Catch up on all the @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom news. The first link goes to the Intellectual Freedom Manual 11th edition: "provides trusted, comprehensive guidance for every library worker, from the volunteer to the director, in plain language." #TLSky www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Thank you @slj.com for your compelling review of #RadicalSchoolLibrarianship: A Global Response. The reviewer understood its value to #schoollibrarians. Our goal? Readers will join us in building a more just global society for students' sake! #TLSky #equity #diversity #inclusion #IntellectualFreedom

Brilliant op-ed by Arizona LD17 State Rep. Kevin Volk!

It is way past time for the #Arizona legislature to fix their broken voucher scheme. They should but won't return it to its original purpose: helping special needs students receive an equitable education. Hope? Turn the AZ Legislature Blue beginning w/LD17! State Rep. Kevin Volk can't do it alone!

THE HORRIFIC BOOK BANNING BILL IN WYOMING WAS KILLED. IT'S DEAD!!!!!! If your knee-jerk right now is "yeah but so many other ones," cool. *Not right here or right now.* Celebrating advocacy and hard work matters. www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/state/w...

We're celebrating ALA's 150th Anniversary all year - but we're ALSO celebrating 30 years of #ERate! As ALA Pres. Sam Helmick said in a recent article for The Hill, "The E-Rate program provides broadband that entire communities rely on." Read more ALA's E-Rate advocacy: thehill.com/opinion/tech...

Interesting quiz @wikipedia.org wikipedia25.org/en/which-wik... I'm in the "consensus-driven collaborator" club. #libraries #wikipedia

Established at our 48th Congress in 1986, World Writers’ Day honours the courage to write and the solidarity that protects it. As writers face imprisonment, exile, censorship, and violence for speaking the truth, we stand with them and defend freedom of expression.

For your weekly update on #FirstAmendment news, read the @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News. #TLSky #EduSky There is a long list of #censorship news in this issue. Check it out: www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Thank you @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and ALA members for showing up #ForOurLibraries and taking our message to Congress. #libraries provide access to ideas and information for ALL! Libraries and #librarians support the very foundations of our democracy. #TLSky #EduSky #NLLD26 #FundLibraries!

I've registered for #ALAAC26. Have you? #TLSky Please join us for the 150-year celebration of the American Library Association. @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social. #Libraries #Literacy #IntellectualFreedom Great speakers, amazing authors/illustrators, vendors, and colleagues! 2026.alaannual.org

NEW: PEN America has decried the University of Texas System’s decision to limit discussion of “controversial topics” in classrooms. PEN America’s Kristen Shaverdian says the policy will create “a campus environment where people are afraid to speak and to learn.” pen.org/press-releas...

In the midst of the Civil Rights era in America, librarians were battling for and against segregated libraries in the South, and over integration within their own ranks. Integration of the library profession was a long process that started in the early 1900s. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZJpar4

At the top of the @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News: "Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational #Equity." #TLSky #EduSky Read the blog for a current summary of #censorship #FirstAmendment news from across the country. www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Thank you, Reverend Jesse Jackson for your heart, your wisdom, and your leadership. "Respected, protected, and never rejected. I am somebody." This clip makes we wish that all adults understood what you knew about childhood and identity. Rest in peace and in power.

“What’s really been stolen from me is who I am. People ask me why do you write? I tell them I write because I can’t not write. It’s what I identify as…it’s really why I wake up every day. So what they've stolen from me is the whole purpose of my life as a creative person." @davidbaldacci.bsky.social

In this week's @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News. #TLSky #EduSky New Jersey students are speaking up for a beloved ELA book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Students noted in 2023 the Board of Ed passed a “Right to Read” resolution! Stop #censorship! www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

I'm attending Arizona LD17 Democrats's event, “LD17 Democratic Committee Monthly Meeting” - #Tucson sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/ld17democrat...

Free webinar #TLSky #EduSky Award-winning Author and Librarian Jarrett Dapier whose upcoming graphic novel "Wake Now in the Fire" is inspired by real-life student activism against #censorship and for #FirstAmendment. Sponsored by @ftrf.bsky.social Feb. 18, 2026. Sign up: www.ftrf.org/news/719720/...

First on @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News: Read about the 9th Circuit revisiting an Idaho #library #censorship law bc "the court found the law likely violates the #FirstAmendment by allowing subjective, age-based censorship." #TLSky #EduSky stay up-to-date! www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

I took action with Protect Education, Accountability Now! Will you join me? #Arizona K-12 school voucher oversight is essential to ensuring that taxpayer funds are used for the benefit of students and that public school funds are appropriately distributed. Sign up: www.mobilize.us/protecteduca...

Important reading 4 #TLSky re: #FirstAmendment Removing books from library shelves violates readers' rights & #libraries do not discriminate based on viewpoint. Read @oif.bsky.social summary of Little v Llano County (TX) case that the Supreme Court passed on for 2026. www.oif.ala.org/what-now-lib...

