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S. Michele Echols is a thought-leader librarian, Bibliotherapist, and educator with extensive experience managing public, academic, and school libraries. Check out the full episode on Dr. Nicole Cooke’s YouTube channel. 🔗 in bio.

Episode 3 of Gathering in the Library is live. It’s such a good episode! Dr. Cearra Harris speaks with chapter 14 contributor, S. Michele Echols. She closes out the book with “Dual Records: Counterstorytelling and the Survival Archive of the Black School Librarian.”

Thank you, Rain!!

Thank you, Becky! ♥️

THANK YOU for the stories shared, the vulnerability shown, and your commitment and excitement throughout this process. You are a blessing. 🖤 To all the supporters: Thank you for sharing in the joy for this work. ✨ I hope you all receive your pre-order books today.

To the contributors: I’ll never not be humbled by the trust you put in me by answering “yes” when asked to tell the raw, authentic truths of your time in school librarianship. I hold immense gratitude for you. My appreciation runs deep.

WHY ARE ALL THE BLACK LIBRARIANS GATHERING IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY? is out today. 🎉 Release day looks nothing like I thought it would. And the days leading up to it didn’t feel like I thought they would. It’s a bittersweet day. But I’m honest enough to acknowledge that two things can be true. 🥹

I can’t wait for this one to drop. S. Michele Echols introduced me to counterstorytelling through her chapter. I feel like it’s imperative in order to maintain your sanity and preserve your emotional health in certain environments. 🖤

Right back at ya.

But if you do, that’s okay, too. Slow days count.

Did you know episode 2 of Gathering in the Library went live on Friday? 🤗 Here’s a clip of @leeathelibrarian sharing with Dr. Cearra Harris the responsibility and pride she feels as a Black school librarian after not having educators who looked like her growing up.

And the winner is . . . @phelixthelibrarian Congrats!!🎉