Wanna read about a sexy trans manananggal who eats the rich (literally)??? Pick up LORD OF RUIN! (art by @superstarfighter.bsky.social)

It’s still #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! This month is an opportunity to raise awareness & reduce stigma surrounding mental health conditions, share resources for those navigating mental health, and reflect on how mental health can impact all of us. Here are 24 books all about mental health!💚

#CurrentlyReading Sikodiwa by Carl Lorenz Cervantes Researcher & lecturer Carl Lorenz Cervantes explores the timeless wisdom, ancestral worldviews, & spiritual tools of Filipino psychology and culture—and offers Indigenous ways of knowing for all readers, Filipino & non-Filipino alike. #booksky

#CurrentlyReading That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall A native Hawaiian teen travels to a luxury island resort in search of her missing twin and uncovers the dark side of paradise, in this riveting supernatural thriller. #booksky

Recommendations for #AAPI books I’ve enjoyed reading this year thus far: 1. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura 2. The Elswhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao 3. The Poet Empress by Shen Tao 4. The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (the audiobook is amazing!) #booksky

My coworker and I summoned a dragon into the library! 🐲 In honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth we constructed a 9 foot dragon over the Children’s Reading Circle. Hopefully, the kids will have some fun reading inside the belly of the beast 😆 #librarysky #booksky

🗓️ Take Action for Libraries Day is held annually on Thursday of National Library Week, April 23 in 2026. Learn more from the American Library Association here: ▶️ https://bit.ly/3HjpdB6 #Bookish #LibraryLove #LibraryJoy #LibbyApp #Booksky

From Jan. 2025 - March 2026, 100+ pro-censorship bills were introduced in state legislatures. At least 40 bills would penalize libraries and library workers with lawsuits, fines, or even jail time for protecting people’s the right to read. This #RightToReadDay, take action: https://bit.ly/43D9Dtw

Filipina poets to read for National Poetry Month. Their words always strike a chord in my heart. Books pictured: Letters To A Young Brown Girl by Barbara Jane Reyes The Future is a Country I Do not Live in by Cynthia Buiza Sana by Maria Bolaños I Must Belong Somewhere by Dawn Lanuza #booksky

This account (admin is @brynolf.bsky.social) will be updated when new posts are added to the padlet padlet.com/brynolf/LGBT.... Selected resources will also be highlighted here, every now and then. Suggestions for new resources are gratefully accepted here or via the padlet. 📚🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Looking for volunteer opportunities? Consider volunteering for the Filipino American International Book Festival in October! Details here: filbookfestival.org/volunteer

Today is National School Librarian Day. THANK YOU, school librarians & school library workers. We celebrate you. For so many library kids, the school library is the only place they have access to books. It is where they learn to believe that stories are for them. Thank you for your library joy 💛📚🥹🤟🏽

#CurrentlyReading Is This A Cry For Help? By Emily Austin A luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries. #booksky

Lead with courage, compassion, and clarity using the professional resources in the new ALA Editions digital catalog: https://bit.ly/4sG6nJJ

We're almost out of time to tell the House of Representative to #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget! If you haven't taken action, now's the moment: email or call your House Rep TODAY: ala.org/showup

Check out the March/April issue of @amlibraries.bsky.social, featuring Newsmaker (and National Library Week Honorary Chair!) @mychal3ts.bsky.social, recent library wins, airport libraries, and tips for congressional advocacy. Read here: https://bit.ly/4ueZrom

#CurrentlyReading The Poet Empress by Shen Tao To save those she loves, Wei Yin offers herself to the Azalea House―where poetry magic is power, but women are forbidden to read. She must survive the dangers of court, learn to read in secret, and compose the most powerful spell of all. #booksky

Calling booksellers & children’s/YA librarians! 📚 Pen&inc. the free EDI-focused Children’s & YA magazine from CILIP, is now fully digital, open access & completely FREE! Sign up to get all editorial + listings straight to your inbox: https://ow.ly/a3P150Yi6bC

❤️ Discover your next great (literary) love with one of these diverse adult romances—recommended based on some of our favorite romantic tropes!

Almost time for the Bad Bunny concert. I can tune in now 🕺

Discover the important stories of many trailblazing Black women who fought racism, sexism, and other hardships in their libraries and communities to become leaders of our profession. Read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/46iVoNo #BlackHistoryMonth #Libraries #alaeditions #ALA150 #LibraryLove

This first of my most anticipated books of 2026 written by a Filipino author has arrived 😍 The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao #currentlyreading #booksky

A huge thank you to Flame Tree Publishing for this gorgeous edition of Beyond & Within Witchcraft Folk & Horror Short Stories Out Feb 17! Description: An impressive anthology of horror stories exploring what it means to be ‘witch’, including witchcraft mythology from around the world #booksky

