Teachers Show off their #BlackHistoryBookShelf “Shelfies”
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Teachers Show off their #BlackHistoryBookShelf “Shelfies”

By Education Week Photo Staff — March 04, 2019 1 min read
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For Black History Month, we called on teachers and librarians to send in pictures of the books and resources they used to celebrate the month. Educators flooded the #BlackHistoryBookshelf hashtag with impressive snaps of their bookshelves and school library displays. Here are some of our favorite “shelfies” shared by readers.

@GunstonLibrary
@GunstonLibrary
@AbingtonSchools
@AbingtonSchools
@PiquaLibrary
@PiquaLibrary
@kln_ks
@kln_ks
DianeDeSoto @Diane DeSoto copy 700x567
@Diane_DeSoto
@PiquaLibrary
@PiquaLibrary
@MikeFugazzi
@MikeFugazzi
@PagePrincess398
@PagePrincess398
@PiquaLibrary
@PiquaLibrary
@hemno1
@hemno1
@hagerstowncc
@hagerstowncc
@GHCHS_UPDATES
@GHCHS_UPDATES
@BannedBooksBox
@BannedBooksBox
@wisechaz
@wisechaz

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