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Posts by Alia Jones

November 28, 2024 by Alia Jones

Picture Book Review: Miss Edmonia’s Class of Wildfires

What I enjoy about Miss Edmonia's Class of Wildfires is how it encourages children to see the museum experience as something they can ACTIVELY be a part of.

October 26, 2024 by Alia Jones

Picture Book Review: Milo’s Museum

“Museums hold all the things that people feel are valuable or important.” In the last few years, as I’ve thought more deeply about informal learning spaces, I’ve also challenged the assumption (and the marketing) that all spaces are meant for all people. How can they be, when so much has been built on stolen land, […]

August 31, 2024 by Alia Jones

Reading in the Art Studio

As I've became more familiar with the flow of the Art Studio, my role in it and how children and their caregivers use it, I've taken moments to observe how people interact with the book areas.

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Alia Jones and Intersectional Literacy Spaces

August 19, 2024 by Alia Jones

In addition to my library love, I am also a museum lover and I hope to use this blog to chat about the intersections of libraries and books and museums, especially museums for children.

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About Alia Jones

Alia Jones is a MLIS student at UW-Madison, focusing on children's literature and youth services. She is a member of ALSC and has served on the Caldecott Award Committee and Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury. She cares deeply about diversity in children's literature, helping children find comfort in books, and informal learning spaces. She blogs at www.readitrealgood.com.

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