Hilary LaFountain

Librarians Supporting Each Other to Confront Book Bans. Tuesday, Cotober 7, 2025. 12pm CT. Law for Librarians. Intellectual Freedom Helplines. Censorship is so 1984. Read for Your Rights. Banned Books Week, October 5-11, 2025

TOMORROW: Join @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social staff to learn about Law for Librarians & Intellectual Freedom Helplines, how these programs provide censorshp support, and other resources for our communities.

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#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

My students love these books..I'm so glad to be sharing so much historical info with them. Love to teach them why everyone's story is important.

Special Report - When Government Promotes Unproven Health Claims, Librarians and Teachers Must Lead In an era where leaders amplify unproven health claims, librarians and teachers must step forward as trusted guides to science and truth.

With out government pushung unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines & autism, it’s clear that librarians & teachers must step up as trusted guides. #TLSky #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Started my 15th year in education today. My 4th year as a librarian. Always amazing how time ticks by.

Resources to Better Understand the Mahmoud v. Taylor SCOTUS Decision: Book Censorship News, August 15, 2025 What does the Supreme Court's ruling on Mahmoud v. Taylor mean for the future of inclusive classroom books and lessons?

Resources to better understand what the SCOTUS decision on Mahmoud v. Taylor actually means. You're going to see a lot of compliance in advance and a lot of quiet censorship, even though that's not what this case or ruling say need to happen.

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Navy Returns Books to Shelves; Passed Texas Bill Gives Parents, School Boards More Control Over Library Books | Censorship News After public outcry, most of the 381 books removed from the Naval Academy are back; Texas legislation sends bill to governor that requires school boards or

Navy Returns Books to Shelves; Passed Texas Bill Gives Parents, School Boards More Control Over Library Books | Censorship News
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#booksky

Would love to be part of that book study!

If you would like to add your name to the over 250 librarians and library workers, who have already signed this joint statement condemning the dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden, visit docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Hill leaders question Trump’s attempted Library of Congress takeover Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “congressional equities” are at stake.

Shout out to the staff at the Library of Congress! #Librarians

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My School Visit was Cancelled. I Fought Back and Won. | Opinion A parent complaint about a nonbinary snail led a Virginia elementary school principal to cancel a visit by author Erica S. Perl. A former trial attorney, Perl offers a lesson in smart booking contract...

A parent complaint about a nonbinary snail led a Virginia elementary school principal to cancel a visit by author Erica S. Perl. A former trial attorney, Perl offers a lesson in smart booking contracts and standing up to book and author challenges.

They’re awkward, goofy & crazy—best age to work with! #educator #teacher #teachers #schoollibrarian #middleschool #schoollibrarians #library #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #edusky #kevinhart #tokstarlibrarians #tiktok #publicschool #librarians

Outrage and Calls to Action After President Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Members of Congress, authors, and librarians express their anger over Hayden's removal.

Outrage and Calls to Action After President Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Meet @mychal3ts.bsky.social yesterday at the NYLA SSL conference. Library Joy too the max #nylassl #libraryjoy

Do not mess with librarians. The inner strength required to meticulously care for history's greatest works of literature and then just let total strangers borrow them willy-nilly is Jedi level stuff.

#Booksky

Just read this. Loved it. We need more Sci-fi in middle grade..

Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents

This is exactly why we need to be organized in our defense of the freedom to read. The book banners are organized & we'll funded. But they are also unpopular. Our numbers can beat their money

An illustrated poster showing a diverse group of people standing together. The group includes individuals of different ages, races, cultures, body types, genders, and abilities. Some wear cultural or religious clothing, one person is in a wheelchair, and others have various hairstyles and expressions. Above the group, in large black handwritten-style text, it says: “Normalize caring about people who are different than you.” The image promotes inclusivity, empathy, and acceptance of diversity.

Normalize caring about people who are different than you. Not just tolerate. Not just accept. Care.
It costs nothing to show compassion, and it builds a world where we all belong.

#Inclusion #Empathy #Community #CareForEachOther #Kindness

This is such a kind way to do this! ❤️

SLJ Is Quitting X. Here’s Why.| From the Editor The platform no longer serves our mission or reflects our values.

SLJ Is Quitting X. Here’s Why. | From the Editor

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I love this! Can't wait to share it with my kiddo in my library.

Let’s make books handout for kids, detailing various roles in making books; author, illustrator, editor, designer, marketing/publicity, librarians/booksellers/teachers and finally readers.

Two worksheets, “be a writer” with a writing mad lib, and “be an illustrator” with some drawing prompts.

Two more worksheets, “be an editor” with editorial marks to practice on some editable sentences, and “be a cover designer” with four books needing covers.

Two final handouts: “be a librarian, bookseller or teacher” with six kids and six books to match, and “be a reader” with preferences in genre and types of books to narrow your reading preferences to help find more books to enjoy.

Here is a handout I made for my kid’s class last week, when I went in to talk to them about making books. I Frankensteined together a bunch of art I already had to make it, and filled other stuff in. But it was a big hit, so I’m sharing it here in case you know any kids interested in making books!

Bringing Tabletop Role-Playing Games to the Library Table top role-playing games can be popular programming for all ages in school and public libraries.

The first time I played a role-playing game, I had no idea what to expect. I was in college and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) was something I’d vaguely heard about.
I’m happy to report that more than 30 years later, TTRPGs—tabletop role-playing games,—are having a moment...

#gaming #libraries #RPGs

Statue of Liberty with a tattoo that says “America has no king”

America has no King.

#TLSky #EDUSky #STEM
Your school is not "getting a makerspace."

The brave people who defend us deserve to exercise the rights they protect, and their children deserve the right to read a broad array of materials and learn from a range of perspectives that reflect the abundance of ideas from all Americans. Show up for our libraries. American Association of School Librarians, American Library Association.

ALA, AASL decry U.S. Defense Department censorship of schools and libraries on military installations
Read the full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/02...

#ShowUpForOurLibraries

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

"I have also been gifted with so many attentive, thoughtful librarians, English teachers, literary agents and editors throughout my life, so the award felt like one way of saying thank you to all of them." —Chanel Miller mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...

When does a book become historical fiction? This title Broken Strings takes place in 2002. I currently have it in realistic fiction but would it be considered historical fiction now? Opinions thoughts? #bookgenre #schoollibrary

Display of signs that say "Libraries are for everyone" in various colors and languages with diverse figures.

Close-up of display of signs that say "Libraries are for everyone" in various colors and languages with diverse figures.

Libraries are for everyone.

This is a permanent display in our school library where we ensure that all languages spoken in our school are represented. To get your own copies of these signs, visit www.hafuboti.com/2017/02/02/l... #TLsky #EduSky #Skybrarian #BeInclusive

World Read Aloud Day

Check out these resources for #ReadAloudDay Feb 5th, 2025!

Activities & Lessons: tinyurl.com/4ezs52bx
History: tinyurl.com/2nktxzvm
Zoom with an Author: tinyurl.com/bdfddn6d
#BHM Read Alouds: tinyurl.com/bzfr8knb

#TLSky #EduSky #KidLit #MGLit #YALit #BookTok #Bookstagram #Reading #BookSky