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On Int'l Literacy Day, we're honored to be recognized by the @librarycongress & the Literacy Awards Program! It’s so gratifying to be part of a community that celebrates reading through equitable access to books and to the authors and illustrators who create them.

When a student response after a program with author @EliotSchrefer CHARMING YOUNG MAN is "this is the best day of my life" it's a successful day with @AOBFound at @RooseveltHSDC .

@betweenmargins @haynesboone @JasonReynolds83 We can’t wait!!

🙌🙌🙌 We are PUMPED! Thanks to partnership with @haynesboone & @AOBFound all students ALSO get their to hear from @JasonReynolds83 & an autographed copy of the book 🥰! Students are buzzing!!!

@PlanetWordDC @AOBFound @teachingchange @B2Pdc @TTPageDC Join us at BooktoberFest for thoughtful panel discussion on banned books moderated by @wellreadblkgirl to honor Banned Books Week. Other panelists include: @njc89 of Social Justice Books, 2022 SLJ Librarian of the Year K.C. Boyd, and 2 of SMP authors, Sasa Aakil and T’Asia Bates

@AllisterChang @NewsLitProject @DBGDetroit @worldreaders @librarycongress Thanks!

Congratulations @NewsLitProject, @DBGDetroit, and @worldreaders for winning this year's @librarycongress Literacy Awards! Congratulations to my DC neighbors @AOBFound for becoming a successful practice honoree! Cheering you on from the advisory board. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-o…

On this International Literacy Day, we congratulate our 2023 Library of Congress Literacy Award winners and honorees: @NewsLitProject @DBGDetroit and @worldreaders have received top prizes. Learn about the winners and honorees here: go.loc.gov/GNI250PJjGw

It's the last long weekend of the summer, & in between the BBQs & a final lap at the pool, stop by @Loyaltybooks & buy a copy of BLACK BOY JOY, edited by @KSekouM ($8.99). That 📘 will land in the hands of a local student at an upcoming author event organized by AOB!

Visit @Loyaltybooks (Petworth or downtown Silver Spring) & order a paperback copy of BLACK BOY JOY (@KSekouM). A local student will get a signed copy for their personal library at an upcoming event! Celebrate the start of the school year - spread some reading JOY! 💛📚💚📚💙

A great morning talking with so many fantastic educators at the @dcaesj Social Justice Curriculum Fair! We’re starting to get excited for the upcoming school year!

We are thrilled to be named a @Society4Science STEM Action Grant awardee for the 2nd year! $$ will support a STEM Residence like the one we held last yr w/ @HeatherLMont (SOMETHING ROTTEN: A FRESH LOOK AT ROADKILL). Exploration, experimentation, collaboration! literacy x STEM

Numbers can only tell so much of the story... here's what we've heard from some of the students and educators we met this year. Thanks to everyone in the AOB community for supporting us! youtu.be/PfD4qRNQ9Mk

Time well spent with @wellreadblkgirl 's Camp Joy cohort & @EbonyLadelle yesterday! Thanks for sharing insight re: writing/publishing process, reading an excerpt from LOVE RADIO, & creating space reflection & questions! Thanks @wellreadblkgirl for a wonderful partnership!

AOB's fiscal year ends this week, and what a fantastic year it's been! A huge THANK YOU to everyone in the AOB community who made it all possible - educators, school administrators, authors, illustrators, publishers, community partners, donors, volunteers and supporters!

School's out! Roll on summer... we wish students, educators, & families everywhere a fun, relaxing & enjoyable break. We hope you find a good book to read! If you get stuck for ideas, @dcpl @MCPL_Libraries @PGCMLS @alexlibraryva or @fairfaxlibrary can help you out!

Huge thanks @kellymmcwilliams for connecting w students @hdwoodsonshs & @McKinleyMiddle to share YOUR PLANTATION PROM IS NOT OKAY (@LittleBrownYR ) & for highlighting the importance of activism & allyship! Both sessions were equally engaging and meaningful!Thanks to @TheDCArts

So grateful to the talented @GetFreeAlexaP for spending Friday at @GoDCPhelpsHS & @DunbarHSDC. She shared poetry, wisdom, & enthusiasm w future creators. She shared her new book REMEDIES FOR DISAPPEARING (@haymarketbooks). Tx to @WAACvisits for supporting her incredible talent.

@MrGtheLibrarian @BrooklandMS @dcpublicschools @DCLALibrarians @DcpsLibrary Looking forward to this celebration!

It's Pride time @BrooklandMS Literacy partner @AOBFound brings author Terry Catasus Jennings to discuss her book Pauli Murray, The Life of a Pioneering Feminist & Civil Rights Activist. We'll finish up with cake, refreshments and more @dcpublicschools @DCLALibrarians @DcpsLibrary

Thanks to @Katie_Yamasaki and educators at John Lewis ES (@dcpublicschools) for a beautiful day discussing her newest book SHAPES, LINES, AND LIGHT (@NYRBooks). @TheDCArts

A warm @HHESHUSKIES hello as @henakhanbooks, @andrealee12 & Yancey Labat shared their new 📚 POWER OF INVISIBILITY w G4 students. Cheers for news of a signed copy for each student. New term: try-againdings & a poll on the next superpower. @penguinrandom. Thanks @Anna_M_Uehling!

CITY FEET (@ReycraftBooks) is a must have book! We spent the day with the delightful @ProfessorAixa at @Powellelem last Friday. The kindergartners and 1st graders were energetic and enthusiastic to meet an author / illustrator. Thanks to @OLADCGov for funding the visit!