Webinar: Shake Up Your Shelves - April 14, 2022

Join HarperCollins Children's Books for this exciting webinar, 

Shake Up Your Shelves: Examining AAPI Representation in Library Collections and Classrooms

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Now more than ever, it is important for teachers and librarians to include culturally authentic books in curricula and library collections that uplift and center Asian-American and Pacific Islander voices. Join NEWBERY MEDALIST LINDA SUE PARK as she leads a discussion on how we can Shake Up Our Shelves by examining AAPI representation in our current collections and asking what to consider when adding new books by or about AAPI community members. You’ll also hear from NEWBERY MEDALIST ERIN ENTRADA KELLY, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOANNA HO, 2022 NEWBERY HONOR AUTHOR RAJANI LAROCCA, and DEBUT AUTHOR XIXI TIANM as they share what it means to be part of the AAPI community and the process of writing those lived experiences for children today. Please join HarperCollins Children's Books and Booklist for this free, one-hour webinar on April 14th at 9 AM PST.

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Upcoming Holidays & Observances with Teaching Resources - March 2022

April is National Poetry Month, first celebrated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. Over the years, National Poetry Month has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry's important place in our lives. The ERS Library is excited to provide poetry study resources to contracting educators via our circulating library collection and the ERS Portal's digital content.

You can also visit https://poets.org/national-poetry-month for more ways to celebrate, including a free 2022 National Poetry Month poster!

Learn360 Resources:

How to Write a Poem (Grades K-5)               Poetry (Grades 6-12)

Circulating Collection Titles (reserve via Follett Destiny Online Library Catalog):

On Display in the ERS Library

Women's History Month continues to be celebrated in the ERS Library. Maria Ortiz decorated these endcaps to display some of the theme-related books we have available for check out.

Visit www.erslibrary.org and use our Follett Destiny Online Catalog to reserve these titles and many others for delivery to your school site.

New Items in the ERS Library's Circulating Collection - March 2022

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Upcoming Holidays & Observances w/ Teaching Resources - March 2022

March is Women's History Month, which has been recognized in the United States since 1987. This month, we celebrate women's contributions to history, culture, and society. From science to politics, it's a chance to reflect on the trailblazing women who lead the way for change. The ERS Library has women's biographies available for check out in Follett Destiny and online digital resources available via the ERS Portals.

Learn360:

Eleanor Roosevelt (Grades: 3-6, 6-8)

How Women Won the Vote (Grades: 6-8, 9-12)

Available for check out: