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Monisha Blair

@monishablair.bsky.social
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(She/Her) Librarian @KeyMiddle. SLJ Best Books Committee - #MGLit. Reviewer for School Library Journal.

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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today I had a T ask me why I buy new books every month for the library 🫠🫠🫠
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Jeff Cannata: 'I think that's my job?'
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When the bell rang, a kid ran around the corner so fast that the change fell out of his pocket. It took everything in me not to call him Sonic
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Sonic The Hedgehog Losing Rings in Marble Zone
ALT: Sonic The Hedgehog Losing Rings in Marble Zone
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School Library Journal @slj.com · 29/09/2026
This award honors a K–12 library professional for outstanding achievement and the exemplary use of 21st-century tools and services. 🎉 Thank you to Scholastic for sponsoring this award! Submit your nomination here: hubs.la/Q04yj_MP0 #Sponsored #SLJ #Scholastic
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Had some great conversations and thinking in our Careers class about intellectual property, copyright, and ethically sharing our work. I can’t wait to share the well researched bookmarks they created (with their permission!) in the library
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The tween’s commitment to wearing two different socks apparently extends to his soccer kit 🤦🏾‍♀️
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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026
NPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting.
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Statement on White House bans from Tommy Evans, NPR's Editor in Chief
NPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Proof your public library loves you: they leave you alone when you're reading, they love when you bring your kids over, and they'll even let you borrow their hardcovers
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Looking for a preview of the #MGLit publishing landscape? Check out my feature from SLJ's September issue (now online!) on what you should be adding to your cart this fall: www.slj.com/story/A-Feas...
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Highly Anticipated Middle Grade Fiction Releasing Fall 2026 and Early 2027
The landscape of middle grade fiction for the fall and winter is chock-full of titles that will appeal to the wide spectrum of tastes across the age group. From a myriad of genres, literary styles, to...
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I spoke with Nic Stone about her return to the world of Dear Martin in her latest middle grade title publishing this fall. Check out the interview for SLJ: www.slj.com/story/Nic-St...
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Nic Stone on the Core of the Human Experience and Hope in
SLJ talked with the acclaimed author about her return to the world of Dear Martin in her latest middle grade title publishing this fall.
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Final stretch of orientations for the year… 6 classes plus two more just for checkouts tomorrow 😵‍💫
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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The self-checkout thing in particular…they don’t want kids to be independent in any capacity. The library is a place my kids know they can exercise autonomy; they pick the books, they put them on THEIR cards, they check them out. It’s a little independence lab, and that can’t be allowed
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Teen: Merry Labor Day! Me: Incorrect. We say Eat the Rich.
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 06/09/2026
Guess who won an Emmy!!!! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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VAASL @vaasl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Congrats to Kannan Cangro of Clermont Elementary School
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Would love to see a FCPS librarian win this!
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School Library Journal @slj.com · 31/08/2026
Submissions Now Open for 2027 School Librarian of the Year www.slj.com/story/Submis...
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Submissions Now Open for 2027 School Librarian of the Year
School librarians can now apply for the annual award, sponsored by Scholastic.
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I will often buy flowers for the circ desk because they make me happy. I guess I’m sharing the joy, bc so many people have stopped to smell/touch the flowers this year. Everyone should have a little beauty in their day ❤️
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s been interesting to see whose mind immediately went to Rocky Horror and whose mind immediately went to Muppets and whose mind immediately went to Clue and whose mind immediately went to SPAAAACE and on and on and on because no matter what age you are he’s iconic and very special to you
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Have you ever wanted to frame an email and put it on your wall? *floating*
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School Library Journal @slj.com · 25/08/2026
We are all mourning Dolly Parton, whose legacy includes Imagination Library, which has provided hundreds of millions of books to kids around the world. Have a Dolly or Imagination Library story to share? Drop into the replies and let's talk about her impact on literacy. #EduSky #TLSky #Skybrarians
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fangirling. I got to chat this afternoon with the incredible, award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo about her new title, Anger Is Only a Shadow. Read the book when it drops in September and catch a recording of our conversation if you missed it live! #SLJTeenLive
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
See y’all at 4:30 EST for the closing keynote with Elizabeth Acevedo! #SLJTeenLive
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
One week from today! #SLJTeenLive
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Fairfax County Government @fairfaxcounty.gov · 09/08/2026
Celebrate Book Lovers Day with Fairfax County Public Library 📚 Find a branch close to home, close to work, close to day care. Find events to enjoy, things to learn, and opportunities to volunteer: bit.ly/3LVESMu
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Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Happy National Book Lovers Day! Hope you pick up something fun to read 💙📚
Some of my bookshelves. Otherwise known as my therapy wall
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LBYR School & Library @lbschool.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#SLJTeenLive 2026 is coming up! Register at the link below to see fantastic panels featuring LBYR authors Zoulfa Katouh (The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue), @newlevant.bsky.social (Queer and How We Got Here), and Kelly McWilliams (No One Leaves the Manor). www.slj.com/event/slj-te...
