This is a pretty astounding story of overreach by county commissioners in NC.
17.06.2025 23:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Organizers in Yancey County, North Carolina, are fighting to prevent anti-gay pro-censorship extremists from taking over their library system. Read more about the case and donate to the legal fund!
www.ourlibraryourvoice.org
17.06.2025 14:50 — 👍 35 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 1
Love your logo!
20.05.2025 22:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
My book club is reading this right now!
16.05.2025 20:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Friday, May 16 at 6 PM join award-winning local author Naseem Jamnia in celebration of their middle grade horror debut, The Glade. Be one of the first to pick up a copy of The Glade (not out until 5/27!). Naseem will be in convo with local poet and slam champion Griffin Peralta. tinyurl.com/2s7w9473
07.05.2025 22:28 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Mushroom horror! Sleepaway camp! Creepy nursery rhymes!
Preorder: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gl...
Review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9a3a...
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23.04.2025 04:41 — 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
Two rad events on Sunday to get you inspired in different ways: one to help you capture creativity into poems (Sunday at 1 PM) and one to give you the technical tools to dig up and expose injustice (Sunday at 6 PM). Both free and open to all! More info at theradicalcat.square.site/events.
25.04.2025 15:13 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
I passed the BELS exam and am now a certified Editor in the Life Sciences. Thank you to my @edsguild.bsky.social mentor @eagleeyeeditor.bsky.social for encouraging me to take the exam!
24.04.2025 18:30 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Former Washoe County (NV) Library director Jeff Scott abruptly resigned before a Library Board of Trustees meeting. Trustee Gianna Jacks attacked Scott over his support for LGBTQ-inclusive programming and unsuccessfully pushed for his ouster in late 2023.
www.slj.com/story/Texas-...
23.04.2025 21:23 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
If you don't find what you need in the store, we are always happy to special order any book! If you shop on-line, make sure and do it on Bookshop.org! Choose us as your bookstore and we get a cut. Bookshop is celebrating 5 years: woobox.com/r2f4rn. Nominate us when you enter and we can win, too :)
03.04.2025 18:04 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Tonight! Rad Cat will be hosting a screening of the sci-fi/documentary film Lyd on Sunday, March 30th at 630 PM. RSVP at theradicalcat.square.site/events. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 and up. All money raised goes directly to Gazans in need through a community member with family ties.
30.03.2025 22:15 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A dark blue background with a light blue wave and transparent books. The text says "Book bans have no place in Nevada schools and libraries. Speak up now! SUPPORT AB416". There is a QR code that links to https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12595/Overview
A dark blue background with a light blue gradient, transparent books falling. White text says: "SUPPORT AB416 Let your legislator know that book bans have NO place in Nevada schools and libraries! SUBMIT PUBLIC OPINION TODAY!"
A dark blue background with a light blue circular gradient. A transparent clip art image of a librarian is in the background. White text says "Librarians are already trained in making competent decisions about what books to include in collections. Book bans only benefit those seeking to restrict the freedom to read. SUPPORT AB416"
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IT'S HERE! Live in Nevada and want to defend the #FreedomToRead? Go give public opinion in support of AB416, preventing book bans in public schools and public libraries. Click here: www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/RE...
#booksky #NVLeg #Nevada #bookbans #bansoffourbooks
27.03.2025 21:30 — 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 2
I'll be hosting— come see me and hang out with fellow library lovers!
27.03.2025 21:45 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you so much to everyone who called in to the #NVLeg this morning in support of SB171 and spoke about the importance of protecting providers of gender affirming care here in NV! If you haven't yet, sign on to NELIS and go to "Public Opinions" to let legislators know you support this shield law
21.03.2025 21:14 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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The EFA is committed to standing by DEI; we re-affirm the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Learn more about our commitment: The-efa.org/diversity-equity-belonging #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #InclusionMatters #EquityForAll #DiversityMatters #Freelancers #EquityInAction
17.03.2025 16:27 — 👍 63 🔁 27 💬 1 📌 0
Come meet up with fellow library lovers this Sunday, 3/16, at 3PM at Coffee N' Comics, Sparks, on the corner of Baring Blvd and Sparks Blvd. Freedom To Read will have information about how to get involved in library advocacy. We will eat some snacks and chill out in an atmosphere of library support!
15.03.2025 15:50 — 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Anti-Book Ban Legislation Proposals 2025: Book Censorship News, February 21, 2025
Three new states have anti-book ban bills on deck for the 2025 legislative session. Here's where and what those bills would do if passed.
"If you live in any of the states with anti-book ban bills in the legislature this year, it’s crucial to have your voice heard. Make the phone calls, send the emails, and show up in person to talk to your state-level representatives."
bookriot.com/anti-book-ba...
24.02.2025 14:54 — 👍 26 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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"TELL CONGRESS: STOP MASSIVE CUTS TO OUR HEALTH CARE"
"CALL NOW: 866-426-2631"
Health care costs are out of control and families need relief. But instead of working to lower costs, Congress is rushing reckless cuts to Medicaid that will make healthcare more expensive for all of us. Call your member now at 866-426-2631 and tell them #HandsOffOurMedicaid
06.02.2025 22:06 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We join @historians.org & @oah.org in repudiating the recent Executive Order that grossly mischaracterizes US K-12 history education as “radical indoctrination.”
The freedom to think, research, publish, read & teach as pillars of an open and just society.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Cshbqt
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Parsnip is blissfully unaware of the headlines.
03.02.2025 16:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pre-ordered!
29.01.2025 16:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A cover for The Glade by Naseem Jamnia. It shows a light-skinned Iranian-American tween with long wavy brown hair blowing across her face as she looks up and away, a light illuminating her from behind. Her fists are clenched and her expression is tight. She's wearing a blue-purple hoodie, halfway unzipped to show a dark shirt, and jeans. Around her are glowing green mushrooms, including ones that are twisted and gnarled like tree trunks, and long grass. Subtle spider webs cover some ares. The title and author name are at the top, with vines curled around some letters.
An image that says, “What’s in The Glade?” with a picture of the cover in the middle and arrows pointing to various inclusions. These are: “anxious, nerdy, and science-y Iranian American MC; racialized and queer cast of misfits; age-appropriate discussions of anxiety, mental illness, trauma, and feeling/being othered; BIG best friend feels; Minnesota- and Midwest-isms; fungal (mushroom) horror; summer camp with secrets; creepy and incorrect nursery rhymes; creepy “kid” and disembodied voices; creepy nature and giant spiders.”
Reminder that THE GLADE by Naseem Jamnia is now available for pre-order!! Get your copy and add to your TBR now! I can't wait! 🍄💚
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GR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
BUY: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gl...
#DiverseBooksForKids #QTPOCBooks #booksky
28.01.2025 20:27 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
I love my library so so much! They've been there since I was a wee child and continue to be the best 💕
28.01.2025 01:14 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Bestsellers THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War & THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series. + THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE; KILLING THE BUDDHA; C STREET. Professing @ Dartmouth. He/Him. New writing: https://slowcivilwar.substack.com/
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