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March 2021
19:  
Always Learning - Weekly Roundup 19.03.21
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Virtual programming across an ocean

February 2021
19:  
Always Learning - Weekly Roundup 19.02.2021
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Always Learning - Weekly Roundup 5.02.21

January 2021
31:  
Always Learning - Weekly Roundup 29.01.21
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Always Learning - Weekly Roundup 22.01.21
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Non-fiction shelf labels to make MacGyver proud

November 2020
10:  
School librarians: How do you keep up with professional development?

August 2020
24:  
Readers Advisory: Themed Book Posters

May 2020
01:  
What I Read: April

April 2020
20:  
Book Review — This Book is Anti-racist

March 2020
31:  
Love Letter to Diversity

October 2019
11:  
Book Review — A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney
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Book Review — Caraval by Stephanie Garber

September 2019
26:  
Book Review — Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jennifer Townsend

August 2019
15:  
Library Project — Teen Book Box

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Book Review — This Book is Anti-racist

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I'm in love with Aurélia Durand's illustrations. I want to tear them out and hang them on my walls. I won't, because this is a library book (which I've been lucky to have with me during lockdown) and because I want as many people as possible to have the chance to read this.  The art is full of beautiful black and brown faces. The pages are absolutely bursting with color.  As a whole, the book straddles a line between highly polished and a little homemade. It's is reminiscent of a zine that has grown up and taken over the school.  This book is what it says on the tin: a manual on how to take action against racism.  It explores what being "anti-racist" means, and how that's different from claiming to "not be racist." As the subtitle indicates, the book includes "20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work." These lessons take the form of journal prompts and activities like reflecting on your own social identities and hi...
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Always Learning - Weekly Roundup 19.03.21

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In the spirit of sharing knowledge and lifelong learning, the following are a collection of some of the worthwhile things I read on the internet this week: Responding to Surprised Dr. Seuss Fans  - A useful post full of resources for youth-serving librarians regarding the often heated discussions about Dr. Seuss happening right now.  Black Boys on YA SFF Novel Covers: A List of Recommendations  - An evolving booklist that does exactly what it says on the tin. I love saving super specific reading lists like this so in the future when I am looking for something that fits this situation, I'll know where to look. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Tech Kits for Performing Artists  - This article was shared in a theatre practitioners group I am a part of, and the comments section was on fire (in a good way). People were so excited to see this resource being made available, and I love seeing how a library is responding to a need in such a tangible, high-i...
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