Karen Gareis
@kgareis.bsky.social
High School Librarian. Intellectual Freedom Fighter. Retired Navy Master Chief.
Let's talk YA all day!
Let's talk YA all day!
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Certified school librarians boost test scores, grad rates, & critical thinking, yet their numbers are declining.
When we fight for school libraries, we fight for the future of education, & when we fight for the future of education, we fight for a better future PERIOD.
#Skybrarians #TLChat #EduSky
When we fight for school libraries, we fight for the future of education, & when we fight for the future of education, we fight for a better future PERIOD.
#Skybrarians #TLChat #EduSky
Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes
Libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country.
www.americanprogress.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Certified school librarians boost test scores, grad rates, & critical thinking, yet their numbers are declining.
When we fight for school libraries, we fight for the future of education, & when we fight for the future of education, we fight for a better future PERIOD.
#Skybrarians #TLChat #EduSky
When we fight for school libraries, we fight for the future of education, & when we fight for the future of education, we fight for a better future PERIOD.
#Skybrarians #TLChat #EduSky
www.wistv.com/2025/02/19/s...
I was so proud to speak at the SC State House for conference for H4059.
#TLSkybrarian
I was so proud to speak at the SC State House for conference for H4059.
#TLSkybrarian
SC lawmakers look to combat school book removal efforts with ‘Freedom to Read’ bill
Several Democratic State House representatives are discussing a bill focused on access to books in public school libraries across South Carolina.
www.wistv.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
www.wistv.com/2025/02/19/s...
I was so proud to speak at the SC State House for conference for H4059.
#TLSkybrarian
I was so proud to speak at the SC State House for conference for H4059.
#TLSkybrarian
Any "South Carolina published writers, poets, illustrators, editors, anthology contributors, and other book content creators" are invited to join Authors Against Book Bans. Go to authorsagainstbookbans.com or find my friend Jonathan Haupt at the Pat Conroy Literary Center.
January 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Any "South Carolina published writers, poets, illustrators, editors, anthology contributors, and other book content creators" are invited to join Authors Against Book Bans. Go to authorsagainstbookbans.com or find my friend Jonathan Haupt at the Pat Conroy Literary Center.
Be informed, take action. None of this is rocket science and yet so many turn away when they could help. Please help!
56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025
Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.
bookriot.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Be informed, take action. None of this is rocket science and yet so many turn away when they could help. Please help!
🥳 Great news! I'm officially presenting at @scasl.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference in March! "Danger Ahead! Teens on the Banned Wagon" will provide insight into some super successful censorship lessons/activities with high school Ss. #TLSky #Skybrarian
December 31, 2024 at 12:36 AM
🥳 Great news! I'm officially presenting at @scasl.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference in March! "Danger Ahead! Teens on the Banned Wagon" will provide insight into some super successful censorship lessons/activities with high school Ss. #TLSky #Skybrarian
Reposted by Karen Gareis
“[S]chool libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas …Second, messages conveyed in school library books are diverse & contradictory — not endorsed by the state, as government speech must be.”
www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...
www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...
Publishers and authors say library books are not ‘government speech’
Attorneys for several publishing companies, authors and other plaintiffs filed a document that, in part, disputed a state position that selection of school library books is “government speech” and, as...
www.wusf.org
December 27, 2024 at 3:40 PM
“[S]chool libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas …Second, messages conveyed in school library books are diverse & contradictory — not endorsed by the state, as government speech must be.”
www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...
www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...
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ALA President Cindy Hohl makes history as the first Spectrum Scholar elected to lead the association and the first Dakota president from the Santee Sioux Nation. Read about her initiatives: A Good Way for ALA, We all Belong Tour, All Nations Libguide, and more.
flatlandkc.org/civic-affair...
flatlandkc.org/civic-affair...
