Juan W. Rivera

Educator and School Media Specialist AKA School Librarian. ALA Emerging Leader 2018.

[AASL @aasl]

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[AASL @aasl]

Are you attending ALA Annual Conference in San Diego? Hear from the authors of AASL’s upcoming publication Manga Goes to School during their session on Monday, July 1 from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. https://t.co/KjNcbquvvG #ALAAC24

[Arlene Laverde @THHSLibrary]

At #ALAAC24 waiting for opening keynote. @Trevornoah I am to excited for words.

[AASL @aasl]

An effective school library bridges digital and socioeconomic divides to affect information technology access and skill. https://t.co/bzM671ZsTR #AASLslm #AASLstandards #SchoolLibraryMonth

[AASL @aasl]

The school librarian nurtures the right to intellectual freedom in learners, educators, and all other members of the learn­ing community. https://t.co/bzM671YV4j #AASLslm #AASLstandards

[Kathy Lester @LibraryL]

Thank you @OverDriveEd for supporting @aasl #AASL23, school librarians, and our learners!

[Kathy Lester @LibraryL]

Thank you to all of the administrators here at #AASL23 and those back at home who support their school librarians. You support is essential to providing the best for our learners. @aasl

[Juan W. Rivera @Libraryjuan]

Librarians are leaders, help build programs, build relationships “all the ding dong day” ….summary of administrator who partners with school librarians #itsinthestandards #AASL23 @ASCD #teachingandlearning

[Juan W. Rivera @Libraryjuan]

Administrators are key partners to continue to make school libraries the heart of successful schools for our students #placesofjoy #amplifypositivity @ASCD @UFT

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

Stunned that @Scholastic Book Fairs is self-censoring the books in its “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice,” which are predominantly by queer, disabled, & Black & brown authors. This is not sharing our stories--it's treating them as separate but equal.

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

So @Scholastic Book Fair has created a separate diversity book case, “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice,” which permits schools to opt-in or opt-out to having these books accessible at their fairs. My book, Change Sings, illustrated by the award-winning @lorenlong was one of these books.

It honestly feels like a betrayal. As an elementary student, for weeks I’d save every single penny I had for the Scholastic Book Fair, because it felt like a safe place to explore and choose for myself what books I wanted to read, what stories I wanted to find representations of myself in. It was in part what made me want to write children’s books in the first place. I never thought that my work would be a #1 NYT best-seller, or that the very place that had inspired me would censor my words.

[Juan W. Rivera @Libraryjuan]

#aasl23. Looking forward

[Juan W. Rivera @Libraryjuan]

Administrators are key to helping students learn through school library programs! #AASL23 #schoollibraries

[Juan W. Rivera @Libraryjuan]

Great idea!!!! #AASL23 @libcomix #comics #manga #literacy

[Juan W. Rivera @Libraryjuan]

AASL INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AWARD

[Juan W. Rivera @Libraryjuan]

#FREADOM FIGHTERS AASL INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AWARD