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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The kids felt that an injustice had taken place. Then I explained that Governor, JD Pritzker passed a law last year preventing banned books in the state of Illinois. All is now good with the kids!🥰

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

🎥👀 Listen to the students’ reactions when they discover “Dogman,” appeared on the banned books list! 📚❤️ #BannedBooksWeek

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

📚Banned Books Week 2026💚💛 Students explored the importance of intellectual freedom, celebrated diverse stories, and learned why the freedom to read matters! ❤️📚 #MYKnightsREAD

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Proud and honored to serve as the Opening Speaker for the Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE)! 📚✨ Excited to connect, inspire, and celebrate the power of school libraries! #AISLEd26 #KC_SaidIt

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Marya Yates Library is officially on Instagram! 🎉📱 Follow along and get a peek inside our library to see our Knights READING, LEARNING, CREATING, EXPLORING, and having FUN! 📖✨ 💚 FOLLOW our page 💛 LIKE our posts 📚 SHARE the library love! Because #MYKnightsREAD 🏰📚

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Proud to serve as the 2027 Keynote Speaker for the @4csla.bsky.social California School Library Association. #KC_SaidIt

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So proud to be a presenter for this very important Master Class! Registration link is below.⤵️⤵️⤵️ We’re celebrating Library Journal’s 150th anniversary with a FREE masterclass! 🎉 This is one of five one-hour conversations that will be a part of the masterclass. 📚Register here: hubs.la/Q04v_-Zq0

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My new school library IG page IG www.instagram.com/maryayatesli...

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It was a GREAT week with the littles! #KC_SaidIt

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My new Instagram Library Page www.instagram.com/maryayatesli... #KC_SaidIt

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The @demconvention.bsky.social Planner Arrived just in time! Thank you @lieberrian.bsky.social for creating a wonderful resource and support for school librarians. #KC_SaidIt

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Join @everylibrary on Tuesday, August 25th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST as John Chrastka will guide us through ways your library can refine, rework, or even rewrite its marketing plan and advocacy approach. Learn more and register here: zurl.co/HiJMS

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My students are silent coming into the library. Once they are inside, collaboration, discussions and the healthy volume begins! #SchoolLibrarian

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

My New Chapter! Follow me this year as I move back to the mid-west, work in a K-5 school and implement a district STEAM and Makerspace program.

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

EL James of “50 Shades of Grey,” fame has a new Young Adult paranormal romance book coming out in October. #newbooks Request an excerpt here: us13.list-manage.com/survey?u=310...

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🔸Register: lnkd.in/gasixUp9 🔆In this practical & uplifting masterclass, we’ll explore what leading happiness researchers have discovered about well-being and how librarians can intentionally cultivate small moments that support resilience, meaning, & fulfillment—both professionally and personally.

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: join me to fight back with ALA. His executive order to dismantle the only federal agency dedicated to library funding would be deeply harmful. We need to act NOW. Call Congress & urge them to protect library funding 👉 bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#ALAAC26 Time to celebrate in my hometown of Chicago!

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration (graphic novel) by Frank Abe - recommended book by Rachel Maddow #ALAAC26

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“If you don’t have access to the truth and the real world in real time, you cannot make rational democratic decisions in our society.” - Rachel Maddow #ALAAC26

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A video that’s 💯 accurate and makes me laugh on day high threshold pain days.

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I love my cat Sugah, lately she’s gotten in the middle of my DIY time.😳

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

• Require public libraries and school libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books; • Classify discriminatory book bans as violations of federal civil rights laws; and • Direct the Government Accountability Office to report on the effect of book bans on underrepresented communities.

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

📚🔆 PLEASE SHARE ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES - 📚The Books Save Lives Act would counteract the rise in book bans and help ensure an inclusive learning environment for all students. Specifically, the legislation would: • Ensure primary and secondary schools have a library with a trained librarian;

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I’m just going to leave this here. #Quotes

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Join us for a conversation about how libraries influence what gets published, promoted, and shelved, and what it means to move beyond passive inclusion. Register: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

#EMIERT_Leads 🔆Who defines the market? Perspectives and ideas on how librarians, authors, and nontraditional publishers can advocate for Muslim and marginalized voices in publishing. Register: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A2- Chicago Public Schools must commit to 1 full-time certified librarian per school (not shared between schools) AND commit to funding every library with curriculum and age appropriate books over the next five years. It can be done, and it must. Chicago’s kids deserve it. #KC_SaidIt

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A1- I lived through this mess that former skank Mayor Rahm Emmanuel created. I was ridiculed for having three masters degrees and labeled, “too expensive for the school budget.” I later survived by taking an administration position for libraries in downstate Illinois. ➡️

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy Resurrection Day!✝️

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

My birthday & the last activity for Women’s History Month fell on the same day. Students participated in a scavenger hunt in my library lobby. I used Women’s History Month posters I found on Amazon. Once the students answered all questions, they received a celebratory cupcake.

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Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Can you help by donating? 🧵Our Makerspace Club would like to make Feminine Pouches for their peers. The pouch will hold pads, tampons & wipes, organized & easy to find quickly. 💞Young women will feel more confident at school/outside the home when they know they have supplies ready. #DonorsChoose