IL Sec of State @Giannoulias powerfully quoted Ray Bradbury at @UIC’s #BannedBooksWeek event:
“The problem in our country isn't with books being banned, but with people no longer reading. You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
Looking forward to heading to and learning at #AASL23 because school librarians continue to model what adaptability, agility, and innovation look like in library services!
Go @aasl!
Attending ALA2023 in Chicago? Join us for a group picture on Friday at 3:30 before Opening Session. And if you can’t make it on Friday, message @cablesclasses for a quick pic on Saturday in the Exhibit Hall around noon. @4csla
THIS WEEKEND: I'll be at the @latimes Festival of Books on Saturday (11:20am at the YA stage). The @latimesfob is always a blast -- come out and say hi!
NEXT WEEKEND: I'm at YALLWEST Friday and Saturday! It's such a great group of authors coming - mark your cals! woo @YALLWEST!
Do you have any new/gently used books you're looking to donate? Bring them with you to YALLWEST on the 29th, where you can donate them to the Books 4 Kids Club. They're mostly looking for middle grade and younger, but YA is ok too!
Join ALA President @Lessa4Libraries & @AASLpresident Kathy Lester for Our Brave Communities: Embracing School Librarians on April 25 @ 5pm CT. Discover how the library community can support SLs facing book challenges, censorship attempts, & access issues. https://t.co/FqSyqzBrkZ
It's been a week since we heard from @caroljago at the #CSLAConference. In her keynote speech she encouraged our community to help students overcome barriers to reading, beginning with getting our students to read for the sake of reading, to read for fun! #4csla#SchoolLibraries
@jzimnycricket I like that. Focused and attainable. Inspiring! We have a freshman CORE set of teachers who have been working with students throughout the year--I am going to share this with them also.