JoAnne Reed

Grant manager and retired school librarian. Giving back as a book club leader. Youth and mental health advocate. I❤️children’s books.

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

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[Saint Martin's Saints @SMUSaints]

#RaisingTheBarForBob

For at least the rest of the academic year, all athletic programs will honor the life and legacy of the late Bob Grisham with this emblem on their uniforms or equipment.

We love you. We miss you. But we know you’re never too far away from SMU athletics.❤️

[Weight Watchers @ww_us]

Congrats @adidas on losing 163 lbs!!!

[B.B. Alston @bbalston]

October reminder that teachers and librarians can always request a free copy of AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS. Just send a DM!
👧🏾✨📚

[Alvaro Bedoya @BedoyaUSA]

35 years ago last night, my mother, brother and I landed at JFK on a long Lufthansa flight. My father had gone ahead of us; our mom didn't know if we had utensils at our new home, so she asked our flight attendant if we could keep the cutlery. She quietly said yes.

[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

CONFIRMED: Analysis of data obtained over the past 2 weeks by the #DARTMission team shows impact with Dimorphos has successfully altered the asteroid’s orbit by 32 minutes - marking the 1st time humans have changed the orbit of a celestial object in space! https://t.co/MjmUAFwVSO

[Laurel Mac 🇺🇦 @MAWoodlandLady]

The MAGA right talks about Black Lives Matter as if it’s some sort of equivalency for 1/6.

These talking points have a way of spreading. Let’s correct them every single time.

📚Researchers at Harvard gathered statistics from 7,305 BLM events.

Here’s what they found:

[Saint Martin's Men's Basketball @SMUSaints_MBB]

Pros!
Brett Reed, who led the GNAC in rebounding and was a first team All-GNAC selection in 2022, has had a great start to his rookie season in Germany.
Brett started this week with a 31 point outburst. Same Brett, just a new country.
We couldn’t be prouder of you Brett!🇺🇸 🇩🇪

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Sometimes… kids are just trying to make it through their day. Teachers need to understand this.

And sometimes… teachers are just trying to make it through their day. Administrators need to understand this.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

When they saw record numbers of young people coming out for @BetoORourke they did this:

🚨ALERT: Brazos County, Texas, refuses to reopen an on-campus early voting site at Texas A&M University in College Stations, the largest campus in the state, for the 2022 midterm elections.

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

Hearing @lizzo play some of the Library's priceless antique instruments on Monday was such a gift, and we were honored and happy to help her share that gift with her concert audience Tuesday night. Here is some more behind-the-scenes footage of her Library tour. #LizzoAtLOC

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

For the 1 in 4 Americans living with a disability, the ADA is more than a law.

It’s the key to equality, opportunity, and independence.

[JoAnne Reed @JoReeding]

@marcuslemonis I can sleep at night.

[LIZZO @lizzo]

IM COMING CARLA! AND IM PLAYIN THAT CRYSTAL FLUTE!!!!!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

This year, I’m celebrating Banned Books Week and the freedom to read with people across the country. I wrote out a few of my thoughts, and wanted to share the stories of some folks who are working on this issue.
https://t.co/cq3Zjr7aAB

[Isabella Maria DeLuca @IsabellaMDeLuca]

This is your reminder that Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty 253 days ago of child trafficking and not one predator that paid to be on an island with minors has had their name released, their home raided, or been arrested.

[TCEA @TCEA]

How have you been promoting your school library? @TXASL has ideas to help you increase collaboration.

#librarytwitter #txasl #txlchat #schoollibrarian

[Children's Defense Fund @ChildDefender]

Grateful to our colleagues at @CDFTexas who are fighting to ensure that students' voices are heard in their education! #WeBelongInHistory