Jane Banse

PK - 12 librarian who loves books, tech, students and thinking outside the library walls

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

@WinstonTapper Soo hard. They are so present in our lives

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

@KarenNotKaren89 Me too. It’s tough

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

@OneCrazyRita @falconbookcave @melanatedreader Can’t wait to read this

[PWKidsBookshelf is now on Bluesky @PWKidsBookshelf]

Lois Lowry, who has lost a sister and a son, has spent decades writing about the pains of memory. Literature, she says, is “a way that we rehearse life" | @NewYorker https://t.co/JPDCuA8v4w

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

I simply cannot imagine the feeling of being a just a few hours away from being killed by the state, then hearing the news that your sentence has been commuted. Grateful that Julius Jones gets to live & hopeful that one day we don’t see life in prison as a legitimate alternative.

[Dustin Demmer @DustinDemmer]

This rain #garden we planted is now 1 year old. Captures and infiltrates 4,000 gallons of water from the parking lot during a 1inch rainfall. Has over 2,700 native plants and is full of monarchs in Aug/Sept! At the Woolen Mill in Faribault, MN, right off I-35: @faribaultmill

[saunie @saunieindiego]

If something is not eating your plants, then your garden is not part of the ecosystem

[Jason Reynolds News @JasonReynolds83]

#WriteRightRite No. 16 Again, because the kids still need to process. Make up a synonym. I’ll go first: another (made up) word for freedom is breathlaughter.

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

@monarchfrey I love him. That eye!

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Still don’t think we should act on climate change? Ask @BillNye the science guy...

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

Book Fair underway. Must be a good one. @Highland_School

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

@JasonReynolds83 Beyond comprehension. Cruel and inhumane

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

Visiting Austin, TX and saw my first returning monarch of the year in a yard of primroses. #MonarchSightings #conservation

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

On the subject of apologies:
If he now embraces Mueller’s conclusions, shouldn’t @realDonaldTrump apologize to the American people for publicly accepting Putin’s denials in Helsinki about Russia’s intervention in our election?

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

@growmilkweed We use this in our school. Extremely helpful!

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

you want some good news from 2018? I bet you do

• book sales are up this year over last year
• sales of physical books have grown every year since 2013
• indie bookstores have increased by 35 percent in the past decade

reading isn’t dying, it’s *thriving.* happy new year.

[Bari Weiss @bariweiss]

Thinking of Mr. Rogers today. Tree of Life is three blocks from his home. Of this especially: "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'" Squirrel Hill full of them.

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

Now!!!!
#The world has just over 10 years to prevent climate catastrophe, according to U.N. scientists - The Washington Post. https://t.co/Nt5xDO8ZZg

[Jane Banse @hlslibrary]

@monarchfrey @TVS_Middle @MLMPCitSci We have about 150 here in VA. Coming your way!