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Auntie_Angie
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momma of journalist~ wife~school librarian~
i💛wa hawkeye~
knee deep in the hoopla📍HI
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"I've been under the spotlight, and I'm just excited for it. I know it's supposed to be pressure, but I'm really looking forward to it."

Addie Deal: Iowa's five-star ready to embrace spotlight
Addie Deal: Iowa's five-star ready to embrace spotlight
The rise of Hawkeye women's basketball has been a national storyline over the past few years. For Addie Deal, the highly touted five-star recruit from California, she was aware of Iowa before the Cait...
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August 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm attending Indivisible Hawai‘i Statewide Network - Protect Hawai‘i 2025's event, “NO KINGS - DAY OF DEFIANCE (O‘ahu)” - sign up now to j www.mobilize.us/protecthawai...
NO KINGS - DAY OF DEFIANCE (O‘ahu) · Indivisible Hawai‘i Statewide Network - Protect Hawai‘i 2025
"NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on fr...
www.mobilize.us
June 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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You can tell someone you're neurodivergent 10,000 times and they'll still expect you to act neurotypical.
June 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Meetings I'm most uncomfortable in are those where I am the only neurodivergent person.
I don't believe that design is an accident...
June 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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"I’m not a library media specialist. I don't know all the nuances of when I can use something, and I can’t use something, in my classroom. She’s critical to helping me drive that policy for the school of how we're going to be good stewards of information." #AASLslm
Responsible Information Use – Joel Hoag
Intermediate school principal Joel Hoag (Franklin, TN) stresses the leadership role school librarians play in ensuring learning communities are good stewards...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We love Ruthie Rose!
I'm giving away 10 SIGNED COPIES of Ruthie Rose's Big Idea for one teacher, teacher-librarian, or public librarian to GIVE AWAY TO STUDENTS. Repost by 11:30 p.m. CT on February 20 to enter the drawing.

I'll buy the copies from Anderson's Bookshop. andersonsbookshop.com/book/9781536...
February 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The 2025 Perma-Bound Author/Illustrator Birthday Calendar: www.perma-bound.com/author-illus...
December 31, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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No Child Left Behind: Elementary school edition.

Schools were forced into a Faustian bargain. They could teach kids Social Studies that wouldn’t appear on a state test or they could spend Social Studies time teaching kids more English and Math that would appear on a state test. We see the results
December 23, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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December 21, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Happy Caturday from Peep. #catsky #grinchpets
December 21, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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The idea that librarians spend all their time telling children to shush is an unflattering and outdated stereotype. We actually spend all our time telling children to stop running.
November 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
The sourdough space on other platforms is dominated with m*g*/m*h* ick. I bake sourdough for my physical and mental health. That’s all. 💙 #breadsky #sourdoughsky
November 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Big mahalos to @alicekeeler.com for the Bluesky invite code. 🤙
July 3, 2023 at 10:20 PM
Libraries are for everyone.
July 3, 2023 at 5:08 PM
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July 3, 2023 at 12:35 AM