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Jennifer Lauchlan, Gibbs & OMS Library Teacher. School libraries save lives. Representation matters. Information is power.

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'I don't want to,' she said.
It's scary when you don't know what to do. But if you can think of one or two things that you do know how to do, and then do them, that can help."
From _Violet and Jobie in the Wild_ by Lynne Rae Perkins #MCBA25 @HarperCollins

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Take inspiration from #kidlit
"Her courage flagged. She had been quite brave, she thought.
'How many times do I have to be brave?' she asked.
She knew the answer: At least one more time. Always one more time. 1/2

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@LMS_United Iron the pages! I bet someone in your building has an iron. Maybe an art teacher.

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@maj_twins_mom @LMS_United I iron books a lot! It also helps remove stickers (if you need to change the genre, etc.)

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@SCuthbo Now I want pizza!!

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@porterstweets

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Editing an advisory slide about the winter solstice as the sun tries to blind me while setting at 2:54 pm….

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@SCuthbo Or a brain that just wakes you up. At least the furballs were happy.

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Librarian achievement unlocked: can consistently spell Hiaasen correctly. @Carl_Hiaasen

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@SCuthbo Ditto Red Sox game. Only it doesn’t provide the crying outlet. Never spent so much money to be on the verge of tears for hours in my life!

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@SCuthbo A goatwalker?! A. Goat. Walker. 😵

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@keyeshistory Yes! So much pain, especially in my knees, after hanging posters and moving almost every single book in the library at Gibbs.

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@dunneteach 😲

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@dunneteach I’ve had a mystery plant that comes up each year since we moved in but has blighted and died every time until this year when it revealed itself to be a gorgeous stargazer!

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Two days till publication, four starred reviews, heart on my sleeve with this novel. @MacKidsBooks is giving away three copies of HOPE IN THE VALLEY on pub date. To enter, RT this post from now until midnight July 11th California time. https://t.co/kwo4LWFdTn

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@grubreport @bloomsburykids @Alex_Borbolla It’s pretty well known but I like it because it sticks with me: the smallest hummingbird weighs less than a penny!

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@stacymcanulty The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste and The Nest by Kenneth Oppel.

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@TracyNovick Wow! Having started in the then-14th largest district in the US, I’ve noticed issues with MSBA funding since arriving in MA. But I didn’t think it through to this obvious and awful ramification. Thanks for the info.

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@msreaderbee Maybe they’re hoping to acquire it? she says hopefully…

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@cheetahsread @MCPSSLMP So deserved!