KC Library Exec Focuses On Native Americans in National Role
Cindy Hohl is a member of the Santee Nation and is serving as the president of the American Library Association until July 2025.
flatlandkc.org
December 27, 2024 at 9:27 PM
ALA President Cindy Hohl makes history as the first Spectrum Scholar elected to lead the association and the first Dakota president from the Santee Sioux Nation. Read about her initiatives: A Good Way for ALA, We all Belong Tour, All Nations Libguide, and more.
flatlandkc.org/civic-affair...
flatlandkc.org/civic-affair...
Reposted by Karen Gareis
Columbia friends, looking for a last-minute holiday gift for a book-loving person in your life? Tickets are on sale now for an early screening of BANNED TOGETHER. Jan. 15 at 6 pm, tickets + details here: nickelodeon.org/events/banne...
December 24, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Columbia friends, looking for a last-minute holiday gift for a book-loving person in your life? Tickets are on sale now for an early screening of BANNED TOGETHER. Jan. 15 at 6 pm, tickets + details here: nickelodeon.org/events/banne...
Reposted by Karen Gareis
The Best Kids’ Books on Mental Health of 2024 childmind.org/article/the-... @childmindinstitute.bsky.social
The Best Kids’ Books on Mental Health of 2024 - Child Mind Institute
Explore our favorite 2024 children's books on mental health. Our list covers a variety of topics from ADHD to autism to eating disorders.
childmind.org
December 21, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The Best Kids’ Books on Mental Health of 2024 childmind.org/article/the-... @childmindinstitute.bsky.social
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EveryLibrary executive director John Chrastka had a clear message for the 2024 SLJ Summit attendees:
The days of catchy slogans and clever T-shirts are over.
Time for school librarians to take their place as serious negotiators with a fundamental role in education.
www.slj.com/story/Time-t...
The days of catchy slogans and clever T-shirts are over.
Time for school librarians to take their place as serious negotiators with a fundamental role in education.
www.slj.com/story/Time-t...
Time to Turn Talking Points to Policy | 2024 SLJ Summit
EveryLibrary executive director John Chrastka spoke at the 2024 SLJ Summit, providing a playbook for statewide strategies to prioritize and protect school libraries and librarians.
www.slj.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
EveryLibrary executive director John Chrastka had a clear message for the 2024 SLJ Summit attendees:
The days of catchy slogans and clever T-shirts are over.
Time for school librarians to take their place as serious negotiators with a fundamental role in education.
www.slj.com/story/Time-t...
The days of catchy slogans and clever T-shirts are over.
Time for school librarians to take their place as serious negotiators with a fundamental role in education.
www.slj.com/story/Time-t...
🚨 🎉 Book Giveaway!!!!
A LIBRARY by Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024)
1. FOLLOW
2. REPOST
3. Fill in the blank: "A library is __________."
#FBF #Edusky #kidlit #giveawayc@harperkids.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
A LIBRARY by Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024)
1. FOLLOW
2. REPOST
3. Fill in the blank: "A library is __________."
#FBF #Edusky #kidlit #giveawayc@harperkids.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Hi #Skybrarians
I'm Sybil, a public librarian in VA. I specialize in #manga + comics, teen media, and creativity-focused programming for teens. I also am a co-writer/artist in the upcoming book #MangaGoesToSchool for ALA Editions!
Pleased to meet you all~
#edusky #librarians #manga
I'm Sybil, a public librarian in VA. I specialize in #manga + comics, teen media, and creativity-focused programming for teens. I also am a co-writer/artist in the upcoming book #MangaGoesToSchool for ALA Editions!
