It's back to school! We just shipped elementary sets to school libraries in OH & AL. And we can’t wait to start sending our sets to middle schools later this month. It’s prep time! @dekemoulton.bsky.social @kimmtopping.bsky.social @mollyostertag.bsky.social #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚 #SchoolLibrarians

What I wore to my checkup and my #librarian status meant I was asked all sorts of book recommendations! Tune in to learn how you can get FREE books for your #library! @openbooks501c3.bsky.social apple.co/42R5zrp

Join LOVELOUD's book club, with picks presented by Open Books. Each month, there'll be a giveaway! Here's one meaningful way to support LGBTQ+ authors and literature. This month's picture is Rey Terciero's Northranger, illustrated by @breindigo.bsky.social #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#SchoolLibrarians

School is out for the year, but we're so thankful for the support that enabled us to reach 1,529 schools so far, with 22,623 LGBTQ+ affirming books! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Introducing the LOVELOUD Book Club @loveloudfoundation.bsky.social presented by @openbooks501c3.bsky.social pick for this month: “It’s All or Nothing, Vale” by Andrea Beatriz Arango. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Thinking of the beautiful contributions of our refugee and immigrant communities today! We highlight The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com, one of our Next Chapter selections. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Treat your #library to FREE #LGBTQ books! Tune in and learn all about this amazing program! #Pride #librarians apple.co/42R5zrp

Athlete is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports, is the other non-fiction book in our Next Chapter donation set! Follow @katherinelocke.bsky.social & Nicole Melleby and support Open Books as we donate LGBTQ+ books to school libraries. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Support Open Books with your purchase! Link to store in bio. Each purchase helps us get LGBTQ+ affirming books into the hands of students. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Generation Queer is hot off the presses and is part of our middle school donation set! Follow author and advocate Kimm Topping @kimmtopping.bsky.social for events near you! @leeandlow.bsky.social #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

We advocate for a day when schools are full of stories that communicate that the LGBTQ+ experience is real and all children are valued. This LGBTQ+ Pride Month, stay tuned as spotlight the authentic voices in our middle school donation set. Stay Tuned! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Today, on Harvey Milk’s birthday, we recommit to creating a world where LGBTQ+ youth can reach their full potential. Open Books stands firm in its mission to bring an abundance of LGBTQ+ books to public school libraries, so all children can feel like they belong. ⚖️ 🐈 💙📚 #SchoolLibrarians

Very proud to see Zed on this amazing list!

Introducing our donation set of 13 LGBTQ+ middle school books! #EDUsky ⚖️ 🐈 💙📚#SchoolLibrarians @breindigo.bsky.social @trungles.com @mollyostertag.bsky.social @nikismithcomics.bsky.social @dekemoulton.bsky.social @kevinarts.bsky.social @kimmtopping.bsky.social @katherinelocke.bsky.social

TY @openbooks501c3.bsky.social for your AMAZING program of FREE books to school #libraries! Special offer from Junior Library Guild. #librarian #tlsky #tlskychat apple.co/42R5zrp

“Reading allows us to witness ourselves,” writes Glory Edim. Thank you to our latest school district partner for giving that opportunity to thousands of students! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians #MomSky

Don’t miss Fri May 9 #episode and learn how @openbooks501c3.bsky.social can provide your #library with FREE books! 📚 💙 #librarians #tlsky #tlskychat

We now have a merch store! Get your apparel and gifts in time for Pride Month! Link in bio to shop at Bonfire.

Open Books celebrates diverse stories and the bookstores that carry them. #AGiftofBelonging @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social

Clear your evenings for April 30 when actor and writer Matt Walsh, a Board member of Open Books, spins the wheel to raise money for Open Books on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Spread the word; let’s get more LGBTQ+ books into school libraries! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians #MomSky

Our joy is through the roof! Our LGBTQ+ affirming books can now reach over one million students! Let’s keep the momentum going and make sure every student sees themselves in the stories they read in school. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians #MomSky

We love to see our books a part of celebrations for National Library Week! Thank you to the authors and librarians for creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth in school libraries. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚 #SchoolLibrarians #MomSky

It’s #RightToReadDay. NEW data from @oif.bsky.social shows that 72% of book bans in 2024 were initiated by organized groups and elected officials. We need EVERYONE to #UniteAgainstBookBans & take action against these organized attempts today: uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea... #DrawnToFreedom

We also had Wisconsin on our minds last week and were thrilled to send our book sets to 9 schools there! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Diverse books are mirrors and windows, and promote empathy and understanding in young hearts. Our focus is clear: it is essential to help place LGBTQ+ affirming books in public school libraries. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

LGBTQ+ Affirming Books = Beautiful School Libraries! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians #MomSky

It’s School Library Month! We continue our work to build safe, inclusive school libraries! Sign up to donate $15/month and support one school with 12 LGBTQ+ affirming books (Link in Bio). #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians #MomSky

