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Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans. Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.

Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, authors of THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED, had their elementary school author visit canceled when they arrived and students were waiting for them.

Why? Because they wouldn't *not* talk about book bans–inspiration for their book.

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Such special times to enjoy “Tales of the Tofu Goddess: The Artful Life of Flo Oy Wong,” with Flo, family and friends yesterday.

What a great line up of #aapi films in-person this weekend at the AMC Dine-in in Sunnyvale. Join the #SVAPFF virtual #filmfestival online 10/20 - 10/26. svapfilmfest.org

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SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim and the Del Sol Quartet’s New Performance Celebrates Asian American Diaspora | KQED Together, Lim and the musicians explore the implications of migration and the search for a new home in their work, “Facing the Moon: Songs of the Diaspora.” They join us live in the studio for a perfo...

“Facing the Moon: Songs of the Diaspora.” SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim & Del Sol Quartet live in the studio for a performance and conversation. This morning on KQED FORUM at 9am!
#poetry #newmusic
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Source: Charitie Ropati, Intersectional Environmentalist, and Feminist reporting on Typhoon Halong ravaging western Alaska

Data Programs at Scripps Scripps researchers develop and operate long-term global and regional observing systems that improve understanding of environmental change and hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, wildfi...

🌍 From deep-sea fish collections to natural disaster-monitoring cameras, CO₂ tracking to atmospheric river forecasts, Scripps Oceanography runs some of the world’s most powerful ocean and climate data programs. They’re the backbone of research, prep & policy. Dive into the data. ⬇️

Event graphic with abstract blue and white particle design radiating outward from a central point. Text reads: "Del Sol Quartet with Erika Oba & Sam Reider" and includes the title "The Vast Blue We."

Mark your calendar for THE VAST BLUE WE with Del Sol Quartet. Celebrate 1 trillion pages on the #WaybackMachine with music inspired by our digital memory.

📅 Tues, Oct 7 at 7 PM PT

🎟️ IN-PERSON ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/1626895701...

💻 VIRTUAL ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/1626897768...

#Wayback1T

People diving into a pool of books and figures, with text: How I learned to teach like a scientist

“I will miss the creativity of teaching.”

On #WorldTeachersDay, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. https://scim.ag/4nvwosR

Join San Francisco Children’s Art Center (SFCAC) and Problem Library for a morning of creative fun and thoughtful conversation for families with children ages 5-10 years old. Adults working in the education space are also welcome to join. problemlibrary.org/event/thinki...

Here Comes the Sun Day

Amazing coverage as Sun Day weekend starts!

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/c...

YouTube video by California Governor Gavin Newsom Governor Newsom’s Reflection on the 2025 State of the State

Today, I'm delivering to the Legislature the 2025 State of the State.

On our state's 175th anniversary, Californians remain steadfast in defending our democracy.

Powered by our indelible Golden State spirit, we'll continue to be brighter and more prosperous than ever.

The War for the Imagination I and we are wildlife whose natural habitat is libraries, when it comes to physical space, because they contain books in which minds roam free through time and space, encounter Dogen and Dante and Sap...

The battle against authoritarianism is fought in the streets, but also in the mind.

🖖 Live long and prosper!

YouTube video by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Nichelle Nichols in National Air and Space Museum Promotional Film

Happy #StarTrekDay!
#Uhura investigates a time warp anomaly and sings “Reach for Your Star”
From the archives of the #Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Nichelle Nichols’ 1979 promotional film “Space: What's In It for Me?”#AdAstra 💫 youtu.be/8HDd6hmDt6Q

A composite illustrated image shows a woman leaning down to photograph cutouts of poppies. Text reads “September 7 is California Biodiversity Day… but we’re celebrating all week, September 6-14.” A separate text box reads “Join us & find at least 30 species on iNaturalist this week.” Various animal and plant cutouts are scattered on the page, including the logo for CABD.

Illustrated Image titled “California: The Biodiverse State” shows an orange drawing of the California state outline, with various bird, mammal, and plant species scattered throughout the page. Text box shows three bullet points reading: “At a glance: Over 30% of the nation’s plant & vertebrate species occur in CA. One of 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Highest number of rare, imperiled, & endemic species.” A bottom subheader in handwritten text reads “YOU can help protect our amazing ecosystems→”

For #CaliforniaBiodiversityDay, we’re challenging you to observe & identify at least 30 species of plants, animals, or fungi.

