tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058050518821411572024-02-20T13:40:10.522-06:00The Audacious Librarian.....The Day In The Life of a Library Media Specialist, K.C. Boyd - https://theaudaciouslibrarian.blogspot.com theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-21868668295247218332020-12-10T05:09:00.003-06:002020-12-10T05:09:52.525-06:00#OnlyWhenItsSafe...A Library Media Specialists Lens<p><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I went to work today and exposed my pitiful side. I went to work to drop off books for a couple of students who are not adapting to our expanded ebook platform. I ended up remaining in the building and completed some work that needed to be done. I just couldn't walk out and leave these tasks undone, so I sat down and got to work. I couldn't help but notice, my library media center was quiet, way too quiet.</span></p><p><span class="gmail-" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">- No pop up visits to ‘check on me’ from Rico, The Datcher Twins or Rashad.<br />- No debating with Emilia, Rain or Dena.<br />- No comedic stories from Carlos or Ashiya.<br />- No reminders from Daniel or Pedro that my alarm on my phone is ringing, and it’s time for me to bellow, ‘Get to class...I’m not writing passes!’<br /><br />I emptied my book drop that was jammed packed with books. The custodial and security staff onsite was sweet and placed them in the book drop when they cleaned out the lockers. My students were also responsible and dropped off their books when they came to the school over the last couple of months to pick up virtual learning equipment. The tables in the library media center's conference room had already begun to fill up with books that were quarantined. I just added to the growing piles.</span></p><p><span class="gmail-" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">The custodial staff has been so helpful and has been watering my plants that unfortunately I had to leave behind when we had to exit the building last spring. My 'big boys' that are on my circulation desk looked healthy and maintained. I then looked at the empty tables and soft seating area where my students would sit, joke around and sometimes even argue with each other. I then looked at my boxes of new books, unopened on the work tables in my Makerspace lab. Books that I know my students would enjoy reading and quite frankly, fight over first dibs. I stood in the hallway, looking through the glass at my quiet and empty Makerspace. I reflected how I would tap on the glass when I would observe students becoming a little too 'spirited' while engaged during a Minecraft skill build. It was at that time I just had to walk out, it was too much.</span></p><p><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgi7KDHMEHasNlrv4aV20UPavdEvkUTnVA1Gflaxq_FkQ0q-N1AyoIgbQZnGyO-lTLoRkiYSNB7Sk8VwFz9us47wtkqKC9jV_KQDaC_Yyh_mbaNttMUcY8xSxlHzoffUU5rCudamshNY/s1082/Screen+Shot+2020-12-10+at+5.27.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgi7KDHMEHasNlrv4aV20UPavdEvkUTnVA1Gflaxq_FkQ0q-N1AyoIgbQZnGyO-lTLoRkiYSNB7Sk8VwFz9us47wtkqKC9jV_KQDaC_Yyh_mbaNttMUcY8xSxlHzoffUU5rCudamshNY/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-12-10+at+5.27.49+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span class="gmail-" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">- This pandemic is ratchet, </span></p><p><span class="gmail-" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">- This pandemic is unpredictable,</span></p><p><span class="gmail-" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">- This pandemic has Jheri curl! Yes, I said it! </span></p><p><span class="gmail-" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">I’m SO done and ready to go back to my library media center. I'm ready to get back to work with my students but <a class="gmail-xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/onlywhenitssafe/" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">#OnlyWhenItsSafe</a> and the virus has flatlined for my own personal health. My students need to regain normalcy, I need it too. Yes, I have more time to read/review books and take care of myself, but I miss the part of my job that is 'face-to-face.' One day we will be back together again, it's this optimism that keeps me moving forward.</span></p><div class=" Igw0E IwRSH eGOV_ _4EzTm pjcA_ aGBdT " style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 auto; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 16px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; place-content: stretch flex-start; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"></div>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-41456020401935282452020-11-02T17:48:00.001-06:002020-11-02T17:48:22.324-06:00Going Back To My Roots <div><br></div><div><img id="id_629f_8829_4b6f_678a" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/eCPeUvAEFI7Jn5gVn2GkcRGb6j2atviHwD051xTW0mfQKweqeCsNERWnrnQiWCE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><div><br></div><div>Going back to my Illinois roots and presenting for the Association of Illinois School Library Educators (@AISLEd_org) 2020 Virtual Conference: </div><div>‘Be the Spark: What You Do Matters’ </div><div><br></div><div>👉🏾https://sites.google.com/aisled.org/bethespark/speakers #dcpsneedslibrarians #tlchat </div><div><br></div><img id="id_710d_4b7f_b192_836b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/gzgrDFm1COvP1MffoNM6Y8wBt4EtPWfes_3CsImuIeoQfSBQeofgBa_u8dZHMRM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_d3d6_2c49_cb35_d690" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/jgT5LZUixQm0KtzY_bmT0hmPHdvqI5g764lXRL8Bd_3gWPYReaiZlDc5ZT8pn80" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-52346758358613190322020-08-23T12:22:00.001-05:002020-08-23T12:30:50.794-05:00#HackingSchoolLibraries Virtual Summit <div><br /></div><div><div><img alt="" id="id_7507_89b7_8c2e_6960" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/yUUNyVXM6aVnDqZouA0Xu3BdkSaNB0awryYBKSlNy8EPSqKWBeemkiYIxKKf5Q4" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" /></div><div><br /></div>This.Was.Fun! </div><div><br /><div>It was great to get together with friends to talk, laugh and share stories around advocacy, relevancy and school libraries. Thank you @lieberrian for the invite and organizing such a wonderful summit and toolkit. </div><div>#KC_SaidIt #DCPSNeedLibrarians </div><div><br /></div><div>View the entire panel discussion here: </div></div><a href="https://tinyurl.com/HSLVSAdvocacyandRelevancy" id="id_f8c8_e1fb_5f5_e668">https://tinyurl.com/HSLVSAdvocacyandRelevancy</a>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-69323778457541175252020-08-23T12:19:00.001-05:002020-08-23T12:31:01.010-05:00With Literacy, Service and Justice for All... