Summer Scares Resource Page [Feb 9, 2026] Summer Scares 2026 Title Announcement Coming to This Page on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 9AM Eastern

pssst...... @summerscares.bsky.social title list drops TOMORROW! Friday the 13th!

Can't wait to welcome another year of new authors and 9 new books

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A composite promotional image featuring a color portrait of author Judy Blume on the left, against a solid purple-blue background. She is an older woman with short, curly reddish-brown hair, smiling warmly at the camera with a friendly, approachable expression. She wears a green ribbed cardigan over a black top and a chunky necklace of large turquoise beads. On the right is the bright turquoise book cover of her classic young adult novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., with her name "Judy Blume" in white and a central circular yellow-orange badge illustration showing a simple heart with a handwritten-style title quote "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." in orange script.

Author Judy Blume was born #OTD in 1938.

Her novel 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥? 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘔𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵. is regarded as one of the most important & influential books in children's & young adult #literature, especially for its groundbreaking, honest portrayal of early adolescence from a girl's perspective. #booksky

Valentines For Anti-Book Censorship Advocates I remember a phone call with another anti-book censorship advocate way back in the early days of the current wave. I’d had this idea to make some slightly...

Last year I made some Valentines for anti-book censorship advocates. Feel free to use and distribute as you see appropriate this year, too: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers

The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Hugo Nominations are open! My short story The Shape of Stones is eligible if you should feel inclined to ... you know, be nice ☺️

Bill allowing removal of library board members advances out of the Senate The Senate passed a bill allowing local governments to remove library board members, sparking debate over politicization and local control.

The Senate passed a bill allowing local governments to remove library board members, sparking debate over politicization and local control.

#alpolitics

Here is a special @pebblego.bsky.social Valentine's Day party idea for you, friends! 💌

A little research, collaboration, and fun! ❤️

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Get your fun heart and star bookmarks from our friends at @follettcontent.bsky.social to help your students express their love for books! 📚

Download them here for free. ❤️ Perfect for #valetinesday in the library and classroom.

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This Ballad hospital, flooded by Hurricane Helene, will be rebuilt for $44M in a flood plain • Tennessee Lookout A Ballad Health hospital in Unicoi County, Tennessee, flooded during Hurricane Helene. The company is rebuilding in a flood plain.

A Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, risking another disaster if the new facility is not built to withstand extreme weather. From @kffhealthnews.org.

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omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

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Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows

Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?

Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...

YouTube video by PBS Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens

After months of attending screenings and talking about this film, I’m so excited that anyone can stream The Librarians now. 90 minutes that tell the story of the fight against censorship that has been raging for the past half decade. Check it out! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO...

Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem t...

Before her retirement, this judge oversaw a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of throwing children in jail.

In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.

Revisit our 2021 story with @wpln.bsky.social:

Artificial outdoor lighting negatively affects insects, birds, bats and other small mammals, and it can even make the plants in your garden less productive. https://wapo.st/46pM8Hj

The Political Librarian Journal As an open source academic journal, The Political Librarian is dedicated to expanding the discussion of about library advocacy and activism while promoting research and new thinking about policy and f...

Call for Papers: The Political Librarian invites all levels of information, memory, library, and cultural heritage professionals, administrators, educators, researchers, policy analysts, and stakeholders to contribute to the Spring 2026 issue of The Political Librarian.

AI slop is infiltrating feeds. We can help teens recognize it. | Opinion Gen Z and Gen Alpha are growing up in a very different information world. Teens need to learn how to approach the news in entirely different ways.

2/ Adds Ledgerwood-Flores: "With support, news literacy can be taught in any subject where students are asked to analyze & interpret data. I train other teachers in my district to incorporate news literacy in high school computer science, history & English courses..."

#NewsLiteracyWeek
#EduSky

5 Ways to Show Your Library Love This Month Here are 5 ways to show your library appreciation this Library Lovers' Month, during a time when libraries face censorship and funding cuts.

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Thank you so much!

How the new dietary guidelines could impact school meals Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won't be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that's certain: It'll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools.

Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won't be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that's certain: It'll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools. n.pr/4qeenQj

The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.

The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.

St. Louis librarians’ best books of 2025 -STLPR Angela Hsieh / NPR Culture & History St. Louis on the Air The best books of 2025, chosen by St. Louis librarians By Emily Woodbury, Published Dec. 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. CST The cold, snowy days and long nights of winter are prime time for curling up with a warm, soothing drink and a good book. Whether you’re in search of a gift idea, a book to read during holiday travel or a good story for a cozy staycation, St.

St. Louis librarians’ best books of 2025 -STLPR

Angela Hsieh / NPR Culture & History St. Louis on the Air The best books of 2025, chosen by St. Louis librarians By Emily Woodbury, Published Dec. 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. CST The cold, snowy days and long nights of winter are prime time for curling up…

First showing on Nashville PBS station Monday night at 10:00!

In terms of paper waste, maybe, but ebooks aren'tthe solution. Speaking as a librarian, ebooks are the bane of my fucking existence. I can buy 10 MMPB for the cost of 1 restricted access temporary license ebook. See:
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Watch "The Librarians" documentary next week. Free on PBS!

You're personally invited to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering next week on Independent Lens on PBS.

www.everylibrary.org/librarianspbs via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

#ICYMI: Our Rx Inspector tool allows you to use information from your prescription label to locate the factory where a generic drug was made and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

Explore the tool:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë audiobook review – Aimee Lou Wood reads the romance of the moment As Emerald Fennell’s provocative adaptation hits screens, this narration from the White Lotus actor reminds us of the brilliance of Brontë’s tempestuous novel

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë audiobook review – Aimee Lou Wood reads the romance of the moment

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.

In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

This is how he did it (published 2021):

State says voter registration lookup website was quickly fixed after voters reported missing records • Tennessee Lookout Some Shelby County voters attempting to verify their voter registration on Tuesday received messages marked "No record found."

An issue preventing voters from verifying their registration status on a state website Tuesday was caused by human error and has been fixed, according to a spokesperson from the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Elections Division. @cstephenson.bsky.social reports.

Google Confirms 40% Of All Android Phones At Risk From New Attacks More than a billion Android smartphone users must upgrade now.

Google Issues Android Update—40% Of All Phones Now At Risk

V.E. Schwab, R.F. Kuang Among Finalists for 2026 Libby Book Awards — See the Full List! (Exclusive) Libby and OverDrive have announced the finalists for the 2026 Libby Awards. The annual literary prize, chosen by librarians, honors the best books published in the previous calendar year.

Scarlet Morning is a finalist for the 2026 Libby Book Awards 💖 THANK YOU LIBRARIANS I LOVE YOU people.com/2026-libby-b...