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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Eeeek! Some good news in #NSEd! I can exhale for a min.

saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

W E D I D I T!!! Thank you to every single person who called & wrote their @hfxgov.bsky.social councillor and #HRCE! This fight isn’t finished. Now we have to get the @nsgov.bsky.social to agree to take over our funding. @cupe5047.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupe-nssbcu.bsky.social

A media release statement stating HRM will fund library specialists for the next five years, ending March 31, 2031.

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Rasta @rastasack.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. - Anne Herbert And through times without #TimHouston #NSPoli #Libraries

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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

101 ways to know your employer & their partners really care. @nsgov.bsky.social @hfxgov.bsky.social Our students and their families deserve to have their librarires fully staffed AND funded! @cupescfp.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupe-nssbcu.bsky.social @cupe5047.bsky.social

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We've been in limbo for two months now! @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social, @hfxgov.bsky.social & #HRCE WHY are you forcing this wait. Our mental health is tanking - So much for #MentalHealthWeek and #EducationWeek to "Foster Empathy". www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It’s Mental Health Week. The theme is ’Come Together’. We would love the opportunity to come together w/ Brendan Maguire, @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social @hfxgov.bsky.social , #HRCE & others to discuss what your SIXTY + days of Silence is doing to the mental health of School Librarians.

A lime’ish green poster with the words Mental Health Week, May 4-10.

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Danielle is a really cool LSS! She's shown up to work in various characters & themes over the years. Former students have said it was their fav place... even when she wanted to boot them out for goofing around. @nsgov.bsky.social will you help save our jobs? Don't let #HRCE & #HRM cut us!

Info graphic introducing school library support specialist Danielle Demers. The first text bubble talks about why she chose to be a school library specialist and what students will miss if her job is cut. It has a brownish background. The next text bubble is a salmon colour and Danielle gives a message for families. The final text bubble is an orange colour and has the emails for Steve Gallagher of HRCE and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education for Nova Scotia. On the graphic is also a book that Danielle says students ask for a lot "Heartstopper"

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It’s day 47 of disrespect! We have the right to a respectful workplace! #BrendanMaguire @hfxgov.bsky.social @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social #HRCE #SteveGallagher You all need to follow your own policies! We are not okay! We need to know do we still have jobs in September.

Screen capture of a post by Nova Scotia MLA Brendan Maguire that the jobs of Library Support specialists is at risk. The post was made on Facebook and has since been deleted.

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Kerri Faulkner- a Library Support Specialist for #HRCE with a very unique and important position. She is the librarian who helps all 136 school sites and those who support students fr #ShatfordMemorial to #MemorialDriveAcademy to ##OldfieldElementary. Will you help us #SaveSchoolLibrarians

Info graphic about Library Support Specialist Kerri Faulkner. There are too many information bubbles one with a brown background and the other one with the salmon color. they talk about how Kerri came to be in the field of library support specialist and things that are important to her for families to know

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Let's see some of the great #HRCE Library Support Specialists from last week again. See the books on the graphics? What's a story you remember with your school librarian? Did you read it to your own kids or small ones in your family?

Info graphic introducing school library support specialist Candace DeCoste. The first text bubble talks about why she chose to be a school library specialist and what students will miss if her job is cut. It has a brownish background. The next text bubble is a salmon colour and Candace gives a message for families. The final text bubble is an orange colour and has the emails for Steve Gallagher of HRCE and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education for Nova Scotia. On the graphic is also a book that Candace likes to read to students. "The Very Impatient Catterpillar"

Info graphic introducing school library support specialist Andrew Aulenback. The first text bubble talks about why he chose to be a school library specialist and what students will miss if his job is cut. It has a brownish background. The next text bubble is a salmon colour and Andrew gives a message for families. The final text bubble is an orange colour and has the emails for Steve Gallagher of HRCE and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education for Nova Scotia. On the graphic is also a book that Andrew likes to read to students. "The Hobbit"

