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    Adib Khorram Spills the Tea

    Edith Campbell, September 30, 2025 | Creators

    At its heart, the practice of drinking tea is a joyful one. Tea enervates us and calms us. Tea asks us for patience and invites reflection.

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    Library Card Sign Up

    Edith Campbell, September 27, 2025 | Programs/Programming, Uncategorized

    My dad understood the vast wealth that existed in those books and that library cards provided us with a share of that wealth.

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    review: The Family I’m In

    Edith Campbell, September 17, 2025 | Reviews

    John John is the perfectly imperfect teen who is struggling to shape his own identity but can’t avoid the antiquated reach of his dad.

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    Back to School: Self Care

    Edith Campbell, September 10, 2025 | Book List, self care

    The only way to protect teens is to continue loving and nurturing them, but in ways that provide them space to be seen and heard while they continue to grow.

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    Back to School Books : STEAM

    Edith Campbell, September 3, 2025 | Book List

    The longer I live, the more I understand how science and math perfect art and music as much as engineering and technology.

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    Latinx KidLit Book Festival

    Edith Campbell, August 31, 2025 | News & Features

    The 2025 Festival launches September 1st, two weeks before Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, and incorporates educators’ voices into pre-recorded sessions and age-appropriate lengths for easy classroom integration.

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    Back to School: Unhoused/Homeless

    Edith Campbell, August 30, 2025 | Book List

    This list is really short because people aren’t writing much nonfiction for teens on this issue.

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    Back to School List: Government and Citizenship

    Edith Campbell, August 26, 2025 | Book List

    Today, it’s government and citizenship. Rather than exploring a variety of governments, this list is centered on the system that exists in the United States and actions of citizens

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    Back to School List: History Books

    Edith Campbell, August 24, 2025 | Book List

    Parents, guardians, librarians, and community leaders all have a role in preparing this next generation, and that means making sure they develop a complete perspective of the world around them.

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    Narrating the Past

    Edith Campbell, August 12, 2025 | Uncategorized

    When does protecting children do more harm than good?  If I’d understood those times better, maybe  I’d be better prepared for these, and so would my children.

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