Library Lady, Creative Visionary, Can see treasure in trash, love my boys, teacher 4 life!
Joined October 2013
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
30 Sep 2024
Congratulations to Catherine Lucas of R.N. Harris Elementary and Debra Faison-Cheek of Carrington Middle for their transition from interim to permanent principals of their schools! 🎉🏫 #WeAreDPS
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
22 Sep 2024
#BannedBooksWeek kicks off today! Let’s stand together to champion our right to read and be #FreedBetweenTheLines. Find graphics to help spread the word and ways to get involved: ala.org/bbooks/banned
2024 preliminary book challenge data will be released on Monday.
ALT Banned Books Week, September 22-28, 2024. Freed Between the Lines (words appear between the pages of an open book).
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19 Sep 2024
#buildingcommunity one dot at a time #dotday2024 #somuchtalent #diversitymatters #makingmandalas #gocougars #readlearngrow @Carrington_DPS @dpsnclibraries @peterhreynolds @NCSLMA @DPSStuEquity
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
26 Jul 2024
Hundreds of library users have already nominated their librarian for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award - have you? Spread the word and share some librarian love. 10 librarians will receive $5,000, and yours could be one of them! Nominations due Sept. 30: bit.ly/3EMzHao
ALT I Love My Librarian Award 2025. I NOMINATED MY LIBRARIAN! Nominate yours at ilovelibraries.org
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
26 Jul 2024
Author Kwame Alexander is offering a free virtual event for students on Tuesday, September 17 at 1 p.m. ET. During the "literary pep rally," Alexander will read from his new novel in verse, Black Star, and participate in a Q&A through the chat.
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
19 Jun 2024
Durham Public Schools acknowledges the historical significance of Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Learn more from the National Museum of African American History and Culture: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie… #WeAreDPS
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17 May 2024
it always starts with a book #ablazewithcolor #almathomas #artinspires #readinginspires #buildingcommunity #readlearngrow #tryingnewthings #diversitymatters #somuchtalent @dpsnclibraries @Carrington_DPS @DPSStuEquity @NCSLMA @ALALibrary
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9 May 2024
so proud of this group. first time fiber artists. inspired by books #JudithScott #tryingnewthings #buildingcommunity #carringtonmediacenter #somuchtalent #fiberarts #trytryagain @DPSStuEquity @dpsnclibraries @Carrington_DPS @NCSLMA @ALALibrary
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22 Apr 2024
6th grade ELA students are published authors #buildingcommunity #diversitymatters #paulimurray #readlearngrow #carringtonmediacenter @PauliMurrayCntr @Carrington_DPS @NCSLMA @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity
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11 Apr 2024
my day was amazing. so many poets willing to share their creations. take a listen. #poetrysaveslives #diversitymatters #buildingcommunity #aprilispoetrymonth #tryingnewthings @Carrington_DPS @dpsnclibraries @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity @NCSLMA
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9 Apr 2024
the power of poetry, the power of writing poetry, the power of your words read aloud #artinspiredpoetry #OutofWonder @kwamealexander #buildingcommunity #diversitymatters @NCSLMA @diversebooks @Carrington_DPS @dpsnclibraries @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
4 Apr 2024
📚 Happy School Librarian Day to our amazing media coordinators! 🎉 Thank you for fostering a love of reading, providing invaluable resources, and creating welcoming spaces for our students to learn and grow. You truly make a difference in our school community! 👏💙 #WeAreDPS
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4 Apr 2024
kicking off national school library month with our wall of love #librarylove #diversitymatters #buildingcommunity #carringtonmediacenter #schoollibrarianday @Carrington_DPS @DPSStuEquity @dpsnclibraries @DPS_Equity @ALALibrary @NCSLMA
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
28 Mar 2024
Show school libraries the love with a new version of the #ReasonstoLoveLibraries graphic.
Hat tip, Kathy Lester, for the idea.
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
17 Mar 2024
Abbott Elementary gets it.
ALT A still from a scene in the ABC sitcom "Abbott Elementary," where teacher Gregory Eddie (played by actor Tyler James Williams) says, "Having a librarian in a library is good."
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18 Mar 2024
I'm excited to attend Children’s Books are WONDERful for EVERYONE! at NCRA 53rd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference sched.co/1Y50z @NCReadingAssoc #NCRACON2024 @sched
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Vanessa Calhoun retweeted
5 Mar 2024
Congrats to the February @DPS_Equity Champion of the Month - Ms. Shamia Truitt-Martin of @Carrington_DPS! Another shining example of cultural responsiveness in @DurhamPublicSch! #weare #antiracisteducators
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29 Feb 2024
MAKE IT March kicks off tomorrow. science classes will be applying the scientific method to creating #carringtonmediacenter #buildingcommunity #diversitymatters #makerspace #scientificmethod #booksforthewin #whenindoubtcheckabookout @Carrington_DPS @DPSStuEquity @dpsnclibraries
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23 Feb 2024
taking pride in their work #museumwalk #buildingcommunity #activismindurham #blackhistoryiseveryoneshistory #morethan28days #researchwritecreate #carringtonmediacenter @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity @dpsnclibraries @Carrington_DPS @PauliMurrayCntr @DPS912English
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