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Friday’s Inspirations

Attending the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, what are the chances that our school, and our students would get noticed in not just one, but TWO different sessions, and then a third later on?! What were the chances they’d talk to … Continue reading

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“Everyone Has a Story” and one stood out…

The start of the Library of Congress 2023 Book Festival featured the most welcome appearance of Carla Hayden – who everytime I see, I think of this amazing event thanks to her devotion of the largest Book Festival in the … Continue reading

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Handsell

Following the previous post, of the first day of the Indigenous Culture and Training, the onsite visit to Chicone Village, known as Handsell, in Vienna, MD was literally a breath of fresh air. Touring the Village site, with the 17th … Continue reading

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“Halac’quow Ewapaw’gup Allappah’wee”

Tuesday, along with completing an amazing 6 week run of Upward Bound Workstudy student started the first Maryland Indigenous workshop that I was graciously accepted into. As stated by Maria A. Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, & Library … Continue reading

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Literary Relevant

It has been almost NINE months since the Humanities Conference in Los Angeles, can you believe it? And YET, there once again is a remnant and reminder of an amazing event that occurred reoccurring in a different form this summer … Continue reading

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Coincidence, SuperPowers, and Awareness for the Benefit of Students – Jason Reynolds Saves the Day.

Coincidence is a funny thing. I have been fortunate enough to meet author Jason Reynolds several times, and when I met him in this past year at the Library of Congress National Book Festival, I was lucky enough to receive … Continue reading

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Get it Together!

Let me just say, after three rounds of individuals helping problem solve the circuits, connections, and modules of our robotic project, started by our WHS Girls Who Code club – Ta Da! What comes out of a school library can … Continue reading

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School Board Members in the Spotlight- Mr. Steve McCarron

As we as WSD employees close out the school year: we finish the great experiences we had in talking with our WSD School Board members. Right in graduation season, it is perfect to see some amazing experiences that have guided … Continue reading

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Podcast Personality

Thursday, May 11, 2023 – I’ll be honest- I podcast, alot. But I had never heard of Travis McElroy, and that made this keynote speaker EVEN BETTER. Mr. McElroy started talking about a show they (his brothers) had at The … Continue reading

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Budgeting Off a Ledge

I was asked to do some research and write an article showing one of many obstacles school librarians face in trying to provide literacy to their students. I do hear from schools in our state that receive zero budget or … Continue reading

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