Duct Tape Locker Organizers in the Makerspace! These Timberwolves are very creative!

Now THIS is how you start a school year!

It's #InternationalDogDay, and @choldenko & I are celebrating with a giveaway! 💙🐶 RT follow me & @choldenko for a chance to win a finished copy of our new book, DOGTOWN. Then head to Gennifer's page for another chance to win! I'll pick & notify a random winner Monday 8/28.

My daughter wanted to read Frankenstein in 6th grade because I am always saying how much I love it. She has always loved reading and challenging herself, but she was getting lost in the beginning of the story. She was ready to give up. I gave her a copy of the graphic novel, with ORIGINAL text, and she is now reading them side by side. Her confidence is regained. Why wouldn’t we have graphic adaptations in our classrooms? Why would we put up insurmountable barriers and cheat students of an amazing story? We are now discussing how our mental images differ from those in the comic - and that’s the beauty of paired texts.

I could not love this video more!

The report found almost half of LGBTQ youth, including over half of transgender and gender expansive youth, reported feeling unsafe in at least one school setting - however - almost 9 in 10 LGBTQ youth reported that they usually or always feel safe in their school library.

Belonging matters! 🧡

To learn how you can support librarians and defend the right to read, join the Unite Against Book Bans campaign led by the American Library Association at uniteagainstbookbans.org.

What do I do if I don't like a book at the library? A handy step-by-step guide. action.everylibrary.org/what… via @EveryLibrary

CONGRATULATIONS!

“Fright and loss leave a residue.” Truer words, @StephenKing, truer words. Am loving Fairy Tale so much. Haven’t read a King since buying The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon for my library and taking many a middle-schooler into reading it.

🎉🎉🎉We're celebrating and GIVEAWAY 20 of our STEAM Sample Packs for #NationalSTEMday! Follow and RT by 11/9. Tag a media specialist, instructional coach or teacher friend who you think would love to get a taster of Strawbees! #STEMeducation #giveaway #win

Another "Sotterday," another giveaway! 🗓️🦦 I'm giving away one signed, personalized pre-order copy of ODDER from @ChildrensBW_LA each week until the book comes out on 9/20. RT this post follow me for a chance to win! I'll choose a random winner on 9/5. @MacKidsBooks #mglit

BREAKING: A Virginia court just dismissed an attempt to use baseless obscenity claims to ban two books from being sold and distributed in bookstores and libraries in state. The First Amendment is clear — disliking the contents of a book doesn’t mean the government can ban it.

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉 To enter: LIKE, FOLLOW & RETWEET. Prize: Winner will choose which box set they want. Either Naruto or One Piece. The winner will be announced August 26th at 9pm EST. Giveaway open to EVERYONE Best of luck, comment below which box set you would choose!

👇 SCHOOL LIBRARIAN’S MINI-LIBRARY GRANT Follow these instructions to apply for this grant: 👉Retweet 1st post. 👉Fill out the application. You can follow me for regular SCBWI-ILF grants news. #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryTwitter #BookTwitter 2/6 bit.ly/3zhR284

Congratulations, Mr. Liburd!

The newest Black Eyed Susan Award nominees are here! Check your inbox and the website for the 2021-2022 list of nominees. maslmd.org/black-eyed-susan-…

Today we remember and honor Rosa Parks, who was born on this day in 1913. Her words continue to inspire us: “What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.” — Rosa Parks

Have you heard? @MCPL_Libraries will no longer charge overdue fines.