Gina Seymour
@ginaseymour.bsky.social
Library Journal Movers & Shakers. Author of Makers with a Cause & Youth Social Action in the Library.
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Gina Seymour
@ginaseymour.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Amazon.com: Youth Social Action in the Library: Cultivating Change Makers: 9781440870378: Seymour, Gina: Books
Amazon.com: Youth Social Action in the Library: Cultivating Change Makers: 9781440870378: Seymour, Gina: Books
www.amazon.com
Looking forward to seeing my new upcoming book in print and not on a screen!
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I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again: Jason Reynolds is a genius of our time. Hearing him speak feels like what it must have been like to listen to Mozart in person or watch Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. #AASL25
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again: Jason Reynolds is a genius of our time. Hearing him speak feels like what it must have been like to listen to Mozart in person or watch Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. #AASL25
I’m surrounded by amazing librarians @captainlibrary.bsky.social @librarianjones.com @21ststacy.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #bookbuddies #aasl25
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m surrounded by amazing librarians @captainlibrary.bsky.social @librarianjones.com @21ststacy.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #bookbuddies #aasl25
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Take a small step towards a positive change you want to see in society
Try today's action: afh.link/action/2025-...
Try today's action: afh.link/action/2025-...
Try today's action: October 17
Take a small step towards a positive change you want to see in society
afh.link
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Take a small step towards a positive change you want to see in society
Try today's action: afh.link/action/2025-...
Try today's action: afh.link/action/2025-...
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Hey school librarian friends!
@librarianjones.com & I (no relation) are sharing laughs + learning at #AASL25 in St. Louis:
“Keeping Up with the Joneses: Infusing Humor in School Libraries”
Share your fun library idea here: forms.gle/igiAvcfDh7Th...
#BetterTogether #TLSky #Skybrarians
@librarianjones.com & I (no relation) are sharing laughs + learning at #AASL25 in St. Louis:
“Keeping Up with the Joneses: Infusing Humor in School Libraries”
Share your fun library idea here: forms.gle/igiAvcfDh7Th...
#BetterTogether #TLSky #Skybrarians
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hey school librarian friends!
@librarianjones.com & I (no relation) are sharing laughs + learning at #AASL25 in St. Louis:
“Keeping Up with the Joneses: Infusing Humor in School Libraries”
Share your fun library idea here: forms.gle/igiAvcfDh7Th...
#BetterTogether #TLSky #Skybrarians
@librarianjones.com & I (no relation) are sharing laughs + learning at #AASL25 in St. Louis:
“Keeping Up with the Joneses: Infusing Humor in School Libraries”
Share your fun library idea here: forms.gle/igiAvcfDh7Th...
#BetterTogether #TLSky #Skybrarians
Beautiful!
August 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Beautiful!
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For any librarian seeking to help solve crimes, author & Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho says you’re already equipped: “You connect dots, dig through details, & reconstruct puzzles. That’s exactly the kind of thinking that helps crack cold cases.”
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
Revisiting the Golden State Killer | American Libraries Magazine
In his new book, Sacramento DA Thien Ho sheds light on some of California’s darkest crimes and gives victims a voice.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For any librarian seeking to help solve crimes, author & Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho says you’re already equipped: “You connect dots, dig through details, & reconstruct puzzles. That’s exactly the kind of thinking that helps crack cold cases.”
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
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Check out my latest interview on Digital Legacy, @ginaseymour.bsky.social was also interviewed for this piece. www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/06...
Digital legacy: When you die, who's going to tell the internet? | The National
Planning ahead can reduce distress for loved ones and protect precious online mementos
www.thenationalnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Check out my latest interview on Digital Legacy, @ginaseymour.bsky.social was also interviewed for this piece. www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/06...
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💛💙 Children’s book donations are being collected at four stations throughout the Convention Center. This initiative is in partnership with Little Free Library and San José State University. Financial contributions are also appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
June 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
💛💙 Children’s book donations are being collected at four stations throughout the Convention Center. This initiative is in partnership with Little Free Library and San José State University. Financial contributions are also appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
Another night at the Philadelphia Free Library. Last night the Printz Awards. Tonight Carla Hayden, OUR librarian of Congress #alaac2025
June 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Another night at the Philadelphia Free Library. Last night the Printz Awards. Tonight Carla Hayden, OUR librarian of Congress #alaac2025
Youth Social Action in the Library. Stop by the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social booth at #alaac2025
June 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Youth Social Action in the Library. Stop by the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social booth at #alaac2025
My book in the wild! 35% off #alaac2025
June 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My book in the wild! 35% off #alaac2025
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Super excited to receive my very own copy of Youth Social Action in the Library after enjoying the ebook version! @ginaseymour.bsky.social #tlsky #schoollibrarians #recommendedreads #socialaction
June 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Super excited to receive my very own copy of Youth Social Action in the Library after enjoying the ebook version! @ginaseymour.bsky.social #tlsky #schoollibrarians #recommendedreads #socialaction
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
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Mentally fit enough to serve in war, not mentally fit enough to use critical thinking skills when reading?
Naval Academy forced, by SECDEF personally, to remove nearly 1000 books seen as promoting diversity from its library, including MLKs autobiography or books about Jackie Robinson.
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Mentally fit enough to serve in war, not mentally fit enough to use critical thinking skills when reading?
President Donald J. Trump appointed Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), raising significant concerns for the nation’s library and museum communities.
www.everylibrary.org/statementson... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/statementson... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on the Appointment of Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of IMLS
IMLS's mission must remain nonpartisan and nonpolitical and aligned with the statutory framework established by Congress.
www.everylibrary.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
President Donald J. Trump appointed Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), raising significant concerns for the nation’s library and museum communities.
www.everylibrary.org/statementson... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/statementson... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Excellent resources! #TLsky #schoollibrarians
🎉 I've curated a list of all the resources I shared during our recent #TLSkyChat + a couple of other goodies I forgot to share during our conversation! I hope you find it useful AND I hope you'll join us for a future chat! #TLSky #Librarians #Kidlit #EduSky
#TLSkyChat Resource Roundup: Book Talks that Hook
I've shared before that back in January, Heather Turner and I began moderating educator chats for Teacher Librarians (and those who love them!) over on Bluesky. It's been so much fun and it reminds me...
www.librarygirl.net
March 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Excellent resources! #TLsky #schoollibrarians
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Call representatives.
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
March 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Call representatives.
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
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A reflection on Women's History Month, being a mother of daughters, and the looming specter of Project 2025.
Sunday Reflections: I’m Just a Mother Wanting Her Daughters to Have More Rights Than I Did, Not Less
A reflection on Women's History Month, being a mother of daughters, and the looming specter of Project 2025
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A reflection on Women's History Month, being a mother of daughters, and the looming specter of Project 2025.
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At one Ohio school, 6th graders didn’t just study poverty, they took real steps to address food disparity in their community. Their Poverty and Philanthropy class connected students with local organizations, leading to hands-on experiences that made a real impact.
ilovelibraries.org/article/pove...
ilovelibraries.org/article/pove...
February 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
At one Ohio school, 6th graders didn’t just study poverty, they took real steps to address food disparity in their community. Their Poverty and Philanthropy class connected students with local organizations, leading to hands-on experiences that made a real impact.
ilovelibraries.org/article/pove...
ilovelibraries.org/article/pove...
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Can you imagine how adult readers would respond to this? "Sorry...no more mysteries or romance novels until you polish off Crime and Punishment..."
February 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Can you imagine how adult readers would respond to this? "Sorry...no more mysteries or romance novels until you polish off Crime and Punishment..."