Librarian: Jasmine Jones

The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.

Can you share the ice cream recipe? This looks delicious.

I have waited my whole life, for this moment....

Being an author is like "here's a piece of my soul. Please rate it one to five."

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I have nothing left.

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Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration to Protect Libraries and Museums PHOENIX – Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and fu...

AZ AG Kris Mayes (and 19 other state AGs) are suing this administration for targeting libraries and museums.

It’s good to have someone fighting for us. My former coworkers are upset. We were all paid through funds from the IMLS.

Call your reps.

#NationalLibraryWeek

New episode! @forgottencorners.bsky.social and I are talking about books that cover the horrors of doppelgängers!

But I would love a good thriller to read. Accepting any and all recs!

"The fantasy compels risk-averse universities and excites financial speculators because it promises the power to control what learning does without paying the cost for how real learning happens." Great read.

Ummm… just ok. Full review on my YT… kidding… I would be as bored recording the review as I was reading the book.

Cleaning, but if it’s really good, I listen everywhere.

This episode is timely and important. Learn how we can support students' media mindfulness with the incredible Library Girl, Jennifer LaGarde! New episode of Library on Lock available now wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social

Ok. I’m doing my own #MarchBookMadness & I loved BOTH of these books. Both have really great ideas that feel important for the audience, & I care about both of the protagonist & all of the other characters. THIS IS SO HARD!

I think #AWorkinProgress by #jarrettlerner is my favorite of the two.

AYE!! Do it!

#Marchbookmadness

My Wellness Crew is better than yours. Healthy bodies, healthy minds!
#movementinthemediacenter
#hubofschool
#whenissummer

Queer kids need to have access to books that celebrate their lives and value their existence.

Queer kids need to know that these books exist.

Banning books is not about books.

Banning books is about the erasure of identities.

The nazis banned books.

Erasure is the precursor to eliminationism.

PEN America: In 2023-24, School Book Bans Continued to Target Marginalized Communities New PEN America analysis of book bans in the 2023-24 school year found that bans across reading levels and genres continued to target titles about people of color, race, racism, and LGBTQIA+ subjects,...

64 percent of all picture books banned have LGBTQIA+ characters or stories
73 percent of all graphic and illustrated titles feature LGBTQIA+ representation, people or characters of color, or discuss race or racism

@penamerica.bsky.social

I’m a scientist working on dark matter and neutron stars and I wouldn’t be who I am today without Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Haile Germima, Toni Morrison, Jane Austen, A.A. Milne, Errol Morris, Star Trek, Herman Melville, Lorna Simpson, Edward Lear, Tina Turner, and so many others.

I LOVE THIS!
What did you make?

204 - Lib Chat w. Jasmine Jones Podcast Episode · Library on Lock · 02/24/2025 · 45m

Giggling with @mobleyinthemix.bsky.social about library things makes my heart happy.

The Poverty and Philanthropy class earned the school a Sara Jaffarian Award, an annual $5,000 award from ALA and @aaslala.bsky.social that recognizes excellence in humanities programming in libraries serving grades K-12.
Applications for this year's award close May 1! www.ala.org/tools/progra...

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Cut From Indiana Republicans' Proposed Budget Republican legislators have cut funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which promotes childhood literacy, in their recently proposed budget.

Only monsters cut literacy funding. I said what I said. Are we great yet?

“The beauty of the Imagination Library is that it unites us all—regardless of politics—because every child deserves the chance to dream big and succeed."

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#hubofschool
Lots of great things + reading happen in our library. 💜

Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes Libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country.

Certified school librarians boost test scores, grad rates, & critical thinking, yet their numbers are declining.

When we fight for school libraries, we fight for the future of education, & when we fight for the future of education, we fight for a better future PERIOD.

#Skybrarians #TLChat #EduSky

At my public library I can borrow books, ebooks, audiobooks, read magazines or newspapers in person and online, take online courses, use research databases, borrow DVDs and CDs, stream movies, TV programs, music, borrow a wifi hotspot, game, musical instrument, park pass, attend programs, and more!

Little ol’ me.
#schoollibrarians
#GAlibrarians #booksaremagic #bookssavelives

Toni Morrison: 10 Facts About the Incomparable Author | Book Riot Honoring her life, legacy, and the words she left behind. This is a deep dive into who Toni Morrison was.

Happy birthday to this icon! 🎉

bookriot.com/who-was-toni...