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KlD0aDSgvezsjwB32jjMCOj-RVTyXU7L6AFIYYXVmULFgyu9Zbik718MiGnbPAbw83SCcPQE9KCr1hcRjLCTwiKy2gEtt-ternJb7zVQ9qRpdEQwO4siP3313ORKeA4EhHlk0EHoSZc/s1125/IMG-0203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1125" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KlD0aDSgvezsjwB32jjMCOj-RVTyXU7L6AFIYYXVmULFgyu9Zbik718MiGnbPAbw83SCcPQE9KCr1hcRjLCTwiKy2gEtt-ternJb7zVQ9qRpdEQwO4siP3313ORKeA4EhHlk0EHoSZc/w410-h341/IMG-0203.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had the opportunity to meet so many #JAReaders parents today while they picked up devices and free books from Jefferson Academy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Come on through and pick up your selection of books. I’ll be replenishing the offerings periodically for students/families. </div><div><br /></div><div>#dcpsneedslibrarians #tlchat #ForLiteracyServiceAndJusticeForAll</div>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-69905518646424524762020-07-29T21:45:00.001-05:002020-07-29T21:48:16.970-05:00Saddleback Publications Webinar Series<div>
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theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-73784956782401024482020-07-19T05:45:00.001-05:002020-07-19T05:57:00.098-05:00 Easy Like Sunday Morning: Congressman John Lewis <div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The recent passing of Representative John Lewis is very personal for me. My parents raised my siblings and I on the principals of non-violence, love and advocacy. These principals is still hold true to my heart today.</span></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img id="id_18a5_7e4e_58a6_2fb7" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WaLWS79BAEDb-BAAdwM0cWfrplPfx0F8Msf4BCyU34El4N3POQHu7BtLWvdEVyE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I had the pleasure of meeting him in 2017 at the <b><a href="https://www.slj.com/www.slj.com/?detailStory=slj-leadership-summit-2016-the-power-of-purpose" id="id_671f_6a14_fcb5_a4fb">School Library Journal Magazine Leadership Summit</a> </b> Needless for say, I was tongue tied in this picture and he drove the conversation! I couldn’t believe that I was shaking the hand of the man my parents taught me so much about. </div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">When SLJ Magazine reached out to me for a quote, I found the appropriate words I wish I could have said that day. A sincere thank you for his influence on my practice and advocacy for school libraries. </div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Simply said, Thank you John Lewis for your love and sacrifice. </div></div><a href="http://ow.ly/ei4j30qZeZx" id="id_5b68_11dd_3946_50ef"><b>"Read, my Child, Read!" | Remembering John Lewis </b></a>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-79108329177795076472020-07-13T11:03:00.004-05:002020-07-13T11:19:54.645-05:00#MondayMood<div>
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Lately I’ve been approached by a number of people to contribute to their ‘personal or passion’ projects. Some of the invitations have downright raggedy and disrespectful of my time, my work and knowledge. Understand, I'm very sensitive to how my words are used as well as people who want to 'pick my brain.' I get really tired of seeing my words used in their personal projects. Don’t get me wrong, I do agree to some projects but when I get the sense of your ‘ask’ is fueled by the need to have a ‘black voice,’ for the project because ‘black’ is ‘hip’ these days, I ignore it.<br />
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I’ve been asked to write chapters in books (no payment for my time, but I’m just supposed to be ‘happy’ to be included...yeah right.) podcast interviews, and test out educational material that my students would have absolutely no use for. There are a number of projects I agreed to participate in and you will see them on my social media feeds. The organizer was respectful of my time, knowledge and words, this is why I agreed to participate. Why is respectful behavior of educators, media and sales representatives so difficult? I'm tired of asking this question and I'm burned out from the behavior.<br />
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One day, I’ll sit down and write ‘my story,’ where I will have full control of the narrative. Until then, I’ll tell my story in very small bits and pieces when I want to. I’ve lived a life that has been full of events that have been funny, sad, intriguing, frustrating, inspirational and yes unbelievable. We all have a story to tell and learn from each other. Share your story when the time is right and when you are inspired to do so. #KC_SaidIt </div>
theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-17998081395208275382020-06-28T08:43:00.001-05:002020-06-28T14:32:03.615-05:00Easy Like Sunday Morning: Black Boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHJtmzZaegZKbW2P5MlnwF3M3a1mxpvC0Deoew9AcAD6JmoF6KGWbTPsXRE8W3GJMMOGE2eXbzqfsEwAUO37C4uBMi8JxVFb_gdqcHGr_M_KvRm_FI1aZGNtmFA75Qbbauz7B_JW8enc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-06-28+at+9.41.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1090" height="177" id="id_191c_44bc_279c_4b93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHJtmzZaegZKbW2P5MlnwF3M3a1mxpvC0Deoew9AcAD6JmoF6KGWbTPsXRE8W3GJMMOGE2eXbzqfsEwAUO37C4uBMi8JxVFb_gdqcHGr_M_KvRm_FI1aZGNtmFA75Qbbauz7B_JW8enc/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-06-28+at+9.41.33+AM.png" style="height: auto; width: 320px;" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I along with others across the country was angered by the racism that nine year old <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJDAd8BHDZk" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Dallas Greene</b></span></a> encountered while trying to enter the Ouzo Bay Restaurant in Baltimore. The youngster and his mother Marcia Grant were denied entry because young <a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_dallas_greene/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">Dallas Greene</span></b></a> was wearing athletic wear/tennis shoes. Grant pointed out to the manager that she could see another youngster around the same age on the patio area of the restaurant wearing similar clothing as her son. The question is, why was Dallas a black boy denied service while the white boy was permitted to dine? The damage is done, this display of racism is forever engrained in his memory as he saw his mother argue with the restaurant's manager, and was refused service. It angers me that this child had to experience the racism that plagued this country during the 1960's in 2020. