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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 14h

📢 Celebrate #BannedBooksWeek with your #library people! Tomorrow’s #TLSkyChat starts at 8pm EST / 5pm PT. Questions are already posted here 👉 www.tlskychat.com/schedule

#TLSky #Librarians #Skybrarians #EduSky

Slide promoting #TLSkyChat on October 8, 2025. Topic: “Banned Books Week.” Includes reminders to use #TLSkyChat, respond to Q1–Q3, and start replies with A1–A3. Text invites discussion on protecting the freedom to read. Resources at tlskychat.com.

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 22h

📢Tomorrow’s #TLSkyChat dives into #BannedBooksWeek! Join me and @techielibgrl.com at 8pm EST / 5pm PT for conversation, advocacy, and community. Questions are up now 👉 www.tlskychat.com/schedule

#TLSky #Librarians #Skybrarians #EduSky

Schedule | TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 1d

📚 Celebrate Banned Books Week with #TLSkyChat!
Join @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I for a discussion on censorship, intellectual freedom, and the role of school libraries in protecting readers’ rights.

🗓️ Wednesday, Oct 8 | 🕗 8–9 PM EST

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

Everyone is welcome! What nonfiction titles are some of your heart titles? But you are always welcome to lurk. I think we have quite a few lurking! #TLSkyChat

Nimblewitlit Mag-Issue 1: Taking a Stand NOW LIVE @nimblewitlit.bsky.social · 13d

I lurked in this chat tonight (I - Kristin - am not a teacher or a librarian so I kept quiet) and it is a phenomenal resource for #nonfiction book recs! My kids and I have read some of them but I have so many more ideas for us now! (Thank you, #TLSkyChat)

Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

📚 Chat Over… for now! 🚀✨
Thanks for sharing your Nonfiction Book Love with #TLSkyChat! 💡📚 Check out our website: tlskychat.com see find more information about #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

We had so much fun right?!?!?!? See you next time! #TLSkyChat is twice a month. Every other week!

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

So glad you joined us! I am so excited to read so many amazing titles that were shared!!

Jeanne Walker Harvey @jeannewharvey.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks SO much! What a delight to share in this space. ❤️

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

#8 Friends!! #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

That is a book that I continue to contemplate and think about. I also found the book The Sum of Us to be one that sticks in my head. #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

📚 Thank You! 🙌✨ We’re grateful for each of you who make #TLSkyChat is a space for learning, sharing & growing together! 💡 Your voices make this community shine! 💛 We’ll be back in two weeks—see you then! 🚀📖 Check out our website: tlskychat.com

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

A1: I share my own reads with students too. One year I mentioned You Are a Badass to juniors and seniors, and it was checked out right away. Showing that vulnerability matters, and yes the audio is fab for modeling how we read too! #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

📚 Keep the convo going with #SlowChat & join us live other Wednesday! 🎶📚 See you next time! 🚀💛 #TLSkyChat

📚 Keep the convo going with #SlowChat & join us live every Wednesday! 🎶📚 See you next time! 🚀💛 #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

A8: The Professor and the Madman reshaped how I think about language and collaboration. It was a gateway book for Nonfiction for me. I admit I read mostly fiction until reading that title. Now it is part of my TBR!

A favorite of my students was Shoe Dog.
#TLSkyChat

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 13d

#TLSkyChat A8 💬 IMHO this title didn't get near enough love the year it came out! In Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself, Edinger and Younge use Olaudah Equiano's own writing to create blackout poems to craft the biography. It blew my mind!

Book cover of *The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself* adapted by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge. The background is a colorful brick wall with some words blacked out, leaving the phrase “every day brought me nearer my freedom.” At the bottom left is an illustrated portrait of Equiano.

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

In particular PBL is making its return in NYS and social justice nonfiction really pair beautifully into such projects. #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

💛📚Q8 is LIVE!💛📚

Q8: Share a nonfiction title that changed how you think about a topic and share a “nonfiction win” moment from your practice that others could try.

Drop your A8 & share your ideas! 🎉 #TLSkyChat For more information visit: tlskychat.com

Q8: Share a nonfiction title that changed how you think about a topic and share a “nonfiction win” moment from your practice that others could try.

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

A7: I know I have mentioned a few earlier but I am a fan of them and social justice. Jarrow’s Red Madness, Slater’s Accountable, and Curious Cases: True Crime for Kids show how nonfiction can blend medical mystery, social justice, and true crime — great springboards for projects. #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

🚨 1-Minute Warning! 🚨
⏳ Q8 is almost here! We’re in the final stretch of #TLSkyChat! Keep the joy flowing!!

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

A7: For older students, titles like The Poisoner’s Handbook connect science, history, and inquiry in engaging ways. #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

That is very true. The page number requirement was always such a sadness for me from teachers. Luckily as I developed relationship with those teachers I could gently make suggestions and thoughfulness in voice and choice. #TLSkyChat

Jill Read, Rise, Resist @reading2learn.bsky.social · 13d

#nonfiction books tend to have higher lexiles, from what I have been noticing #tlskychat. So that may win teachers over who only look at the number of pages.

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

A7: Nonfiction like Girls Think of Everything pairs perfectly with makerspace builds. Students can design their own inventions after reading. #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

Ooo....just added to my list! #TLSkyChat

Chris Barton @bartography.bsky.social · 13d

Oh, my Oklahoma City Bombing picture book. 💔 I'm so proud of that one. Published right before Covid became a pandemic, and largely overlooked. But that story means so much to me. #TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

A6: Some teachers required students to read nonfiction, and narrative nonfiction became a way in. Its variety amazes students and reminds them of the wonder they felt in elementary. Keeping the collection fresh and up to date is key. #TLSkyChat

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 13d

#TLSkyChat A6 💬 One of my favorite workshops to lead takes place in a volunteer’s library. During the workshop, all the participants work together to weed the entire #nonfiction section w/a focus on making it more discoverable for our most vulnerable readers. More about my thoughts on weeding here.

BFTP: Keeping Your Library Collection Smelling F.R.E.S.H!

One of my heroes, Doug Johnson, includes a "Blast From The Past" post on his blog each week. As Doug describes it:"A weekend Blue Skunk "feature" will be a revision of an old post. I'm calling this BF...

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 13d

These are favorites at my school! I have every variation on this series that I can find. We can't keep these on the shelves. Our readers also love the Totally Random Questions series. We have all 8 of them and they're super popular.

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 13d

A6: My weeding looks at both circulation data and classroom needs. Nonfiction is tied closely to projects, so relevance matters. Accuracy is pivitol as well as relevancy #TLSkyChat

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