What's happening, Tucson? Here's your update on local pro-democracy calls to action as of September 23, 2025. For more info, links, and updates, please head to takeactiontucson.org Hope to see you there! #tucson #tucsonactivism #civicengagement #tucsonprotest #tucsonprotests #tucsonevents

To all of my St. Louis friends and my librarian friends who will be in on Wednesday for AASL, I want to invite you to a talk with my amazing friend Amanda Jones where she’ll share the story behind the story of her bestselling book That Librarian. RSVP here: www.left-bank.com/event/amanda...

Our First Amendment is under threat. #TLSky #EduSky, pls make time to read the 9/19/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News: #censorship and #1stAmendment /civil rights (long lists), academic freedom/student speech, legislation, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

On this Sun Day when we celebrate the power of solar and other renewable energy, #TLSky #EduSky please take time to read my @worldsofwords.bsky.social book reviews of The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics and Black Beach: A Community, Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day. wowlit.org/on-line-publ...

“Let’s not throw up our hands when it’s time to roll up our sleeves. Not now. Not tomorrow. Not ever.” Former Vice President Kamala Harris in These Truths We Hold: An American Journey.

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose & critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money & influence they have, to fight back. If you believe in the #FirstAmendment, please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

#BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984 Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984

In America, we defend free speech in terrible times. We defend free speech even when it’s offensive. We defend free speech. www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/p...

Thank you to all of the educators including #schoollibrarians who are committed to regularly including conversations/discussions about our nation's founding documents. Yes! to #TeachTruth on #ConstitutionDay and throughout the school year. #EduSky #TLSky

"We may not all participate in the festivities with flag-waving fervor. . . . Some may . . . observe the anniversary with hopes not realized and promises not fulfilled." -- Thurgood Marshall, 1987 Free resources to #TeachTruth on #ConstitutionDay (Sept. 17) ➡️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...

Democracy is not guaranteed. It must be actively defended. The fundamental protection of constitutional freedoms is an American issue. That’s why #ConstitutionDay is a moment to act. Join the 20,000+ people who have signed the pledge → weholdtruths.org

Every Friday the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social posts the #IntellectualFreedom News. #TLSky #EduSky Please take time to follow links re: censorship / 1st Amendment & Civil Rights / U.S. & international articles 4people who aim 2protect the 1st Amendment. www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Bravo, @anthonyrdevine.bsky.social Thank you for your contribution to #RadicalSchoolLibrarianship @facetpublishing.bsky.social. Your thoughtful chapter will spark conversations and engender reflection among #schoollibrarians around the globe. Congratulations!

If you are for #literacy, you are for #libraries. Please contact your Congressional representatives and tell them how important libraries are to you, your family, and your community. #TLSky #EduSky #FundLibraries. app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

More & more censorship links on the 9/5/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech, legislation, Around the Web, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #UniteAgainstBookBans #TLSky www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

✨ General Session Spotlight! ✨ Kick off Friday at #AASL25 with bestselling authors Soman Chainani & Ellen Oh, librarian Lauren Mobley, and moderator Jordan Lloyd Bookey for a powerful convo on representation in lit. 📅 Oct. 17 | ⏰ 8 AM #LiteratureForAll @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social#AASL25

There are so many thought-provoking ideas in this book - you won't regret checking it out!

All around the globe contributors are excited to see their work in print! #TLSky #EduSky If you are in the U.S., you can order your copy of #RadicalSchoolLibrarianship A Global Response from the @alaeditionsns.bsky.social Store (ALA members receive a discount!): alastore.ala.org/radschlib

Radical School Librarianship is out now! This title is an essential read for school librarians and educators looking to create environments where equality, diversity, inclusion and intellectual freedom can thrive. Order your copy today: www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

Congratulations @becalzada.bsky.social and all of the recipients! Thank you for your commitment and courage in promoting and protecting #IntellectualFreedom and the Right to Read! #TLSky #EduSky "Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights." #BannedBooksWeek October 5-11, 2025!

NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates. The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries

On #LaborDay, we remember and celebrate brave workers who put their bodies on the line to earn their rights. We also acknowledge the de-unionization of the US work force accelerated by the Trump administration. Let's fight again for #justice for the working class! In the spirit of Mother Jones!

Contributors Vuyokazi Jamieson, @zalykha.bsky.social, and Antonija Lujanac share their experience of contributing to #RadicalSchoolLibrarianship: A Global Response. #TLSky #EduSky #aasl Read our post on the @facetpublishing.bsky.social blog: www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/article...

