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Check It Out: 2/13/19

Your monthly news from the OPS Library Services Staff

Important Dates

February 13th 12:00-3:00  Secondary Team Plan (at Burke High School)

March 7th  8:30-11:00   Elementary Team Plan Day (at TAC in library services)

April 11th 8:300-10:30  Elementary Para Training (at TAC in library services)

April 24th 12:00-3:00 Secondary Team Plan (location TBA)

Penguin -- Creators IRL (In Real Life)

Creators IRL
 
Creators IRL is a video series that grew out of the ever-present need for representation, diversity, inclusion, and productive conversation in the book community. This series will cover topics like identity, feeling othered and seeing yourself in books, cultural traditions, and more. And you’ll hear from authors like Renée Ahdieh, Pablo Cartaya, Chelsea Clinton, Adib Khorram, and more. We hope this series creates a safe space for conversations, questions, revelations, and reflections between you and your readers.

Check out the first three videos below!
 
 
 
Creators IRL: What It Means to be an American
 

 
On What It Means to Be an American, you’ll hear Atia Abawi, Renee Ahdieh, Chelsea Clinton, Adib Khorram and Tochi Onyebuchi speak to what America means to them and what they hope America will look like in the future.
 
Watch the Video!
 
Creators IRL: Celebrations & Traditions
 

 
On Traditions, you’ll hear authors Tochi Onyebuchi, Chelsea Clinton, Atia Abawi, Renee Ahdieh, and Veera Hiranandani talk about their favorite traditions.
 
Watch the Video!
 
Creators IRL: Identity
 

 
Atia Abawi, Renée Ahdieh, Pablo Cartaya, Veera Hiranandani, and Tochi Onyebuchi discuss different facets of their Identity, and how those components impact their lives and work.
 
 

ILA Children's Right to Read Campaign

ILA Children’s Right to Read Campaign
Have you signed the pledge to support Children’s Right to Read? For more information about the campaign and resources from ILA, see below.
ILA would like to thank the individuals and organizations that have signed the pledge to enact and promote the Children's Right to Read. Your support helps ILA advocate for these Rights around the world.
The Children's Rights to Read campaign focuses on activating educators, policymakers, and literacy partners to join ILA in their efforts to raise awareness of the 10 Rights and see them realized for every child, everywhere.
Find out more about the Rights and why the Rights were selected by reading The Case for Children's Rights to Read.

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Las Escuelas Públicas de Omaha no discriminan basados en la raza, color, origen nacional, religión, sexo, estado civil, orientación sexual, discapacidad , edad, información genética, estado de ciudadanía, o estado económico, en sus programas, actividades y empleo, y provee acceso equitativo a los “Boy Scouts” y a otros grupos juveniles designados. La siguiente persona ha sido designada para atender estas inquietudes referentes a las pólizas de no discriminación: El Superintendente de las Escuelas, 3215 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE 68131 (531-299-9822).