Wendy Stephens
@wstephens.bsky.social
Librarian, professor, teacher & reader in north Alabama. Information science Ph.D. NBCT LMS. Doing my own thing.
Not the best mobile typist, so forgive my many misspellings
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https://wendyontheweb.blogspot.com/
Not the best mobile typist, so forgive my many misspellings
🩷@usbby.bsky.social
🩷@nctecla.bsky.social
https://wendyontheweb.blogspot.com/
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Wendy Stephens
@wstephens.bsky.social
· Dec 5
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Register for the USBBY @usbby.bsky.social International Literacy Association webinar July 23 with author and translator Lynn Miller-Lachmann
July 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Register for the USBBY @usbby.bsky.social International Literacy Association webinar July 23 with author and translator Lynn Miller-Lachmann
So happy to hear from Derrick Barnes reading aloud from his @usbby.bsky.social IBBY Honour list book I Am Every Good Thing at #asla2025 #ALlibrarians
February 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
So happy to hear from Derrick Barnes reading aloud from his @usbby.bsky.social IBBY Honour list book I Am Every Good Thing at #asla2025 #ALlibrarians
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Attending #LibLearnX in Phoenix? ⚡️ Don't miss the Opening Session on Sat, Jan 25th at 8am! ⏰ GNCRT Board Members Shira Pilarski & Soline Holmes will introduce our amazing speakers: comics legends Scott McCloud & Raina Telgemeier! ✨ See you in Arizona! #comics #libraries
January 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Attending #LibLearnX in Phoenix? ⚡️ Don't miss the Opening Session on Sat, Jan 25th at 8am! ⏰ GNCRT Board Members Shira Pilarski & Soline Holmes will introduce our amazing speakers: comics legends Scott McCloud & Raina Telgemeier! ✨ See you in Arizona! #comics #libraries
Always fab to see colleagues recognized — go Miles College!
Congratulations to the 2025 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award winners! Meet the honorees — 10 outstanding librarians who go above & beyond to strengthen their communities every day. bit.ly/3HcHvEy
TY to everyone who nominated a librarian & to @carnegiecorp.bsky.social & NYPL, who make the award possible.
TY to everyone who nominated a librarian & to @carnegiecorp.bsky.social & NYPL, who make the award possible.
December 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Always fab to see colleagues recognized — go Miles College!
Cheech & Chong, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Beverly Hills Cop & Dirty Dancing additions to the wonderfully inclusive National Film Registry text.npr.org/nx-s1-5227860
'Dirty Dancing,' 'Wrath of Khan' added to the National Film Registry
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December 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Cheech & Chong, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Beverly Hills Cop & Dirty Dancing additions to the wonderfully inclusive National Film Registry text.npr.org/nx-s1-5227860
Canva has a lot to answer for
December 17, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Canva has a lot to answer for
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World Read Aloud Day with @litworld.bsky.social is coming up on February 5th! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom or library for a free virtual read-aloud on that day? Check out the list of volunteers here: katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
December 15, 2024 at 9:47 PM
World Read Aloud Day with @litworld.bsky.social is coming up on February 5th! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom or library for a free virtual read-aloud on that day? Check out the list of volunteers here: katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
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When #utleg passes laws that classify books by Atwood, Vonnegut, Morrison, and Alexie as “criminal porn”, it makes it that much harder to have REAL conversations about the harms of porn to teens…
www.sltrib.com/news/nation-...
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December 15, 2024 at 10:49 PM
When #utleg passes laws that classify books by Atwood, Vonnegut, Morrison, and Alexie as “criminal porn”, it makes it that much harder to have REAL conversations about the harms of porn to teens…
www.sltrib.com/news/nation-...
www.sltrib.com/news/nation-...
People dunk on us being the largest city in the state now, but even the art in the HSV airport has gotten better somehow
November 27, 2024 at 3:20 AM
People dunk on us being the largest city in the state now, but even the art in the HSV airport has gotten better somehow
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"One of our biggest concerns is that this decision isn't actually about what's best for our children's education," @laneyhawes.bsky.social said. "It is part of a political movement. It's part of an agenda."
#BookBans #FreedomToRead
@txfreedomread.bsky.social
cbsaustin.com/news/local/s...
#BookBans #FreedomToRead
@txfreedomread.bsky.social
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State Board of Education looks to expand control on school library books
During a meeting Thursday, the State Board of Education approved a move to give it more control over library books in schools and whether what's on the shelves
cbsaustin.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
"One of our biggest concerns is that this decision isn't actually about what's best for our children's education," @laneyhawes.bsky.social said. "It is part of a political movement. It's part of an agenda."
#BookBans #FreedomToRead
@txfreedomread.bsky.social
cbsaustin.com/news/local/s...
#BookBans #FreedomToRead
@txfreedomread.bsky.social
cbsaustin.com/news/local/s...
That slippery slope, e.g. This is why we don’t want to remove books
This is batshit.
