@Books_RMagical

Manager, Library Programs-District of Columbia Public Schools. “Her soul belongs to words and books. Every time she reads she is home.”

 District of Columbia, USA
Joined June 2015
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Only a few weeks remain to submit your nomination for the 2024 I Love My Librarian Award! More than 1,000 nominations are received for the award every year, so submitting a strong nomination is key to making your librarian stand out among the crowd. bit.ly/3Lb7AFE
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NYC's public libraries will face Saturday closures, restricted weekday hours, cuts to educational programs and a freeze on new branch openings under cuts proposed by Mayor Adams. nydailynews.com/news/politic…

Mayor Adams’ $36M library cuts will reduce hours, slash ed programs, freeze openings, system heads...

Saturday closures, restricted weekday hours, cuts to educational programs and a freeze on new branch openings. Those are some of the drastic steps New York City’s public library systems may be forced...

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D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action -13 Guiding Principles ⁦@dcaesj⁩ dcareaeducators4socialjustic…

13 Guiding Principles — D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice

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The future of Go-Go. They are locked in!
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Book Riot@BookRiot23 Jan 2023
"When the librarian could no longer order new manga, this power reader student quickly ran out of material, and after a few weeks, he stopped coming to the library.” ow.ly/nTUk50My5Ey
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Mary Moyer@mmoyerlib11 Jan 2023
Why is it that volunteers for high impact tutoring is considered better idea than hiring certified school librarians. Years of research shows value of having school librarians. @NJASL @aasl @NewJerseyDOE kappanonline.org/lance-kache…

Why school librarians matter: What years of research tell us - Kappan Online

When schools have high-quality library programs and librarians who share expertise with the entire school community, student achievement gets a boost.

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NBC News
@NBCNews17 Nov 2022
Within hours, the school board had voted to fire the district’s first Black superintendent, terminate the district’s lawyer, ban critical race theory and set up a new committee to decide whether certain books and materials should be banned from schools. nbcnews.to/3Ob9RAT

Moms for Liberty-backed school board members fire superintendent, ban critical race theory

The Berkeley County, South Carolina, school board made several big moves in its first meeting after the election. The board’s former chair said it was a “political witch hunt.”

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UPDATE: Judge Rules Against School Librarian Amanda Jones in Civil Case Amanda Jones took her harassers to court but has lost the case. ow.ly/l55r50KVPAx
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Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, a historian of colonial-era Louisiana, has died at 93. After years of digging through obscure libraries, she rescued the identities of more than 100,000 enslaved people from archival oblivion. nyti.ms/3U5nALV

Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, 93, Dies; Created Database of Enslaved People (Published 2022)

A historian of colonial-era Louisiana, she dug deep into the archives to transform our understanding of the roots of American culture.

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Washington Teachers' Union, AFT Local #6@WTUTeacher11 Jul 2022
So proud of our ⁦@dcpublicschools⁩ librarians! Go #DCPSHasLibrarians #ReadingOpensTheWorld ⁦@CMLewisGeorgeW4⁩ ⁦@CMCharlesAllen⁩ ⁦@AFTunion⁩
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Replying to @ALALibrary @lisamurkowski
.@CMLewisGeorgeW4 has shown up time and time again in support of school libraries in DC as a member of @councilofdc. Thank you CM Lewis George for your dedication to DC’s libraries & library workers and for your kind words of welcome! #DCPSHasLibrarians
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Replying to @CharlesHartMS
@CharlesHartMS, @Books_RMagical, @dcpublicschools
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In our month-long celebration of DC Public School Libraries and Librarians for April 26th, we celebrated Amanda Vernola, Amy Dinan, Nijma Esad @Books_RMagical, Karen Cowden, and Jose Sanjurjo-Davila @Raymondlibrary1. @dcpublicschools
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In our month-long celebration of DC Public School Libraries, for April 6th we recognize @ChristopherPaix Christopher Stewart, Betsy Hamm, Crystal Graham, Sherry Logan, @k12_booksnmedia Adrian King, and @clfravel Catherine Fravel.
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Replying to @Books_RMagical
@Books_RMagical Has done a phenomenal job revamping our school library! LADIES & GENTS... I PRESENT TO YOU "THE VIBE"! @CharlesHartMS #library #creativespace #education #gaming #learning #BlackGirlMagic #blackboyjoy – at Washington, DC
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"School ­librarians must be given the opportunity to have a seat at the leadership table to ensure that schools provide this critical programming to students." ow.ly/LIbM50EM6PR
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The percentage of Black doctors has not changed in 120 years. Let that marinate. Still reeling.
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We salute #DCPS Librarian Nijma Esad during National School Library Month. 🌠📚 #DCPSNeedsLibrarians #DCSchoolLibrarians #AASLslm @Books_RMagical
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Please tag those that i missed. @Boss_Librarian @ChristopherPaix @PeabodyLibrary1 @angfalkenberg @CurrieRenwick @luvinthelibrary @KJurkowskiLMS @MrGtheLibrarian @pamelagardner18 @BallouLibrary @Books_RMagical
Library Lion@LibraryLionSJ1 Apr 2021
To all of my fellow librarians in DCPS I salute you! You have worked tirelessly for our school communities. You’ve shown up and shown out every day. Even if no one else in this district thanks you—I do. You are seen and your work matters.
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