A collage-style image shows two people using binoculars and monoculars as they look into the distance. Various cutouts of animals and plants are layered on top of each other. Text overlay reads “Can you spot the most biodiversity?”

Calling all California nature lovers: Can YOU find the most biodiversity? 🦌🌵🦆🐞🐛🐟🌲🍁🦎

Save Our Signs: Let’s Get It Done Help us finish strong with #SaveOurSigns this Labor Day. Plus, if you’re in NYC, come see us in person!

Don't forget: We are counting on you to help #SaveOurSigns this holiday weekend. Check out our priority list and take some pics! Only you can prevent censorship!

The cover illustration reimagines the monster first conjured in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.

This cover illustration reimagines the monster first conjured in Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.

On #FrankensteinDay, learn more about the story's lasting legacy on the scientific enterprise, which was investigated in a 2018 issue of Science: https://scim.ag/3UPzBH7

Library of Congress Acquires “Wizard of Oz” Musical Sketches To Add to the Harold Arlen Collection Library of Congress Acquires “Wizard of Oz” Musical Sketches To Add to the Harold Arlen CollectionCollection Includes Handwritten Music and Lyric Sketches Showing Creative Process Behind Iconic...

On this day in 1939, "The Wizard of Oz" opened in U.S. theaters. Today, the Library is happy to announce the acquisition of rare music and lyric sketches from the score of the iconic film, including the only lyric sketch for “Over the Rainbow” known to exist. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

Yes, I would be able to send an email inquiry about the preservation of the historical database of image files, if that might be possible.

I just received confirmation that the directory of EarthKAM images remained active until July 31, when all program activity ceased and the site was taken offline. The hope to reestablish the program in some form, including the historical database of image files, hinges on finding a new $ponsor.

lwvc.org/lwvc-not-aff...

Ruth Asawa's Union Square fountain is a San Francisco treasure hunt. Here are its secrets Asawa’s son shows us the delightful details and hidden scenes of the artist’s ‘San Francisco Fountain’

Nude sunbathers, Willie Mays, JB Pritzker's dad and a bay window to a secret diorama of a couple making love.

Ruth Asawa's San Francisco Fountain is the ultimate treasure hunt.

We get a tour of the Union Square fountain and share its best secrets.

⛲ 🌁 ❤️

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Graphic to announce Sun Day reaching over 150 events all for clean energy

📣 We’re so excited to announce that Sun Day has hit OVER 150+ EVENTS across the U.S! 🙌 That’s over 150 events showing the strength behind solar power, empowering people to take action and push for cleaner, cheaper energy for all. 👇 Here are a few of the events happening on September 21 🧵

Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom “It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”

“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.” www.wired.com/story/usda-a...

Wondering if anyone knows what happened to the image gallery of over 250,000 photos, now that the Sally Ride EarthKAM website has disappeared. www.earthkam.org

Image with text at the top that reads: Wayback Machine Then and Now. Below is a Wayback Machine capture of the SmokeyBear.com website from December 29, 1996, alongside a capture of the same site from August 5, 2025.

🐻🎉 In celebration of Smokey Bear's birthday today, here's how his official site has evolved over the years. The message? Still the same: "Only YOU."

See Smokey's web history with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19961229...

#wildfireprevention

A group of about 15 elders stands in the gallery workshop space behind a table with crafting supplies. Each person holds a felted sun in orange, gold, red, or purple.

Sun Day Wool is a collaboration between the Wool & Water project at the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College & Third Act Upstate NY.

Do you knit, crochet, or weave? It's not too late to contribute to Sun Day Wool, but the deadline is approaching! See: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/2...

#NextGenSci asks: In the form of a haiku, assess the state of science in your country. What are your country’s science-related strengths and weaknesses?

#NextGenSci asks: In the form of a haiku, assess the state of science in your country. What are your country’s science-related strengths and weaknesses?

Submit your answer by 21 August for a chance to be published in Science: scim.ag/459Ozh2

UPDATE: Missing sections of the Constitution Annotated website have been restored. Upkeep of Constitution Annotated and other digital resources is a critical part of the Library’s mission, and we appreciate the feedback that alerted us to the error and allowed us to fix it. constitution.congress.gov