First it's ban LGBTQ Pride flags from the library.
Then it's ban LGBTQ displays from the library.
Then it's ban LGBTQ books from the library.
Then it's ban LGBTQ people from the library, which is the ultimate goal.
The slippery slope argument is sometimes a fallacy, but sometimes not.
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Today Susan Polos of @usbby.bsky.social and I have an honest discussion about the necessity of, and challenges facing, international books for children on the American market today. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/26/a...
Today we've immortal girls, sneaky weasels, irresistible futons, and tigers with a penchant for sweets. It's @cuentodeluz.bsky.social, Floris Books & @geckopress.bsky.social in a @pubspotlight.bsky.social preview! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/03/06/p...
I still believe in a world where real people make real things and that's in part because this 7th grader crocheted this onto their hair clip, "just 'cause" and isn't that reason enough?
I got this for $1 at a thrift store and now the discussions will begin. #WhiteboardMagic
cover of turning the page: an advocate's guide to the freedom to read
Have you downloaded our free digital guide yet?
Turning the Page: An Advocate’s Guide to the Freedom to Read offers tools, strategies, and resources to help defend books and resist censorship.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_...
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans #IntellectualFreedom
I had the opportunity earlier this month to talk with Markus Zusak on the 20th (!!!) anniversary of THE BOOK THIEF.
bookriot.com/listen/marku...
This week's slate of new YA book releases include a survival tale, a deadly competition, thoughtful portrayals of mental illness, and more: bookriot.com/new-ya-books...
From @bookriot.bsky.social: "Below, I’ve gathered some books celebrating female athletes who rock. (Pun intended.) This is a tiny sliver of the books about female athletes available. Let this be just the start of your exploration!"
bookriot.com/picture-book...
The EJK Award is given annually to an outstanding writer and illustrator early in their career, by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM); 2026 winners are here!
www.ejkf.org/ezra-jack-ke...
Yesterday we rallied. Now let's get to work. ACTION STAND UP FOR SCIENCE standupforscience.net/take-action
Rallies and protests are great to raise awareness, build solidarity, and spark momentum, but we have to do more to actually stop how the current administration deals with science. Here are things to do next: zurl.co/T8nFb
#StandUpForScience
#TakeAction
#NextSteps
#Activism
#March7
The Right to Read is under attack and librarians across the country are fighting for your #FReadom. Watch Kim A Snyder’s “superb,” “gripping,” and “profounding alarming” NYT Critic’s Pick.
Now streaming for FREE via PBS’ YouTube channel and app (until May 9th only). tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...
I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.
Oh, hey. Midst the chaos, still representing the right to read. Link to register for this in comments.
"In honor of Women’s History Month, each day Social Justice Books features a children’s book we recommend to highlight grassroots women’s history in the United States":
socialjusticebooks.org/womens-histo...
"We asked teenagers: What do books and reading mean to you?
...an 'escape' or a 'portal' to other worlds...a “chore” ... [and] stories that have shaped them and the books they would recommend to anyone":
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/l...
Finalists in Young Adult Literature at the upcoming LA Times Festival of Books!:
www.latimes.com/events/festi...
Love to see @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social getting recognition from the LA Times Festival of Books this year!: www.latimes.com/events/festi...
I was a judge for the LA Times Book Prize for graphic novels for 2025, and here are the finalists:
BCALA, SLJ Announce 2026 Winners of the Children & Youth Literary Awards
www.slj.com/story/BCALA-...
Unclench your jaw.
Drink some water or have a nice soothing cup of tea.
Listen to that audiobook you wanted to finish.
Curl up with your pet and tell them how much you love them as you give them cuddles.
Make it a habit to find ways to treat yourself kindly in spite of a world that refuses to.
On Tyranny graphic adaptation by Timothy Snyder
I have no intention to ever return to classroom…but I’d teach this in my HS Social Studies classes if I did. Big fan of John Lithgow’s reading as well. youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8?...
Timely..! ❤️📚👇
Love using these kinds of books to teach history!:
"An annual project of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council since 1972, this award list features K-12 titles that are exceptional books":
cbcbooks.org/awards-and-b...
"13 Terrific New Children's Books Out in March 2026":
bookriot.com/new-children...
Critical Histories Booklist | Teaching America at 250
www.slj.com/story/critic...
For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out. -James Baldwin, Nothing Personal
A reminder from James Baldwin
The Feb. 20, 2026 episode of Vibe Check with @theferocity.bsky.social has an amazing discussion of Serpell's book, too!
Join us for #CivicLearningWeek!💫
Plus a chance for a copy of Tim Smyth's @historycomics.bsky.social book "Teaching w/ Comics & Graphic Novels" ---> in this case, the Constitution!!📜
RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek | #apgov #apush #civics
Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship
The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment.
Can't emphasize enough if The Librarians resonated, see the other.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
