Kathy Ishizuka

Read George Takei’s Graphic Memoir with the West Coast’s Biggest Book Club We have good news for Seattle readers! This spring, The Seattle Public Library invites you to take part in One Book, One Coast, a shared reading initiative connecting more than 140 library systems …

One Book, One Coast, a shared reading initiative connecting 140+ library systems across Calif, Oregon, and Washington, has selected "They Called Us Enemy,” the graphic memoir by George Takei to consider "civil liberties, democracy, and what it means to be American — both historically and today."

Thanks to novelist Ishmael Reed for this Q and A on the ongoing work to develop a new stage play from the great Japanese American novel, NO-NO BOY by John Okada, with photos from the public reading last May at Seattle Repertory Theater. resisters.com/2026/02/25/q...

Mental Health Reporting Resources - Poynter Poynter provides resources to empower journalists with up-to-date tools and ethical practices to minimize harm and advance understanding, awareness and acceptance of mental illness.

Mental Health Reporting Resources
(Poynter & The Carter Center)

#theIIJ

The Carter Center Announces Opening of Applications for the 30th Cohort of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism

Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Application deadline: April 3

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What I Learned From Reading 1,334 Grant Applications - Nieman Reports An inside look at the journalism grant review process reveals how to write a winning application: Read the instructions carefully, flesh out your story, and please, don’t rely on AI tools, writes long...

"An inside look at the journalism grant review process reveals how to write a winning application: Read the instructions carefully, flesh out your story, and please, don’t rely on artificial intelligence tools." by Katherine Lewis

#theiij

8 Badass Librarians We Need to Celebrate This International Women’s Day In the late Victorian era, Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system (and a womanizer) argued that women make excellent librarians because we have “a clear head, strong hand… and great hea…

You might find someone you recognize! Thank you LitHub & Jess Decourcy Hinds!

#InternationalWomensDay #Herstory #WomensMonth #BadassLibrarians

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Excellent session on AI and reporting and streamlining tasks. Yes, this could be a whole conference, workshopping tools.
With Frank Bi, dir of tools/technology, Minnesota Star Tribune; Martina Guzmán, VERDAD; & Jeremy Caplan, dir of teaching/learning, J-School at CUNY

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Attending the Institute for Independent Journalists 2026 Freelance Conference.
Check it out!

Critical Histories Booklist | Teaching America at 250 Author Ashley Hope Pérez recommends these graphic novels and adaptations.

Author Ashley Hope Pérez recommends these graphic novels and adaptations.
Critical Histories Booklist | Teaching America at 250 (SLJ)

Cardinal on Instagram: "COVER REVEAL 📖 ✏️ We’re so excited that the AMERICAN HAGWON cover was officially revealed in today’s @nymag Book Gossip newsletter, alongside a Q&A with @lee_minjin and @amiri... 1,739 likes, 100 comments - cardinalpublishing on February 24, 2026: "COVER REVEAL 📖 ✏️ We’re so excited that the AMERICAN HAGWON cover was officially revealed in today’s @nymag Book Gossip newslette...

Cover reveal: American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee

Apply: 2026 Investigative Editor Training Program The yearlong ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program aims to broaden the ranks of investigative editors.

ProPublica invites up to 10 news editors to participate in a yearlong investigative editing training program, led by the newsroom’s award-winning staff. Application deadline: Mar 30.
A five-day, all-expenses-paid boot camp will be held May 31 to June 4 in NYC.
#journalism

Libraries Are Solving the Food Insecurity Crisis What happens when public institutions step up where policy falls short

Since July 2025 Legler Regional Library has run the first food bank inside a library in the city of Chicago.

Farewell, February 2026.

OPINION THE EDITORIAL BOARD Trumps Attack on Iran Is Reckless. The word “Reckless” crossed out the. in red. The word “illegal” added.

Euphemism alert “reckless”.

It’s worse than “reckless”:
“unconstitutional”
“illegal”

(AGSulzberger’s NYT Editorial Board does not mention impeachment).

Media Layoffs Continue as Equalpride Axes Staffers at LGBTQ Standouts Out, Advocate and Pride.com Commenting on the latest round of cuts, a source tells THR, “These brands mean a lot to people, and we need to be telling our stories now more than ever.”

In case you missed: Layoffs include The Advocate editor-in-chief Alex Cooper, Pride.com editor-in-chief Rachel Shatto & brand partnerships manager Erin Manley.
CEO cites cancellations of major ad campaigns in recent months.

The Librarians Film | Official Site Librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting on the frontlines of democracy

How nice to see all of you-attended a local showing of 'The Librarians,' which continues to inform, motivate, and I'm here, cheering you on. @librarianjones.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social @elissamalespina.bsky.social @technolibrary.bsky.social @karayorio.bsky.social Nancy Jo

It is as bad as it sounds, and freedom to read folks have been anticipating this now for years.

Make your phone calls. Send your emails.

unusual sources of distinctive seeds, with joseph tychonievich ONCE UPON A TIME, the seed catalogs came out around the start of the New Year, but these days the very first ones may arrive by Thanksgiving, and their listings may be posted online even

New-to-me seed sources? Yes, please.

#Spring

Announcing New Anywhere Adventures Locations | The Signal Anywhere Adventures is a mobile-first website which brings local history to users through comics and travel logs. In the first year, 2025-2026 Innovator in Residence Vivian Li developed stories for th...

Mobile-first project Anywhere Adventures engages users in local history with comics & travel logs. LOC is inviting more local history stories using at least one LOC collection item for two new locations:
* The Gulf Coast along Highway 90, from New Orleans to Mobile, AL.
* Pittsburgh, PA

"While the pandemic had a huge impact on mental and emotional health, the current state of the world has continued to contribute to the concerning rise of stress in young children."

A booklist by Jessica Beal.

#ALSC

The @nytimes.com also failed to credit my publication in this story about a MeToo moment for kid lit: nyti.ms/3Oyp2Z7 Our coverage/comments formed the core of that story: bit.ly/40ASuAd Yet we were termed a "trade publication." Was later tipped by a journo that this is actually policy there.

The @nytimes.com also failed to credit my publication in this story about a MeToo moment for kid lit: nyti.ms/3Oyp2Z7 Our coverage/comments formed the core of that story: bit.ly/40ASuAd Yet we were termed a "trade publication." Was later tipped by a journo that this is actually policy there.

Roberto Clemente book removed from Florida public schools pending review over discrimination references “His story is his story. He went through racism. It’s something that can’t be changed,” Clemente's son, Roberto Clemente Jr., told NBC News.

I’m all for celebrating our USA Hockey team but the fact is that Jose Clemente is a Medal of Freedom winner & a book on this star athlete has faced a book banning. #SOTU www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

Stay safe out there, people.

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

L.G.B.T.Q. Clubs in Some Texas Schools Can’t Be Banned, Judge Says

A federal judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked Houston, Katy, and Plano school districts from enforcing a state law that banned student clubs based on gender identity or expression.

LOVE THIS 💗

Uplifting indeed.

In Memoriam: Ernest Morrell Morrell, TC’s former Macy Professor of Education and Director of the Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study, died on Feb. 4 at the age of 54

My contact with Ernest Morrell was regretfully limited. Reflecting on his many contributions, including the Literacy Teachers Initiative Project in NYC and African Diaspora content for the College Board’s first AP Seminar to feature Black Studies.

#InMemoriam

February 17, 2026

Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent.

All derived from Lunar cycles.

New Moon Today — 7:00am ET