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Educators Apply for Fieldtrip Grants!

Indiana educators interested in taking their K-12 students on field trips to an Indiana state park property during the 2026-27 school year can apply for Discover the Outdoors grants from March 15 - April 30!

Details and application: ow.ly/mTKT50Yo6Vg

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Registration is live for ILF Regional Conferences 2026.

There are three exciting ways to attend this year: two in-person options and one virtual option—new for ILF in 2026.

Register today: https://bit.ly/3P5uhjh

Nope, but he sure looks like it with his belly! 😂

Garfield with his head on a pillow, but he’s also on the edge about to fall off the bed. 🐱

Each year, ALA staff join our partners with the Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) to advocate on Capitol Hill! We were proud to join them again this year to urge Congress to prioritize programs like #ERate that help Americans get online and thrive! #ForOurLibraries

Stop Scrolling, Start Reading Replace time spent on social media with reading, the benefits are numerous

Replace time spent on social media with reading, the benefits are numerous

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A Crash Course in Advocacy | American Libraries Magazine The Chapter Advocacy Workshop provided training to help state library association leaders become library ambassadors.

Last year, ALA state chapter leaders gathered near Chicago for an Advocacy Workshop, equipping them with critical skills and relationships. Read more about how ALA supports our chapters in effective, sustainable advocacy: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/02/25/a-crash-course-in-advocacy/

Happy MAR10 day

Federal appeals court orders end to SAVE plan used by millions of student loan borrowers A federal appeals court ordered the end to the SAVE plan, the Biden administration-era program used by millions of student loan borrowers.

Federal appeals court sides with Trump admin - orders end to SAVE plan used by millions of student loan borrowers. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/s...

Does that mean all I do is work? :D

I just have cats and dogs, but this is hilarious. Spring break is next week, but going to a conference!

At least it’s staying in the news…

What is Leo (me)?

Indiana Dolly Parton Imagination Library nears 90% of goal after state cuts Indianas Dolly Parton Imagination Library program is nearing its fundraising goal after state funding for the early literacy initiative was cut in 2025.

Indiana Dolly Parton's Imagination Library nears 90% of goal after state cuts www.wfyi.org/news/article...

WRTV's "If You Give a Child a Book” initiative brings smiles to Washington Irving Neighborhood School students Students at Washington Irving Neighborhood School filled their backpacks with five free books to take home, thanks to a community partnership aimed at building home libraries.

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Volunteer Group Documents Smithsonian Wall Text as Trump Administration Presses Cultural Review Historians and volunteers document Smithsonian wall labels after the Trump administration calls for reviews of museum content.

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Ninth Circuit revives challenge to Idaho library book censorship law The court found the law likely violates the First Amendment by allowing subjective, age-based censorship.

Important momentum: the Ninth Circuit revives a challenge to Idaho’s library censorship law. Courts continue to check overreach: https://bit.ly/3Olr5je
#INFREADOM #FreedomToRead

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What an honor to walk on this hallowed ground in Selma with some of the civil rights foot soldiers who marched here 61 years ago on #BloodySunday. We have so much to learn from the the moral power, and the physical courage, of the marchers who faced down Jim Crow on that day.

The pups 🐶 also enjoying their Sunday. ☀️

From IFLA: We would like to read your thoughts about our newly revised version of the IFLA Guidelines for Libraries Services to Children, last published in 2018!

To access the survey, click this link: form.gov.sg/699fb7217764... or scan the QR code by March 27.

Happy International Women’s Day! Today we honor the generations of women activists, trailblazers, and leaders who have made America stronger and more equal.

Hicks: Extremists attack libraries for political power. Don't fall for their schtick. People who don't actually use libraries are policing them in a cynical play for political power. It's a national trend showing up across South Carolina.

right-wing extremists — many of whom probably don’t even have library cards — are getting themselves appointed to library boards to censor books, stir up low-information voters and wage high-profile culture wars they hope will help them win elected office.

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Yes! 🙌 😂

Enjoying their Sunday. ☀️ 🐱

International Women’s Day is a reminder that progress doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because women lead, organize, create, and push us to be better. Minneapolis is stronger because of the women who serve our city and community every day.

Listen, if you think losing ONE little hour of sleep is gonna ruin my weekend you are absolutely correct I hate it here

When facing a tough intellectual freedom issue, you don’t have time to wade through dense text to find the answers you need. Designed as a real-world reference, the new edition of OIF’s "Intellectual Freedom Manual" provides trusted, comprehensive guidance in plain language. https://bit.ly/46Jfn8i