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> My school librarian mind clicked on immediately, I began to think about books that celebrate the spirit of black boys. I am very sensitive about the stories for young black girls and boys...period! I am also very critical of these stories, their message and imagery portrayed in books targeted for this very impressionable audience of young readers. </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgtbvrbCccSj0awV-VjI_50-sVtL26g9Az9qW2pKvtS_nkR_f3BT2Ywg9j1Jd4SJFSJOaQkQmJT3Gf7fuXlNFCr_8wfQmXKhEiJjNP8bHOPP_4oCBlWyuSaIg2iiNUlBCl4as_YEITuw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-06-28+at+7.59.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1002" height="320" id="id_28ef_18ca_ec77_71d4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgtbvrbCccSj0awV-VjI_50-sVtL26g9Az9qW2pKvtS_nkR_f3BT2Ywg9j1Jd4SJFSJOaQkQmJT3Gf7fuXlNFCr_8wfQmXKhEiJjNP8bHOPP_4oCBlWyuSaIg2iiNUlBCl4as_YEITuw/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-06-28+at+7.59.20+AM.png" style="height: auto; width: 298px;" width="298" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- I have enjoyed books written by black authors who have authentically captured the voice, spirit, issues, and culture of the community. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- I have also enjoyed books written by white authors who have done their homework and written a solid and accurate story, yet I want publishing houses to contract more black authors to write stories about our own community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The time has come for change. Look at the 2019 statistics from the <a href="http://ccblogc.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-numbers-are-in-2019-ccbc-diversity.html" target="_blank"><b>Cooperative Children's Book Center</b></a>. Each spring, the Cooperative Children's Book Center releases the numbers of children's and young adult books by and about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) received in the previous year. Only 46% of all children's books featuring black/African characters were written and/or illustrated by black/African authors and/or illustrators. Publishing houses have got to do better. I'm often in-boxed on social media by black authors who are trying to get their foot in the door. I provide as much advice, from a school librarians point of view, as I can. I understand that getting published is difficult, just look at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/J-K-Rowling/e/B000AP9A6K?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_9&qid=1593346442&sr=8-9" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">J.K. Rowling</span></b></a>, author of the "Harry Potter," book series. Rowlings was rejected by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/24/jk-rowling-tells-fans-twitter-loads-rejections-before-harry-potter-success" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">twelve publishing houses</span></b></a> before she was picked up by Bloomsbury. African-American authors have it three times worst.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This brings me to a book that I was fortunate to receive an advanced copy from the publisher and had been sitting on my shelf for three weeks. I've been meaning to write a review of this book but unfortunately, life got in the way. I picked up this book again after seeing how Dallas Green's story had become a national headline. My mind drifted back to the story I read one evening after a long weary day at work and meetings. I recalled after reading the book how I felt. The story left me smiling, renewed with hope and proud that two black men wrote/illustrated a book that celebrates the beauty of black boys. <a href="https://derrickdbarnes.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Derrick Barnes</b></span></a> and <a href="https://www.gordoncjames.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Gordon C. James</b></span></a> have created a treasure that should be on every bookshelf not just in African-American homes but all homes where little boys reside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may remember, the 2017 release of '<a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9781572842243" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Crown: Ode to the Fresh Cut</b></span></a>,' written by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James. The story was a beautiful salute to black boys, their pride, humanity and how they view themselves through a simple glance in the mirror. I truly think, "<a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780525518778" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">I Am Every Good Thing</span></b></a>," is a definite winner and contender during awards season next year. Barnes lyrically describes to the reader:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am allot of things, all are good, and it is the good that you must see in me as I see in myself. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These are daily affirmations I can teach my nephew who I see represented in the story and illustrations. Here's a excerpt that just made me melt:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"I am good to the core, like the center of a cinnamon roll."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Working in K-12 education, often times the beauty black boys is lost because the focus is concentrated on academic achievement, athletic abilities and behavior. The book is scheduled for release on September 1st and it's SO hard not to talk about the entire book and ruin it for others. I just can't help myself, here's a couple of stand-out excerpts and illustrations from the story:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black boys are that ball of energy, this image reminds me of a couple of my students and my nephew. They struggle with staying in their seat, they are thinking ahead of you, recognizing they can help in any situation and they want to be a part of the mix. They view themselves as a superhero with the ability to conquer any challenge they encounter with humor, a smile and bright eyes to match. