MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Where can I buy the report? Sorry I'm missing out on the event but I'd like to add the report in my library's collection. 110 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Congratulations! So many people don't realize the amount of slavery in our state and that is shameful. 120 2
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I was 43 when I had mine. It was a blow to the ego, for sure. I'm sorry that you feel badly about, those commenta do sting. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Look up Jella Lepman. A Jewish refugee from the Nazis who was hired by the US Army to work on rehabilitating German women and children. Her work, with children using literature as a bridge and the organizations she founded have a giant, unrecognized legacy: IBBY, Int'l Childrens Library and more. 110 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Yeet them and take back the space for things you do want. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Thanks for sharing such an uplifting and wonderful post. And congrats to your amazing little fighter. 030 3
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 08/06/2025"Every book you read helps you build a richer picture of the entire world." Indeed. 062 6
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Thabks for the Time Team reference this morning. I cohkd hear Phil and Tony snark over whther it was a true void or just a dodgy hole left by a mangy dog. 170 7
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 26/05/2025There is something incredibly moving about this simple act. 010 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 26/05/2025I love that and it figures, the best clothes are always handmade. Great job! 110 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 22/05/2025If only there was a process for vetting these people before they were given the job. If only a group of insiders could interview them before voting them up or down... oh, wait, where do you work again? 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Why do I feel like the headline in today's NY Times will be praising the administration for its new reef construction initiative? 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025LSTA, the funding mechanism for federal.aid to libraries, archives, and museums comes up for renewal every 20 years. This August, Congress needs to reauthorize the act or it will expire and with it, the funding. 0178 17
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025There were at least 2 discussions about boys and their needs in the literary landscape at the Bologna Book Fair this year. It's coming but we need it to pick up speed. 020 2
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Pop culture doesn't give boys a lot of good role models. If you can't save the world or the princess, are you in the story at all as anything other than the butt of the joke? Girl power needs a boy equivalent, regardless if the patriarchy which hurts everyone. 140 4
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025They also need to stoke their curiosity and build their stamina for what it takes to quench it. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 25/04/2025As the Senator who represents me, what are you going to do about it? Don't post about about it, be about it. 041 4
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025That is awesome. My grandparents used to buy Brookdale soda. I'm not sure if it was a thing local to them or more widespread but they would go to the distribution center and buy a case of those glass liters, mixing the flavors in the case as they liked. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I'm interested to see the approach it takes. Two last things, one is that the number of people pulling for the US to course correct in spite of ourselves was unexpected. Second is, how inspired I am by the incredible amount of young illustrator talent in attendance. Mind blown. 010 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025...what it means to be a man, what society expects and accepts from and for men and I hope that this will give boys alternatives beyond some.if the toxicity we see in the manosphere. One book mentioned was about boys going into the cating professions-teaching, nursing, and the like. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025The focus of the panels I sat in the audience for were very explicit that this isn't something that should come at the expense of girls or women but, rather, in compliment to. I have mixed feelings about if I trust that will not be the outcome or approach. I do see a lack of vision for...come.atcome.at 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Boys need these sorts of books now, too. They need to find inspirational role models.for their futures in the way that have been so successful for women. It seems odd because, patriarchy. But as a mother to a young boy, I see the need. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Another line of thinking is the role of boys. On one panel the discussion was about the need for books about roles for boys and men in society beyond Prince Charming or super heroes. That books for girls featuring messaging and examples of being able to.do.and be anything are.common now... 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025At its core, it probably comes down to compare and contrast. But what if the information is newly encountered? Compare to what? Contrast with what? Information moves quickly, and stopping to research, especially for a kid, seems like a recipe for failure at best. There have to be better strategies. 010 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025As a public librarian, understanding that non-fiction requires different types of deconstruction skills than fiction does helps, but who is doing the work to identify those specific skills? 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025In a world of disinformation and AI generated stuff of varying quality, our kids will desperately need to understand how to interpret factual information. He'll, us olds need it too, maybe more. The days of trusting books, .edu, and .gov are long gone, but we still give that info out. Why? 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I had an amazing week at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair. So much to think about. Information literacy is one primary issue I am pondering. We teach kids how to decode fiction, but non-fiction isn't taught the same way and the 2 should be on par. 🧵 831 8
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025That was the best rickroll I've ever been subjected to. 010 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Yes. He released an EO over the weekend that threatens IMLS, the vehicle that the federal government uses to give grants to states for library service. It's a big deal. 060 6
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 15/03/2025If Rowe and these EOs teach us nothing else, it should be that the inability of Congress to do their job and pass laws that govern us is what sharpened the blade that is being used to filet the carcass of the US currently. Yesterday was more of the same: flabby lawmakers not doing their jobs. 110 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Because in America, wealth is the only standard people are measured by, and if you can manipulate and exploit your way to that level of wealth you must be good in all the ways that people can be, which includes being a genius. 080 8
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 12/03/20252 books, perfect for late elementary/middle grade readers, & stand up for adult readers. Most heroic books feature super heroes, but these are normal boys who rise to meet extraordinary circumstances. Both are translated from the original Spanish. We need more stories about ordinary heroes. 📚 010 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I said that to a coworker this morning. Just turn your back on him and do not leave, do not speak, and don't back down. It would drive him crazy. 092 9
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 03/03/2025My birthday's coming up, and I'll be in the same boat. It's stuff like this that guts me, and I expect that's similar to what you're feeling. She would want you to enjoy today, and I hope, however it happens, that something delightful does make you smile. Happy birthday. 010 1
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 03/03/2025There may be waste in government, and fraud. The way to root that out is with a thorough audit, program by program. What these guys are doing is using a flame thrower to set America and our interests on fire and then saying, "Oopsie". They don't know what they are doing and we will pay the price. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 03/03/2025I was in a training about a statewide program rollout last week. The thing that struck me and that I keep coming back to is that all of the materials had to be written for a 5th or 6th grade reading level because that is the level a majority of Americans can comprehend. I know it, & yet, shocking. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Extend the protests to all Trump properties. He needs to feel it too. 000 0
MaryEllen @mecd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025We do, and if we are lucky, 3 people participate. Very disheartening, tbh. 000 0
