Sharon McGuinness

Retired Teacher Librarian. Supporter of public education. Author of 'Coming Home' picture book featuring depression.

[Vaxine Beneba Clarke @slamup]

Teachers!

An Australian haiku competition, for grades 3-6, in conjunction with @HardieGrantCP and ALIA (The Australian Library & Information Association).

WIN:

$500 worth of books for winners
$500 books for their school, and
$500 books for their local library!

Details⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

President Trump has fired the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden.

The position of Librarian of Congress is so apolitical that only 14 people have held the role since 1802.

Hayden, who was the first woman and Black American to serve as Librarian of Congress, has held the position since 2016.

Her predecessor served in the role for 28 years before retiring.

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

School library again used as a prop to publicise nearly $5 billion education funding. Yet will school libraries ( those left, that is) benefit? How about it @NSWEducation @pruecar ? @NeedSchoolLibs

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@Brocklesnitch I’ve had a Sunbeam Mini Barista for several years - makes a great coffee, compact, easy to use and clean. Cost me $200 on special. Highly recommend.

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@Maynardgcrabbs No teacher librarian would add this to the school’s collection without a thorough analysis first, as to whether it fits the criteria of the collection development policy. Yet another sound reason to mandate prof TL position in every school

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@nickpmclaren As she should. 👏👏👏

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@slamup That’s just fantastic all round!

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@slamup @MalthouseMelb @TimeOutMel Congratulations!

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

Spot on

[Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01]

Anthony Hopkins serves Trump for dinner😂

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@JaneCaro Hard to believe that the position of teacher librarian in NSW is still mandated, given the increasing number of school libraries being repurposed & teacher libn position downgraded or defunct. We need an audit. @NeedSchoolLibs @NSWEducation

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

Help us call on Cumberland Council to reverse the damaging motion that removed same-sex parenting books from libraries across the area!
https://t.co/qg87J55mxC https://t.co/qg87J55mxC

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@EmilyGale @ksimpsonbooks @ALIANational @statelibrarynsw Thanks - I didn’t know this 😩😩

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@ksimpsonbooks @EmilyGale @ALIANational @statelibrarynsw Yes - hit the council in their hip pocket! Certainly not the library’s fault - staff would not be allowed to speak to media. Need @ALIANational to speak instead plus all public library advocates. It’s the thin end of the wedge

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

Hoping to see some statements from @ALIANational and @statelibrarynsw about this appalling book banning decision by @CumberlandSyd. Not up to councils to censor what’s already been selected by their own professional library staff. https://t.co/7HIrGLHYcA

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@nickpmclaren Franks is the best 😀

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@cathywilcox1 @smh Outstanding. Thanks Cathy

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@doctormcdougall @nickpmclaren And great to see the female bugler again - she has been playing on Anzac Day since she was in high school 👏👏👏

[Sharon McGuinness @sharonmacg]

@nickpmclaren Huge turnout again this year