You realize this is what they WANT you to do...because it's not about the books. It's about dismantling the entire public institution.

There is a typo in the original post, I know!

THEYRE CLOSING THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THIS SYSTEM TO BAN BOOKS BECAUSE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TOLD THEM TO. This is a big fucking story. They won't be the only ones.

The Rutherford County Library System in Tennessee is temporarily closing two branches in order to remove books from them. Why? Because the Secretary of State told them to do it, citing laws and Executive Orders that undermine the Constititon. bookriot.com/rutherford-c...

Dropping a bomb in a moment.

Occupy Democrats also posted on socials that M4L had zero wins, and they have 11M followers. Also not a legitimate news source, and now 11M people are celebrating a false narrative. So far almost 10K shares on FB alone.

Here's some great news: 18 of the 20 library funding levy measures on Ohio ballots–necessary following the GOP's change in how they fund libraries across the state–passed. www.cleveland.com/open/2025/11...

Holy shit. THIS IS HOW AN ANTI-BOOK BAN LAW WORKS, Y'ALL. Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info. M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily. They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.

@mikechenwriter.bsky.social @maggietokudahall.bsky.social My notifications are so deep I don't remember who is doing what in terms of research. Here's school board results from several Kansas school board races (last image): www.instagram.com/p/DQr7z4EErr...

(and felon disenfranchisement: when Florida passed Amendment 4 to restore voting rights to those the state had declared felons*, Republicans sabotaged the effort, and to this day many former felons can't or daren't try voting our of fear of persecution)

REAL nervous about flying Friday and Sunday this week, since both airports are big ones.

Every month, one of my paychecks goes to childcare. The other goes to the mortgage. If I weren't married, I would have no money left over for anything else. I have an inexpensive mortgage, and I have a very average childcare cost.

They reportedly came to the local courthouse, broke the window of the car of the person they wanted to snatch, then abducted them. I'm in the NW burbs.

Listen tomorrow at 11 a.m. CST to @21st.show from Illinois Public Media - I talk about my reporting on Baker & Taylor for @404media.co but it's really worth your time to get the POV from Sarah Stumpf, an adult collection management librarian w Rockford Public Library will.illinois.edu/am/willplayer

Republican by +1.2 "a mandate" Democrat by +35 "questions remain"

Here's my letter. Share away. Tell the city of Chicago not to cut the library's budget. buttondown.com/papersquared...

s.e. wrote a book!!!!!!! I'm not shocked because s.e. is a fantastic writer. I'm EXCITED.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Thread!

🤷‍♀️ Librarians know what books their communities are looking for, & for many communities, Christian books are not only appropriate but high-circulating. I don't know if you're going for a gotcha, but you're not getting it. Christians pay taxes to the library, too, & MOST do not agree with book bans.

Other states are slashing rural and small library budgets. Illinois is reworking their formulas to address the inadequate funding to these institutions. www.facebook.com/ILSecofState...

Enthusiasm for...what? Some of us have been busting our ass on this issue for more than a year, you know. There has been *unbelievable* work put in educating people about the importance of local elections, and this is worth celebrating because people took action. "What about" helps no one.

I can't keep the thread up, but suffice to say, PEOPLE VOTED TO PROTECT AND FUND LIBRARIES AND SO MANY SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS SUPPORTED PRO-EDUCATION, PRO-STUDENT CANDIDATES. People showed up. They didn't just buy banned books. They VOTED. And guess what? Voting made a difference.

They will hold a public meeting about this "reorganization"–read: the bigots are unhappy that people's rights were held as their rights and that the review process proceeded appropriately–in December. In Randolph County, North Carolina? PAY ATTENTION. Get involved. www.wfdd.org/politics-gov...

This public library was taken over by Library Systems & Services, a private firm that goes in to ruin public libraries, so this change isn't a surprise. That said, if you're in King William, Virginia, there's a nice lawsuit waiting here. www.pilotonline.com/2025/11/04/l...

Pine-Richland Schools (PA), which have dealt with nonstop book and curriculum censorship, just saw its board flip over to progressive representation. People Don't Want Bigots Overseeing Education. community.triblive.com/news/3913768

People said they want DEI back and wow is it nice.

Book banning isn't popular and isn't what parents nor taxpayers want. The average person is sick of hearing about the unhinged sexual fantasies made up by the genital obsessed party.

Going to let myself wake up to more good news tomorrow. Prop 50! School boards!! More good to come.

Wow what a fun night to scroll the internet. I don’t remember the last time I could say that.

Dems winning in Virginia will directly lead to thousands regaining the right to vote. Spanberger can reverse GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin's reinstatement of a Jim Crow-era lifetime voting ban for felonies. Dem lawmakers can also put a constitutional amendment on next year's ballot to permanently end it

What we know so far, 8:30pm —Democrats flip VA-Gov & VA-LG. —Also means Dems take VA trifecta. —Dems in good shape to win NJ-Gov. —Dems appear to flip 2 statewide offices in Georgia. —JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincinnati. —Last GOPer in Orlando council gone. —PA: Dem justices up big so far.

If you’re still online, stay online. Don’t stop scrolling!!

Early results for Texas school board elections are starting to come in! Good start in Granbury ISD, where Christian Nationalist extremist Monica Brown is down 56-44! The rest of her slate is down early, too. election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11...

Was waiting for 1819 News to show up and there it is.

Blue's a nice looking color this evening.

Absolutely disgusting response from Turning Point USA's spokesperson here, who targeted some random teachers and rained hell on their lives because he couldn't fathom not trying to squeeze some more engagement bait out of his dead boss.

A Wisconsin republican (of course) is floating a bill to define grooming of children and it would absolutely put educators in the danger zone, given how republicans believe anything they don't like is grooming. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

hey Squad (by me and @lisasterle.bsky.social) is available for the extremely impossible to argue with price of $0 in eBook now. So if you want a place to put the anger you're feeling toward shitty men, have I got the book for you. Don't suffer bad men. Eat them. www.amazon.com/Squad-Maggie...

He's right. Here's a guide for voting in today's school board elections in Texas: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

It's publication day for Read This When Things Fall Apart! So grateful to our contributors and to @akpress.org for making this book a reality. This is a strange time to be promoting a book, but I believe it's a text that has the potential to help us right now. Please get yourself a copy. ❤️

Job alert: the University of Illinois Library is hiring a Humanities Librarian to serve as liaison to African-American Studies and English Literatures. I’m sure someone here would be a great fit for this job—& we’ve got a pretty phenomenal community here Please share!

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Available marketplace health insurance in Charlottesville, Virginia, will no longer cover NICU needs in the new year, y'all. Oh and costs will skyrocket while providing less health care. Another important data point in the ongoing fight here. www.facebook.com/rachel.marie...

And your comment does what, exactly, to help the people who live in Idaho? You think you're clever but you're just a discriminatory jerk, too.

Where many, many, MANY libraries face budget cuts this year (see the regularly updated thread...), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is on track to *raise* the library budget and increase library hours. www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

There were false reports of shots being fired at the University of Virginia's Shannon Library yesterday: dailyvoice.com/md/gaithersb...

"Buy the books" isn't the solution, and you can take this out of my mentions. It hasn't worked yet, has it? You know what works? ACTION POINTED AT DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. Save your libraries and schools. If "buy the books" is all you have, it's time to step aside and learn instead.