Kathryn Cole

School Librarian. Always up for an adventure. Reading JOY + Relationships + Community + Justice.

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

@BrendenJonesNC When do you plan to pass a budget?

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

@BespokeLib ❤️📚❤️

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

Being in community with @BespokeLib always feeds my soul. She gets it. And her practice is a beautiful model of librarianship built on the core values of JOY+BELONGING in a way that can only be present when systems that cause harm are de-centered & Ss are humanized. #ncslma24

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

Walked away with some great takeaways from @LeadwithReading steeped in joyful literacy programming and practices. Can’t wait to try some out in our @NESlibrary 👍🏼📚💯 #NCSLMA24

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

My life’s work. ❤️ Back at it.

[Northside Library @NESlibrary]

Our morning was filled with our 5th graders getting back into the library, centering their thoughts and feedback and loading them up with books to begin another beautiful year together @NorthsideES #CHCCSLibraries ❤️

[Rodney D. Pierce @MrRDPierce]

“We need lower class sizes, not wild conspiracy theories. We need more teacher assistants and school nurses, not cameras in bathrooms. We need access to more technology and consistent internet, not banning library books." #nced #ncpol

https://t.co/5KDeuUy1Kz via @NCNewsline

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

@JEFordNCTOY Sending you love and strength. He sounds like a beautiful soul.

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

And that's a wrap on year 18! It's been a great year of LEARNING, COMMUNITY and JOY in our @NESlibrary centering our core values at every turn! Wishing all my @NorthsideES friends + families a restful and restorative summer and will see you in August! #ALookBack2324 #AnnualReport

[Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans. @BespokeLib]

Thrilled to share the cover for *Manga Goes to School* coming out later this year from @alaeditions! It was a joy to collaborate with @manga_librarian @sm_wordsmith @emratica @St_741 to create this guide tailored for school ❤ librarians. @aasl https://t.co/jvXhzhQOMa

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

@BespokeLib @alaeditions @manga_librarian @sm_wordsmith @emratica @St_741 @aasl @JamieSantoroALA It looks AMAZING! 😍 Can’t wait to order a copy! 👏🏼👏🏼

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

WCK is honored to be included on TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2024. This recognition is a testament to the tireless work of our teams who have served more than 400 million meals since 2010 by standing shoulder to shoulder with the communities we serve, and to the extended WCK family that fuels our work. Read more: https://t.co/VdXdmEVUN7
#ChefsForTheWorld #TIME100Companies

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

❤️📚🫶🏻 Mr. Graña is the best! #CHCCSLibraries are such critical spaces in our schools that center joy and belonging.

[Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools @chccs]

From @CarnegieCorp:

#ILoveMyLibrarian Gabriel Graña encourages students to transform their library into a space where they can be themselves — whether that’s an aspiring rapper or 3D designer!

Uncover @BiblioGrana's story: https://t.co/eCqIbihBVm.

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

@BulldogsMedia @NESlibrary ❤️🫶🏻📚 Keep doing the good work. It’s vitally important.

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

So thankful to have community support around this shift in how we think of Book Fairs in our schools & the purpose they serve. What an incredible endeavor our @CHC_PSF has done to lift this up as a central focus to Think + Act Differently in @chccs #TrueBookFAIR #CHCCSLibraries

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

And I am forever grateful for the fierce student-centered + equity-driven work of librarian Julie Stivers @BespokeLib who taught me how to make this a reality in our @NESlibrary. Want to learn more? She has a whole chapter dedicated to this in the book below. #TrueBookFAIRS

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

📚❤️ #TrueBookFAIRS not only build a community of JOY around book ownership, it also supports equitable access to literacy, which is what we should always be advocating for through our libraries. All books - All Joy - for All. Always. #CHCCSLibraries

[Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools @chccs]

Several CHCCS elementary schools have held TRUE Book Fairs this spring, but the original district host & advocate for this tradition is Kat Cole at Northside ES, whose library just wrapped up its 3rd TRUE Book Fair last week, with thanks to @CHC_PSF.

More on FB/IG!

📸: Ms. Cole

[Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools @chccs]

𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵: An important time to reiterate and amplify the validation of all our students and staff.

Swipe the graphics to read our full statement...

[Tyrone Howard @TyroneCHoward]

Equity traps and tropes educators must be aware of when engaging in equity work ( A thread 🧵)

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

The best part of my day. ❤️ #WeAreBirders

[Northside Library @NESlibrary]

Today we were birders. And there was joy. And curiosity. And wonder. It was everything. ❤️ #CHCCSLibraries @NorthsideES

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

And big thank you to @CHCCSEquity and @CHC_PSF for sponsoring this opportunity for educators to learn and build out curricular ideas last summer. Our work will continue -- this is only the beginning. #CHCCSLibraries #LocalHistoryMatters #StudentVoice #TheNorthsideVoice

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

This was such a special project. Last summer, as part of a collaborative learning opportunity w/ @MCJCenter I set to work to reimagine what a 3rd grade social studies project could be that centered local Black history, connected with primary sources and oral histories...

[Kathryn Cole @KatColeReads]

We now have history & voices captured that can be enjoyed for years to come. Each quote listed on the display are words of wisdom shared w/3rd graders. @NorthsideES is a special place.
#CHCCSLibraries #TheNorthsideVoice #JoyMatters #CommunityMatters #LearningMatters