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• Labor History Research Center Book Talk with Eric Blanc

  • When
    23 Apr 2026
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Labor History Research Center is hosting a book talk with Eric Blanc to discuss his most recent book, "We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big." An assistant professor of labor studies at Rutgers University, Blanc is member of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and a cofounder of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. He is the author of three books on the labor movement. You can find his writings at his Substack, laborpolitics.com.
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• Battle of the Books - Upper Elementary Competition

  • When
    29 May 2026
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    10:00 AM

  The virtual Battle of the Books takes place on Teams. The Upper Elementary (4th and 5th grade) competition begins at 10am. Coaches or school librarians who are DCLA members can still join. Sign up here.

  
  

  

  
  

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• Battle of the Books - Middle School Competition

  • When
    29 May 2026
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    1:00 PM

  The virtual Battle of the Books takes place today on Teams. The Middle School competition begins at 1pm. Coaches or school librarians who are DCLA members can still join. Sign up here.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• "Make Believe" Book Talk

  • When
    01 Jun 2026
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  Join fellow librarians, storytellers, and book lovers on Monday, June 1st at 7PM to discuss Mac Barnett's new book, Make Believe, a collection of essays about storytelling, children's literature, and the magic of kid lit.
  
  We recommend you read the book beforehand--it publishes on May 5th--but it is not required to attend. All are invited for what we hope will be a fruitful discussion about this new work by the National Ambassador to Young People's Literature, Mac Barnett. Please share this with others in your Kid Lit community. Register here.

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