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Magazine of the American Library Association. Tweeters include Amy Carlton, Terra Dankowski, Phil Morehart, Sallyann Price & Sanhita SinhaRoy.
Jan 20 5 tweets 1 min read
"I'm a library kid. And when you're a library kid, you're always a library kid." —Journalist and author @michele_norris at the opening session of #LibLearnX24 “Librarians were some of the earliest ambassadors for our work” on the Race Card Project, where people sent a six-word response about race via a postcard. Some of the most interesting cards came to us from those who connected through libraries. —@michele_norris at #LibLearnX24
Feb 11, 2018 60 tweets 32 min read
Are libraries neutral spaces? Have they ever been? You're not going to want to miss the debate at the #alamw18 President's Program. Follow along with us! Affirmative speakers (for neutrality): @jaslar, @twiteck. Con speakers (against neutrality): @mchris4duke, @rdlankes. Commentators will be @edrabinski, @ejmknox, @klmccook, @kelwat103. ALA President @jamesneal will moderate. #alamw18
Feb 11, 2018 21 tweets 7 min read
Good morning, #alamw18! Grab a seat for Junot Díaz. We'll be tweeting his talk in just a few minutes. "Books help us make a way when there is no way. Those of us who have been historically excluded from books... the pain of that is something that, as a society, we have not accounted for." - Junot Díaz, #alamw18
Feb 9, 2018 22 tweets 10 min read
Opening Session at #alamw18 with @OsopePatrisse and @iammarleydias starting in just a few minutes! "My 4th grade teacher Ms. Goldberg had so much to do with why I am the person today. She challenged us in the classroom to engage our curiosity. ... I came to her because I wanted to read more about civil rights." - @OsopePatrisse