📚Amy Herrera, MLIS

Celebrate National Library Week by telling Congress to take a stand against censorship! ala.org/conferenceseve…

Did you know that there were 1,269 attempts to ban or restrict library materials in 2022? That is a record-breaking number! Tell your students that April 24 is Right to Read Day and see the toolkit linked below! #acalltoaction #freadom uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-… via @alalibrary

ALA is calling on the Senate to #FundLibraries, and on library advocates nationwide to make their voices heard. Click to take action and tell Congress to #FundLibraries! bit.ly/FundLibrariesF… via @LibraryPolicy

Did you know that April is School Library Month? Well, now you do! 😉 #celebratelibraries

Best news ever, our book project was funded! 🙌 A huge thanks to the generous anonymous donor who swooped in and made a donation that made it possible for our students to access these wonderful new titles! ❤️#MDUSDreads donorschoose.org/project/top-mo…

Our students would love some fresh reads! Donations are doubling on Thursday! 🤞🫶 📚 #DonorsChoose #OurStudentsLovetoRead donorschoose.org/project/top-mo…

It’s time for some pushback. 🙌

Current recommend: Dr. Monica Cox’s podcast Stop Playing Diversity, a lifeline for those as she says, “directly feeling the impact of there being no change” in the DEI landscape. Short but powerful episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sto…

I've always loved Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop's concept of literary windows and mirrors. Our kids need both! Here's a good read~ Windows and Mirrors: Latinx Experiences in Children's Literature colorincolorado.org/article/window…

Sooooo bummed to be missing this again, I’d love to hear feedback from those of you who are going! #CSLA2023

@MDUSDLib @MtDiabloUSD @TonyThurmond This is and has always been an equity issue! Access determines the divide between the information rich and the information poor.

@MtDiabloUSD @TonyThurmond We need libraries open in every school across the state and the nation.

This is concerning news for education: Book-banning talk heats up in Bay Area school district mercurynews.com/2023/02/20/boo… #librariansagainstbookbanning #freadom

Overheard in the library, from one student to another: “This is my safe place.” 🫶🏼

"Last month, [CA] state officials approved adding media literacy to the list of subjects eligible for funds for teacher training and instructional material." ...a big step in the right direction in this age of misinformation (with real world implications).

@AmazingMsMuller Excellent!!! 👏🏼

@AmazingMsMuller Any title by Rupi Kaur or r.h. sin. Hugely popular!

Thank you to @SenJackReed and @RepRaulGrijalva for introducing the Right to Read Act, because every child should have access to an effective school library, staffed by a certified school librarian. Join me in signing our thank you card! bit.ly/3ent9W8 via @LibraryPolicy

IB team building in beautiful SF! ⁦⁦@IbYvhs⁩ #exploratorium #fieldtripbonding #teamwork

@heymrsbond Connect with your Librarian for some embedded lessons! It’s what we do 😉