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Teena Lauth
@librarymama.bsky.social
Public High School Librarian, Champion of FREADom to read
Loves Reading, Scrapbooking, Puzzles and Games
#EduSky #TLSky
My book bouquet for my birthday. Thanks Sammi!❤️
March 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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It's never ever about the books but the stories of the people inside of the books. Proud to work on this project with the extraordinary @madisonspeaking.bsky.social and our collection of analysts helping us code the 4K titles! pen.org/press-releas...
Book Bans in Schools Sweep Across Reading Levels, Genres and Topics, While Censorship Erases Stories about People of Color and LGBTQ Topics Most Often - PEN America
The removal of books focused on people of color, race and racism, and LGBTQ+ subjects from public schools continues as part of a concerted and dangerous campaign nationwide, according to new analysis ...
pen.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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There seem to be a number of Americans who don’t know what to do if they find a book they don’t like at the library.

For them, we wrote this handy step-by-step guide.

action.everylibrary.org/what_do_i_do...
What do I do if I don't like a book at the library?
A handy step-by-step guide.
action.everylibrary.org
December 5, 2024 at 8:04 PM
A7. Favorite new Christmas movie/series is
1. Dash and Lily.
Older ones
2. Year without a Santa Claus
3. Miracle on 34th Street
#TLSkyChat
December 5, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Huge shout out to @techielibgrl.com and @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social for an amazing first #TLSkyChat! That hour went by too fast!
December 5, 2024 at 2:00 AM
A5. Still learning about starter packs. I'm a little trepidations about adding a whole group of people at once. Been 🔥 before.
December 5, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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A2- I gleaned lots if resources about BlueSky from @debbieohi.com

She & connected early on. She even wrote about it on SLJ: www.slj.com/story/gettin... #TLSkyChat
Getting Up to Speed on Bluesky
As Bluesky improves its community-building tools, more teachers and librarians are flocking to the platform as an alternative to X. Here's how to get the most out of it.
www.slj.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:17 AM
@jenniferlagarde.bsky.social A3. I've been really selective as to who I allow to follow me and who I follow. This group is easy, the randos not so much! #TLSkyChat
December 5, 2024 at 1:30 AM
A1. Hearing about everyone's triumphs and tribulations helps me feel connected, since librarianship in schools can be so isolating. #TLSkyChat
December 5, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I'm a HS librarian in Binghamton, NY. Been there for 13 years and originally from Brooklyn and Queens. #TLSkyChat
December 5, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Misinformation is the viral disease we can’t seem to get away from #edusky #tlsky
Misinformation exploits outrage to spread online
We tested a hypothesis that misinformation exploits outrage to spread online, examining generalizability across multiple platforms, time periods, and classifications of misinformation. Outrage is high...
www.science.org
November 29, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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How to explain book bans to those who *actually* want to understand what's going on.

Conveniently, I decided to rerun one of this year's most popular book censorship posts this week and it seems like I need to just rerun this every week.

bookriot.com/ways-to-expl...
How To Explain Book Bans to Those Who Want to Understand: Book Censorship News, November 29, 2024
Use these talking points to help explain book bans to people who haven't kept up but want to understand.
bookriot.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:16 PM
#TLSky my first post on blusky. Shoutout to all my librarian friends out there!
November 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM