MSLA Forum Editor Laura Gardner talks with friend Aaryn Silva, the cataloging middle school librarian from the Kinkaid School, an independent K-12 campus in Houston, Texas. Laura dubs her friend a fellow “monster reader,” and they discuss connecting on Bookstagram, the experience of being a librarian in Texas, the power of faculty book clubs, Labubus, censorship, social media habits, and what they’ve been reading.
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@Librarianaaryn Insta
Unstoppable Ambassador: Laura Gardner, 2016 School Librarian of the Year Finalist
SB 13 Implementation, Texas Library Association
HB 900 Implementation, Texas Library Association
Go On A Whimsy Adventure And I'll Tell You Which Labubu You're Most Like, Buzzfeed
Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network
Children and YA Book Lovers Awards
The Road to Tender Hearts, Annie Hartnett
Run for the Hills, Kevin Wilson
Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy
Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell
The Poisoned King, Katherine Rundell
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures, Katherine Rundell
Blood in the Water, Tiffany Jackson
Please Pay Attention, Jamie Sumner
False Prince, Jennifer Nielsen
The Strongest Heart, Saadia Faruqi
Here I Am, I Am Me: An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health, Cara Bean
Blue Willow Book Shop, Houston TX
Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots, Margarita Engle
