A Youth Services Librarian in CT. I love all things YA and Firefly. (she/ her/ hers) 2023 Library Journal Mover and Shaker.
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Hey friends, it sounds like news about Inkyard is beginning to make waves.
I don't have my thoughts together yet on my departure, but did want to share some amazing books that are upcoming this Fall or have recently released that I've had the privilege of working on.
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ALA Announces "Let Freedom Read" Will Be the Theme For Banned Book Week 2023 ow.ly/UuTc50Oa5GW #bannedbooks #books #reading #libraries
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An act of mass terrorism was committed against Black people in 2022. We’re not banning the books that explain why.
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Our Best YA Fantasy and SF of 2021 will keep pages turning!
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@Candlewick @ClarionTeen @DuttonYR @FierceReads @harperteen @HolidayHouseBks @PenguinTeen @PiqueBeyond @Scholastic @simonteen @SourcebooksFire @torteen @walkerbooksus @WednesdayBooks
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I will never tire of sharing my love for libraries—a place that has always felt like home. So, it brings me immeasurable joy to share that NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES has been selected as a @JrLibraryGuild Gold Standard pick for winter 2022! Thank you so much, @JrLibraryGuild!!! 😭
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Hooray! You can now watch all Teen Summit sessions.
Much gratitude to our speakers🙏:
@crystalwrote @weisesarah @BrittneyMMorris
And huge thanks to our partners🙌:
@masslibsystem @olisri @MaineStLibrary @nhsl @VermontLib
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Come build your toolkit to better help people navigate housing. Join us & partner @CCEHtweets for this introductory overview of the homeless response system & basic knowledge on available resources. Tuesday, 10/19, 10 am-12 pm. Learn more & register: cslib.libcal.com/event/81074…
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Today we welcomed the #WelcomingLibrary from our friends @imyrneighborbks to CT! Stay tuned and you'll have a chance to explore 30 acclaimed children’s picture books features New Arrival & New American families. Available for borrowing by CT libraries come October 4th!
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WATCH: 5 of the best-selling authors behind the new book #BlackBoyJoy talk about the importance of seeing joyful representations of Black boyhood.
Wednesday on @CBSThisMorning, @KSekouM, @IamGMJohnson, @JasonReynolds83, @JerryCraft & @TochiTrueStory discuss their collaboration.
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Thank you to everyone who made #nerdcampct such a fabulous day today! @jluss @MsThomBookitis @ureadIread @valdilorenzo @technojohnson @ctcasl
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We Need Diverse Books will no longer use the term #OwnVoices to refer to children’s literature or its authors. Moving forward, WNDB will use specific descriptions that authors use for themselves and their characters. ow.ly/su9w50F3IiJ
ALT Graphic featuring a tiled background of diverse book covers, the WNDB logo, and text that reads, "Why We Need Diverse Books Is No Longer Using the Term #OwnVoices."
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Remember: none of Chauvin’s colleagues turned him in. He murdered a man in broad daylight and we are here today because a brave Black girl named Darnella Frazier kept taping despite threats from the cops on the scene.
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50 Black young adult novelists you should read, from Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers | @USATODAY pwne.ws/3ufGJOt
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This week’s spotlight #BlackAuthors Where are our romance readers? We have some new books for you! #BlackHistoryMonth #READ @andthisjustin @LRGiles
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It's time! Visit ctbook.org for more information on the 2021 CT Book Awards submissions. Check out the information on the Indie Author Awards too! #CTBook #CTAuthors #CTIllustrators #CTWriters