Info graphic introducing school library support specialist Kacey Oram. The first text bubble talks about why she chose to be a school library specialist and what students will miss if her job is cut. It has a brownish background. The next text bubble is a salmon colour and Kacey gives a message for families. The final text bubble is an orange colour and has the emails for Steve Gallagher of HRCE and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education for Nova Scotia. On the graphic is also a book that Kacey likes to read to students. "The Book with no Pictures"

Info graphic introducing school library support specialist Amy Parlee. The first text bubble talks about why she chose to be a school library specialist and what students will miss if her job is cut. It has a brownish background. The next text bubble is a salmon colour and Amy gives a message for families. The final text bubble is an orange colour and has the emails for Steve Gallagher of HRCE and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education for Nova Scotia. On the graphic is also a book that Amy likes to read to students. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

As school librarians we all have favourite Indie Bookstores around HRM and Nova Scotia. Mine is #OpenBookCafe in Halifax. Which is yours and where are they?

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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Hey Halisky! If you care about school librarians in Halifax Region schools, please write to Steve Gallagher for #HRCE sgallagher@hrce.ca & #BrendanMaguire brendan@brendanmaguire.and tell them to @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social!

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

@nsgov.bsky.social & @hfxgov.bsky.social School Library Specialist in #HRCE would LOVE to get some 💕fr you! It's day 42 since we found out ON A SOCIAL MEDIA POST fr #BrendanMaguire that our jobs may have been cut. 98 of us waiting to find out if we'll have work in Sept! @cupe5047.bsky.social

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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Amy is an amazing @cupe-nssbcu.bsky.social member! She is an active member of @cupe5047.bsky.social & helps w/ resolutions & constitutional amendments at @cupens.bsky.social conventions. She is 1 of 98 #HRCE LSS who could lose her job at the end of June! @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I LOVE our LSS members! #BrendanMaguire, how about you? Do you love the library support specialist at the schools your family members attend? What about you #AndyFillmore @hfxgov.bsky.social #TimHouston? #HRCE is creating a disrespectful workplace having @cupe5047.bsky.social members waiting!

An info graphic introducing Library Support Specialist Amy Parlee. In the text bubbles Amy tells how she came to be an LSS, what her students will lose if her role is cut and what she wants families to know. There is also contact information for Steve Gallagher, director of HRCE and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education.

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Families of #HRCE students, we are running out of ⏳. We have no idea if HRCE will #SaveSchoolLibrarians. We have no idea if #BrendanMaguire #NSEd Minister & #TimHouston will take over. We need your help! Call, write & talk about the need to #SaveSchoolLibrarians in the #HRCE!! #HaliSky

Info graphic for save our school librarians. Just of the information is that there are 98 school librarians working for the Halifax Regional centre for education. If funding isn’t continued all 98 will possibly lose their jobs at the end of this school year. Information provided on who to contact. Including Steve Gallagher, who is the director of the Halifax Regional centre for education

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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Hey All! Join us for an emergency rally at City Hall on Tuesday 5-6 PM! Hear what the school Library Specialists mean & how you can help! @cupescfp.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupe-nssbcu.bsky.social @cupe5047.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social www.facebook.com/events/14927...

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Our Facebook Page was just shutdown down. Do you think someone complained?

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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

#Halisky if you have 👧🏼👦🏾in the #HalifaxRCE you need to be concerned! This will mean that only high schools will be guaranteed to have a library specialist in their school. Loosing the LSS in jr highs will be detrimental to classroom teachers who rely on the library specialist! @hfxgov.bsky.social

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

School Libraries are not public Libraries. The access is different. #Saveschoollibrarians

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saveourlibrarians.bsky.social @saveourlibrarians.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Did you know? Schools with full-time library staff see: Literacy rates +10–15% Graduation rates +15–20% Only high schools have a full time Library worker #saveourLibrarians

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