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Lunar New Year #giveaway ! Win a copy of @bshum79.bsky.social Alex's Good Fortune and We Are Lion Dancers + Amy Wu & the Lantern Festival (illus. by @charlenedraws.bsky.social )! 1 US & 1 Canadian winner! To Enter: tinyurl.com/y3a9ybj6 #kidlit #booksky #bookgiveaway #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse

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#CurrentlyReading How To Stand Up To a Dictator By Maria Ressa Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth? #booksky

Just got my copies of WHO'S BUILDING? Book 2 in the series. Written by Katrina Moore and illustrated by me. Out March 10th 2026! 💛 #kidlit #boardbook

2026 is going to be a great year for Filipino books! Here’s some of my most anticipated reads: 📚The Swan’s Daughter 📚The Elsewhere Express 📚The Night King’s Court 📚Clara & the Devil 📚The Second Life of Snap 📚Nest of Tongues #booksky

Another year in the books! Decorating the Children’s Reading Circle at my library can be a challenge (it’s roughly 8ft x 9ft), but it sure is a lot of fun. Moreso, we hope it is an inviting and magical place where kids will want to read. 📚 #librarysky #booksky

Aww, I won an “I Like It, Picasso” award at my library for the Infinity Castle display I created 😁 #librarysky #demonslayer #booksky

A custom book nook that lights up and depicts the fantasy world of my story! I’ve been obsessed with book nooks lately 😆 #booksky #writingprompt

MISTRESS OF LIES is queer dark fantasy romance that follows a blood mage spymaster as she recruits a noble bastard with a terrible gift to hunt down a magical serial killer for the vampiric Eternal King—all while planning to overthrow him. LORD OF RUIN is but with more monsters and smut.

#GivingTuesday may be over, but you can still take advantage of this incredible offer from @libro.fm! Give a story, get a story 📖 All December long, when you donate $50+ to We Need Diverse Books, you’ll receive a complementary audiobook from LibroFM as a thank you! 📚 bit.ly/DefendOurStories#GivingTuesday

Had a fun night celebrating Mia Manansala’s Death and Dinuguan, the final book in her Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Murder Mystery series. Books, brews, and my fave Filipino crew! #booksky

Libraries are responding to crisis after crisis and still finding ways to lift their communities. This #GivingTuesday, stand with them. Become a Supporter of the American Library Association. bit.ly/ForOurLibraries 📚💙 #ForOurLibraries

Welcome back from the holiday! Do you know what we're grateful for this season? Library advocates like YOU who show up #ForOurLibraries! Show your thanks for everything libraries & library workers do, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in the federal budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

Looking for something to watch this weekend? Well, look no further! Taj McCoy's SAVVY SHELDON FEELS GOOD AS HELL has been adapted into a romcom, and it premieres TOMORROW on November 30 at 8pm on The CW! Watch the full trailer here Who's going to be watching this with us? 🍿

If you’re in the So Cal area, the Filipino Migrant Center and NAFCON are holding a Balikbayan Donation Drive in support of those affected by the recent typhoon in the Philippines. Drop off center in Long Beach through November 26. See SoCalFilipinos post on Instagram.

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Happy #BookBirthday to WORTH THE FIGHT by @LizDuranoBooks🥳🎈🎂📚🎊🎉 It's my #FeaturedNewRelease on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles. Learn more about this #AgeGap #WorkplaceRomance at maidamalby.com

Your impact at WNDB never goes unnoticed! Here are ten amazing things that you’ve made happen this year alongside WNDB 📚🎉

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Learn how you can support your library and save even more: 🔗 https://bit.ly/46jCbuk #Booksky #Bookish #LibraryLove #LibraryJoy #CheckOutYourLibrary

If you’re in the So Cal area, the Filipino Migrant Center and NAFCON are holding a Balikbayan Donation Drive in support of those affected by the recent typhoon in the Philippines. Drop off center in Long Beach through November 26. See SoCalFilipinos post on Instagram.

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With roughly 42 million people across the U.S. losing access to food assistance amid the federal government shutdown, it’s more important than ever to educate ourselves about the realities and impacts of food insecurity in our communities. Here are some resources and reading suggestions ⬇️

Happy book birthday to me! My debut picture book, the Abominable Snow Dancer, is about a yeti who secretly dreams of dancing, but has only ever seen unicorns dance before. It's an autobiography - sharing a little video about why 😊 Order links: www.stephlaubooks.com #booksky #kidlit #bookbirthday

#currentlyreading Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho Description: Cry, Voidbringer is a gripping saga of how far one will go for freedom and control—and how easily it can all be taken away. In a broken system, do you save yourself or fight for the people you love? #booksky

Have you joined the For Our Libraries fundraising challenge? There's still time to catch up! Top 10 fundraisers win free registration to ALA Annual 2026 in Chicago, with free lodging and $1,500 to cover travel expenses for our grand prize winner! Challenge ends Dec. 31! ilovelibraries.org/fundraise