For #BlackHistoryMonth, PEN America has curated a reading list of books that have been banned in public schools across the country. Titles range from classics like Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to picture books about self-love and the history of rap. bookshop.org/lists/black-...

Local opinion: "Librarians are undaunted warriors for the freedom to read" @tucson.com #TLSky #EduSky Go see "The Librarians" film and speak up for #IntellectualFreedom #UniteAgainstBookBans #RadicalSchoolLibrarianship: tucson.com/opinion/colu...

Thank you @captmarkkelly.bsky.social & @gallego.senate.gov for funding our nation's libraries! $212.5M 4 the Library Services & Technology Act and $30M 4 the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program will help #librarians serve their communities. #ForOurLibraries #TLSky @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

A new consultant contract at a Texas Educational Service Center would muzzle authors & harm students, barring them from inclusive experiences. Y'all, this is REALLY BAD. This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy. bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...

Stay up-to-date with the latest #censorship news on the @oif.bsky.social Office of #IntellectualFreedom News page. This issue includes lots of @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news as well. #TLSky #EduSky Check it out at: www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

I'm attending Arizona LD17 Democrats' event, “Campaign Launch for Rep. Kevin Volk, Holly Lyon and Edgar Soto” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/ld17democrat...

Hey #TLSky and #EduSky Here are some #kidlit #mglit #yalit Youth Media Award winners! Make sure you have, promote, and use them your #libraries and classrooms!

I'm attending Pima County Democratic Party's event, “PCDP County Committee Meeting” - #Tucson sign up now to join me! #AZBlueIn23 www.mobilize.us/pimadems/eve...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! #Tucson it's important! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Join me at TUCSON, AZ - Free America Rally + Cacerolazo at Tucson Federal Building Tuesday, January 20. Let your voice be heard. #Tucson action.womensmarch.com/events/tucso...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) 2026 is observed on Monday, January 19, 2026. It remains an official federal holiday, marking the 40th anniversary of its first observance in 1986. National Day of Service, encouraging Americans to volunteer in their communities.

On this #MLKDay2026 people across this country are waking up to Dr. King's wisdom. Our commitment to our republic and integrity toward our values are being tested in this time of challenge and controversy. Now is the time to standup and be counted for #democracy and for #justice!

At the heart of this moment is our shared humanity. Arndrea King and I discussed this on PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton and why we must engage more people to resist in a nonviolent way. As my father taught us, darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. #MLKDay2026

ICE is not making communities safer. Instead it is ripping them apart. Please read and sign this petition. This cause is close to my heart. My friends in MN have asked for your help: sign.moveon.org/petitions/mi...

Katherine Applegate’s book has a controversial protagonist: a tree named Red. Red is both male and female, which trees often are — but the detail has still led to the cancellation of two community-wide readings of the book. Read our interview with @kaaauthor.bsky.social at: pen.org/katherine-ap...

Build on the takeaways from the Preserving Intellectual Freedom sessions in these facilitator-led conversations. Join your community to explore solutions and take home actionable tools and approaches. #ALAVirtual26 Secure your spot today. www.ala.org/virtual-event

I'm attending Arizona Democratic Party's event, “Intro to State Committee Info Session” - sign up now to join me! #AZBlueIn26 www.mobilize.us/pimadems/eve...

Thank you @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social for bringing forward your father's steadfast support for America's #libraries & #librarians. We are grateful for your understanding of the importance of libraries in ensuring an educated citizenry. Our #democracy needs champions like you! #TLSky #EduSky

I’m proud to share the @aaslala.bsky.social press release announcing the 27/28 outstanding slate of candidates | Many thanks to the AASL leadership cmt for their work #aasl www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

Censorship is on the rise #TLSky #EduSky Read about Plato ban at Texas A&M and more. Make time to read the 1/10/26 @oif.bsky.social #IntellectualFreedom News: #censorship, #1stAmendment /civil rights, academic freedom/student speech, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social news. www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

Big News: THE LIBRARIANS is long listed for Best Documentary by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)! The 5 final nominees will be announced Jan. 27. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

Utah's HB 29 "any time a public or charter school removes a book deemed 'sensitive material,' they must notify the State Board of Education. If that book meets the threshold of removals, all schools will be notified and expected to dispose of it." #TLSky #EduSky #UniteAgainstBookBans #StopCensorship

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

I made an interactive map! This is a look at the effects Tx book-banning laws have had just *since the end of last school year*. I made it because it's easy to hear a shocking story about a book ban and then forget it and lose the larger picture. www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

“For standing up against censorship and in defense of librarians everywhere, Amanda Jones is a finalist for Louisianan of the Year.” www.nola.com/opinions/our...

"We aren't going to stop book bans without a fight," says @jodipicoult.bsky.social, whose #1 New York Times bestseller Nineteen Minutes has been banned more times than almost any other book since 2021. Join us—and Jodi—in the fight against banned books with a donation at pen.org/25joinjodi today.