Vanessa Calhoun

Congratulations to Catherine Lucas of R.N. Harris Elementary and Debra Faison-Cheek of Carrington Middle for their transition from interim to permanent principals of their schools! 🎉🏫 #WeAreDPS

#BannedBooksWeek kicks off today! Let’s stand together to champion our right to read and be #FreedBetweenTheLines. Find graphics to help spread the word and ways to get involved: ala.org/bbooks/banned 2024 preliminary book challenge data will be released on Monday.

#buildingcommunity one dot at a time #dotday2024 #somuchtalent #diversitymatters #makingmandalas #gocougars #readlearngrow @Carrington_DPS @dpsnclibraries @peterhreynolds @NCSLMA @DPSStuEquity

Hundreds of library users have already nominated their librarian for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award - have you? Spread the word and share some librarian love. 10 librarians will receive $5,000, and yours could be one of them! Nominations due Sept. 30: bit.ly/3EMzHao

Author Kwame Alexander is offering a free virtual event for students on Tuesday, September 17 at 1 p.m. ET. During the "literary pep rally," Alexander will read from his new novel in verse, Black Star, and participate in a Q&A through the chat. ow.ly/rF2W50SKSki

Durham Public Schools acknowledges the historical significance of Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Learn more from the National Museum of African American History and Culture: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie… #WeAreDPS

it always starts with a book #ablazewithcolor #almathomas #artinspires #readinginspires #buildingcommunity #readlearngrow #tryingnewthings #diversitymatters #somuchtalent @dpsnclibraries @Carrington_DPS @DPSStuEquity @NCSLMA @ALALibrary

so proud of this group. first time fiber artists. inspired by books #JudithScott #tryingnewthings #buildingcommunity #carringtonmediacenter #somuchtalent #fiberarts #trytryagain @DPSStuEquity @dpsnclibraries @Carrington_DPS @NCSLMA @ALALibrary

poetrynight 6-7 #buildingcommunity #somuchtalent #diversitymatters #tryingnewthings #carringtonmediacenter #aprilispoetrymonth #poetrysaveslives @DPSStuEquity @dpsnclibraries @NCSLMA @Carrington_DPS

6th grade ELA students are published authors #buildingcommunity #diversitymatters #paulimurray #readlearngrow #carringtonmediacenter @PauliMurrayCntr @Carrington_DPS @NCSLMA @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity

my day was amazing. so many poets willing to share their creations. take a listen. #poetrysaveslives #diversitymatters #buildingcommunity #aprilispoetrymonth #tryingnewthings @Carrington_DPS @dpsnclibraries @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity @NCSLMA

the power of poetry, the power of writing poetry, the power of your words read aloud #artinspiredpoetry #OutofWonder @kwamealexander #buildingcommunity #diversitymatters @NCSLMA @diversebooks @Carrington_DPS @dpsnclibraries @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity

📚 Happy School Librarian Day to our amazing media coordinators! 🎉 Thank you for fostering a love of reading, providing invaluable resources, and creating welcoming spaces for our students to learn and grow. You truly make a difference in our school community! 👏💙 #WeAreDPS

kicking off national school library month with our wall of love #librarylove #diversitymatters #buildingcommunity #carringtonmediacenter #schoollibrarianday @Carrington_DPS @DPSStuEquity @dpsnclibraries @DPS_Equity @ALALibrary @NCSLMA

Show school libraries the love with a new version of the #ReasonstoLoveLibraries graphic. Hat tip, Kathy Lester, for the idea. ow.ly/WUlV50R4j1n

Abbott Elementary gets it.

I'm excited to attend Children’s Books are WONDERful for EVERYONE! at NCRA 53rd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference sched.co/1Y50z @NCReadingAssoc #NCRACON2024 @sched

Congrats to the February @DPS_Equity Champion of the Month - Ms. Shamia Truitt-Martin of @Carrington_DPS! Another shining example of cultural responsiveness in @DurhamPublicSch! #weare #antiracisteducators

MAKE IT March kicks off tomorrow. science classes will be applying the scientific method to creating #carringtonmediacenter #buildingcommunity #diversitymatters #makerspace #scientificmethod #booksforthewin #whenindoubtcheckabookout @Carrington_DPS @DPSStuEquity @dpsnclibraries

taking pride in their work #museumwalk #buildingcommunity #activismindurham #blackhistoryiseveryoneshistory #morethan28days #researchwritecreate #carringtonmediacenter @DPSStuEquity @DPS_Equity @dpsnclibraries @Carrington_DPS @PauliMurrayCntr @DPS912English