The annual Sharp-Schu Mock Caldecott list: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026... @colbysharp.bsky.social

Republicans say they’re “pro-life.” They lie.

The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🤯 Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚 And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋 youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

Three generations

I had so much fun making these hats to donate to kids who need them this winter! 🧶❤️ #Crochet

What’s at stake here is free speech. Across the board, we’ve seen the Trump administration use the power of government to go after anybody who’s criticized them — and in this case, Jimmy Kimmel. We need to all stand up and speak out.

My pumpkin patch! Great pattern from Briana K Designs. #crochet

Northern Lights over northern Illinois last night ❤️

A great deal of our problems result from not holding those who tried to destroy our democracy accountable for their actions.

Scientists announce the discovery of the bumpy snailfish, a pink, big-eyed species found more than 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface.

Just finished this cardigan and love the pattern from manakiko.etsy.com #crochet

A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.

It’s almost time for summer’s meteor shower duet. The Southern Delta Aquariid and the Alpha Capricornid meteor showers peak at the same time — in the early morning of July 30.

Finished this blanket for my son who bleeds orange and blue like I do! #illini #crochet

Just finished this cotton baby blanket. Is it still called the spider stitch if I worked into the sc to the left of the chain space from the row below (instead of the chain space)? #crochet 🤔😅🧶

The second blanket I made is for my youngest. First time using the super bulky yarn and I love how quickly it works up! #crochet

Been into making blankets lately! I made this first one for my oldest using chunky yarn. Love the self-striping! #crochet

Hey friends: it’s #Pride month (yay!) and this year things could be a lot better for all of us queer folks at the moment. If you want to be a better ally and make your support of us (and Pride month) more meaningful, let me offer you some possibilities. It's more than wearing rainbow swag. 1/

Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.

Love how this cute little drawstring bag turned out! #crochet

The pattern had some flaws and I learned a lot but it turned out well!

Recently, green card and visa holders have been facing tougher scrutiny at airports. Immigration attorneys give tips on how to reduce the chances of running into problems while traveling.

In case anyone wants to borrow this, I made a visual of the many roles of the school librarian using napkin.ai based off of a collaborative document & discussion thread by MA school librarians. Schools NEED school librarians. #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians #Skybrarian #library

We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025

Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility with These Middle Grade and YA Titles www.slj.com/story/celebr...

Feel like this book is more relevant than ever right now. We are getting a reminder of what the world was like before vaccines.

Happy Women’s History Month…woohooo! 🥳🏄‍♀️💥

And beyond this one day blackout and more intentional economic withdrawal, 1) shop local as much as you can, 2) support small businesses owned by people of color, and 3) vet your purchasing options via tools like Goods Unite Us.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

Only an idiot would think we should eliminate: - Emergency response in natural disasters - Education and healthcare for disabled children - Clean air and water programs - Gang crime investigations - Monitoring of nursing home abuse - Nuclear reactor regulation - Cancer research

Knowing how to moderate what you see (& don't see) on Bluesky can make a BIG difference. 100% worth taking the time to learn what's available. I've updated "How To Control What You See (& Don't See on Bluesky" with interaction settings improvements: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... #BlueSkyTips

Love this!

Being kind is the easiest way to make yourself and others feel better Image: www.instagram.com/headspace

A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves. For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender. A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984. www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Spreading some love today because we all need a little more these days.

One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

Like you, I am joining Blue Sky because this community believes that even in these dark days, the sky’s the limit. We’re not cowering to tyranny. Onward.

The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law." Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

This is the way.

HOORAY! 🎉! 🎂🎈HAPPY #BOOKBIRTHDAY🎈🎂 to our 🐥DUCKIE & SNAPS🐊: WE CANNOT BE FRIENDS! With DUCKIE & SNAPS, “WE CANNOT” can be, “WE CAN!” Hope all OUR friends ❤️ it! Text by me! 🎨 by #TimMiller! Orchard Books, #Scholastic! Everywhere you ❤️ to get 📚—TODAY! #kidlit

Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.

Information is quickly disappearing

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In another timeline, there's a government putting huge funding into schools & libraries, giving teachers & librarians all the resources they need to help kids become readers - reading for themselves, thinking for themselves, creating a better world for us all. That's the timeline I want to live in.

These phrases matter, especially in supporting young people's development, AND they're good things to say to people of any age. We all need a little encouragement, trust, acknowledgment, respect, and love.

The start of a new project! Crocheting takes me away from doomscrolling.

NEW: In these unprecedented times, it's easy to feel defeated and powerless. But there are many ways everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. @marcelias.bsky.social shares ten things all of us can do.

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

I just had a video of Captain Von Trapp tearing up the Nazi flag (The Sound of Music) removed from TikTok for violating “community guidelines.”