Today, and every day, we stand with our Trans family and friends! We celebrate you and your stories, now and always. We are committed to ensuring your stories are shared and celebrated in schools across the country! #TDOV #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Before and After! Librarians work hard to bring a wealth of stories and knowledge to our youth! Here’s a district warehouse of books being prepared for schools. A result: A beautiful elementary school library! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

This week, we delivered our set of 12 LGBTQ+ affirming books to 55 elementary school libraries! Another 21,226 students will have access to LGBTQ+ stories. We remain committed to creating diverse and inclusive spaces for all students! #BookDispatch #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

No matter what, we keep working to help create inclusive libraries. Ensuring that all stories are represented is an act of love! Bring more LGBTQ+ affirming books to your school library. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Join the movement to ensure school libraries have LGBTQ+ affirming books! Open Books continues to spread the love with weekly donations. Last week, we focused on small rural districts. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Calvin, a trans boy, knows who he is. This book by JR and @vanessaford.bsky.social is 1 of the 12 LGBTQ+ affirming books that Open Books donates to elementary school libraries. It’s also part of the @loveloudfoundation.bsky.social book club this month! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

📚✨ March Picks for the LOVELOUD Book Club, presented by @openbooks501c3.bsky.social ! ✨📚 👶 "Calvin" by JR and Vanessa Ford (Children's Book) 💫 "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" by Malinda Lo (YA) 📖 "It Gets Better… Except When It Gets Worse" by Nicole Maines (Adult Memoir)

Thank you to our supporters for helping us reach 1,403 schools and 989,665 students, by donating 21,237 LGBTQ+ affirming books. Let’s keep going—kids need these books now, more than ever. Sign up to support one book a month! Link in bio. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Sophie, age 5, asks Sharice Davids a question after reading her children’s book, Sharice’s Big Voice! Sharice’s Big Voice is part of the 2025 Open Books set of LGBTQ+ affirming books. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Can't stop, won't stop! Open Books was thrilled to ship 192 LGBTQ+ affirming books to 16 schools in NY and CA last week, reaching 7,143 students. Support this work by nominating your school or becoming a monthly donor! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Open Books has donated several hundred copies of I Am Jazz. On Feb. 28, join the @hrc.org National Day of Reading with your copy! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Visit our website and nominate your elementary school library to receive a set of 12 LGBTQ+ affirming books. Every student deserves to feel seen! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚 #SchoolLibrarians

We spread some love on Valentine's Day and sent 24 LGBTQ+ affirming books to 978 new students. Check out a few inclusive libraries from our recent deliveries! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

@charca2.bsky.social A few you may be interested in following. @womensartbluesky.bsky.social @amazingnature.bsky.social @openbooks501c3.bsky.social @indigenousbooks.bsky.social @gettoknownature.bsky.social @joshvanzuylen.bsky.social @mychal3ts.bsky.social

Open Books donates to libraries in school districts of all sizes, and will reach over 200,000 new students this year with LGBTQ+ affirming books! Take a look back at our book-packing event for @lausdhr.bsky.social Los Angeles USD. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Words to live by: “LGBTQ+ affirming literature is essential and lifesaving for all children…Now, more than ever, our LGBTQ+ kids need to know that they are seen, heard, and cared for.” Thank you, @michaelleali.bsky.social. 🌈 #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Calvin, a beautiful transgender boy, introduces himself to his friends and family: “I knew it was time to be me.” JR and @vanessaford.bsky.social's book Calvin is 1 of our 12 LGBTQ+ affirming books and belongs in all elementary school libraries! #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Have you heard of Albert D.J. Cashier, a queer Union soldier? Read @michaelleali.bsky.social's The Civil War of Amos Abernathy, and join Amos as he finds himself in the past & present. This book is 1 of our 12 LGBTQ+books that we donate to school libraries. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#SchoolLibrarians

President Trump issued an executive order to find out what education funds he can legally rescind based on curriculum he doesn’t like. Existing law already answers that question —nothing.

LGBTQ+ affirming books are a necessity for school libraries, and kids feel safer with more LGBTQ+ affirming books. That’s why Open Books donates (and will keep donating!) 12 books to each school library. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚 #booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Let's get your elementary school library a set of 12 LGBTQ+ affirming books (contact us)! @alexgino.bsky.social, award-winning author, talks about the power of books. “When we see those stories in each other, we see the people in each other.” (Part 1) #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚 #booksky #SchoolLibrarians

Open Books remains committed to its mission to bring LGBTQ+ affirming literature to school libraries. So far, we have donated 20,961 books to 1,381 schools, reaching 980,823 students. Here’s to reaching one million students this year!

Open Books remains committed to its mission to bring LGBTQ+ affirming literature to school libraries. So far, we have donated 20,961 books to 1,381 schools, reaching 980,823 students. Here’s to reaching one million students this year!