BLM ✊🏻. Librarian. Bibliophile. Patron of the arts. Dog & cat dad 🐕 🐈⬛ . Addicted to fun glasses 👓. 🌈 Opinions are my own. #FreePeopleReadFreely
Chicago, IL
Joined February 2009
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If I hadn’t been allowed to discover that books could be FUNNY, I never would’ve stuck around to discover all the OTHER things they can be. Letting kids read what THEY want is the best first step toward helping them fall in love with reading.
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Scholastic asks, "Do you want to opt out of 'diverse' books at your school's next book fair?" Your participation in white supremacy has never been easier, just uncheck the 'diverse' books box– poof, no problems. 🙄
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First book for break! It felt right to bring Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test by @soontornvat to Koh Samui. Loved this book. The kids are already asking me when I can get #2 into Lao 🤣 #TLchat #inTLchat
ALT Front cover of Christina’s Soontorvat’s Legends of Lotus Island. The illustration on the front cover has a young girl in the foreground running with a young boy behind her. There are animals all around her.
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Books, even bad ones, let you live another life for a few hundred pages.
They let you walk in the souls of people you may never meet and connect you in ways you might not expect.
alabamareflector.com/2023/09…
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I’m a librarian and I read picture books to big kids but I make sure to ask them deeper questions and tell them why I love reading this to them.
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one of my 7th graders just brought back a book and said "I realized I didn't like scary books," as they checked out a happy romance. And, yet again, this is why WE TRUST STUDENTS WITH THEIR OWN READING CHOICES. I cannot stress enough that kids GET this.
Stephen (he/him) retweeted
Letting kids read what THEY want is the best first step toward helping them fall in love with reading.
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If you object so badly to a BOOK
that you call a BOMB THREAT
into the local Public Library
you are a DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
Stephen (he/him) retweeted
From the books to the buildings, there is a fringe but dangerous faction out there that is bent on taking the right to safely use libraries away from us.
We can’t let that happen!
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Stephen (he/him) retweeted
Reading is revolutionary!
Celebrating the first day of #NationalLibraryCardSignUpMonth by reading in one of my favorite places, the library at the American Library Association (@ALALibrary).
This is #HowILibrary
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My grandmother Bessie introduced me to libraries and would have definitely been a card carrying member!
Thank you #GrandparentsForTruth!
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‘Grandparents For Truth’ Mobilizes Against Book Banning and Censorship uniteagainstbookbans.org/gra… via @alalibrary
Stephen (he/him) retweeted
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.
LGBTQ+ youth are #InAttendance across the country's schools, and nearly 13,000 of them participated in our Youth Report, helping us better understand their experiences and challenges in areas of life including their health and home life. Learn more: hrc.im/YouthReport2023 📲
Stephen (he/him) retweeted
“If you are upset about a book that discusses racism, then you should ask yourself, why? It challenges me and allows me to think; please do not deny me and my classmates a quality education.”
#UniteAgainstBookBans
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LGBTQIA+ library workers play a vital role in promoting diverse perspectives and ensuring equitable access to information for all users. ALA condemns discrimination against these valued members of the library workforce and announces steps to support them:
bit.ly/45fRTUU
ALT The American Library Association reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding the values of equity and inclusivity within libraries nationwide. In response to recent concerns surrounding discriminatory practices faced by LGBTQIA+ library workers, the ALA stands united in support of these dedicated professionals, advocating for a workplace free from prejudice and discrimination.
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We were proud to fight alongside Arkansas library stakeholders to oppose SB81 in the legislature. We are thrilled to see this judicial ruling against enforcement today. It took real courage for the lead plaintiffs to stand up for what is right. Thanks to @DemocracyFwd for taking the case.
BREAKING: In our case, a federal judge has blocked an Arkansas law signed by Sarah Huckabee Sanders that would criminalize librarians and limit readers’ access to books in libraries and bookstores.
ALT Text: VICTORY: Arkansas law threatening to criminalize librarians and booksellers blocked by federal judge
Stephen (he/him) retweeted
Removing libraries to better punish students!?!?
Is this really how we increase student achievement in America?
This is dystopian!
HISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers
abc13.com/hisd-libraries-lib…
Stephen (he/him) retweeted
What do we say to our children and our children’s children if we are silent on this?
How can we claim to want to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and not see its rubrics here?
“HISD to eliminate librarians, turn libraries into discipline centers” click2houston.com/news/local…
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After two residents checked out every book in the library's Pride Month display to keep others from accessing them, boxes began to arrive containing new copies of the books, and the library received more than $15K in donations.
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#UniteAgainstBookBans
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Adding my own bit of context to the residuals + streaming conversation. Storytime:
Through a very strange set of circumstances, I (someone who has never pursued acting professionally) ended up in Pitch Perfect
That’s baby 2011 me in the purple polo lmaoooooo
