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A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education. This is updated regularly!

🔥 Bernie Endorses Troy Jackson for Governor of Maine 🔥 “Troy knows what’s going on with the working class of Maine because he’s part of that working class,” Bernie said. @commondreams.org: tinyurl.com/uewd27jx

President Trump recently signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution. It has now become the latest battleground between democracy and authoritarianism as the Trump regime consolidates its power to ensure our compliance and subservience by controlling art, history, and culture.

When I present to kids about history, we talk about how some history gets lost by accident - and how some is intentionally erased. That's when it falls on all of us to make sure those stories are shared. www.npr.org/2025/03/14/g....

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

18F, a team in the General Services Administration, was tailor-made for government efficiency and technology, writes @matteowong.bsky.social. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency wiped it out.

Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

My new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, explores the history of our deadliest infectious disease. It's also about our horrifying present: TB still kills kills over a million people per year, even though it's been curable since the 1950s. Signed copies can be ordered at everythingistb.com

Hey @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @aaslala.bsky.social - @chriswarcraft.bsky.social was protesting the installation of a MAGA plaque at the Huntington Beach Central Library. We should invite him to speak.

Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

🎬 Last week, “The Librarians” had its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival! Read more about the big day, film updates, & what you can do to #UniteAgainstBookBans in @technolibrary.bsky.social’s UABB blog post: uniteagainstbookbans.org/book-banning... @librarianjones.com @becalzada.bsky.social

😡 It’s Not A HOAX

“I can’t imagine my life without books, and I can’t imagine our country without the opportunity to know the world, to be better people, to learn about people different than ourselves.” ~ Sarah Jessica Parker festival.sundance.org/blogs/with-i...

Banned Together watch party on January 20th, only $10 to access: watch.eventive.org/bannedtogeth...

Young Teen Lit should be developmentally appropriate for ages 12 to 15. Themes can be complex & edgy, & the books can & should deal with hard topics. Main characters should be 8th-10th grade. Books recommended for grades 3, 4, and 5 should not be considered as #youngteenlit. (2/6)

Please share @youngteenlit.bsky.social #Publishers, "we are asking for a new category of literature that falls in between middle grade and young adult. Middle schoolers need Young Teen Lit and librarians are eager to purchase!" ‪@overbooked.bsky.social @medialoguer.bsky.social #tlsky

Not sure how I missed this article in June - BUT PLEASE - "I am asking for genuine middle grade books (meaning grade 6 and up) written by authors of different backgrounds who can, frankly, get a captivating story done in way fewer than 350 pages" teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/06/12/a...

Thank you to @slj.com for another wonderful opportunity to connect with school librarians from all over; top notch professional learning ! www.slj.com/story/John-S...

The role of school librarians is evolving. To be noticed, you need to be heard. Learn all you can, share what you know, and be a leader in your school. #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarian #EdTech #edusky marketbrief.edweek.org/meeting-dist...

Time for a book giveaway! If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike! I'll draw winners on 12/1. About the book: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #edusky

Hello Blue Sky world, relieved to find this option to follow and share again. Thanks to all those in the #EduSky sphere for getting the word out 📚