An account to get SPPS students reading books they love and reflect their world. Visit to find great books and see what SPPS students & staff are reading!
St Paul, MN
Joined August 2017
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Youth visiting the SPPS Food Truck between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, will receive a book and a meal thanks to the “Lunch and Literacy” program, sponsored by publisher Capstone. 📚
For more info and a list of summer meal sites, visit spps.org/summermeals.
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St. Paul Public Library has 7 part-time cultural liaisons and is looking to expand program. Hindi Abdi volunteered as tutor while at St. Kate’s. For families “it just shifted the environment. We’re able to be on the front lines, introduce ourselves and help them right away.”
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Say hello to some brand new library card holders! We were happy to welcome these ELL students from Hubbs Center into the family today on their field trip to Rondo! #rondolibrary #stpaullibrary #ESL #ELL #HubbsCenter #webelongtogether
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11-12 teachers and students get this incredible set of books: nonfiction, fiction, graphic novels, a great diverse array of authors and protagonists. Students will continue to have their reading lives ignited.
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Books are here! Excited to provide ELA 9–12 teachers w/ resources to have students take part in Book Clubs / Literature Circles with texts that are windows, mirrors, sliding glass doors (Sims Bishop).
📚 choice + 📚 engagement + 📚 volume = achievement. 3A #sppsachieves
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It's my 1st day back from paternity leave & I'm excited to lead professional learning RE: Book Clubs / Literature Circles w/ ELA teachers from @StPaulCentral @HardingAthletic @ComoPark_HS @AgapeSpps are here sharing expertise! #TeacherAppreciationWeek @SPPSliteracy @SPPS_News
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Kao Kalia Yang [ @kaokaliayang ] will be at @StPaulCentral speaking soon!
📅: Monday, April 29th, 2019
⏰: 7 PM
🗺: Central 🏫 Library 📚
Sponsored by @StPaulCentral PAC, @RamseySPPS PTO, SPPS CEC, and @RedBalloonBooks #sppsequity
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SPPS Racial Equity Summit: 'Beyond Our Walls'
Saturday April 27, 2019
8:30 am-3:30 pm
@HardingAthletic High School
Keynote: @chrisemdin author of "For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y'all Too"
Check it out!
@SPPS_News
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Look what we now have at Highland Senior! A huge thank you to @gohpscots for sponsoring. It's adorable. @ScotsPTSA @highlandsr_spps #LittleFreeLibrary
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Literary Force Kao Kalia Yang [@kaokaliayang ] will be at @StPaulCentral Mon., 4/29/19 7 PM, Library
Check out her books:
📖 The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
📖 The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father
📖 A Map Into the World-coming out Fall 2019: amazon.com/Map-into-World-Ka…
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Celebrate National Poetry Month (and get in the spirit for the upcoming premiere of Game of Thrones!) with this premiere performance as the Library’s puppets wait for a dragon egg to hatch at George Latimer Central Library. Learn more at sppl.org.
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The Minnesota Opera on Monday announced the commissioning of a new work based on the award-winning memoir "The Song Poet" by St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang. Yang said it's the first time a Hmong story will be presented as an opera.
mprnews.org/story/2019/04/01…
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In "The Undefeated," artist Kadir Nelson illustrates generations of black American heroes "emerging from the shadows."
Nelson says Kwame Alexander's poem "spoke to excellence, and perseverance, and triumph amidst adversity." n.pr/2OFhC36
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Happy Spring Break, SPPS! We'll see everyone when classes resume April 8.
Have fun and be safe.
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SPPL Kids: Make the library your destination for Spring (Maker) Break! Hands-on programs for kids ages 7-11 during Spring Break at the Library, featuring Henna design, mini-catapults, and more! - mailchi.mp/ci/sppl-kids-awar…
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It’s such a tough choice for students this year! Ms. Birkeland’s class voted for their favorite Star of the North book today. @MNYouthRead
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Check it out! @OrenstenLibrary @r_e_osborne @dawnief @CarylMousseaux @AlisonRahman @mrsmduke @sppsbell @StPaulCentral @RedBalloonBooks @RamseySPPS @dabodabo @djliljedahl Great opportunity to hear a local legend share his new autobiography. 3/25 at Central High School Library!
Monday, March 25th @StPaulCentral : Melvin Carter Jr. will share stories and read from his new autobiography “Diesel Heart”. 7 PM in the Library. Book signing to follow- light apps and on-site child care available. Part of the Central Speaker Series.
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Alina, a senior at @JohnsonSrSPPS, placed 2nd in the state Poetry Out Loud contest held at @loftliterary. She placed in the top six in the state for the past three consecutive years. In addition to the "hardware," Alina also won $100 for herself and $200 for Johnson's library.
