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LSUA Library offers resources and services to promote student growth and development. 8100 Highway 71 & 1 South Alexandria, LA 71302 https://teapaw.org/t.co/bPrYZHabIl

Joined September 2019
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Today is LSUA Giving Day! Help LSUA students accomplish their career development, internship, job search, and education goals as they transition from college to career.
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When a book gets banned, many assume its sales will increase. But this isn’t what actually happens. At least, not most of the time. @condorgoodwing @TheAtlantic explains the more typical outcome for many authors. theatlantic.com/books/archiv… #BannedBooksWeek
The Banned Books You Haven’t Heard About

The Banned Books You Haven’t Heard About

When a book gets censored, it feels good to assume its sales will increase. But that’s not the whole story.

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"Not only did they blanket challenge LGBTQ+ books, but they challenged LGBTQ+ staff; just them being on staff. It was really disheartening and shocking." — Renee Greenlee, 2022 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award honoree #BannedBooksWeek
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Months after receiving an I Love My Librarian Award from ALA, Renee Greenlee resigned as director of Vinton (Iowa) Public Library, citing complaints that she received from the community due to the library having LGBTQ+-themed books and staff. bit.ly/3BYOWMU
Why I Left: A Librarian Speaks Out After Quitting Her Job Due to Community Complaints Over LGBTQ+...

Why I Left: A Librarian Speaks Out After Quitting Her Job Due to Community Complaints Over LGBTQ+...

Renee Greenlee was one of 10 librarians honored in 2022 with an I Love My Librarian Award from the American Library Association. But just months after receiving the award, Greenlee resigned from her...

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The library is not allowed to check out chainsaws anymore.
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The average librarian's cardigan conceals two pencils, one flask, and one emergency kitten
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On this day in 1913, a large women's suffrage parade was held in Washington on the eve of President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration. This photo is one of many stunning images from that event in the Library's collections. #WomensHistoryMonth Learn & see more: guides.loc.gov/american-wome…
German actress Hedwig Reicher wearing costume of "Columbia" with other suffrage pageant participants standing in background in front of the Treasury Building, March 3, 1913, Washington, D.C. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection.

ALT German actress Hedwig Reicher wearing costume of "Columbia" with other suffrage pageant participants standing in background in front of the Treasury Building, March 3, 1913, Washington, D.C. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection.

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High five to you amazing women out there on this first day of #WomensHistoryMonth. From the @librarycongress collection: palm print of Amelia Earhart. loc.gov/resource/mcc.038/?sp… – at Washington, DC
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Keep discovering Black History through Proquest’s open-access database, Black Freedom Struggle in the United States. Find primary sources and documented experiences of people and events that shaped American history: blackfreedom.proquest.com #BlackHistoryMonth
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Don't miss out on the fun! Scholar Day 2022 is coming soon! Join us on May 4th, 2022 as we highlight the scholarly achievements of LSUA students and faculty. Register here! lsua.edu/core/scholar-day
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“I’m always sorry that people ban my books. Many times I’ve been called the most banned. And many times my books are banned by people who never read two sentences. I feel sorry for the young person who never gets to read.” #MayaAngelou #BannedAuthor #Freadom
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Kwame the Gr8@KSekouM3 Feb 2022
You know who's really cool? Librarians.
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Your friendly neighborhood librarian to the rescue! bit.ly/3GmHVUY
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New on ACRL Insider - "Remembering Black History Month: Reflecting On Our Past" by ACRL Executive Director Jay Malone. #blackhistorymonth bit.ly/3gj8dNr
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28% of librarians wish Library Police were a thing so they could humorously say "Book him" more frequently
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LSUA CORE@LSUA_CORE26 Jan 2022
It’s about that time! Looks like a bunch of great opportunities to me👀
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You aren't a real librarian until you've been shushed by a patron
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November is Native American Heritage Month. The Library joins several federal cultural institutions in paying tribute to the rich ancestry & traditions of Native Americans. Find out more & see a list of related events at nativeamericanheritagemonth.… #NAHM
Million Native American March in Washington, D.C., 2003. Photo by Carol Highsmith.

ALT Million Native American March in Washington, D.C., 2003. Photo by Carol Highsmith.

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Happy #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Join me tonight at 7pm for a conversation with Poet Laureate @JoyHarjo and Secretary of the Interior @SecDebHaaland. Two amazing women with two inspirational stories. loc.gov/item/event-402996/us…
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Latest Library Links: Tenn. librarians fight school board member’s attempt to ban books zpr.io/MdBmDemsdh3z
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Happy #WonderWomanDay! You don’t need a magic lasso or bracelets to be a super hero. We should all strive to embody the values of Wonder Woman - hope, truth and empathy. @librarycongress has @DCWonderWoman's first comic book appearance and movie script. #BelieveInWonder #WW80
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