Kathy Ishizuka
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Kathy Ishizuka
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Third generation JA; Master Gardener
Priors: Editor in Chief, School Library Journal, Partnerships & Innovation Director, SLJ & LJ; FOLIO's Top Women in Media 2019
Dad, Fort Knox, 1944.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
There's a library marketing op in this.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Voted.

(Image: "This badge was used by the New Orleans Branch NAACP and given to voters upon registration." - Wikimedia Commons, CC licensed)
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Where old down pillows go to rest.
(Feathers are a great source of nitrogen)

#compost
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
October 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Crop.
October 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
September 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
German Pinks.

🙏🏼 Seed Savers Exchange.
September 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
September blooms.

Stand tall, people.
September 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Mornin’
Remember support, give or get it as needed. Like my pumpkin.

Yes, that’s a wire shelf, zip-tied to the fence, with a wedged-in stick.
September 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
September 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Cosmos bipinnatus kiiro.
September 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Seriously, LinkedIn?
September 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Well done.
That's signage at my local little library, on the right.

@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Potted up, ready for new homes.

#Echinacea
August 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Here, just marveling at the shit show.
August 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A documentary exploring art, activism, grief, and fatherhood through the life of a pioneering Asian American artist.
Third Act, my nephew Tadashi Nakamura's film, is free to view Thurs Aug 28 8:00 p.m. ET • 5:00 p.m. PT
AARP membership not required.
local.aarp.org/vcc-event/mo...
August 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
August 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A gourd. That’s all I got.

#timelinecleanse #gourdscrolling
August 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A celebration of indie film, for POC, by POC
#blackstarfest #BSFF25
August 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
My soul home.
July 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
July 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Well, that's a wrap on 24 yrs at SLJ, most recently as Editor in Chief. Unlike Peggy Olson, I didn't leave of my own accord-I was laid off this am, along with our publisher. There's a lot to be proud of, especially the staff, it was a pleasure to work alongside them. So, yeah, this swagger.
July 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Come With Me Down the Children’s Book Parody Rabbit Hole: 2025 Edition (100 Scope Notes)

100scopenotes.com/2025/07/22/c...
July 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM