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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I’m going to have to add back a good 15-20 mins to my commute tomorrow to deal with WPAFB base gate traffic again! Will be glad to see the parking lots full again.

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I fear that I would have *too* much fun if my school had a poster printer 😂 loved all the vendor swag at the @oelma.bsky.social conference!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Highlight of the @oelma.bsky.social conference was meeting @librarianjones.com and hearing her fantastic keynote! As a newer school librarian, I’m so inspired by her advocacy.

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 14/11/2025

I got my $1 and my apology. I met falsehood with resolve, and I claimed my own voice by defending it. And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

For anyone wondering where all of these books ended up, many were put into our regular circulating collection, were offered to teachers, and given to students. We’ll keep a cart in the library for future giveaways, and I’m bringing a bunch to the little free libraries. Some will be discarded.

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Weed with me! We made it through the 5k guided readers that had sat untouched for 2 years 🙌🏻

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Novel Effect @noveleffect.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

We love a 4 day week! Enjoy these soundscapes FREE without a subscription. Which book are you excited to read aloud? 📚🎶

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I loved reading Unplugged to my K-2 students in our last week in the computer lab as a reminder to spend their summers as unplugged as possible! The soundscape was a hit, as usual - the one for this book really made the book feel “full”.

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Adventures in elementary library weeding - I genuinely want to watch this though 😂 Martin Short and Molly Ringwald circa 1985? Should be fantastic.

Johnny Appleseed VHS tape, featuring Rob Reiner, Molly Ringwald, and Martin Short

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

As a former kid who spent hours poring through every school yearbook, it makes me happy to see my kids doing the same. And as a bonus, I’m responsible for the entire yearbook process at the school, so I am VERY glad they’re finally out of my hands 😅

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I interviewed for a children’s librarian position last week, which included reading aloud a book to the interview panel over Zoom! They went along with the cues I gave as if they were the preschoolers I was reading to 😂 my kinda people! #librarylove

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Dear publishers: please use matte paper for your picture books instead of glossy!! Our school library stamps stay so much better on matte paper when we’re doing processing. Also, it’s easier for kids to see the pictures during read alouds without the glare. Signed, school librarians 😅 #kidlit #tlsky

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

As IMLS closes its doors and many states face massive library budget cuts, please use this week to visit your local library AND use your voice to advocate for the importance of libraries in our communities. Call your representatives!!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Absolutely in panic mode since I’m supposed to be moving in 2 months and still haven’t found a job or a rental 😭🥲😭

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Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

WITNESS Hope laced up her boots this morning, grabbed her sign and marched down Main Streets from coast to coast, to drown out every vestige of despair, distress, and fear by shouting louder than loud: I. AM. HERE. April 5, 2025 Nikki Grimes.

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

These specific books clearly aren’t being removed due to low circulation or damage lol

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I just had to explain both the concept of a meme AND the none pizza w/ left beef meme to my 6yo 🤪

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful. Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.

Sen. Cory Booker putting his hand over his heart as he beats Strom Thurmond's floor address record

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I still have Crazy on repeat, it’s the best song to listen to on a ragey walk 😅

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Mid-terms? More like mid-semester breakdown and regrets! #gradschoolishard

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I survived the chaos of every student’s password getting changed as the school tech aide 🥲 I need a nap and a sweet treat

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Vance whining to Zelensky that he didn’t say thank you sounded like me in my first month of teaching when I sucked at classroom management

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The first chapter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbD...

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EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

As my 4 yo ran to the parking lot, too quickly for my comfort, I yelled after him “DO YOU WANT THE SWITCH?” Y’all, I meant the Nintendo Switch. He’d asked if he could play later & he had to earn it by following directions. But it accidentally sounded like I was threatening corporal punishment 😭😅😂

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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 24/02/2025

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

ADHD in adulthood is constantly feeling like you’re a few tasks away from being all caught up, even on your most productive days

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The #p4a2025 vibes will be everlasting with this amazing find at Marshall’s! Honk and Bonk’s long lost cousin, Jonk, perhaps? @hankgreen.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @projectforawesome.bsky.social

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I know it’s time to go to bed when I’ve suddenly found a new craft that I *need* to buy a lot of supplies for

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

We haven’t had school since Tuesday the 11th, and the night before we finally go back, I can’t sleep because of a sore throat and runny nose. Why, immune system, why?? We’ve barely left the house!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

John is serving Arnold all grown up realness #P4A2025

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Throwback to the first Project for Awesome that I was *really* into and when I found the Tuataria community - when baby Hazel was just a year old. Now she’s 6.5 and asked me if I’m “watching the pizza guys again” 😂 #P4A2025 #P4A #nerdfighteria

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

30 Rock used to be one of my comfort watches in high school and college, and I realized tonight that I haven’t rewatched it in probably ten years! I still apparently know the first few episodes word for word 😂

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Planning to go grocery shopping during the Super Bowl, two days before a snow storm in the KC area - best idea ever. Shelves are restocked and the aisles are emptyyyy 🙌🏻

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

My 4 year old loooves playing Mario Kart on my Switch, and he used to only do the time trials because he didn’t like losing against the other characters. He tried out a race yesterday and now he’s played like 8 rounds undefeated 😂 hope this means he’s going to be a good driver in ~12 years!!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Yes! The list I can generate in Destiny is long, and then I still find myself grabbing more titles off the shelves that weren’t on the list. I have a big stack that I’ve been using to replenish the display!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Come with me as I pull books for our PK-2 school library’s #blackhistorymonth book display! These are just a few of our many titles that tell stories of Black history and Black futures - and we read them all year round #EduSky #TLSky #schoollibrarian

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

After all the talk about Target pulling back on its DEI initiatives and removing black owned brands, I was surprised to see this email in my inbox

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is the nightmare scenario that runs through my head during every takeoff and landing at DCA 😢 so awful

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

They got close to 20 years of data from our district 🙃

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The PowerSchool data breach is SUCH a mess. They knew about it on December 28 and didn’t tell districts until January 7. So slow… they’re lucky that districts get set in their ways and don’t want to do the work to switch school software #edusky

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

It's still January.

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

They’ll be thrilled to hear that!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

My K-2 students also love to play the Carl games on the PBS Kids website in the computer lab - it’s one of their new favorites!

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Margaret Fogarty @mfogarty.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I would really hope so! Some districts are still going to use that info to screen to find candidates that may not challenge their book banning efforts, unfortunately.

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