When Michigan libraries don't have the materials a patron needs, they often turn to MeLCat, a statewide system for sharing resources! But federal funding cuts could put the system at risk: www.northernexpress.com/news/feature... Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries: ala.org/fundlibraries

Does your school have a free speech policy? Pls make time 2read the 8/22/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech, legislation, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news #TLSky #EduSky www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Radical School Librarianship @judimoreillon.bsky.social is coming soon! 📢 This is an essential read for school librarians and educators looking to create environments where equality, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom can thrive. Pre-order today: facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

Huh. Who would've figured the high-pressure sales tactics from the tech sector was covering up a major economic bubble? fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...

Please make time to read the 8/15/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech, legislation, Around the Web, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #TLSky www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Please make time to read the 8/15/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech, legislation, Around the Web, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #TLSky www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

#schoollibrarians should celebrate this win for Florida's students and educators and be encouraged to practice their core values of #equity #diversity #inclusion #IntellectualFreedom Could this be the beginning of the end for #bookbans? #TLSky #EduSky

When libraries lose access to federal funds, the entire community loses, including local schools. Public educators rely on libraries & museums for supplemental support and experiential education: www.edweek.org/policy-polit... Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: ala.org/fundlibraries #ForOurLibraries

ICYMI: On August 13, a federal court ruled Florida's HB 1069 unconstitutional, protecting the freedom to read and ordering censored titles returned to shelves. “We are glad to see the court uphold their constitutional rights.” —ALA President Sam Helmick www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... 📚💙

I took action with Arizona LD17 Democrats. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/ld17democrat...

Thanks Arizona Daily Star @tucson.com for publishing my 8/12/25 op-ed: We are seeing the daily practice of cruelty (original title When cruelty trumps #empathy) The US administration uses our taxpayer $$$ to persecute people, including children. #Resist #TLSky #EduSky tucson.com/opinion/colu...

The American military should not be used against the American people—period. Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts every single one of us in harm's way. Add your name to the petition to protect our communities NOW! sign.moveon.org/petitions/dc...

The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.

Our Summer Sale is here ☀️ Enjoy 40% off all print books when shopping on our website until 15 August. Don't miss out on Radical School Librarianship, an essential read on how to create environments where EDIIF can thrive, by @judimoreillon.bsky.social 👇 www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

Our forthcoming #RadicalSchoolLibrarianship book qualifies for the @facetpublishing.bsky.social 40% off summer sale. #TLSky #EduSky Check it out at: facetpublishing.com/page/detail/...

The Facet Publishing Summer Sale is now live! Starting today, you can get 40% off all print books! Just use the code SUMMER40 at checkout on our website. Sale ends 15th August. Shop now: facetpublishing.co.uk

I took action with Arizona LD17 Democrats. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/ld17democrat...

Librarian, Author and D&D Dungeon Master, @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social was featured by @booktrust.org.uk to discuss their #Bookbuzz programme and how librarians can promote reading for pleasure in schools. Read more at the link below 👇 www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi...

📣☀️Exciting news! Our Facet Summer Sale begins on Friday! Get 40% off all print titles by using the code SUMMER40 at checkout when shopping on our website. Valid from 1st to 15th August 2025. Start browsing👉 facetpublishing.co.uk

Today, I donated to the Florence Project and am encouraging all of my friends and family to do so as well. It is the least we can do for our neighbors and friends who are in danger of being deported. Act now! firrp.org

Please make time to read the 7/25/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech,, legislation, Around the Web, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship #TLSky www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

The Last Class with Robert Reich is a must-see film about an extraordinary educator/thinker/leader.There wasn't a dry eye among teachers in the theater.Thank you, @rbreich.bsky.social for sharing your journey & continuing to inspire our activism toward saving our #democracy www.thelastclassfilm.com

Tucson Speaks Out: July 25: Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood? Thanks @tucson.com for providing an audio recording of my LTE. Having an "ICE arrest" experience in our quiet neighborhood is a reminder that people around the US and globe live w/daily violence. It must stop! tucson.com/opinion/lett...

#TLSky please take a few minutes to read Jennifer Sturge's @aaslala.bsky.social Knowledge Quest blog post to learn how U.S. #schoollibrarians are "leading the way." Then post to share how you are doing likewise in your country/community. knowledgequest.aasl.org/read-ins-rip...

Please make time to read 7/18/25 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News highlights: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech,, legislation, Around the Web, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social News. #FreedomToRead #StopCensorship www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

If you live in #Tucson, AZ, I hope you will join me in signing the petition to stop the proposal to build AI data centers in and around our city. Water-guzzling Project Blue should not be considered a smart decision for our Sonoran Desert community! chng.it/fQDzxkJyb8