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aluhnim · 1 year
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Imaging a World with You
A poster was created in collaboration with the School Library Journal and Children’s Book Council to support LGBTQIA+ children and teens. I was honored to make a piece in support of acceptance in literature, especially with how incredibly hostile folks have been to books in this, to quote Carl Lennertz, “era of intolerance and censorship”.
The poster is available for free download here.
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ohfugecannada · 2 years
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A few good sites/pages for learning some media literacy and spotting online misinformation:
Snopes.com - a site that’s been around for twenty years (long before Google search engine was a thing) debunking urban legands and, more recently, fake news and misinformation.
Checkyourfact.com - a site similar to snopes that debunks fake news and viral “facts”. It’s the place I found out that post about Kraft releasing a rainbow coloured mayo called “Real Gaydo” for pride month was a satirical photoshop piece that was stolen from its original artist’s Instagram and shared around as a real product on Facebook and other sites.
School Library Journal - has a page of resources for teaching students and teachers how to spot misinformation and fake news and improve media literacy.
NAMLE.net - aka the National Association for Media Literacy Education, the leading nonprofit membership organization dedicated to advancing media literacy education in the United States.
Newslit.org - an educational nonprofit that provides programs and resources for learning media literacy. What’s cool about this site is they have an extensive number of quizzes designed to help you test your media literacy skills, which give you tips along with the question answers about how to spot and avoid misinformation and fake news. All of which you can try out for yourself here.
If anyone has more good online literacy resources like this, please feel free to add more!
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intothestacks · 3 months
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8-rock · 4 months
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I just learned that my new picture book, WHAT DO BROTHAS DO ALL DAY?, has been nominated for a 2023 School Library Journal Undies Case Cover Award! 🎉
The Undies Awards recognize the illustrated covers beneath the book jacket. WHAT DO BROTHAS DO ALL DAY? was nominated for the “Zoom In” category.
Voting ends on Friday, December 8; I would appreciate your vote.
You must vote in every category to submit your vote.
🚨 Please vote and share! 🚨
🗳️ VOTE HERE -> lnkd.in/ganj--uA
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morebedsidebooks · 2 years
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Resources for Banned Books Week and Beyond
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Every Banned Books Week I tend to share the ALA Top Ten Most Challenged Book list.
Along with highlighting quotes on reading, censorship and freedom of expression.
Plus choosing a variety of titles that have been targeted at different times. Or that reflect such history when it comes to English literature or activism against broader authoritarianism.
However, with unprecedented challenges in different ways and old-fashioned book burnings, now is also a good time for a reminder of the necessity of expanding on the typical activities around this week and beyond.
To get started Pen America has huge research and reports on Book Bans in the US.
The School Library Journal has an article detailing the chilling effect and soft censorship in school libraries through its 2022 Controversial Book Survey.
Book Riot’s Anti-Censorship Tool Kit gives practical advice to both citizens and educators, librarians, or administrators. Along with a plethora of other information, plus the Literary Activism Newsletter.
Likewise, publisher Penguin Random House partnering with various organizations has a Banned Book Resources Hub.
You can also support PAC EveryLibrary which is doing important work to promote a variety of libraries and aid their workers.
A queer school librarian explains why book bans are a bigger issue and offers concrete tips for action.
Specifically geared toward comics the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (post Brownstein) continues to have resources to consult as well.
If ‘Books Unite Us’, then we need to be united in recognizing and further standing up to protect precious rights and freedoms, oppose discrimination and fascism, stemming broad chilling effects along with guarding a fundamental backbone of society.
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When Nave heard books were being challenged in school libraries across the country—a movement that eventually hit his own district—he got angry and started talking to his friends. Nave is part of a growing trend of teens responding to book challenges by creating banned book clubs.
They read books that have been historically banned, as well as the ones currently being challenged, and talk about how social context influences censorship. The clubs have become a way for students to make their voices heard in a debate usually dominated by adults. They are run through schools, bookstores, and teen centers across the country, including in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
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prayerandpaper · 2 years
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hello tumblr friends! I cannot believe summer went by so fast we’re already back to school. This summer my library got moved into a new space and we’re still in the process of reopening from covid, so lots of work to be done and lots of things still missing.
