📚Amy Herrera, MLIS

High School Librarian | IB Extended Essay Coordinator @YVHS #caffeinatedandvaccinated #weneeddiversebooks

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Celebrate National Library Week by telling Congress to take a stand against censorship! https://t.co/U2Rn5OGVCE

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Did you know that there were 1,269 attempts to ban or restrict library materials in 2022? That is a record-breaking number! Tell your students that April 24 is Right to Read Day and see the toolkit linked below! #acalltoaction #freadom https://t.co/7W96nkIkqH via @alalibrary

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

ALA is calling on the Senate to #FundLibraries, and on library advocates nationwide to make their voices heard. Click to take action and tell Congress to #FundLibraries! https://t.co/YdJ2GVG0X9 via @LibraryPolicy

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Did you know that April is School Library Month? Well, now you do! 😉 #celebratelibraries

[AASL @aasl]

April is School Library Month and it’s time to celebrate the celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning! https://t.co/nJ9wyrTlr2

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Best news ever, our book project was funded! 🙌 A huge thanks to the generous anonymous donor who swooped in and made a donation that made it possible for our students to access these wonderful new titles! ❤️#MDUSDreads https://t.co/h99Zzl5NzL

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Our students would love some fresh reads! Donations are doubling on Thursday! 🤞🫶 📚 #DonorsChoose #OurStudentsLovetoRead https://t.co/V8vaw4FjhW

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

It’s time for some pushback. 🙌

[SF Public Library @SFPublicLibrary]

TOMMORROW - Give your teens the tools to stand up against #bookbanning. @PENamerica presents a workshop on intellectual freedom at the Main Library's Mix Teen Center, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

@SFUnified @SFUSD_Supe

https://t.co/VpwwSDb4E3

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Current recommend: Dr. Monica Cox’s podcast Stop Playing Diversity, a lifeline for those as she says, “directly feeling the impact of there being no change” in the DEI landscape. Short but powerful episode. https://t.co/rOTROBXsey

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

I've always loved Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop's concept of literary windows and mirrors. Our kids need both! Here's a good read~
Windows and Mirrors: Latinx Experiences in Children's Literature https://t.co/6wJc5tefbh

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Sooooo bummed to be missing this again, I’d love to hear feedback from those of you who are going! #CSLA2023

[CSLA @4csla]

With a jam-packed schedule of Workshops and Seminars on Friday and Saturday, you won't believe how much you will learn at this year's #CSLAConference!
Register today at https://t.co/M2mip7Zjrv
#4csla #BetterTogether #ProfDev #SchoolLibraries #CaliforniaLibraries #librarytwitter

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

@MDUSDLib @MtDiabloUSD @TonyThurmond This is and has always been an equity issue! Access determines the divide between the information rich and the information poor.

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

This is concerning news for education: Book-banning talk heats up in Bay Area school district https://t.co/HX0u7XPH2O #librariansagainstbookbanning #freadom

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Overheard in the library, from one student to another: “This is my safe place.” 🫶🏼

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

https://t.co/I3SSGSk2dh

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

"Last month, [CA] state officials approved adding media literacy to the list of subjects eligible for funds for teacher training and instructional material." ...a big step in the right direction in this age of misinformation (with real world implications).

[Jim Rainey @RaineyTime]

"Media Literacy is literacy in the 21st Century." A look at the push to help students (and their elders) sniff out what's true in the vast information ecosystem. including the @NewsLitProject https://t.co/OrZZNWJQmT

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

@AmazingMsMuller Excellent!!! 👏🏼

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

@AmazingMsMuller Any title by Rupi Kaur or r.h. sin. Hugely popular!

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

Thank you to @SenJackReed and @RepRaulGrijalva for introducing the Right to Read Act, because every child should have access to an effective school library, staffed by a certified school librarian. Join me in signing our thank you card! https://t.co/mZQznJOZn4 via @LibraryPolicy

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

IB team building in beautiful SF! ⁦⁦@IbYvhs⁩ #exploratorium #fieldtripbonding #teamwork

[📚Amy Herrera, MLIS @Libraramy]

@heymrsbond Connect with your Librarian for some embedded lessons! It’s what we do 😉