First, they came for librarians. Now, the #Texas State Legislature is coming for booksellers with Senate Bill SB 88. So, if a 17-year-old wanders into our art section and looks at a book containing a nude photograph/painting, we could be prosecuted. #bannedbooks #bookstore #bookstores #censorship
November 27, 2024 at 1:57 AM
That slippery slope, e.g. This is why we don’t want to remove books
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Still unsure of how things work here, but some pics from last night's Boston Globe Horn Book Awards #BGHB2024
Thanks, mush for this wonderful honor!!
Art by #DianaSudyka
From #BeachLaneBooks
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Thanks, mush for this wonderful honor!!
Art by #DianaSudyka
From #BeachLaneBooks
💙🍄🎉🍄🟫🎉💙
November 26, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Still unsure of how things work here, but some pics from last night's Boston Globe Horn Book Awards #BGHB2024
Thanks, mush for this wonderful honor!!
Art by #DianaSudyka
From #BeachLaneBooks
💙🍄🎉🍄🟫🎉💙
Thanks, mush for this wonderful honor!!
Art by #DianaSudyka
From #BeachLaneBooks
💙🍄🎉🍄🟫🎉💙
Excellent news, thanks to the wonderful April Dawkins for her expert testimony and @heykellyjensen.bsky.social for her reportage
Book ban lawsuit news update!
After settling their lawsuit against Nassau County Schools out of court, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, authors of AND TANGO MAKES THERE have filed for a Summary Judgement in their case against Escambia County Schools.
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After settling their lawsuit against Nassau County Schools out of court, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, authors of AND TANGO MAKES THERE have filed for a Summary Judgement in their case against Escambia County Schools.
bookriot.com/escambia-cou...
AND TANGO MAKES THREE Authors Seek Settlement in Escambia County School Lawsuit
Based on overwhelming evidence of inappropriate removal of the book AND TANGO MAKES THREE, plaintiffs in one Escambia School lawsuit seek summary judgement before trial.
bookriot.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Excellent news, thanks to the wonderful April Dawkins for her expert testimony and @heykellyjensen.bsky.social for her reportage
Feel so fortunate to have caught so many amazing authors whose books ended up on this list at #ncte24 & #alan24 — a banner year for sure www.nypl.org/spotlight/be...
NYPL's Best Books of 2024
The New York Public Library is proud to present our Best Books of 2024. Our annual recommendations of the best books for adults, kids, and teens, curated by our expert staff and librarians, encompass ...
www.nypl.org
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Feel so fortunate to have caught so many amazing authors whose books ended up on this list at #ncte24 & #alan24 — a banner year for sure www.nypl.org/spotlight/be...
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Hey friends BUILDINGS THAT BREATHE will be out in paperback in Jan! 🎉 @lernerbooks.bsky.social #JLG #yalit #kidlit #ncte24 #nonfiction
November 26, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Hey friends BUILDINGS THAT BREATHE will be out in paperback in Jan! 🎉 @lernerbooks.bsky.social #JLG #yalit #kidlit #ncte24 #nonfiction
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Since we've been hearing a lot about book bans at #alan24 #ncte24 please consider participating in my research study about educators' experiences with controversial or banned books #edusky
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November 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Since we've been hearing a lot about book bans at #alan24 #ncte24 please consider participating in my research study about educators' experiences with controversial or banned books #edusky
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Can't wait to get back to Boston? At work on this exciting @usbby.bsky.social event www.usbby.org/news/save-th... #ncte24 #alan24
November 26, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Can't wait to get back to Boston? At work on this exciting @usbby.bsky.social event www.usbby.org/news/save-th... #ncte24 #alan24
Ticking myself into bed with this vampirical tale from @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #alan24
November 26, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Ticking myself into bed with this vampirical tale from @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #alan24
Maria Gianferrari, who I presented with this summer with Mia Wenjen, Lindsay Metcalfe, & Nancy Castaldo at nErDcamp PA, wins Nonfiction & Poetry honor. Bravo!
November 25, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Maria Gianferrari, who I presented with this summer with Mia Wenjen, Lindsay Metcalfe, & Nancy Castaldo at nErDcamp PA, wins Nonfiction & Poetry honor. Bravo!
@laurelsnyder.bsky.social gets a shout out from honor winner Elana Arnold in her speech — Laurel is magic!
November 25, 2024 at 9:57 PM
@laurelsnyder.bsky.social gets a shout out from honor winner Elana Arnold in her speech — Laurel is magic!
Great to hear another moving speech from award winner Sydney Smith, also the 2024 Hans Christian Anderson winner. Quite the year for him & Holiday House
November 25, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Great to hear another moving speech from award winner Sydney Smith, also the 2024 Hans Christian Anderson winner. Quite the year for him & Holiday House
So jazzed for The Horn Book/@bostonglobe.com Awards at Boston Public Library
November 25, 2024 at 9:21 PM
So jazzed for The Horn Book/@bostonglobe.com Awards at Boston Public Library
Via @anuncivilphd.bsky.social Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
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#BookChallenge
#Books
#BookSky
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#BookChallenge
November 25, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Via @anuncivilphd.bsky.social Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
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Repost, follow, and take action to stop book bans! www.bookbanpetition.us
November 25, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Repost, follow, and take action to stop book bans! www.bookbanpetition.us