Philip Espe

Librarian. Conductor. Music Educator. Library Guy. Clarinetist. With unabashedly nerdy interests. (he/him)

[ALSC @wearealsc]

"Espe reminds library workers that you don’t need musical ability to perform: 'Perfection isn’t necessary when you create music and art.'"

@philespe presented an AMAZING program at #alsc22 on waking up storytimes with music. Check out this feature on his work in @amlibraries!

[American Libraries @amlibraries]

In the November/December issue's Bookend, meet United States Marine Band librarian @philespe. https://t.co/TFswnTqq5S

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@NaseemRdz Please show me where you live on your hand the next time we see each other!!

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@DebbiMichiko @Mike_Jung @HighlightsFound What a *powerful* brain-trust this is!

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@beckyfitzsich @ElloEllenOh @LindaSuePark @AllidaBooks @HipocampoBooks Ahhh, it’s so good!!! 🥰

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HAPPY BOOK/IMPRINT BIRTHDAY!! Run, don’t walk to get your hands on this extraordinary book!

[Allida @AllidaBooks]

Happy book birthday to our inaugural title, YOU ARE HERE: CONNECTING FLIGHTS!

#allidabooks #youarehere #middlegrade #AAPI #stopAAPIhate #kidlit #books #stopasianhate #asianamerican #weneeddiversebooks @ElloEllenOh @erinentrada

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@Mike_Jung “I don’t think I said anything factually wrong” is similarly my goal as a librarian, Mike.

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What a surprise to see me and my former students at @BunkerHill_ES performing with @YoYo_Ma and @JoshuaBellMusic at the @kencen’s new exhibition! Thank you @TurnaroundArts for your continued work to transform the lives of students around the country!

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@teacher2library @LindaSuePark I’ll always stan Linda Sue 🥰🥰🥰

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@Mike_Jung @Mike_Jung! You’re such a bright light in this world! Thanks for your inspiring joy!!

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Stunning performance by the National Symphony Orchestra last night at the @kencen. Leonidas Kavakos’s performance of the Shostakovich was brilliant. An electrifying mix of vulnerability and virtuosity. Terrifying, sublime, and profound all at once.

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@soontornvat @KirkusReviews @PublishersWkly @AllidaBooks @ElloEllenOh @LindaSuePark @soontornvat, the entire sequence of Paul’s discovery is just so beautifully constructed. But this line — I had to take a moment to just feel it and remember my Grandpas. ❤️

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And @LindaSuePark, I cannot wait for every single book that’ll come out of @AllidaBooks!!

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Absolutely delighted to have received an advanced copy of YOU ARE HERE. @ElloEllenOh your concluding story brought tears to my eyes. It encapsulates so much about what being Asian American means to me. Thank your for ushering this book into the world!

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@tracichee @mikechenwriter @MeredithIreland @Mike_Jung @erinentrada @bottomshelfbks @pacylin @LindaSuePark @randyribay @soontornvat @SusanSMTan

Every single one of your stories was beautiful. I’m so excited to share this book with everyone I can.

[Philip Espe @philespe]

@Lupita_Reads @Lupita_Reads Donna Barba Higuera’s THE LAST CUENTISTA was an fascinatingly plotted novel that also had me ugly crying throughout. An extraordinary work that deserves all it’s accolades. It’s not at all just for young readers.

[Philip Espe @philespe]

So so so grateful that @soontornvat’s incredible opening general keynote from #ALSC2022 is now available for everyone! I’ve been thinking about this talk and the big feelings THE TRYOUT gave me for weeks now. https://t.co/MWD1VQNN4A

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@bottomshelfbks @andie_t @DCComics @DCComicsKids @jimchadwick1217 @penguinrandom @Worstwizard @CarrieColorist Absolutely can’t wait to get my hands on this!! Such great news!!

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@AmyKBreslin Honestly couldn’t have figured out my presentation without your work!