This is just the start. There is so much censorship happening quietly. bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

@youngteenlit.bsky.social Your latest post for SLJ's Teen Librarian Toolbox was right on time. The teachers and librarians in my YA lit class have been asking about bridging the gap for ms / early hs who need a fit that is just right! #YoungTeenLit teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/06/09/m...

My audiobook The Tower gets a great mention: "[The Tower] is truly creepy and would be devoured by middle schoolers....We would love to see this one get picked up by a publisher who will release it in print. (It would absolutely be a best-seller at our school book fairs!)" Listening, publishers?

‼️Please Contact Today‼️ This link will take 10 seconds of your time. app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

AMS End-of-Year Library Snapshot focusing on the Texas Library Standards. (1/2)

So proud to see Leila Green Little honored for all she does to defend book access!!

Register for @aaslala.bsky.social’s next Connect & Collect: Nonfiction Gems! May 15, 6:30 CST This is a virtual book club where we share what’s popular with students in a different genre each month. Come join in! ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

It’s School Library Month and Poetry Month! Come try some poetry activities or give the library some 🩷 #poetrymonth #schoollibrarymonth

HB3225 is scheduled to go before the Texas House State Affairs Committee on Monday, April 14. This is a BAD public library bill. Read @frankstrong.bsky.social’s breakdown of why this bill is so bad and what you can do about it. www.txftrp.org/stop_house_b...

Banned Together, a new documentary on three young freedom to read advocates beings streaming today! Learn more about it here:

NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)

Thank you @frankstrong.bsky.social for this informative guide to School Board elections! Thank you to the two candidates who responded to my questions about libraries and censorship: Natalie Carter and Brittnai Brown. All candidates were given the opportunity to respond.

Happy SLM! @aaslala.bsky.social events are happening in April (you don't have to be a member to join in). Connect & Collect: Graphic Novels on 4/10:  This informal discussion will build your collection based on the advice of the best reviewers – your peers! Register: www.ala.org/events/aasl-...

Texas Library Association Annual Conference underway!

‼️The TX House and Senate introduced bills removing the affirmative defense for distributing materials for an educational purpose. This could lead to many issues. (books about puberty, others too.) HB267 is scheduled for a hearing 3/19. Submit comments: comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c450

Anyone reading this, Call now! 5calls.org/issue/instit...

Had a lovely day presenting and learning with Heather and Johana at the Texas Library Association Law for Librarians workshop.

Lone Star shaped waffles for Lone Star List readers!

I’m honored to serve the Texas Library Association in this new capacity and thrilled to be doing it with my friend Melissa Rippy.

TY @becalzada.bsky.social for sharing your expertise! @aaslala.bsky.social Special offer from @learnics.bsky.social apple.co/3DbJv0q

My exciting news!

Thank you @firstbook.bsky.social and @pizzahut.bsky.social for granting my book wish for the AMS Library! This is just shipment 1 because I am slowly deciding which amazing books to get.

Easy ways to contact your representatives: resist.bot 5calls.org democracy.io#!/ Remember, they work for you! Every staff has to make a record of the phone calls and emails of their constituents. So the more voices they hear, the better.

🎬 Last week, “The Librarians” had its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival! Read more about the big day, film updates, & what you can do to #UniteAgainstBookBans in @technolibrary.bsky.social’s UABB blog post: uniteagainstbookbans.org/book-banning... @librarianjones.com @becalzada.bsky.social

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination. Our response: Book bans are real. Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

I cannot wait to see this film! (And apparently I have a cameo appearance in it 😱) So happy for my librarian friends at the premier @technolibrary.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social @librarianjones.com

This is not a hoax. I’ve been living through this for the last 4 years with many other librarians. This is government propaganda, and it’s terrifying how many will believe it. #bookbans #bookbansarereal #freedomtoread #freadom www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

The US Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has dismissed 11 complaints and six allegations related to book bans, saying it was ending "Biden’s book ban hoax." PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.

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One of my resolutions for 2025 is to be more proactive in my combating censorship. Tune in to learn about the 56 strategies shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social apple.co/4al1XzO

We had our annual Bluebonnet Breakfast last week! Can’t wait to find out the winner! #bestbookclubever #texasbluebonnetaward #kidlit #mglit #books

Here’s the @oif.bsky.social blog for January 17 www.oif.ala.org/intellectual...

So maybe it’s time to retire the whole sad books vs funny books discussion. The idea that stories have to be one or the other is a false dichotomy. Let’s share stories that let our kids know it’s okay to grieve. It’s okay to laugh. And it’s okay to do both at the same time.

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Still a busy month even with a book fair! Happy Holidays!

A fun surprise for my lunch book clubs today!

So appreciative that Sarah Jessica Parker has taken on our Librarian documentary. So important to get these stories told and we are so glad to see the stories of librarians documented. variety.com/2024/film/gl...

Be sure to join us on December 18th for the next #TLSkyChat!

Fill the Bus! Taking NEW or LIKE NEW books for donations through December 12.

Excited to share my work-in-progress "A Sense of Place: School Libraries at the Heart of Learning, Connection, & Belonging." A book about how school libraries transform education, foster collaboration, creativity, & community engagement. Librarians play a vital role in creating these spaces #EduSky

Our AASL National Conference Planning Committee is hard at work! We'd like to introduce you to the Social Media Collective for #aasl25, including members Erika Long and Mitzi Mack. More intros coming soon!

More TL: @jenniferleigh.bsky.social @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @emilydnorthcutt.bsky.social @mrsmacdonald.bsky.social @ewadelliott.bsky.social @brookebythebook.bsky.social @hildakw.bsky.social @quietlibrarian.bsky.social @mrslower.bsky.social @sofferbrarian.bsky.social @candicegodfrey.bsky.social

A Katy ISD student recently pointed out that while the school board and their surrogates are busy targeting books by and about LGBTQ+ & BIPOC people- Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” remains freely available to high school students. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

We are within weeks of this book right here becoming a real thing! As the weather gets colder, the pub date of “Winter 2024” gets closer and closer. Pre-order your copy of Manga Goes to School today! #MangaGTS alastore.ala.org/mangaschool

Honored to be nominated for Texas Library Association’s Representative at Large. Voting will happen January 13-February 14.

Thank you ATPE for the focus on school libraries in your spring 2024 ATPE News magazine. @akbusybee and I are both featured talking about our passion. atpe.org/News-Media/M...

Need recommendations for more middle grade sports graphic novels! Ss have been requesting these so I decided to make a @melissacorey visual list but don’t have enough to fill it up! What books are your students reading now? Here’s what we already have.

I can’t be there in person this year, but I’m ready for the #ALAyma!