BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook) Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

Thank you Rep. @raskin.house.gov for your resolution on the House floor recognizing #BannedBooksWeek! We're grateful for the support of library champions in Congress who are showing up for libraries, library workers, and intellectual freedom. Full resolution: raskin.house.gov/_cache/files...

i will vote for anybody who fixes the headlight brightness situation

CULTS CULTS CULTS #ewgc

With a young protagonist who decides to solve a series of murders in her community, THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS by Jennie Godfrey sounds like a charming coming of age story that will appeal to fans of Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mysteries. #ewgc @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

This month I'm here just listening and soaking up the inspo. What should I be reading with a hot cup of tea once the weather finally breaks? #ewgc will surely have the answers

First Book and Kwame Alexander's nonprofit One Word at a Time are joining forces for a Sept. 16 Literacy Pep Rally—a free, 30-minute virtual rally bringing authors into classrooms, libraries, and homes nationwide. Registration closes 9/15! https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/literacy-pep-rally

Maybe too much science for one week? At dentist waiting to see if they can reattach my crown 😩

Still feeling a lil punky from my COVID jab tonight but grateful I could get one. As always, thanks science 💕💉🔬🧬

Watching all the Katrina coverage after 20 years, I’m still wondering why they sent empty buses to evacuate people. The government should have given tax breaks to any store willing to send supplies into the city- full buses of supplies in, full buses of people out. Was that done? I don’t know

The heat and humidity have won. I do not think I will be an outdoors person again until October 🍁

Ok librarians, what are the biggest trends you see in kidlit for fall 2025? Since I didn't make it to ALA this year I feel a little behind the curve. #books #libraries

Really looking forward to the family drama and funeral prep in PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE by Eden Royce. Southern gothic always gets me #ewgc

WHAT?!? nobody told me. Now I want one more 🤣

Got a-hankering for more Penderwicks? Then get the next best thing! Jeanne Birdsall has an all new book out and it involves libraries, fairies, and terrible terrible parents. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/08/01/j...

maybe there's still some good left in this world after all

Reminds me of what Caitlin Moran said about public libraries - a place where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead.

Is your To Be Read list somehow miraculously empty? If yes, you're in luck because today LibraryReads shares some of the best new books coming out next month! Here is our Top 10 list for August 2025. As always, printable lists can be found at libraryreads.org.

Things I'm looking forward to this summer:

Did you miss our Read'n'Rave? Well you're in luck! All the mentioned books are now up on our website! Head on over to see what upcoming titles they raved about this year! www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-and...

I’m always a sucker for a story on trains! #alaac25 #readnrave

This title has been mentioned in #ewgc this year! #alaac25 #readnrave

Uh oh, getting handsy on the cover of this one #alaac25 #readnrave

This COVER #alaac25 #readnrave

The hottest forthcoming books as decided by librarians Jessica Trotter, @vantine.bsky.social, @migdali.bsky.social, @surlyspice.bsky.social, and @rebeccavee.bsky.social and moderated by @booklistsusan.bsky.social - all titles will all be posted by Booklist and @libraryreads.bsky.social #alaac25

- *Slayers of Old* by @jimchines.com - "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets the Golden Girls" - *The Ferryman and His Wife* by Frode Grytten - translated from Norwegian, retelling - *Heartland Masala* - Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen #alaac25 #ReadNRave #ReadersAdvisory #BookSky

It’s here! The most fun book buzz of #alaac25, where other librarians will tell you about all the forthcoming books they’re thrilled about! Room 112AB, and we’ve got plenty of @libraryreads.bsky.social swag to give away! @ala-booklist.bsky.social @booklistsusan.bsky.social

If you're at #ALAAC25 then do not miss tomorrow's panel! Read N Rave will help you spot the hot new titles that you'll want to give to readers in the next six months.

How much money does #ERate provide to communities across the country to get online? Last year, over $3 billion was requested by libraries and schools. #ALAAC25

People come to the public library for human connection. We build community. While AI might be useful behind the scenes (WAY behind the scenes) as we plan and grow, it is never going to be a substitute for the wonderful humans that work in libraries and care about our communities. Full stop. #alaac25

“Children’s books have an artistic and moral obligation to show children as they are, and not what adults want them to be”: National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett (l.), giving a talk in the Library of Congress booth #ALAAC25

This is heartbreaking on so many levels. #alaac25

not to brag, but folks have totally used the zine pavillion as a respite from the overwhelm of the conference before because our chill vibes are just that powerful #alaac25

Really sorry to hear about Susan Beth Pfeffer. Her books are an enduring legacy 💔

New URL, same great library-inspired gear. Every tote, tee, and sticker you buy supports ALA’s advocacy work. Shop now at librarygiftshop.org! #ForOurLibraries #ALAAC25

WHOEVER GETS A CARLA HAYDEN RIBBON FOR ME WILL EARN UNLIMITED CONFERENCE CAFFEINE FOR LIFE!!!!! I'm def feeling the left behind today 🥺

TOMORROW: can't make it to #ALAAC25 this year? ALSC's Membership Committee is providing a virtual space to come and hang out with fellow librarians ahead of the conference! This We Are ALSC Chat is open to members and non-members. Register: ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Every month, library staff from across the country have the chance to vote on upcoming adult titles that they loved reading and cannot wait to share through the @libraryreads.bsky.social program! Check out the June list featuring amazing books you and your patrons will love: bit.ly/4091ddb

Finding book club-worthy beginning chapter books for kids' book club while requesting @raforall.bsky.social 's new book of horror essays... if I ever had a library lane, I don't think I have the capability to stay in it at this point :D

Hoping to get a copy of HOLE IN THE SKY by Daniel H. Wilson, because there are not enough aliens in my life this summer. A Native perspective on first contact was enough to make me smash the request button #ewgc

Galley Chatters going to #alaac25 should not miss the #readnrave session! A fabulous panel will talk up their favorite forthcoming books for the season. #ewgc

Looking forward to MIDNIGHT TIMETABLE by Bora Chung. A mysterious Institute with (haunted? cursed?) objects is the subject of these "novel-in-ghost-stories." It's giving Hawkins National Laboratory vibes #ewgc

I just don’t have any desire to use AI. I’m very apathetic about it in general. But I have tried ChatGPT in limited ways, and it doesn’t help me accomplish anything faster or better. I’m just a giant shrug.

I’ll be following along virtually! RIP my TBR ☠️

Whether you are stocking your shelves for the back-to-school rush or looking to switch things up after summer reading programs, we’ll have tons of new PB, MG, & YA titles on display during our Fall 2025 Youth Preview happening Tuesday, June 10!🍂📚 Register now: bit.ly/4mzjQAA

My out of office message

Are you a fan of Booklist? Do you want to celebrate our 120th birthday? We have new merch now available and feat. everything from snappy shirts to inspiring totes! And remember, your support helps Booklist develop resources for libraries and readers everywhere. Happy shopping: bit.ly/BooklistMerch

For the nonlibrarians who follow me, I wish you could have felt *how excited* my library colleagues were when Carla Hayden was nominated. So respected for her work as a big-city library director & ALA president, back when ALA stood up against the Patriot Act. Impeccable library & leadership cred. 1/

Absolutely unnecessary and wasteful. Hayden is the best Librarian of Congress and has motivated so many to library work through her use of social media and appeal to youth.

Learning that I completely missed May's #ewgc by an entire week. Sorry guys, summer reading prep has fried my brains. Anyway I'm reading a fresh newbie, not a galley but great all the same: