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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

“The importance of respecting different perspectives is gently explored in this uplifting and thought-provoking picture book.” -starred review by School Library Journal about The Day the Books Disappeared

It's a School Library Journal star for THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED written by Joanna Ho (@joannahowrites.bsky.social) and Caroline Kusin, and illustrated by Dan Santat!

🌟 “[An] uplifting and thought-provoking picture book.” 🌟

Read the Full Review here

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Every critical article on AI edtech is like this. We don't need to justify using something that is actively harmful!

Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush-Hush? Officials in Bessemer, Alabama, are mum on Project Marvel, a proposed data center the size of 18 Walmart Supercenters.

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

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Promotional poster for Banned Books Week 2025, featuring a map of Texas filled with book covers, titled 'State of School Book Bans - Texas '25'. Includes logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read.

Graphic showing book bans in the 2024-2025 school year, with 26% of U.S. bans occurring in Texas school districts. Includes an image of stacked books with various titles, some showing signs of wear. Logo of PEN America displayed in the top right corner.

An informational graphic about Texas House Bill 900, detailing its introduction, focus on restrictive content around sex-related standards in schools, and the vague definition of "sexually-explicit" leading to many books being removed from school libraries. The background features an image of the Texas State Capitol building. Logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read are present in the upper right corner.

Infographic titled 'Most banned books in Texas by district' listing various books including 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi, 'More Happy Than Not' by Adam Silvera, 'Nineteen Minutes' by Jodi Picoult, 'Sold' by Patricia McCormick, 'The Diary of Erin McVicker' by Erin McVicker, and 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess. Each book cover is displayed with a note that these are banned in 5 districts. Logo of PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read included at the top.

Book censorship in schools has reached a new apex, becoming a routine and expected part of school operations, particularly in states like Texas, which recorded 1,781 total bans in the 2024-25 school year.

Read more at: pen.org/report/the-n... #bannedbooksweek @txfreedomread.bsky.social

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Can anyone recommend a picture book or read aloud about plagiarism or copying? Or taking credit for something you didn't do? 📚

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Why we must fight attempts to undermine our freedom to read • Maine Morning Star In 1953, at the height of the McCarthyist red scare, the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers issued a Freedom to Read Statement. The organizations expressed…

Exposure to a variety of books and viewpoints can bridge divides in fractious times

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They banned A Clockwork Orange, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wicked, Crank and many more because free minds scare them.

So read louder.
Share harder.

Pass the stories they’re desperate to erase.
Rebellion starts on the page.
#BannedBooksWeek

Our readers love manga! We can't keep it on the shelves.

I am so excited that our friends at @follettcontent.bsky.social are hosting a webinar called Mapping Our Manga: Charting a Course for Acquiring Titles.

🌟Register here today, friends.

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My fellow academics: the @aaup.org is doing amazing work, successfully! defending faculty and universities against attacks from Vought/the Trump administration. Proud to be a member. It takes only 3 minutes to join, to support them fighting the good fight for all Americans ✊ www.aaup.org

A Sad, Sad Year: Themes of Grief and Loss in 2026 Newbery Potentials The first of the six Newbery criteria is interpretation of theme or concept. Without a doubt, this year our most common thing is coping with grief and loss. Today Steven and Emily take a look at diffe...

A Sad, Sad Year: Themes of Grief and Loss in 2026 Newbery Potentials (Heavy Medal)

Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚

photo of 16 books by black authors spread across the yellow blanket on our bed in a 4 x 4 grid of books — wizard of the crow by ngūgī wa thiong'o; unshod, cackling, and naked by tamika thompson; shigidi and the brass head of obalufon by wole talibi; none but the righteous by chantal james; the ballad of perilous graves by alex jennings; rosewater by tade thompson; out there screaming (horror anthology) edited by jordan peele; my life in the bush of ghosts by amos tutuola; skin folk by nalo hopkinson; black leopard, red wolf by marlon james; dhalgren by samuel r. delany; the ballad of black tom by victor lavalle; nigerians in space by deji bryce olukotun; how long 'til black future month? by n.k. jemisin; black sci-fi short stories (gothic fantasy) edited by tia ross; and everfair by nisi shawl.

16 various titles for October, Black Speculative Fiction Month

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The NYT article correctly points out that the judge dances around a decision on “government speech” while siding with the rest of the district’s argument that it can viewpoint restrict as it chooses because patrons do not have 1A rights in our libraries.

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U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports PEN America has released its annual report on the book banning crisis in K–12 public schools, naming the top five most banned titles and authors. PEN found censorship increasingly routine; Florida, Te...

Please support @authorsabb.bsky.social , @everylibrary.bsky.social and most of all PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LOCAL BOARD OF ED RACES and vote for #FREADOM

Hi. I know there’s a lot of crap going on but book bans are still happening. Get angry.

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

If you haven't already purchased the book Chains, it's not too late to grab a copy and join us for the Right to Read Night on October 5th!!

The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast: 56. Para-Experiential Living & Technology with Michael Czajkowski Guest: Michael Czajkowski Resources:  Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email Check out the curated list of free online re...

#SLLNPodcast 56. Para-Experiential Living & Technology with Michael Czajkowski is now out! Mike & I consider how modern tech might be warping how we actually experience life. Not an activity, but a thought provoker!

#EduSky #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat

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Wow! Brilliant for writers!

It's almost @wearealsc.bsky.social Mock Sibert time. These books will definitely be on my Sibert Smackdown list.
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Intellectual Freedom News 9/26/2025 ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedo...

First Amendment/civil rights are under attack. #TLSky #EduSky, pls make time to read the 9/26/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights (long list) academic freedom/Ss speech, legislation, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Thank you @heykellyjensen.bsky.social #TLSky #EduSky Check it out!

September is National Library Card Sign Up Month!

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J/K get your library card anytime.

"One of the most important films of the year."" - @irishtimes.com

Oscar-nominated & Peabody winner, Kim A. Snyder‘s latest film is a rallying cry for the freedom to read. Now playing in UK/IRE & coming to US theaters THIS FRIDAY @filmforumnyc.bsky.social. Get tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings