How about some FREE PD to jumpstart you back into school mode?? I’m going to be presenting on #GraphicNovels (shocking!!) you should buy this fall. There are tons of other awesome sessions too. 🎉🎉#LibraryTwitter #SchoolLibraries #BossLibrarianPD Tinyurl.com/bosslibrarianpd

Yes! Love doing this - students think it is SO COOL and I feel better because I can upcycle manga that has been destroyed! And, the best part? It takes VERY LITTLE work and supervision on my part! 😂

One librarian has had enough of the ‘false narrative’ that libraries are serving porn to kids via books with LGBTQ themes. She’s fighting back in court. nbcnews.to/3pkqtKR

As a solo librarian @ a HS w/3000 Ss, I’ve fought hard to not be saddled w/Chromebooks but I feel like the inevitable is about to happen. Am I crazy to fight it? Or should I just let it happen? Is this what my career will be now? 90% text/Chromebooks & 10% actual library work?

Thank you SchoolLibraryJournal for this important survey on the impacts of this year on practicing librarians. Paints a better picture of this moment in time. #mustread schoollibraryjournal.com/story/censorsh…

Hearing LIZZO play some of the Library's priceless antique instruments on Monday was such a gift, and we were honored and happy to help her share that gift with her concert audience Tuesday night. Here is some more behind-the-scenes footage of her Library tour. #LizzoAtLOC

Hey #SLJSummit! If you went to @cuethelibrarian’s session instead of mine, you still had a great time but “missed” my stuff. Never fear, I got y’all. Pres - bit.ly/sljmanga Elem list - bit.ly/sljelem MS - bit.ly/sljmid HS - bit.ly/sljhigh

"Manga in Libraries: A Guide for Teen Librarians" features spotlight interviews from manga experts and #MangaLibrarians who share their ideas about a variety of topics! Quote from Erica Friedman is on Bluesky: okazu.bsky.social! mangainlibraries.com ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman #ReadManga

Y’all! My friend made a book!! And I’m in it! So happy to have this in my hands now 😍 Grab your copy! Jillian Rudes #MangaInLibraries #Manga #SchoolLibraries alastore.ala.org/manga

Thrilled to share the cover for *Manga Goes to School* coming out later this year from ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman! It was a joy to collaborate with Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social Sara Smith @smwordsmith.bsky.social Emily Ratica Sybil M. Touré to create this guide tailored for school ❤ librarians. AASL alastore.ala.org/mangaschool

I’m so excited to share our upcoming book, #MangaGoesToSchool from AASL, out this winter. I was honored to work on this project w Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social, Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans., Emily Ratica, & Sybil M. Touré. We hope this will be a great resource for #SchoolLibraries! Preorder: alastore.ala.org/mangaschool

I haven’t posted anything in a looong time, but I had to share because I am so excited about #MangaGoesToSchool, available this winter from AASL. It was a labor of love with Sara Smith @smwordsmith.bsky.social, Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans., Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social, and Sybil M. Touré. Check it out here: alastore.ala.org/mangaschool

Last panel of #ALAAC24 and 1st #MangaGTS talk done! Thanks to everyone who came to our session! We started with an anime OP dance party, gave rapid-fire info from the book, & encouraged pre-orders. We’ll see you all @ next talk @ #AASL25! Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans. Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social

If you are not reading Sara Smith @smwordsmith.bsky.social Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans. Emily Ratica & Sybil “Mouna” Toure's book MANGA GOES TO SCHOOL, you are missing out! They are sharing so many reasons Manga belongs on our shelves, and great titles to help us get there! #BossLibrarianPD

So much #manga wisdom from Sara Smith @smwordsmith.bsky.social Emily Ratica Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans. Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social #BossLibrarianPD Preorder Manga Goes to School for more wisdom alastore.ala.org/mangaschool

Steve *It's TAY-tro* Tetreault Sara Smith @smwordsmith.bsky.social Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans. Emily Ratica This was a great session! I really needed to hear that one simple tip (permission) to focus on getting multiple copies of the first 3-5 books instead of 1 copy of all 50 titles in a series. 😂

So excited to be at a panel at #SDCC24 where Raina Telgemeier and @scottmccloud are discussing their new book “The Cartoonist Club”! Telegemeier describes the book as a mix between her website’s FAQ page and the “Do-Re-Me” song from The Sound of Music. 😂😂

Great manga coming from UDON Entertainment this year: King Lear & Sherlock Holmes (which looks AMAZING) from Manga Classics & then more new biographies will follow the Charles Shultz title that comes out in October, including Amelia Earhart, & Momofuku Ando (creator of Instant Noodles)!

Best part of #SDCC24 was meeting INCREDIBLE authors & creators! All were gracious enough to sign my bag - a great memory! Thanks to Max Meow’s Pal John Gallagher Gail Simone 💙💛 John Ira Jennings Naomi Novik Nicola updates mariko tamaki Jonathan Maberry Tiffany D. Jackson David M. Booher @NikkiPayneBooks 📚

Eeekkk! How exciting!! Check out all these cool new books coming out from AASL and American Library Association!! Including the super cute #MangaGTS! 🥳🤘🏻 SleepingFox'sBochord Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans. Sybil M. Touré Emily Ratica