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Joined October 2013
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Kudos to @PSLA_News for their tireless work in support of school libraries! bit.ly/2U8YFKP 📣 School librarians are a #necessitynotaluxury.

You should be outraged by the state of Philly public school libraries | Jenice Armstrong

It’s estimated that only seven schools in the entire school district have certified librarians on staff, according to the Pennsylvania Library Association. Seven! That’s a travesty and also an...

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A zipcode shouldn't determine whether students have a certified school librarian. google.com/amp/s/www.inquire… – at Philadelphia, PA
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Alan Gratz@AlanGratz24 Jan 2020
The average American made twice as many trips to the library as trips to the movie theater in 2019, according to Gallup. news.gallup.com/poll/284009/…

In U.S., Library Visits Outpaced Trips to Movies in 2019

Of nine leisure activities, visiting a library is the one Americans did most frequently in the past year, followed by attending movies and live sporting events.

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PSLA_News@PSLA_News12 Jan 2020
The PSLA 2019-20 Staffing Survey is now active! Please complete the survey for your district or independent school entity using the links at bit.ly/PSLAStaffSurvey by Jan. 31 (one per district/ ind. school).
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PSLA_News@PSLA_News12 Jan 2020
EVERY Philly student deserves a certified school librarian! Join PSLA & @EveryLibrary for "Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians" Jan 24 12:30p-1p. Students NEED our support! RSVP saveschoollibrarians.org/ral… @CaucusofWE #PhillyKidsNeedSchLibrns
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PSLA_News@PSLA_News11 Jan 2020
Jack R. Luskay Memorial Scholarship will send an honoree to the #PSLA Conference. *Reside in PA for at least 1 year. *Plan to attend the #PSLA *Be a practicing or prospective school librarian enrolled in a school library cert program in PA. More info - pittsburghfoundation.org/sch…
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PSLA_News@PSLA_News10 Jan 2020
#PSLA members check your email for information on how to vote for our new logo! Please vote but only vote once.
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John Schu@MrSchuReads23 Dec 2019
Happy birthday, @studiojjk!
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The book fair not only teaches kids about the PA 6% sales tax but also teaches about giving. Students are donating change for our Make-a-Wish child. We have the nicest kids! #basdpride
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ASLA@ASLAlib8 Dec 2019
Make sure you pencil in our last Twitter chat of 2019 into this week’s schedule! Join us Tuesday, December 10th at 7pm for 30 minutes of fun and GIFs. 😉 #ALLibraries
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John Schu@MrSchuReads26 Nov 2019
“The school librarians’ contributions, whether direct or indirect, are consistently shown to be of positive value to not only students and teachers, but the wider school community.”
SchoolLibraryJournal@sljournal26 Nov 2019
Research Confirms Value of School Librarians ow.ly/xvaI50xlsDF
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To show my thanks for educators and librarians, and to help improve kids’ book access, here’s a #KidsNeedBooks giveaway. EDUCATORS & LIBRARIANS: RT/follow to enter to win these books. I hope the winner gives some of these to Ss to keep, while adding the rest to their library.
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So...please read the entire thread. Here we go. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29th, at Noon EST...If you are a Title 1 School and want a class set of any of my books (max 30) send an email to [email protected] I repeat, this happens FRIDAY 11/29. NOT BEFORE.
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From @ERobbPrincipal's share yesterday at #NCTE2019 #NCTE19
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Proud to be included in the inaugural #TIME100Next list! Jason Reynolds is on the #TIME100Next: a list of rising stars who are shaping the future of their fields time.com/collection/time-100…
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PSLA_News@PSLA_News31 Oct 2019
Read about #PSLA and how they made an impact within the association during their journey to become the 2019 @aasl Affiliate of the Year! #leadership @amackley
AASL@aasl30 Oct 2019
2019 AASL Affiliate of the Year Shares How Curiosity and Confidence Impact Its Work: bit.ly/330sVt1 #AASLkq
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PSLA_News@PSLA_News21 Oct 2019
You only have 10 days to submit your nominations! The PSLA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for our Outstanding Administrator, Outstanding Author/Illustrator, and Distinguished Service Awards! Learn more: psla.org/psla-awards.
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“I worry about children who don’t have access to librarians” because of stereotypes about us and our profession @jenniferlagarde #OASL2019
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Yes - if you have librarians in your district, be loud and proud about it! Thank admins, and make sure you take advantage of their knowledge, services, and resources frequently and regularly! If not, you may not have librarians for long. #edchat #tlchat #SchoolLibraryAdvocacy
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EveryLibrary
@EveryLibrary11 Oct 2019
A new report analyzing what students need the most found they often chose the library as a top destination for services. insidehighered.com/news/2019… #library #libraries #education
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