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School librarians are freaking out. The site is used a lot, esp for middle school. And nonfiction that isn't narrative or bio - such as country fact books - has been decimated in kidlit to the point where it doesn't really exist anymore outside little kid books, so no replacement for the site.

The cottagecore fantasies, the "I want a commune with all of my friends" fantasies, part of the brain that lights up when you see, IDK, knitting needles or whatever- feels in some part like a desperation to do useful work, to escape paperwork bullshit and degrading jobs, to be more human...

A small orange and white kitten standing very close to the screen of a laptop, which shows a shot from Dimension 20: Cloudward, Ho!

@dimension20.bsky.social you have a new fan

The Latest From IMLS and What You Need to Prepare For Right Now It’s only been a little more than a month since the current administration dropped an Executive Order related to funding and projects from the Institute for...

This week's news from the IMLS should be a reminder that America 250 is a real thing and it should be a call to even more action. We're about to be hit with propaganda through our educational institutions, "American public": buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

also, you should pay attention to who is always looking for the new socially acceptable target/s. there are a frighteningly large number of people who will co opt any movement they can to hurt others with any convenient and relevant justification. you just need to pay attention.

Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report:
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Hi, #bluesky:

As you know, nearly all staff at the (IMLS) was placed on administrative leave and, as a result, all processing of grants has been suspended. W/in weeks libraries will feel the loss of these funds.

PLEASE CALL YOUR REPS. #booksky #skybrarians

Iowa's Book Ban Bill Blocked Again by Federal Judge In a victory for the freedom to read, Federal Judge has once again temporarily blocked enforcement of Iowa's statewide book banning bill.

In a victory for the freedom to read, Federal Judge has once again temporarily blocked enforcement of Iowa's statewide book banning bill.

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I get why techbros and their ilk like gen-AI: artists and writers to them are just an obstacle to be bypassed. But I'll never get an author/artist/musician who uses it. "I want to be a writer." No you don't. You fetishize ideas but hate the work. You don't respect the craft or its practitioners.

currently in a massive reading slump… and of course it’s during the month i have to facilitate two book clubs 💀

📢 PLEASE CALL/EMAIL YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES!!!!

as someone who has worked in public libraries in both rural and urban areas, this cut will hurt libraries… but it will also hurt the people who rely on libraries and the resources we provide.

How to support your library:
-Use it
-Talk about it positively to others, including social media
-Show up to city council meetings
-Show up to library board meetings
-Run for library board seats
-Become a friend of the library
-contact your rep when a bill affects libraries
-give to fundraisers

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You cannot look at harm in isolation. It requires enablers & Dems have dutifully a played the part for decades because both parties support the neocolonial capitalist state & will use its power to quash resistance. Hold all harm accountable. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Enablers get no passes.

am i wrong or isn’t a boycott meant to not have a set end date beyond “we’ll stop boycotting when you meet our demands”???? i’ll still boycott target but it just makes me wonder how effective it will actually be when the company knows how long the boycott pressure will last

A very frustrating thing is happening where people think this is just a uniquely American problem. It's happening all over Global North countries. The GERMANS are struggling to beat back Nazis.

Librarians reading 30,000 books in Livingston Parish to check for explicit material Livingston Parish libraries have found a solution for the community's concerns about the possibility of sexually explicit material in children's books: read every single book on the shelf.

Shelves for young adult books in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, are empty.

That's because the librarians have to read 30,000 books to check for "explicit content."

(No such thing exists.)

(This is a TREMENDOUS waste of taxpayer dollars).

www.nola.com/news/livings...

A few of my favorite books by trans authors:

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, a brilliant blend of sci-fi and fantasy and a love letter to music, food, and Asian-American immigrant communities:

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u gotta compliment ur friends. i understand the impulse to stop urself from being a reply guy, but i promise it's not cringe, commenting on ur friends stuff and giving specific compliments about aspects u liked is the kind of thing that can make a person's whole day

these are the kinds of things that some adults think are “good” for children because they want to encourage kids to read more challenging works, but just end up fostering a lack of interest in reading that may continue with them for the rest of their lives.

I’m curious about what’s going on here. Is this from a public library? What right or reason do they have to tell patrons what they can’t check out? Besides which, don’t the kids have books that their school makes them read? Let them have their Wimpy Kid!

been out with the flu for the past week, 0/10 do not recommend

you shouldn’t care about it because they might be coming for you next, you should care that they’re coming for anyone at all

i say this as much for myself as for anyone reading this. we cannot get burned out before the work has even started. that’s exactly what they want. we owe it to ourselves and the people we’re fighting for to create a sustainable resistance.

you will not be able to keep up with every single breaking news story and every single headline of terrible news. even if you could, it would break you.

please take time for yourself. there is a lot of fear right now. do not let that overwhelm you. you are not atlas—you are not alone in this.

Excerpt from Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, chapter 72: “The truth. There isn't any. All we've managed to find out about the boundaries of the universe is that it hasn't got any, and all we know about God is that we don't know anything. So the only thing a mom who was a priest demanded of her family was simple: that we do our best. We plant an apple tree today, even if we know the world is going to be destroyed tomorrow.”

haven’t been able to stop thinking about anxious people by fredrik backman since i finished it… a surprisingly salient read about love and community (and idiots) #booksky #bookrecs

Boycott list from BDS movement. Priority: Chevron, Caltex, Texaco, Intel, Dell, Siemens, HP, Careefour, AXA, Sodastream, Disney+, Remax. Pressure: Google, Amazon, AirBnB, Expedia, Teva, Booking dot com. Organic: McDonalds, CocaCola, Bruger King, Papa John's, Pizza Hut, WiX.

BDS Boycott & Pressure Targets as of Jan 2025
do what you can, where you can 🖤🍉

people trying to incorporate AI into libraries will be my villain origin story !!!!!

These are very good suggestions, but a few key ones are missing: attend library board mtgs and speak in favor (many are on zoom), donate $, and vote for measures and bonds to increase funding. Patrons have real power. Don't let a handful of bigots destroy your library.

Friends, I keep seeing "get a library card!" posts and while yes, that is helpful, it doesn't really mean much unless you *use* it. And just using it won't save programs, funding, or protect from bans. You have to get involved.