Mariela Martinez Siegert

The younger generation are the hope.

“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”

I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again: Jason Reynolds is a genius of our time. Hearing him speak feels like what it must have been like to listen to Mozart in person or watch Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. #AASL25

A childhood stolen by conflict and the moment that defined his path. 🔥 (via Spy X Family, Vol. 10)

Messy sketchnote doodle of THE Jason Reynolds

So good. Damn it. This is one of the best humans. Read all of it. Listen to all of it. Thank you Jason Reynolds. “EVERY kid DESERVES our effort” Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social Thank you. #AASL25 #StressDoodle #StressDoodling

So I did a thing last week. It's pretty much everything I wanted & I absolutely love it. If you're looking for an unbelievable tattoo artist sunsetpixel is on Insta. #tattoo #literarytattoo #comicreading #reading #readingcomicsisreading #ilovebeingalibrarian #hobbes
#millionsofcats #cheshirecat

Project Mail Storm A peaceful protest. A postal uprising. We’re flooding the system, one envelope at a time.

I decided to work on Project Mail Storm next week to save my sanity and do something, anything, about everything wrong I see happening in our country.
projectmailstorm.org

Getting fired won’t stop Carla Hayden In her first local interview since she was fired by President Trump as Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden speaks about the importance of expanding access, not cutting it off.

Dr. Carla Hayden may have been fired, but she’s not backing down. In her first local interview since being removed as Librarian of Congress, Hayden reflects on her career, community, and the growing threats facing libraries.
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SEND AN EMAIL: Tell Congress to Reinstate the Librarian of Congress! President Trump has crossed another dangerous line by abruptly firing Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.

If you don’t do anything else today, do this.

Dr. Carla Hayden has impeccable credentials and has revitalized the Library of Congress. Trump does not have the authority to dismiss her, but Congress must intervene.

Between Boom's new owners, PRH, cutting off access to their titles in ComicsPlus and this news about Crunchyroll...

It's a rough week in #libcomix collections and programming land, y'all

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A photograph of a stack of notices for pupils alerting them to overdue books on their accounts. Some have already been folded ready for distribution.

The life of a school librarian… half our time spent convincing you to borrow our books, and the other half desperately pleading with you to bring them back!

#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibrarian #Overdues #TLSky

Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.

@malindalo.bsky.social has written one of the best and important pieces you will read today on the banning of books with sexual content. This is about freedom. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Woke up this morning thinking about the great first class I had last night for my summer comics class that I teach at Dominican. The students are such an enthusiastic and eager bunch that it makes me feel good about the future of #comiclibrarianship. @libcomix.bsky.social
#ILoveBeingALibrarian

So very proud to call you a colleague and a friend! Your help on VR will be put into action in my school next year and I can't wait to see all the things we can do with it! Well deserved!

Excellent. I'll make sure I buy it in the first order of the new school year!

Is this Jones book good for the HS?
Also, I LOVED M is for Monster!

Infographic stating that 18 states have curriculum or state standards requiring media literacy learning. Quote about librarians' expertise in media literacy from the American Association of School Librarians. Celebrates 40 years of School Library Month.

18 states are prioritizing media literacy! School librarians are your go-to experts for teaching students how to navigate and analyze information responsibly. Let's get informed! 💡 #LibrariansLead #MediaLiteracyEducation #StudentSuccess #aaslslm

Maia Kobabe's Controversial Graphic Novel 'Gender Queer' To Keep Unrestricted Age Rating After Legal Battles - Star Observer After years of legal disputes, Australia's Classification Review Board says Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe will keep its 'Unrestricted' rating.

If you want to read about the challenges Gender Queer has faced in Australia, it's been a years-long legal battle but happy the book is not restricted! #genderqueeramemoir

www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertai...

So excited for this! The first volume was the perfect amount of horror with cute fuzzy animals. Richard Scary and Dexter blended together to make nightmare fuel.
@ipushbooks.bsky.social check it out!

Happy School Library Month!
This and SO MUCH MORE!
#ILoveBeingASchoolLibrarian
@aisled-org.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social

I made this ad nearly 40 years ago for Marvel.
It was intended to make you think about a fictional world where such horror could exist, not make you realize you were actually living in that world.

Birds of Prey.

At first I did not see this was posted by @theonion.com and I thought it was real. Goodness.

Is this being run by the Department of Education? Oh, wait...

Oh wow! Just pre-ordered for December. This book opened vital conversations with my own kids - can’t wait to see the graphic novel!

It starts with words: Censoring books in schools is the new book burnings Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.

@lambdalegal.org CEO Kevin Jennings is right: Censorship of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC literature is today’s alternative to burning books.

“If you’re okay with removing words and books, sooner or later it becomes ok to remove people (to El Salvadoran prisons, apparently).” www.advocate.com/voices/it-st...

I mean, the article was written for a reason. I think that at times, some educators are just paying lip service to what they think is a passing fad, not realizing that the history of comics is much longer and more nuanced than they can probably comprehend.