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This page really resonated with me. Because of the racial times that we live in, I find myself reinforcing messaging that the parents of my black boys engrain in their minds. Be polite, courteous, a gentleman and scholar at all times, especially when others are suspicious or don't think you are worthy. Look at the picture in this photo of this teen. The man staring at the teen could be interpreted as surprise, respect or suspicion, regardless this is a teen and he will make mistakes and is still learning about 'people' and how to navigate in this complex and racist society we live in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Despite the narrative that is assumed, this is a accurate depiction of African-American fathers with their sons. The smiles and interaction is accurate while sharing what looks to be a common love: basketball. Sports can often serve as a bonding tool between father and son. I fondly recall my brother and late father watching Chicago Bears Football on Sunday's after church. My mother and I were responsible for bringing snacks to both of them while they screamed and barked at the television set. This 'good noise' often interrupted my Sunday reading time but I wouldn't trade it for the world. My brother was happy to get that uninterrupted time with my father as he schooled him on the game while cheering for Chicago Bear greats Gale Sayers, Walter Payton and William 'Refrigerator' Perry. That interaction moved from the home to the field with my father yelling encouragement from the sidelines as my brother played pee-wee and high school football.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"I am my ancestor's wildest dream"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Simply said, thank you for writing such a beautiful book that celebrates the true essence of black boys. Barnes and James you have written a masterpiece that will be celebrated and loved for generations to come.</span><br />
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Danielle Coke nailed it in this IG meme.</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">- If I were to tell you how many times parts of my presentations have been stolen without permission, </span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">- If I were to tell you how many times my voice was silenced during meetings,</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">- If I were to tell you how many times I was not believed or trusted by co-workers or in stores,</span><br />
<span style="color: #14171a; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 23px; white-space: pre-wrap;">- If I were to tell you how many times I was told, "You are cute... for a big girl," </span></span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">- If I were to tell you how many times I was informed by medical personnel that I can bear the pain...just think positively,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #14171a; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; white-space: pre-wrap;">...it would definitely blow your mind. </span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let's keep it simple moving forward: </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just believe and respect me when I describe my experiences to you.</span><br />
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<b>This week was extremely hectic, emotional and eventful. Despite this, the work continues. Stay tuned for the BCALA and ALSC Summer Reading Booklist for PreK-8th graders. I am happy to announce that I will be engaged in a couple of exciting projects and speaking opportunities that I will share here in the months to come, stay tuned. Finally, please when you have an opportunity, please support #DCPS Librarians by signing our petition to ensure that a full-time librarian is staffed in EVERY DCPS school </b></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b>Petition -<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><a href="https://www.saveschoollibrarians.org/d_c_increases_education_budget"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>https://www.saveschoollibrarians.org/d_c_increases_education_budget</b></span></a><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b>Here's a couple of highlights of my week through some of my social media posts on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter. </b></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b>Best, </b></span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><b>K.C.</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>My booktalk on Library Love Fest sponsored by Harper Collins</b><br />
<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3026070027510809">Link to Facebook LIVE Recording</a></b></td></tr>
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<b>The Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the American Library Association's Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table collaborate on new Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List Join us: #SayTheirNames #BlackLivesMatter - <a href="http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/-black-lives-matter-comics-reading-lists"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/-black-lives-matter-comics-reading-lists</span></a></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Antiracist Booklists: </b><br />
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/reading-resistance-rise-antiracist-book-list-n1225661" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/reading-resistance-rise-antiracist-book-list-n1225661</b></span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Long View: </b><br />
<b>John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights Legend, Will Never Lose Hope</b><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-lewis-good-trouble-interview.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-lewis-good-trouble-interview.html</span></a></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>#JusticeForBreonnaTaylor must extend beyond the passage of the new law in her name, </b><br />
<b>but also the arrest and conviction of the police officers responsible for taking her life.</b><br />
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Many thanks to DC resident and community activist Suzanne Wells for her testimony in front of the Washington D.C. Joint Budget Oversight Hearing for Education Agencies. Her testimony can be read in full here: <a href="https://w6pspo.org/2020/06/04/suzanne-wells-testimony-digital-equity-and-financial-literacy-council-hearing-2/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>https://w6pspo.org/2020/06/04/suzanne-wells-testimony-digital-equity-and-financial-literacy-council-hearing-2/</b></span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Honored to be interviewed! </b><br />
<a href="https://www.nmrt.ala.org/notes/perspectives-k-c-boyd/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>https://www.nmrt.ala.org/notes/perspectives-k-c-boyd/</b></span></a></td></tr>
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For several weeks I've experienced some distressful events that has affected my spirit:<br />
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- Fighting with fellow library media specialists in Washington D.C. to maintain library programming and positions in all areas of the city<b><span style="color: blue;"> (<a href="https://www.saveschoollibrarians.org/d_c_increases_education_budget" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this fight is still ongoing</span></a>)</span></b><br />
