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

"Write fiction not to escape reality, but to confront it, to rewrite the language of power itself. Because the child in Gaza and George Floyd, they are still speaking. And if we listen carefully, they might yet teach us how to breathe.”" - Ahmad M. Elkhuwaja via @coastallinespress.com 🇵🇸 #zines

Statement from #ZLuC2025 Organizers: “We are sad to report that the Zine Librarians unConference was attended by a non-zine librarian in bad faith. She recorded the event without permission and posted her recordings. Please read the organizers’ statement about the violation.”

Hey! I’m listening to a rebroadcast of Channel Z No.186 on KLBP Long Beach Public Radio. Join me apps.apple.com/us/app/klbp-...

Channel Z No.186 on KLBP 99.1FM in Long Beach www.mixcloud.com/DJZibaZ/chan... REMIX of Actual Business Letters on Vinyl with Fantasia (Sir Adrian Boult, conductor with Vienna State Opera Orchestra 1934) REMIX of Bobby Correll's Rapsodia with Actual Business Letters on Vinyl

Thanks for making zines with me at the California Library Association Conference in Riverside last month. I enjoyed my three years as California Chapter Councilor on the CLA Board and I look forward to these next three years on the board of the American Library Association. See you all at #ALAAC26!

#ZLuC2025 day 2 is happening now! Download these files to use in ZLuC-related crafts and activities! Bingo Card /Spot illustrations (Opossum, Pigeon, Raccoon, & Rat) were created by Liz Brown. These could be used for button or sticker making. www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/

Yes I’m a librarian at the #LosAngelesPublicLibrary, hello world! #ZibaZLibrarian

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

Buddy Walk for IVDSA inland Valley Down syndrome Association.

Hey! I’m listening to KLBP Long Beach Public Radio. Join me apps.apple.com/us/app/klbp-... My encore of live broadcast No.185 is on!

Los Angeles Public Library colleagues & I at the 2025 California Library Association conference in Riverside this past weekend!