I am asking all my friends and family to help me fulfill some items for my library and my students. My library is intentionally set up to be an open and welcoming space for all my students, TK-6th. This Amazon wishlist has items that will make our space more inviting as well as games and toys that promote Social Emotional Learning. I have also opened up the “Give a Tip” option on my page to raise funds to grow our diverse book collection and to gift books to our low income students, which make up 87% of our student population.
Now more than ever books and libraries are so very important for our children and their futures. Especially focusing on Social Emotional Learning. A strong school library builds strong students, but it goes beyond grades and test scores for me. I want our library to be a place of learning and healing and adventure and self discovery. In a world that’s dark and dangerous to our children, we must create safe spaces for them, and what better place than between the pages of a book :’).
Any support helps and is greatly appreciated, especially your thoughts and prayers. I would love to hear your favorite books and memories from visits to your elementary school library; even ideas or things you wish your library had. Thank you in advance for your wonderful support!
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wellesleybooks · 1 year
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Just too funny not to share this seasonal review by author-librarian Betsy Bird.
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sparklemaia · 3 months
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first week of comic book school and i accidentally turned in one of my school library books to the united states postal service
immediately pANICKED
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good news though, a very amused postal worker called me and then delivered my book to the school P.O. box, and I was NOT banned from the school library for eternity as I'd feared
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bluesyemre · 1 year
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6 Tips to Get Books Into Readers’ Hands
6 Tips to Get Books Into Readers’ Hands
Makerspaces, diversity audits, and summer reading programs are some of the big ideas that get a lot of press in librarianship—and they’re all meaningful and important. But libraries are in the business of books, and every step of the process of getting books onto our shelves and into readers’ hands can be challenging. Here are some of my favorite tips and tricks for that primary goal of…
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allymalinenko · 1 year
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A publishing dream come true and a strike!
A publishing dream come true and a strike!
Hi all! So first off, Twitter is seemingly dying but I’m staying on until they kick me out. But I’m also on Hive social at @allymalinenko so if you’re there, find me and we can be friends and you won’t miss any of my nonsense. Also I was thinking of starting a newsletter but I can’t seem to figure out MailChimp because I’m tech-stupid. If I did, would ya’ll sign up? I’ll still blog – thought I…
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mangabookshelf · 1 year
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The Manga Review, 10/14/22
The Manga Review, 10/14/22
Historically, New York Comic Con was the event for big licensing announcements, but in recent years manga publishers have focused more on promoting their best-selling series than on unveiling new acquisitions. While this year’s event yielded some licensing news–VIZ, for example, revealed that it would be publishing a new Spiderman manga–many companies were casting their nets more widely for new…
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Fine, Sara. “How the Mind of a Censor Works: The Psychology of Censorship.” School Library Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 1996, pp. 23-27. 
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intothestacks · 1 year
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SEL Books for Social Emotional Learning
SEL Books for Social Emotional Learning
Presented by: School Library JournalEvent Date and Time: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 2:00-3:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM PT With the need to support student’s social and emotional well-being becoming more important than ever, it’s essential that your library have a robust assortment of SEL books in its collection. Join publishing insiders from Jump! Library, Simon & Schuster Children’s…
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riesenfeldcenter · 4 months
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On this day 151 years ago, 17-year-old George Tutin, an English law student, was feeling sick and stayed in bed until 10am.
We've been thoroughly enjoying paging through this newly acquired 1872 diary, which is completely filled out and contains a lot of observations about the weather. More interestingly, it also notes what he was up to academically and personally. Tutin took a lot of walks, spent most afternoons studying, translated and read Virgil, kept up with international affairs, trimmed sheep, and unfortunately seems to have gotten a lot of colds.
November 29, 1872
Being poorly I did not go to Thirsk but enjoyed the more inviting delights of bed till 10 o'clock.
February 26, 1872
A dull wet day, I got my watch-glass broken yesterday so I send it to get mended at Ripon by the postman.
June 18, 1872
Rather fine in the morning. In the afternoon a most terrible thunder storm took place as big as marble falling. We consequently did not get to Ripon Flower Show. Papa out in the evening after the storm. The Lords have made a mess of the Ballot Bill.
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