Oh, gee, Idaho lege, did your book ban bill go too far? If only a contingency of library advocates would have told you that before it was signed into law. 🤦‍♀️ Fix it with a repeal. idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/idaho...

NEW: ALA strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation introduced in Congress, HR 7661. As ALA President Sam Helmick said, "Parents, not politicians, should guide their children's reading." Call your Rep and tell them to oppose this new bill. More from ALA: www.ala.org/news/2026/02...

Couldn’t be a better week, since HR 7661 was just introduced. Thank you, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social for doing your thing! Kudos, advocates!

If this passes, that’s the whole ball game. Write. Call. Vote. Repeat.

The Authors Guild is proud to join major publishers, authors, students and parents in suing the state of Florida over a bill that restricts books in school libraries.

Thank you, @texasmonthly.bsky.social for writing this great piece about my husband and little old me, a “Nancy Pelosi type,” and “head of the snake.” 🤠

It’s not often that a husband and wife get to go to the polls and each vote for themselves, but that’s what we got to do today! 🗳️🇺🇸🤠

“They were spreading lies to communities and using children as a shield.” [email protected] www.sacurrent.com/movies-tv/mo...

Um, a comic con close to me, with @samanthamclark.com in attendance?! Count me in. 🥰

“Govt officials now ultimately determine what is on the shelves of public libraries, & therefore our books are on the ballot every time we go vote … Library patrons will be rewarded with a library that reflects their needs only if their local officials agree with them.”

If you don't know where to send great book-themed V-Day cards, I recommend Tx State Rep Hillary Hickland, who just called anyone upset about books being banned from schools a "groomer" who shouldn't be near kids. Reach out & let her know what you think: [email protected]

Thank you, @heykellyjensen.bsky.social for this compliment and for sharing this piece with the world.

Went to the grocery store and they were playing The BeeGees’ “Nights on Broadway.” All I can hear in my head now are replays of The Barry Gibb Talk Show. youtu.be/PhAlmVgsC1g

Was absolutely THRILLED to attend this event yesterday, and am so thankful for @penamerica.bsky.social, @jonfreadom.bsky.social, @thefireorg.bsky.social for supporting faculty and students here in Texas.

Starts tonight on @everylibrary.bsky.social Facebook and YouTube at 5p EST. www.libraryloversweek.org for the full schedule!

This is excellent, straightforward messaging about why these anti-library bills are bad for everybody! Kudos, @samhelmick.bsky.social, and I hope we Texans can emulate this type of messaging to work in our next lege session in 2027!

NEW: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle. But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.

Two of the best, together! I’m excited for this event.

What an excellent endorsement! Iris has represented the best of the best librarians, including Brooky. I’m so excited for her campaign!

jeans = 👖 genes = 🧬 Gene =

I launched my campaign for HD6 to bring progressive politics back to downtown Denver and to get rid of the corrupting influence of dark money on our politics. My opponent is being supported by a PAC funded by big corporations, oil and gas, and Republican donors. Help me fight back.

Lesson of tonight's #txlege election: Book banning is unpopular At Patriot Mobile, Leigh Wambsganss was behind push to take over Southlake, Keller, Grapevine, & Mansfield ISD school bds - leading to book bans, anti-LGBTQ policies, & censorship of curriculum on race www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Reason to keep hope in the judiciary, one ruling at a time. “With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,” www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/u...

Hey, at least banning books isn’t explicitly listed this time! We gotta take our wins where we can get them here in Texas, folks.

An Idaho law restricting books deemed “harmful” to minors buckled under Ninth Circuit review, with the appeals court on Thursday instructing a lower court to reconsider blocking at least a portion of the law.

I found out too late to get tickets that Sonia Sotomayor is doing book signings at @bookpeople.com and @nowherebookshop.bsky.social next month. Hooray for sold out book signings in the lone star state, and boo for me! This lady is apparently just not meant to be in front of a SCOTUS justice. 😏

And this is the shit we have to put up with:

Great compilation here on author @bartography.bsky.social’s school visit cancellation. The only upside is that parents showed up at this week’s AHISD to support Chris and to condemn the district’s actions. Kudos to them! It begins about 30 minutes in. www.youtube.com/live/DDyks-t...

I knew @frankstrong.bsky.social’s take on this would be excellent, and I am not disappointed. Thanks for breaking this down so non-teachers can understand the inherent problems in this proposed action from our SBOE. Texans, read this and act!

Forced obsolescence seems to be in the works. Proposed penalties for professional memberships, SLACs having oversight of librarians’ book orders, use of AI to “review” books, and a lack of credentialing standards within the profession are all massive red flags for librarianship.

Thank you @timothysnyder.bsky.social for this piece. I recognize some of these changes, already well underway.

The Texas Education Agency released its required book list. The 20th Century called…

Only 0.05% of students’ parents opted them out of these books. Legislators are fighting a culture war to appease one twentieth of one percent of the population. We keep seeing this. @txfreedomread.bsky.social @flfreedomread.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Well, commissioning a pigeon advocate watercolor was not on my bingo card for this year. Life is a rich tapestry. I LOVE it, @maggietokudahall.bsky.social!

Please read this whole thread and (whether you live in one of these 21 states or not), please write your members of Congress and tell them you want the Right to Read bill passed. The right to access speech without the government viewpoint-limiting our taxpayer-funded libraries is on the line.

This absolutely breaks my heart. 💔 Thank you @heykellyjensen.bsky.social for this coverage.

What a treat to visit LBJ National Park today and see @bartography.bsky.social’s book in the gift shop! And this quote struck a chord with me. ☺️

“It feels like 38 million Americans in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi have been thrown to the wolves.” www.ftlf.org/2025/12/18/w...

Thank you @librarianjones.com and Suzette Baker for this powerful piece. 38 million Americans now live in an unfortunate place and time where censorship is legal.

Wow, Kelly was unfortunately spot on. Again. More. Still. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Also, loudly for those in the back: If your government officials want to censor books, let’s VOTE THEM OUT!

Here’s four years of news coverage about our lawsuit: padlet.com/lalubean/lei...

My letter to the editor in The Llano News today.

American Short Fiction Gala honors Llano literary defender Leila Green Little.