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Gang member found! You know those fiercesome criminals about which Drumpf's been fulminating here in my home territory? This one (and her numerous companions) was NOT in Boston, but over the line one town....definitely posing a threat to FIFA fans...oh, wait, they're smaller in summer than in fall

Libraries are crucial to the UK's success On the 75th anniversary of the first Public Libraries Act, we must double down on our support.

#LibrariesMatter "I remember my mother walking us to West Norwood library in South London, where I was allowed to choose five whole books to take home. Those five books represented a passport to five different worlds, each waiting to be unlocked" www.thebookseller.com/comment/libr...

Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: the hot titles to look out for at the Messe Smart and serious non-fiction will be on the rise at Frankfurter Buchmesse this year, but fiction – the spicier the better – will still sizzle

A cogent view of "bad times" reading choices www.thebookseller.com/features/fra...

Call to action to librarians to dig into providing families with accessible info regarding family safety www.doe.mass.edu/commissioner...

Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 31, 2025 | GoComics Read Frazz—a comic strip by creator Jef Mallett—for today, August 31, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!

Week after week Frazz does it www.gocomics.com/frazz/2025/0...

Bluesky now platform of choice for science community It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…

How I appreciate a good thought piece early in the morning arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Springer Nature retracts Machine Learning book after citations ‘reference works that don’t exist' Springer Nature has retracted a book, Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced by Govindakumar Madhavan, originally published in April 2025, after it discovered several of the written citat...

All the places #AI doe not belong: Springer Nature retracts Machine Learning book after citations ‘reference works that don’t exist' www.thebookseller.com/news/springe...

Tiny bookshop painted to look like bookshelves turns heads in German town A tiny new bookshop that has been decorated to look like the books are on the outside is attracting a lot of attention in Germany.

Outside innovation www.thebookseller.com/news/tiny-bo...

Local reporting: "Danielle described the effort to get ICE out of hotels as 'very strategic' compared to mass demonstrations and marches, which can be a good show of force but often don’t include a 'call to action.'” lapublicpress.org/2025/06/fede...

British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked Exclusive: Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecency

#Pride in history British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Poetry speaks fact and feeling thebulletproofpoet.medium.com/we-made-a-be...

5 Women from History Who Dared to be Dangerous - Edinburgh University Press Blog For this International Women’s Day, editor Ben Fletcher-Watson celebrates five trailblazing women who dared to make history

#TBR euppublishingblog.com/2025/03/07/5...

The human art of indexing Book indexes might seem the perfect candidate for AI automation. They're not.

#IndexDay “qualities in the indexer who creates…Empathy: the ability to put oneself in the place of the reader…Judgement: the ability to make rational decisions about what to include in the index…Understanding: the content of a book and implications of a text” www.thebookseller.com/comment/the-...

Artist traces Manchester’s links to slavery on blue cotton gown Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features gown inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond

Gonna go see next month www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

I miss #IHC edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Pairing new #kidsbook authors with mentor #librarians... www.thebookseller.com/news/new-gll...

‘We cannot remain silent’: Descendants of incarcerated Japanese Americans turn trauma into advocacy The community has drawn parallels between what happened to their families 83 years ago and Trump's rhetoric and immigration policies.

May you be inspired to find the point of activism here that you can join www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/20/j...

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Big things are blooming at this hidden farm in Oakland Community, commitment and passion (fruit) can all be found at Laurel's Fig Leaf Gardens, a backyard-turned-community-garden shaped by multiple generations of owners.

Sometimes a reminder that community, hope, and growing food still happen is all one can offer others www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/24/f...

How I Deal with Homophobia in Education as a Gay Teacher in Ghana Change must start from somewhere

Excellent walkthrough of how a teacher uses the Socratic method to move students from being passive to active critical thinking medium.com/prismnpen/ho...

Took too long and glad it finally hapened!

Noah and His Wagon Book Review Noah and His Wagon Written by Jerry Ruff Illustrated by Katrijn Jacobs Published by Kalaniot Books Mom's Review Noah and his Wagon affirms ...

"Readers perceive the impact of small actions and the value of loving one's neighbor" as presented in NOAH AND HIS WAGON glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/01/noah...

Come home America George McGovern Corita Kent poster with 4 blocks of color (red, blue, orange, yellow) and her iconic script

I'm going to say this once (again).

I'm an Episcopalian.

It is a sin that both St. John's and the Washington National Cathedral are doing ANYTHING at all to support this president and act as if this is normal.

The worst tendency of my church is that it still seeks to be the church of the King.

It's a good day when Corita gets boosted on Bluesky!

Cover of Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent words by Mara Rockliff Pictures by Melissa Sweet, Caldecott Honor Winner, shows Corita in full (pre-1968) habit looking at a serigraph she's made of a rainbow

Warms my heart that @fuse8.bsky.social includes SIGNS OF HOPE on her 2024 list of Biographies for Kids afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/26/3...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Making Space for Meaningful Storytelling: Lessons from StoryCorps . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Storytelling has the power to heal, inspire, and foster connections. In collaboration with StoryCorps, the American Library Association presents a transformative webinar that explores how libraries ca...

For folks beyond #libraryland this could help you help others too: ALA Office for Diversity, #Literacy and Outreach Services
Making Space for Meaningful #Storytelling: Lessons from #StoryCorps December 11, 4 pm ET Duration: 90 minutes ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A must read and must act upon for #teachers #librarians #parents #kidsbook allies

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