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In two weeks! I can’t wait to introduce y’all to Lil and this beautiful book. Don’t forget to register! #SLJTeenLive
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Fairfax County Government @fairfaxcounty.gov · 04/08/2026
Donate to Adopt-A-Student Backpack & School Supply Drive through August 7 🎒 For details, visit ow.ly/O1Q150ZtXfM Thank you for helping Fairfax County children start the school year confident, prepared, and supported.
Yellow backpack with school supplies and an apple promoting Adopt-A-Student school supply and backpack drive.
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I accidentally bought lip plumping lip gloss. It’s spicy
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No Gen Z is killing the wine industry headline? Apparently we should be drinking more wine. Say less
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Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · 24/07/2026
the thing about public libraries is that they are—or at least many of them are—the one unrestricted public space in which children are treated with something approaching full civic equality with all other people. And they sense that. Our children’s room is the liveliest space in our library. 📚
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What Are The YA Bestsellers So Far in 2026–and What Do They Say About The State of YA? bookriot.com/the-2026-new...
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What Are The YA Bestsellers So Far in 2026–and What Do They Say About The State of YA?
What books have been atop The New York Times Bestsellers list for young adults in 2026, and what do they say about the state of YA?
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Took the teen shopping today, and we’ve come full circle fashion wise. I def made her try on an outfit I would have worn at her age at Hollister. The cologne also smells like unfortunate high school crushes
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 21/07/2026
Breaking: Enemy troops have seized the host station at Sequoia
Four National guard troops standing around the host station at a restaurant with outdoor tables
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Fairfax County Government @fairfaxcounty.gov · 21/07/2026
Show off your creative skills in "The World We Write," our short story contest co-sponsored by our public library and the Fairfax Library Foundation. Three winners will be chosen in each age group: 📚 Grades 3-6 📚 Grades 7-12 📚 Adults Learn more: bit.ly/FCPL_WorldWeWrite
Illustration promoting The World We Write Short Story Contest from July 1-31 with a pen, invitation card, globe, and mysterious elements like handcuffs and a top secret envelope.
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
One month from today! Don’t forget to register for #SLJTeenLive
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Kannan Cangro @cangrolib.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Listen to me talk about bringing back handwriting pen pal letters on the #SLLNPodcast! Thanks @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@cangrolib.bsky.social was telling me about this in June! It sounds so cool!
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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The awesome Kannan Cangro @cangrolib shares “Cultivating Connection through Pen Pals” in ep. 88 of the #SLLNPodcast! Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/088-cultivat... #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
White background with an image of the SLLN logo - Black text in a circle reads School Librarian Learning Network, surrounding a red book with the letters SLLN on the cover in gray lettering. Across the top, red text reads: Episode 88: 
"Cultivating Connection through Pen Pals" with Kannan Cangro. Toward the bottom, a picture of Kannan Cangro.
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I may have failed as a parent. My kids did not know who Madonna is 🤦🏾‍♀️ #halftime #ESPvARG
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Today’s adventures in baking: bourbon peach upside down cake
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Stands with Canada Tom Allman 🏴🇨🇦 @yoohootom.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
WITH JIMOTHY‽ 😍
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 18/07/2026
Child safety advocates are sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence features now being used by millions of students in classrooms that rely on education tools made by Google. to.pbs.org/4yn3vVt
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Google's AI search features pose 'unacceptable risk' to children, new report finds
Common Sense Media found that across more than 2,600 test interactions, Google’s two built-in AI search functions routinely failed to recognize risky and harmful behavior.
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The only haze I want is in my beer 🙃
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Black Guy Does Sociology @blackmanbeyond.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Signed my kid up for a public library card a bit ago... Libraries are fucking awesome man. I think anti-library folks should be treated with extreme suspicion. Fund the damn library
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This hot take is on point
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I will add as one of those Youth Services Librarians who has a master's in this field and who keeps current on research, parents who talk to their kids about what they read *while also* encouraging them to read widely produce great critical thinkers. Shouldn't be controversial but talk to your kids.
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Jeffrey Keese @jeffreykeese.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Remember folks, it’s your responsibility to live in such a way that your death is mourned, not celebrated.
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Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
New marketing campaign just dropped 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️
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NPR @npr.org · 09/07/2026
The story of Motown Records is quintessentially American. It’s about the American Dream, civil rights and entrepreneurship. But that story has a special significance in the place where it all got started.
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To Detroiters, Motown is more than just music
The story of Motown Records is a quintessentially American story about the American Dream, civil rights and entrepreneurship — but it has a special significance in Detroit, where it all started.
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