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Kim Orth
@korth98library.bsky.social
*Wife & mom of 2 really awesome people.
*Dedicated lifelong learner, educator, and school librarian!
*Always on the lookout for authors and books that are "mirrors, windows, and sliding doors" for all of my students. Credit to Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop.
Ultimate librarian moment- listening to & then meeting @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social at the AASL 25 conference! Thank you, Jason, for being such an inspiration to so many others!
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What a thrill to meet the new host for Reading Rainbow & librarian extraordinaire at the AASL 25 Conference
@mychal3ts.bsky.social !!
October 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The last day was the biggest yet! Thank you @ABDO publishing & Grace Hansen for a great session!
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Had the BEST time at @aaslala.bsky.social conference in St. Louis with fellow @kaslks.bsky.social librarians!
October 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
NewChelsea_Elem 5th graders are celebrating Kansas’s birthday with PebbleGo & @capstonepub.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help - Smithsonian Magazine
January 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Reposted by Kim Orth
Charles Person, who was the youngest of the Freedom Riders in 1961, has passed away at age 82.

With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Charles Person, youngest of the Freedom Riders, dies at 82
Bruised and bloodied while traveling through the South in 1961, he challenged segregation on interstate buses and in terminal waiting rooms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Kim Orth
As efforts to ban books in Oregon libraries rise, library patrons and supporters are pushing back. #UniteAgainstBookBans
“The vast majority want represented, diverse, and inclusive collections available." --Darin Stewart, Parents Defending Schools and Libraries
yachatsnews.com/book-banning...
Efforts to ban books in Oregon libraries on the rise; library patrons and supporters are pushing back • YachatsNews.com
By AMANDA WALDROUPE/Oregon ArtsWatch In December the Grants Pass School District approved removing two books from the Grants Pass High School Library: All Boys Aren’t Blue – George M. Johnson’s  memoi...
yachatsnews.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM