@KentSchoolLibrarians

KentSchoolLibrarians has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in February 2022. The social media accounts linked to from KentSchoolLibrarians are: • Facebook • Email Besides social media accounts, KentSchoolLibrarians has populated their site with: • Pinned: Join the Facebook Group 'Kent School District Librarian Support Crew' • Pinned: Amazon Wishlist for Kent School Library Donations • [6/7/22] King5 News - Kent School District to Vote on Ban of Book Featuring LGBTQ+ Content • [6/7/22] KOMO News - 'ACLU Threatens Possible Legal Action if Kent School Board Removes LGBTQ+-Themed Book' • [5/10/22] Kent Reporter - 'Kent Middle School Librarian Wins Intellectual Freedom Award' • [5/8/2022] Seattle Times - 'Panther Lake Library Closed Indefinitely After Car Crashes, Causing Structural Damage' • [4/12/22] Renton Progress - 'KSD Committee Rules Against LGBTQ-Themed Book' • [4/6/22] CHMS Librarian Gavin Downing Announced by the Washington Library Association as the 2022 Recipient for the Candace Morgan Intellectual Freedom Award. • [3/31/22] Renton Progress - 'Kent School District Emails Reveal List of LGBTQIA+ Books Reviewed by Principals' • [3/22/22] Kent Reporter - 'Kent Library to Reopen April 4 After Four-Month Closure Due to Fire' • [3/22/22] The American Independent - 'The Firing of a Texas Librarian is Only the Latest Attack on Libraries' • [2/22/22] BookRiot.com - 'Two LGBTQ+ Books Back on Shelf in Kent, WA, Middle School; New Challenge on Deck' • [2/22/22] Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) Author LC Rosen Tweets A Support of Gavin's Challenge Response. • [2/10/22] KUOW (NPR News) - 'Wave of Book Bans Strikes U.S. - How Washington Librarians and Book Lovers are Responding' • [2/9/22] Komo 4 TV News - 'Controversial Books No Longer Under Review, Kent Librarian Says' • [2/4/22] KNKX Public Radio -'Two LGBTQ-Centered Books Challenged at Middle School in Kent' • [2/4/22] The Seattle Times - 'As Book Ban Efforts Spread Across Country, Controversy Erupts at King County Middle School' • [2/3/22] King 5 TV News - 'Seattle Librarian Worries About Recent Wave of Book Challenges' • [2/2/22] Kent Reporter - 'Kent School District Issues Statement as LGBTQ Library Books Are Under Fire' • [1/31/22] SaveSchoolLibrarians.org - 'Petition: Kent School District Must Follow Policy' • [1/28/22] Kent School District's Response to the BookRiot Article. • [1/27/22] BookRiot.com - 'LGBTQ+ Books Quietly Pulled From Washington State Middle School' • [12/2/21] Kent Reporter - 'Kent Library Closes After Fire in Book Drop Activates Sprinklers'