Pleased to meet you all~
#edusky #librarians #manga
December 20, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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Join me and @techielibgrl.com on Wednesday at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the next #TLSkyChat! This week's topic and questions are already posted at tlskychat.com. This is our last chat of the year and we hope to see you there! #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians #KidLit
December 17, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Join me and @techielibgrl.com on Wednesday at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the next #TLSkyChat! This week's topic and questions are already posted at tlskychat.com. This is our last chat of the year and we hope to see you there! #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians #KidLit
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
20/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
20/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
December 17, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
20/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
20/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
19/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
19/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
December 16, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
19/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
19/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
150 pajamas and books packed up to benefit CAPA! ❤️💚🌲 Thank you to the Storybook Shoppe for caring about the community and providing opportunities for students to help.
#BlufftonBobcatLibrary
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrary
#BlufftonBobcatLibrary
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrary
December 15, 2024 at 11:04 PM
150 pajamas and books packed up to benefit CAPA! ❤️💚🌲 Thank you to the Storybook Shoppe for caring about the community and providing opportunities for students to help.
#BlufftonBobcatLibrary
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrary
#BlufftonBobcatLibrary
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrary
Daily affirmation for the #SchoolLibrarians doing the most in these "unprecedented times."
#TLSky @scasl.bsky.social
#TLSky @scasl.bsky.social
This one goes out to every #Skybrarian, especially #TLsky #SchoolLibrary folks,
Your inclusive collections really matter; your resistance to suppression and book banning really matter.
(Revisiting some of my earliest posts here from a little more than a year ago.)
Your inclusive collections really matter; your resistance to suppression and book banning really matter.
(Revisiting some of my earliest posts here from a little more than a year ago.)
Fellow Teacher-Librarians in my school district are very pleased to have received this email of love and respect for our inclusive practices:
December 15, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Daily affirmation for the #SchoolLibrarians doing the most in these "unprecedented times."
#TLSky @scasl.bsky.social
#TLSky @scasl.bsky.social
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Here are the anti-library & pro-censorship bills already prefiled for the 2025 legislative session across the US. It's your job to keep tabs on these, write your representatives, & speak up about the dismantling of public institutions of access + democracy.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
The Pro-Censorship and Anti-Library & Bills Already Filed for 2025
Killing the Department of Education is one we already saw coming.
wellsourced.substack.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Here are the anti-library & pro-censorship bills already prefiled for the 2025 legislative session across the US. It's your job to keep tabs on these, write your representatives, & speak up about the dismantling of public institutions of access + democracy.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
18/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
December 15, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
18/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
Sharing that poetry activity with my #ELATeachers immediately!
Where we end up each year: in the library reading and affirming each other's stories.
Hard to think of a cooler space to be in as a teacher: thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/when-you-a...
Hard to think of a cooler space to be in as a teacher: thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/when-you-a...
December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Sharing that poetry activity with my #ELATeachers immediately!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
17/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
17/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
December 13, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
17/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
17/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
16/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
December 12, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
16/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
📣 We are excited to share the 🎥 we've been a part of for 3 years, The Librarians,
premieres at Sundance Film Festival in Jan!!
Peabody Award winning director, Kim Snyder highlights the wave of book bans & the libs under siege defending Intellectual Freedom
festival.sundance.org/program/film...
premieres at Sundance Film Festival in Jan!!
Peabody Award winning director, Kim Snyder highlights the wave of book bans & the libs under siege defending Intellectual Freedom
festival.sundance.org/program/film...
December 12, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Imagine that, lying about data to make things go their way. Stay vigilant SC, it's not over yet.
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SayNoToBookBans
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SayNoToBookBans
Book bans are based on lies and propaganda to keep people in power.
Book banners and extremist organizations have repeatedly and publicly admitted it.
Sign the petition against book bans today! www.bookbanpetition.us
Book banners and extremist organizations have repeatedly and publicly admitted it.
Sign the petition against book bans today! www.bookbanpetition.us
December 11, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Imagine that, lying about data to make things go their way. Stay vigilant SC, it's not over yet.
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SayNoToBookBans
#TLSky #Skybrarian #SayNoToBookBans
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
15/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
December 11, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚
15/20 📚
#skybrarians
#bookchallenge
#booksky💙📚