TLBrennan

I am the teacher-librarian at Glen Dhu P.S. I am passionate about books and reading! Please check out this feed for all things literacy in the Swamp!

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@ETFOeducators @ToddSmithPC As a teacher-librarian, this hurts my heart. Schools need libraries.

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

The Ministry of Education has changed the way schools are funded, eliminating protected funding for school libraries and library staff.

Let the Ford government and Education Minister @ToddSmithPC know that every student in Ontario needs a properly funded and staffed school library!

Sign the Ontario School Library Association's petition here: https://t.co/MOhP6TX6mU #onted #onpoli @ONLibraryAssoc

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Today I learned something really important.

"Someone's identity is not a genre."

I believed that I was celebrating diversity, but instead I might have been unwillingly putting someone in an unwanted spotlight.

Thanks, @DDSBLibraries

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I might have spent some time designing flyers for the fall...that's how excited I am to introduce the new titles! Thanks @canva!

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Got to hang out with our littlest Gators today (Ms. Wielgos; Mrs. Parsioon and Ms. Lee's FDK classes), practicing our coding skills! That mouse always got his cheese!
@DDSB_STEM @DDSBInnovation

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@Matt_Pinner

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The FDK classes celebrate the alphabet for the last 26 days of school. Today was "C"...Mrs. Briden and Mrs. Jones's kiddos made beaver puppets...Everly was kind enough to make me one! Love this kid! ❤️

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Our Glee Club has been working so hard! Thank you to Mrs. Templeton, Ms. Hilderley, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Parliament, and all of the phenomenally talented performers!
Come on out for a wonderful night and support our arts program!
@DDSBSchools

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@IntrovertProbss Do I ever loathe small talk.

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This book was so incredible. It also happened to be the winning Red Maple title at the @ONLibraryAssoc's @ForestofReading festival today! Congratulations, @gordonkorman!
#ForestofReading

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Thank you to 10 amazing students, my wonderful mother, @HarbourfrontTO, @ONLibraryAssoc, @ForestofReading and author Lawrence Hill (Beatrice and Croc Harry) for filling my bucket today! I am very lucky to do what I do!
#forestofreading

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In my "spare" time, I get the honour of creating the programs for our concerts/performances. Big night tomorrow! Best of luck to our musically inclined Gators!
@DDSBSchools

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@ETFOeducators Thank you for all you do!

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Okay, but this absolute gem of a student is going to take over my job one day. I am a huge fan of yours, Miss Adelaide V.! ❤️

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How can I be a teacher-librarian and not share this line on Mother's Day?! Thank you for your courage, Thomas Geve.
#NeverForget

[John Schu @MrSchuReads]

Thank you for reading Louder Than Hunger!

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@MrSchuReads Thank you for writing a character I (achingly) identified with. I also just lost my grandfather, so that hit close to home as well. 💔

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I have never suffered from an eating disorder - thankfully. I do, however, struggle with depression and anxiety and, like Jake, that LOUD voice in my head that tells me I'm not good enough. I became a librarian because, yes, I do love books and reading, but I love...

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@Gators_Read Thank you so much for spending time with Jake!

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...taking your own experience and turning it into a testimony to the power of books, and how we can share lived experiences.

❤️📚

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...the power of books. They transport you to different places and times, and you develop a sense of compassion and understanding for the various experiences of others who share this planet. Books make you feel SEEN, and isn't that what we all want?...

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I don't have the proper words to describe the power of this book. But I do think that it's for anyone who feels invisible, or is trying to quiet that judgmental, harmful, and soul-destroying voice in their head, like Jake so desperately wants. Thank you, @MrSchuReads, for...