) knows quite well. She was so incredibly eloquent in her advocacy for teens to be able to read books (like hers) that tackle very difficult topics and themes that too many teens are quite
10:44 PM - Oct 20, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Hey space lovers! We’ve got an ECLIPSE coming up on October 14th! We at the Petoskey Library have a display, plus if you come between 10/11-10/14 and check out our display and activities, you can get ECLIPSE GLASSES!!! 🎉🎉🎉
05:23 PM - Oct 09, 2023
Today is Let Freedom Read Day! How are you defending the right to read freely???
03:24 PM - Oct 07, 2023
This year, LeVar Burton will help raise awareness for Banned Books Week! https://www.ala.org/news/p...
ala.org
LeVar Burton to lead 2023 Banned Books Week as honorary chair | News and Press Center
Beloved reading advocate, writer, and television and film star LeVar Burton will lead this year’s Banned Books Week, which takes place October 1–7, 2023. Burton is the first actor to serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, an annual weeklong event that highlights the value of free and open ac..
06:41 PM - Sep 24, 2023
The 3 Black people killed by an avowed white supremacist/hater of Black people:
Anolt "AJ" Laguerre Jr., 19
Jerrald De'Shaun Gallon, 29
Angela Michelle Carr, 52
Our children need to be truthfully and lovingly educated so that they, too, won’t be indoctrinated.
#Jacksonville
Anolt "AJ" Laguerre Jr., 19
Jerrald De'Shaun Gallon, 29
Angela Michelle Carr, 52
Our children need to be truthfully and lovingly educated so that they, too, won’t be indoctrinated.
#Jacksonville
07:51 PM - Aug 27, 2023
All my California peeps! Stay safe, evacuate when necessary, take care of yourselves!
09:41 PM - Aug 20, 2023
It has been a while! Summer is a crazy time in the library, but we wrapped up summer reading and it was great! The teens have a new fabric press coming (they voted on the community prize)!
I really love my job #librarylife #TeenLibrarian
I really love my job #librarylife #TeenLibrarian
02:06 PM - Aug 18, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
My grandma just turned 90! She is an amazing woman and I love her to pieces.
Growing up, she was always wanting to help, taking people's dishes to the sink or helping them with laundry, etc. TBH, it started to be expected of her (which was NOT cool). When she turned 80, she started saying "no"...
Growing up, she was always wanting to help, taking people's dishes to the sink or helping them with laundry, etc. TBH, it started to be expected of her (which was NOT cool). When she turned 80, she started saying "no"...
12:19 PM - Jun 12, 2023
So excited! Tomorrow is the first of many summer reading presentations at the local schools in Petoskey! I will present to about 200 8th graders tomorrow and it is going to be awesome!
#LibrarianLife #TeenLibrarian #SummerReading
#LibrarianLife #TeenLibrarian #SummerReading
03:15 PM - May 14, 2023
Every summer, the teens vote on a community prize for summer reading (as opposed to individual prizes). Last summer they voted to get a "doodle board" and it has been the BEST addition to our teen area in a long time! #libraries #TeenLibrarian #SummerReading
02:34 PM - May 07, 2023
If you are interested in how you can help fight against book bans (and the gross, racist history of book bans), give this article a read. It is quite excellent!
https://www.bloomberg.com/...
https://www.bloomberg.com/...
04:58 PM - May 01, 2023
About to put up the bi-weekly poll...should be interesting! Teens get quite impassioned in these polls 😆
04:55 PM - May 01, 2023
apnews.com
Monument to Coretta Scott King dedicated in Atlanta | AP News
Atlanta has a new monument and garden celebrating and honoring the legacy of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King. The Coretta Scott King Peace and Meditation Garden and monument were dedicated on Thursday, which would have been her 96th birthday. They sit on the grounds of The King Center in At..
01:19 PM - Apr 28, 2023
michiganadvance.com
All House Republicans vote against resolution recognizing librarians ⋆ Michigan Advance
Among the routine introductions of commemorative resolutions in the House on Tuesday was one that was met with surprising partisan pushback: A House resolution to declare April 25, 2023, as Librarian and Library Worker day in the state of Michigan. House Resolution 81 recognizes libraries as “cultur..
01:07 PM - Apr 28, 2023
I was just informed of a challenge to one of my teen nonfic sex ed books. "Let's Talk About It" by Erika Moen. Compiling reviews and getting ready to defend the book and its placement in the teen collection. Please remember to support your local libraries and librarians! We are so tired. #libraries
11:35 AM - Apr 27, 2023
The ALA has released their annual list of the most challenged/banned books of the year. Just like most years, most of these books are written for teens. It aggravates me to no end when people pick on books for teens AND completely miss the point of the books.
05:16 PM - Apr 25, 2023
No spoilers, but that ending of ST: Picard was absolute perfection! #StarTrekPicard
11:50 AM - Apr 22, 2023
One of my favorite things to do in the library is STEAM activities with teens/tweens...
We have not one but TWO solar eclipses coming in the next year! We are definitely planning some fun STEAM programs at my library, so everyone should keep an eye out for these types of events at local libraries!
We have not one but TWO solar eclipses coming in the next year! We are definitely planning some fun STEAM programs at my library, so everyone should keep an eye out for these types of events at local libraries!
11:47 AM - Apr 22, 2023
As a teen services librarian, I have to say times are rough. However, nothing and nobody will stop me from doing my job and making sure library space is welcoming and safe for ALL patrons! Book banners and bigots will not ruin public libraries...
All that said, I'm tired. But I'll never quit.
All that said, I'm tired. But I'll never quit.
03:57 PM - Apr 01, 2023
"A Mighty Girl" is supposed to empower girls -- but I think they only have white girls in mind. They lift Laura Ingalls Wilder and her books, but there's stereotyping/biased content about Native peoples and she's also got Pa in blackface. Wilder and A Mighty Girl get a red X from me.
04:35 PM - Feb 07, 2023
Super excited to announce that I will be facilitating book discussions starting in April for the "Stories of Exile" program, which is a reading program through the Yiddish Book Center! The books are translated from the original Yiddish and explore themes of displacement, migration, and diaspora.
06:26 PM - Feb 07, 2023
