Send us your zines! - #ZINEPAVILION Your zines will be seen & enjoyed by thousands of library workers at American Library Association’s 150th Annual Conference and will become an important part of the Zine Pavilion. Zines will be raffled off to help build new zine collections &

Crafting in the gardens with @LAZineFest #LAZF26!

When your library patron tells you that two of their cousins were killed in Iran over the weekend… 💔

Thank you for your support @libro.fm! ❤️ Donate $15 or more this week to your local public library, library Friends group, or to ALA and receive a free audiobook credit! Give to ALA here: bit.ly/4rFew1l

My 2nd year volunteering at @thegenesisinv! I first signed up to volunteer while working at the Palisades Library in hopes of getting to know the neighborhood. As a result, I’m getting to know golf! ⛳️

Hear my all vinyl non-English music two hour radio show for Bad Bunny Day LIVE this past Sunday on KLBP 99.1FM in Long Beach!

Welcome back Palisades Library- @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social!

We love visiting Illinois!

Just completed a two year (2024-2026) term on the Stonewall Book Awards - Barbara Gittings Literature Award Adult Committee of the Rainbow Round Table of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Congratulations to the Winners!!!!🎉🍾🎈 “Dead Girl Cameo” by m. mick powell &

Winner of the 2026 Newbery Medal, ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson is a lyrical novel in verse about processing grief through the eyes of 13-year-old Sage. Read Booklist contributor Ashley Leffel's interview with Watson about tackling tough topics for MG and young YA readers: bit.ly/3O8K5B4

This quotation from Anne Frank is so scary and evocative of our current reality "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes...Families are torn apart and separated...Everyone is scared...the end is nowhere in sight"

First time visiting iSchool at Illinois since my University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduation in 2012!

American Library Association Executive Board 2026 Winter Meeting! Now time for the Youth Media Awards: www.ala.unikron.com @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Who is excited for tomorrow's #ALAyma announcements?

8am morning mile walk to @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s headquarters on Michigan Avenue…in the freshly fallen snow! #ZibaZLibrarian ❄️☃️

My first time at ALA Headquarters in Chicago as a voting board member! Here for our 2026 Winter Executive Board Meeting. American Library Association’s Mission: Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Sunday, on Jonathan Davis’s birthday, I debuted my long awaited KoRn fanzine entitled “KoRn for Me with DJ Ziba Z” in their hometown of Bakersfield, California! Thank you again for having me at the 1st ever Z-Day Zinefest!

Nature and wildlife at the national park today. #MLKDay2026

My Iran: flic.kr/s/aHsjQcU3u7 #FreeIran

Join us tomorrow for the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance & Sunrise Celebration. Thurs, Jan. 15 | 10 AM CT | Live on YouTube Liz Theoharis & Noam Sandweiss-Back will deliver joint keynote. Call to Action from Amanda Jones. Watch live or on demand. www.ala.org/news/2026/01...

#NEWSHOWALERT Long Beach Public Library Mondays at 10am with Books & Beyond!

Looks like LA Zine Fest doesn't have a date for 2026 yet, but they ran a workshop at LA Public Library last week. @zibazlibrarian.bsky.social might have more details. The public library also has zines in a bunch of branches and there are other zine events in the area. www.lapl.org/zines

More #BookBike library outreach today! This time with co-workers & Santa! #ZibaZLibrarian

We are OVERJOYED to announce that award-winning librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host @mychal3ts.bsky.social will serve as our 2026 National Library Week honorary chair! #NationalLibraryWeek will be held April 19-25 with the theme "Find Your Joy." Read our full announcement: https://bit.ly/4rDSagx

The 2026 finalists for the William C. Morris Award and Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award have been announced! Morris Award: https://bit.ly/4iGbxBn Excellence in Nonfiction Award: https://bit.ly/4oyoZIX YALSA will name the 2026 winners during the ALA Youth Media Awards on Jan. 26.

Congratulations dinner! Carlos successfully completed his pre-calculus final exam at SMC today.

Saw him speak at Comic Con earlier this year. Rest in peace.

Zines from #LAZineFest’s zine workshop at #EchoParkLibrary yesterday!

The zine workshop at #EchoParkLibrary is happening right now! Come on over TODAY, Saturday, December 13th from 1-2pm at 1410 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA for a FREE zine workshop hosted by L.A. Zine Fest! Let’s make #LAPLzines together! #LAPLZineClub lapl.org/echo-park

Dear Friend of KLBP, Before the holiday rush sweeps us away, let’s take a moment to come together and celebrate a wonderful year at Long Beach Public Radio! Join us for the KLBP Holiday Party on Sunday, December 7th at the cozy and colorful Secret Island Tiki Bar.

On my day off from the library…I go to the library! What films are you watching or rewatching this winter?❄️ #ZibaZLibrarian

📖My library coworker bought one of these 6-7🍩donuts just for me today!🥳 Have you seen the #LAPublicLibrary viral video I starred in yet?! You may view it on all platforms below: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UupbLf/ www.instagram.com/lapubliclibr... youtube.com/shorts/lo8g8... www.facebook.com/reel/4187053...

Thank you for bringing my Santa Monica Public #LibraryCard back to life Arthur!

See you tonight at 7pm for “Shaping the Future of Literary California.” The bookstore, Page Against the Machine, is located at: 2714 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814.

@cardsagainsthumanity.com, longtime supporter of libraries, organized a creative way to support ALA with presales of a special edition product—Cards Against Humanity Explains the Joke—during Banned Books Week. CAH will donate 100% of proceeds to ALA. ALA Explains the Donation: ala.org/CAH #IGM25

NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court! A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so. Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)

Van Nuys Unveils Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial at Civic Center

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. at the Sports Basement, Third Floor 2100 N Bellflower Blvd Long Beach, CA 90815 RSVP: INFO @ KLBP. ORG

This was a great two day #ZLuC2025 online conference! Look for us at #ALAAC26 for @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social in Chicago next!

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Today in the New York Times: How federal funding cuts are hurting rural library budgets. "The financial margins were tight even before Mr. Trump tried to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services." More: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/rural-libraries.html #ForOurLibraries

“We’re excited to be with somebody so deeply experienced with lifelong learning, literacy, and organizing, who understands the value of building community, bringing people together, and making sure our organizational structure is sound.” - ALA Pres. Helmick Welcome, Dan Montgomery! bit.ly/4oB26FP

Were you a Berenstain Bears reader? At the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at the Strong National Museum of Play, you can find original sketches from their creators—and much more! Read more in our Bookend department. https://bit.ly/47FviUF