- Seeing the impact of a pandemic and my friends lose their loved ones to <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/racial-ethnic-minorities.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Covid-19</b></span></a>,<br />
- The slow response of districts across the country reacting to children living in poverty and<br />
provide <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srULv1V6xSg" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>virtual learning opportunities</b></span></a>. (side note: I'm not a fan of charter schools mainly because of their treatment of black students and lack of school library programming/certified librarians but Perry raises some good points in this clip)<br />
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Then the violent murders of:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23JusticeForGeorgeFloyd&src=typeahead_click" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd</span></a> </b></span><br />
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The news junkie in me has been visually traumatized. My spirit is broken and in a constant state of distress. I am functioning but I'm not doing well.<br />
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I know deep down I need to pull it together. In this moment, I'm thinking about the bravery of <i>Claudette Colvin, Congressman John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hammer, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Height, James Farmer, Jo Ann Robinson, Baynard Rustin, Rosa Parks, A. Phillip Randolph, Ella Baker, Malcolm X, Amelia Boynton Robinson, James Meredith, Daisy Bates </i>and countless others who bravely demonstrated while fighting for equal rights in this country. They pulled it together, never gave up...they give me the inspiration that I need.<br />
(Note: If you do not know the contributions of these people I named, I suggest you stop and read about them for yourself, I'm not providing links here.)<br />
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- However what keeps me up at night is my fear for my nephew, brother, uncles, male friends being unjustly targeted by the police.<br />
- What keeps me up at night is the inequities of cities that have historically looked the other way<br />
when black men and women have been attacked by the police.<br />
- What keeps me up at night is the efforts to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/us/what-is-defund-police-trnd/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>defund the police</b></span></a> is ignored by government leadership yet they want our vote every four years.<br />
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Working in education, I've seen year after year how the funding support is prioritized for the police department in the cities I've lived/worked in. I've also seen how education budgets have been dwindled down and directly affected the work that I'm expected to perform daily. To be clear, I'm not against the police, I'm against the rogue police officers that plague our police departments across the country and illegally commit crimes against black people.<br />
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As I watch social media posts, there's been some genuine and some surface leveled expressions:<br />
- I wonder how long will this last?<br />
- Are the chants, marches, social media posts and declarations to '<i>stand</i>' with African-American<br />
organizations truly sincere?<br />
- Three months from now, will people go back to their previous behaviors of being concerned about<br />
self instead of '<i>standing</i>' with African-Americans who have historically suffered in this country?<br />
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- Will I ever be respected by educators as a African-American library media specialist who possesses skills beyond leading PD around race/equity, multicultural literature, management of student behavior?<br />
- Will I ever be respected by educators as a African-American library media specialist who possesses skills of leadership, program administration, curriculum development and technology implementation?<br />
- Will I ever be respected by educators as a African-American library media specialist that should be given a seat at the table or do I have to buffalo my way in and bring the folding chair. I shouldn't<br />
have to do this, I should automatically be invited.<br />
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At this point, I could care less if my colleagues respect me or not. You <i>will</i> hear my voice more than ever before. <a href="https://www.sph.umn.edu/site/docs/hewg/microaggressions.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Racial microaggressions</b></span></a>, <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jeea/article/17/1/165/4756072?guestAccessKey=e19c9228-8699-4f93-812e-4d99a35e5252" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>implicit bias</b></span></a> and lack of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blM1gn_jUwc" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>cultural competencies</b></span></a> have run rampant in K-12 education way beyond <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Brown vs Board of Education</b></span></a> and it's time for it to end. In particular in the field of library information science (public, school, academic and special), it's totally out of control and on steroids.<br />
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I'm certain school districts across this country are amping up to provide some type of '<i>racial professional development</i>,' this fall. Books like <i>'The New Jim Crow, The Fire Next Time, White Fragility, Stamped, and Courageous Conversations About Race</i>,' will probably be used. My question <br />
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is: Will educators really read, make an effort to understand and respond with sincere change? Will that change positively change K-12 education in regards to education laws, policies, instruction, selection of curriculum and most importantly, treatment of African-American students? Honestly, based on my previous experiences, unless school districts make these required readings mandatory not only in reading but also in action can change truly be achieved. Our students social/emotional welfare, rights to an equal and a just American education system are of utmost importance now than ever before.<br />
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So to my new followers on social media, I celebrate the beauty, achievements and history of the African-American community 365 days of the year on my social media platforms. My posts will confuse and anger you....either learn or get over yourself, I'm not changing anything for your comfort. If you can't handle my views, don't follow me on social media.<br />
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Right now, my spirit is weary and hurt. Historically, I've always been the 'forever optimist,' hoping and sometimes praying that things will change for the better. My mind is now run over with doubt and cynicism....this is a space I'm in that I don't like. I'll get it together in time, listen to music, read and turn off the television.<br />
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I'll be back and will be better. - K.C.<br />
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Additional Resources:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRX5TZLb104" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>AASL Office Hours - May 14, 2020</b></span></a><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Black Lives Matters Defund the Police Petition</span></a> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-5035769477161311732020-06-05T08:15:00.001-05:002020-06-05T08:15:35.644-05:00Ms Boyd’s Summer Reading List <div><div><img id="id_69e9_fac_4154_a562" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/j8leXIMU2qzqcmov1MA45mpkcRXDc9uzRILyCvzN9OlPB6AHpAlrL_w8jt7__TQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div></div><div>🌟Stay tuned for additional reading lists from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.</div><div>Until then, here’s my summer reading booklist: </div><div>👉🏾📚</div><a href="http://www.kcboyd.com/virtuallearninglibrary.html" id="id_a174_bb5f_9d8e_64c1" target="_blank">http://www.kcboyd.com/virtuallearninglibrary.html</a><div><br></div><div>#dcpsneedslibrarians #DCPSLibrariansChampionLiteracy #LibrarianLiteracyLeaders #dcpsreads</div><div><br></div>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-21364949874669373072020-02-09T07:41:00.001-06:002020-02-09T07:49:03.965-06:00The 2020 Newbery Award Committee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-7285767596799797742020-02-09T07:02:00.001-06:002020-02-09T08:46:32.162-06:00Easy Like Sunday Morning...Twitter ThreadsSharing some very early morning musings I shared on Twitter recently. The following is a collection of frustrations school librarians often experience. While some reflect first hand experiences, others are those from some of my peers within the field. School librarians are still logging onto Twitter, viewing the thread and have been in 'amen corner.' It's amazing how simple musings can spark discussion. <br />
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School librarians often take these frustrations on the chin and work around these challenges. It is when we convene together in meetings or private forums online do we share some of our inner most feelings. Keep in mind, we are the only people within our buildings that have this unique experience and do not have a co-teacher who would totally understand what we are experiencing. No one's challenges supersedes another within K-12 education, <b>ALL OF US STRUGGLE! </b>The goal of my tweets and this post is to provide a little window into the life of a school librarian. <i>#SchoolLibrarianStruggleBus</i><br />
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<br />theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-42448712463307830962020-01-12T07:03:00.001-06:002020-01-12T07:11:16.324-06:00Easy Like Sunday Morning: Dr. MLK and His Influence on the Civil Rights Movement <div><img id="id_86e4_7c7d_2600_a9c1" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/xoVln-YYTR8Ia0RA42wu4znwaeeeFyK5OXTC1qpw1fnRppweq2D8gdjIlAk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div><div>...and so we begin. Lessons, activities and displays that celebrate #MLK and ‘A Day On, Not A Day Off,’ D.C. events. *All books that appear in the picture have a copyright date prior to 2019. My theme is: Dr. MLK and His Influence on the Civil Rights Movement. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_b6e2_f4ef_d095_c48d" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/el0xfrp2wdWi-ZLPydnP6rfDgBA0PZhXobCRGTIEZUCg82Rp_-SIjIm2VDU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the following website for more resources 👉🏾https://www.nationalservice.gov/serve-your-community/mlk-day-service </span></div><div><font size="4"><br></font><img id="id_4814_3809_63a3_43bf" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/zQolvq_JmPO7bduPyGlncF_tzrDCLZGAwEbgcoRy_lS_rAtn8aQetRyejkY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div><div><img id="id_7181_6fd0_25e6_c296" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/vw2994tIHYKlSo05zWnTUPplCClw4MeuV7R4b4X6qRvrQKoE4yAM2X4y9sM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dr. King’s Birthday also represents my schools’s kick off of Black History Month celebrations. Here’s two programs that have been scheduled so far. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_cbeb_6e25_dbf3_bf34" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/EhoN1mhj6EmtRq5E_hD4E9vyj53RhqOAj7A3TWB6ZY9_rJORd3CRRqtbcCU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_40e4_3922_e803_1723" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/QMz40qA54xoGwjJdA1ohQSyLxOl0lfpn47QkLvjaIOduJpviMuaDpexZv8M" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><br><br></div>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-20383157726812992612019-12-27T10:19:00.001-06:002019-12-27T10:24:49.871-06:00 Watch Us In 2020!Jefferson Academy students began their training using 35mm cameras, the @DoInkTweets app & building worlds in MineCraftEducation before winter break. Watch our students in 2020, their digital projects will amaze you!😎 Our Makerspace will be lit! 🔥 <div><img id="id_424e_6e8_9517_d6f4" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/azBX-UB6NUPWeVqYiNy2K28p1Dtn2Hec43BCBcfvNKtOr9nMagzB3DFQdbM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><img id="id_f0ca_3533_939d_2acc" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/o1X1wxsgwWSXFVkVcjTzJycswnDIXRGKRQMD1nHMvsT0vmfD7H72SiO1N2A" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><img id="id_ef6b_9d0d_9147_a579" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ABIwtX9BajqrYgfPYSKNsg-7HDfGMnkrxPnIqWg0WoiWm268yyjx7SSYTNA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><img id="id_5b91_32e5_49ac_6629" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/YPIk0N0p9phCsXBYqWPTPxL89FmRAS_FYDtLrcFLzZFMG8Dp-Aq2694FhuU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div>theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-81490934452669917922019-12-22T09:55:00.003-06:002019-12-22T10:28:47.989-06:00Easy Like Sunday Morning: Just A Friendly Reminder...