Amanda

Back to school forms 2025

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#freedomtoread #banned

PETITION: Support the Right to Read in Defense Department Schools and Academies Military students deserve the rights they or their families are fighting for.

Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from military Academy libraries under orders from Pete Hegseth.

action.everylibrary.org/dodschools via ‪@everylibrary.bsky.social‬

CORRECTION: This letter was not from our superintendent, it was from the FL Department of Education.

One more point courtesy a TikTok commenter: When religious freedom is only for those who believe in "God," as it seems to be in this manifesto - VIOLATION OF PARENTS' RIGHTS

What are these? Just some of the highlights from a "parents' rights" letter I got from my kids' FL school supervisor.

When I can't let my kids discover books b/c they're banned, when I can't let my kids identify how they want to identify, those are violations of my parents' rights.

My kids and I watched this excellent @ted-ed.bsky.social video about #Juneteenth today, and so should yours! Really great visuals and info. Big recommend.

youtu.be/lq8TNKZVEWs?...

Three circular pictures of Donald Trump with the words "WASTE" above one, "FRAUD" above another, and "ABUSE" above the third.

Someone with more time and talent has probably done this better, but it's what I think of every time I hear these words.

SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS. Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!

On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.

On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.

bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social

A box of free Covid-19 tests. The packages are a maroon color.

Ask me how you, too, can take advantage of the government's going-out-of-business COVID-test giveaway!

If you're in Florida, I've got tests burning a hole in my pocket. Here for any person or organization that can use them!

#Covid #gettested #free

The cover for Haruki Murakami's THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS.

The cover for Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER

Happy #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay! Diverse books allow more people to see themselves and others. I'm reading Haruki Murakami's THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS and it is bending my mind like his others have.

Next up: an overdue reread of Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER for my radical book club. ❤️

Inklings book contest graphic. A background of books with a violet overlay and words in white encouraging kids in grades 3-12 to submit their short story or poem by March 15.

For the 3-12 grader in your life! This is an amazing organization and a great opportunity! ✍🏼📖👏🏼

www.younginklings.org/inklingsbookcontest

White hand holding a black pen. A blue sleeve is partially in the image. A laptop and notepad are sitting on the desk in the background.

TIL: my favorite pens* are REFILLABLE!!!!! How did I not know this already?? I am ridiculously excited that I just refilled my very first. ✍🏼

*Pilot G-2s, friends. Big recommend. Use and reuse them!

#amwriting #amadork

The books are fading away from Scholastic book fairs. This year's product was about 35-40% trinkets. They can't be banned!

Until they can...

#books #bookfair

Here in Pinellas, we're lucky enough to have multiple options for independent bookstores, so... book crawl for #ReadFreely Day!

Portkey Books in Safety Harbor is another favorite that deserves some love. Let's help them stand strong!

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Happy #ReadFreely Day! An excellent day to stand for independent bookstores, who are still standing strong against book bans.

Pinellas friends: Visit Back in the Day Books in Dunedin (just off the Pinellas Trail) and show your love!

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An image of the cover of BELOVED by Toni Morrison. Gold letters on a maroon background.

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Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#Beloved
#BecauseOfCourse

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Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books

The cover for A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS by Dave Eggers. A red curtain is pealed back to reveal a sunset.

#BookSky
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#BookChallenge
#BOOKS that shaped me

I need to replace my wheezing MacBook Pro, and I'm wondering if I can switch to a MacBook Air. Any #writers on here have advice?

I know THEY say it works for us, but do YOU say that?

#laptop #help

An old copy of THE BABYSITTERS CLUB STACY'S MISTAKE by Ann M. Martin. Each letter of The Babysitters Club is in a different yellow box, bordered by blue, with the letters in red. The number 18 is in the top right corner, and a picture of two teenagers (Stacey and Claudia) and a little girl are in a painted picture in the middle of the cover.

#BookSky
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#BookChallenge
#BOOKS that shaped me
#BSC 4eva 😂

Cover of Tenth of December by George Saunders. A white triangle with black writing on top, black triangle splitting the middle and taking the bottom with white writing and a box with the author name. A circle with "National Book Award Finalist" with an open book in the middle is on the top of the black half of the image.

Ok, so there's a #BookSky #BookChallenge happening. 20 days, 20 covers of books that shaped your life, no explanation.

But I am me, so I'm just going to keep posting covers until someone shuts me down.*

*Probably not, because I am also me and super inconsistent, but FOR NOW 😂 💙📚

#books

Yes! #Want

This is going to last well over 20 days for me, I'm afraid. 😆

Day 2 for me!

"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"

#BookSky
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#BookChallenge

I'm here! Would you mind adding me?

Late to this party, and I will likely not be consistent, but I'm jumping in. Because, BOOKS.

"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge