Naomi D'Archangel's Posts
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Black Lives Matter: Kids Edition
Posted about 4 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel
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Book Reviews, Children's, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antiracism, black lives matter, book recommendations, social justice
It may be a New Year but these issues are still as prevalent as ever. Kids are never too young to start learning about the world around them. […]
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It’s Okay to NOT Be Okay
Posted about 11 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel
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Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with mental health
Absolutely everyone is going through at least something. Most are having to deal with more than one worry. Know this also, just because someone may have it worse than you does not mean your troubles aren't worth concern. You. Are. VALID.
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2019 Releases from African American Authors
Posted about 1 year ago by Naomi D'Archangel
In honor of African American History Month, I decided to showcase some fantastic new releases from African American authors. Books by these authors don’t always get the recognition they deserve […]
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Local Author: Meg Medina
Posted about 1 year ago by Naomi D'Archangel
Meg Medina, an author with awards aplenty (all well-deserved!), is a first generation Cuban-American who grew up in Queens, New York. From her website we learn that “when she’s not […]
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Biography Buzz: Jonathan Van Ness
Posted about 1 year ago by Naomi D'Archangel
Welcome to the inaugural Biography Buzz! This will be a monthly posting reaching into the lives of some notable people. All of 2020 I will be digging into the experiences […]
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Wibbly Wobbly Words
Posted about 1 year ago by Naomi D'Archangel
Dyslexia affects between 5-17% of the population worldwide. This is a higher percentage than people with red hair! (less than 2%) So what is it really? Dyslexia is a written […]
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NaNoWriMo
Posted about 2 years ago by Naomi D'Archangel
Welcome to NaNoWriMo! I promise, that’s not gibberish. It stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel from November 1st to 11:59pm November […]
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Positively Witchy: Books and Movies
Posted about 2 years ago by Naomi D'Archangel
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Children's, Film, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, movies, witches
Here are a handful of books and movies depicting witches in a positive light.
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Positively Witchy: Local Witches
Posted about 2 years ago by Naomi D'Archangel
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Ah, Shakespeare, you fiend! His portrayal of witches in Macbeth has been the first thing most people think of when […]
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YAVA Nominees 2019
Posted about 2 years ago by Naomi D'Archangel
There’s only a week left to vote for your favorite YAVA nominee! Voting can be done in person through September 15th at your local branch or online here. There’s so […]
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