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> There’s allot of things that I’ve been reflecting on since school ended on Friday. My greatest challenge this school year so far has been to rebuild my school’s library program. This involved me physically organizing/re-shelving books for my school’s new library. This rebuilding also included moving towards a change in view that the library is more than a ‘meeting’ space or activity area for large groups of students/adults. This re-building also meant that I had to say, ‘No,’ to teachers/staff because we all need to work towards utilizing the ‘program’ to its maximum potential instead of falling back into ‘old habits.’ By no means is my library program ‘perfect,’ growth in mindset of the program and my role is still on the agenda as we head into 2020.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This brings me to a New York Times article that was written by Erica L. Green and Dana Goldstein back in October of 2019. The article, ‘<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/us/reading-scores-national-exam.amp.html" id="id_54cf_a870_a4d9_4fa4" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #651fff;">Reading Scores On National Exam Declines In Half The States</span>.</b></a>’ I can remember how I initially cringed when I read the title of the article that was widely circulated on social media. Now months later I’ve processed it and have a deeper view. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The authors highlighted two standouts of all of the 50 states and Washington D.C. Mississippi’s fourth grade reading scores improved and caught up to the national average. Washington D.C.’s 8th grade scores jumped three points but were still below the national average. Now I learned a valuable lesson while working at Phillips High School: celebrate all academic gains, this means whatever you are doing right, continue the practice. So, I’m celebrating those three points. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My first highlight is a recent discovery through my favorite PLN (personal learning network) Twitter. I saw this on Amanda Jones' feed, lost my mind and decided to order one for myself. It's a LED programmable scrolling pin...yes the uses for this in a library program are endless. I chose to pair this with my last and final push for winter break leisure reading. I shared a booklist with my teachers and parents to reference while selecting books to read/purchase over the holiday break. (you will not see this list, I'm currently serving on the Newbery Selection Committee!). In addition, I sent my last meme of the year encouraging teachers to schedule time for their classes to visit the library and check out books to read during the break. All of this is done in the name of READING!</span><br />
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I need a break and to re-charge. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_3c04_bbeb_8d05_395c" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/eQCvNupAGVGojOb3JwzcihqnHAiLzIwnEjq-BjCFY5b0ygdGiYT2QmPFGSA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>My friend sent me a monetary donation for these beauties for the windows in my Makerspace. I’ve thanked him personally, here’s my public thank you😎</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_ef0_1664_f973_56f5" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uCDy9vru1JD2RNyCFt90hX4Gz-cDUT8iIypDYXQYY1OyPVko4tJBoUxZTk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>My new table layout in the fiction reading room. 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<br />theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-66218431817126580522019-10-27T07:27:00.001-05:002019-10-27T09:54:56.004-05:00Easy Like Sunday Morning: The #SchoolLibrarianStruggleBusAs much as it seems like I have it all together, honestly I don’t. When one visits my library media center/Makerspace you will see books placed neatly in order on the shelves, displays, and a burst of colors that are pleasing to the eye. What you don’t see is the frustration in developing a program, display, activity or de-escalating stereotypes or major ‘asks,’ from the principal/staff. <div><img id="id_9e21_6dcf_cbcd_9e2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/RXmmAskm_WKFNR-9wDsd26E2DMWKRGVa2a897NyEpyb8apKE2fs-WOKqT20" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div><div>If there’s one thing I am is a very creative person. I come up with my best ideas in the morning and jot them down in the notes section of my iPhone. This area of my phone is filled with tons of ideas. Some I’ve implemented, others I’m still developing. I can also create something on the fly and run with it. Sometimes it’s very successful and sometimes not. Despite this, I continue to push the envelope of on-the-fly/creativity because those are usually examples of my best work. </div><div><img id="id_21fc_57f2_2a03_e51c" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/zEXgsU7kO6DPEfn08SMzBhYJQgDbEHfAidfrIQpZAyK9ZjDYWe9JsQ-vp2c" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Yesterday morning, I saw a Twitter post from someone I follow that expressed their frustration with a patron that used a piece of gum in the book as a bookmark and left it in the book for the circulation desk librarian to remove....eeeew right??? I started thinking, school librarians have some pretty unique and funny things that we experience. Some are highly relatable and represent a unique struggle that public, academic and special librarians don’t experience. </div><div><img id="id_c518_885b_3214_1545" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/kB23HvuqjIGkcgGwPmTemnFsYp9_86CpW5IDhjqpyjXfPcXy6Acrzj3UzAE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div><div>I created the hashtag <b>#SchoolLibrarianStruggleBus</b> on the fly yesterday morning and posted ten examples of it on Twitter. The responses and DM’s I received were hilarious. That said, I want to share them here along with a couple more that really describe our pain and downright funny situations we find ourselves in as school librarians. Remember this is all in good fun, the posts are based on my current and past experiences (I have to say that because my co-workers follow me online) so enjoy and comment.</div><div><br></div><div>Until next time....</div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(220, 220, 220); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><i><span class="s1">#dcpslibrariestransform #dcpslibraries </span><span class="s2" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">#tlchat </span><span class="s1">#schoollibrary #schoollibraries #schoollibrarians #LibraryMediaSpecialist </span></i></b></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(220, 220, 220); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><b><i>#TrojanLMCMakerspace </i></b></span></p></div><br>How I look when visitors in my library media center say to my face, ‘Well, you don’t look like a librarian!’....*sigh <b>#SchoolLibrarianStruggleBus</b><div><img id="id_74d7_c66f_614c_8f0f" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/3gwn5DE96OoBh6-xnbxzHM2HBEodsUqPP6FEjhvs5ZfoDwhjCSmYYB0VNS0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Eating way too much of your parent give-away candy for SLC Night. - </span><b>#SchoolLibrarianStruggleBus</b></div><div><img id="id_ac2a_7c7b_569f_a9a5" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/eOyc3G6rV2PMJpRcII8mO2-Haq4V5lVxgu9pN2w4pN_69AJGVNf06o3F2B0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br>When my students are having an ‘off behavior’ day and you have to say this phrase after making an example out of one of them. <b>#SchoolLibrarianStruggleBus</b></div><div><img id="id_8bcf_b1a_a3c3_b2bb" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uSIubqVHbfMNeR1vixM14cvTh1tTkcaeLU9JFlzBKVFzOHxqO0-Ui7C5Ua0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><b>When your darling cat named Daisy Lee insists on destroying your Golden Pathos propagation project. - #SchoolLibrarianStruggleBus</b></div><div><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pg1bYBoN8hE" width="500" height="281" id="y_id_b622_dcbf_631_7c10" frameborder="0"></iframe><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>When you are asked to watch students during your lunch break and the person asking clearly sees that you are eating and says, ‘Well they can sit over here on the side and they won’t bother you.😤 - #SchoolLibrarianStruggleBus</b></div><div><img id="id_676f_e706_b0cc_74d0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hYqndISRfUvG1TFYDODjOQY8e19Svp7sTP96M2b5NV5KLxluv_ugk5zWXT0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; 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I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the above statement from staff and administration while serving as a library media specialist. Often times this it is made from a unknowing perspective. Sometimes it is a fear of trying something new and it can also be a blatant disregard that the school library program has changed and evolved over time. The statement, "we've always done it this way," means to me people want to remain in a 'safe space' where they can predict outcomes and not work any harder/longer/more efficiently than they had in the past and a recorded excuse for not 'rocking the boat' with the staff. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEIVndhLo1NB7BZUYDGmI1IBBngJFME-L_2fumJFF7abG3gp_tnzQ7Db44GMXDeEXVeW-HT7WvcFnGXzhS2Fq4oui1gpE0esbxI12SIOt69YuaE4XFUb12SLEL_riUNcWm7ts_eLpXHM/s1600/22a559d223ae930ce6480d0133d566b1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEIVndhLo1NB7BZUYDGmI1IBBngJFME-L_2fumJFF7abG3gp_tnzQ7Db44GMXDeEXVeW-HT7WvcFnGXzhS2Fq4oui1gpE0esbxI12SIOt69YuaE4XFUb12SLEL_riUNcWm7ts_eLpXHM/s200/22a559d223ae930ce6480d0133d566b1.jpg" width="133" /></a> While it is the job of the library media specialist to educate all within the learning community about our programming, skills and services we provide, I am also critical of our partners in education. I've worked with educators who initially refused to view or use the library program as it should. Those who refused to, 'Move Their Cheese,' and trust the judgment of the library media specialist, viewing them as a 'second rate' or 'not a REAL teacher,' in the building. Challenges ranging from programming, to curriculum support, lack of access to IEP's to properly support students, use of space and yes, professional babysitting services. Yes I said it! When I've reached my limit of the foolery, I get really quiet...that's when you should be concerned if you work with me. </div>
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I belong to a number of professional listserves and social media groups where the above is shared. You can feel the frustration and sometimes anguish library media specialists tolerate daily. Let me be clear, our challenges should not be viewed no less than a classroom teacher's challenges. We share frustration, anger and sadly burnout, and our issues are different but the feelings are definitely mutual. Respect is the important factor here, we may not understand exactly what everyone is experiencing, but we need to respect each other's roles and efforts.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs_u6RYmoLpLP58zkTyGgeSCE8bXlvqjT_TRaiUT3hLhG6PRYb_rFSceVP2HzWHLHOn5n8AVpv5iz1XdTM-1D3wqInPK7ZQUaDzbkUoQNZhVBE80u0O7wO1rhoByn5YUpYgLadO_7rCk/s1600/1_jkZododShDg7lPnGsLnAig.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1600" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs_u6RYmoLpLP58zkTyGgeSCE8bXlvqjT_TRaiUT3hLhG6PRYb_rFSceVP2HzWHLHOn5n8AVpv5iz1XdTM-1D3wqInPK7ZQUaDzbkUoQNZhVBE80u0O7wO1rhoByn5YUpYgLadO_7rCk/s200/1_jkZododShDg7lPnGsLnAig.jpeg" width="200" /></a> I have so many ideas to share and test out, but sometimes hesitant. My fear is I won't be taken seriously and my efforts will be disregarded. It's a fear that I will hear that statement, "we've always done it this way." This is something I need to continually work on professionally because some of these ditched ideas could have a great and positive impact on the school community. Change is essential. It makes us better, it makes us stronger. Change can be good, it can be productive and in education has the opportunity to reach the learner in ways we never imagined. Continually reverting back to bad habits and practices of the past is detrimental and prevents all of us from moving past <b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">GO!</b> </div>
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So this post was really loaded with allot of #KC_SaidIt - isms and is based off of over 20 years of observations. So you nay-sayers, give me a break, you haven't walked in my shoes. I'm coming up on my teaching anniversary on November 1st and you can't help but reflect on your practice. I've experienced allot and seen allot, so that alone gives me the foundation on which I speak on today. </div>
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Until next time!</div>
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theaudaciouslibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407812566219516207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705805051882141157.post-22424455912284661362019-10-20T09:25:00.001-05:002019-10-20T09:25:30.851-05:00Keep On Pushing<div>
Cancel out the negative noise and continue to do YOU!</div>
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