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“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”

NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court! A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so. Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)

ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS. ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...

🎃 Spooktacular trunk-and-treat at the Broken Clock Brewing on Oct. 26! Chilled with kidlit friends, handed out candies and swag, sold and signed books, and cheered for people who won books in a drawing. Thanks, Read with Me MN and Broken Clock Brewing. #kidsbooks @kidscanpress.bsky.social

🇵🇭 October is #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth and it was a pleasure to serve as guest of honor at the Cultural Society of Filipino Americans’ gala Oct, 25. I delivered remarks and inducted the new and returning board members at the Kentucky Derby-themed event. Thanks, CSFA. #filipinoamericancommunity

Photos from the MN STEM Book Fest at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis on Oct. 12. Fun day with friends, families, readers of all ages, and the STEM and literacy community! Thanks, The Thinking Spot and @thebakkenator.bsky.social. #stemeducation @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social

🎃 Looking forward to this event this Sunday!

🇵🇭 October is Filipino American History Month. I was a guest on one of my favorite podcasts! 🙂 Thanks to Stephanie Affinito, host of the KidLit Love podcast. www.alitlife.com/2025/10/13/l... @kidscanpress.bsky.social @hamlinemfac.bsky.social @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social

One of my favorite Rolling Stones songs.. 🎶 “No, you can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometime, you'll find You get what you need!” 🎵 What’s yours?

Looking forward to being one of the guest authors at this event! Can’t wait to listen to the science-related panels, participate in activities, and do a book reading and signing. I’m highlighting Tara & the Towering Wave and Can You Discover and Alien. www.thethinkingspot.us/event-detail...

"As book bans continue to spread at an unprecedented pace — according to PEN America’s latest report — the writers group is urging the public to speak out to defend the freedom to read at public events nationwide during #BannedBooksWeek and beyond..." pen.org/press-releas...

🇵🇭 October is Filipino American Hisfory Month. It’s heartwarming to see these books. Honored to see What Lolo Wants included. Love to my fellow FilAm creators and kababayan. Keep creating and sharing your stories! www.instagram.com/reel/DPSKVuB... @scbwi.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

Vocabulary word of the day: Accountability - Taking ownership of one's actions, decisions, and resulting outcomes. Includes accepting responsibility for successes and failures, committing to correcting mistakes, and being answerable for one's duties and behaviors to others or to a greater good.

Can’t wait to do this with my fellow FilAm authors! October is Filipino American History Month. We’re coming together to share content from #filam creators all month! Follow #FAHMbookstatour and #Filtheshelves! @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Sometimes, shaking your head or rolling your eyes isn’t enough. Sometimes, you have to use humor to get through things and maintain sanity. #humor #humorismedicineforthesoul #funnies #laugh #laughoutloud

So You Want to Write Books for Kids? Tuesday, October 7, 2025 6:30PM – 8:00PM Part of the Our Stories, Ourselves series collaboration with More Than a Single Story that highlights BIPOC writers and artists through panel conversations and writing workshops. hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/68a7a...

Thanks to the Anderson Center in Red Wing for a fun day at the Minnesota Children's Book Festival last Saturday! Did a presentation and read my book, What Lolo Wants, to festival goers and connected with families, educators, and librarians. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social #kidlit

See you there! www.andersoncenter.org/bookfest/

See uou there! www.instagram.com/p/DOTsq4AAUS...

I’ll be on the “So You Want to Write Books for Kids?” virtual panel with my fellow Minnesota BIPOC Kidlit Creators on Oct. 7. See also other presentations by other members. For more details, visit the Hennepin County Library website. @hamlinemfac.bsky.social #kidlit @kidscanpress.bsky.social

“It’s up to us to advocate for the values that we believe in,” says Stanford student organizer Turner Van Slyke. PEN America’s Clare Carter sat down with Turner to discuss organizing for freedom of expression and academic inquiry in higher education. Read more here: pen.org/student-orga...

The cat's out of the bag. The book banners who told you they were just banning "pornography" are now targeting books about cats and other domestic animals. And even after a visit to the Brooklyn Cat Cafe with Raj Haldar we can't find a good reason why. More at: pen.org/why-ban-book...

PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”: "All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...

Honored to be one of the featured authors at this year’s Minnesota Children’s Book Festival! www.andersoncenter.org/bookfest/?fb...

Get ready for #BannedBooksWeek with 20% off everything at librarygiftshop.org through August 18. Every purchase helps power our advocacy for libraries nationwide.

Come join the fun at Mall of America this Saturday! www.kare11.com/events?_evDi...

“Golden” has been on repeat in my brain for days! But I don’t mind. Maybe with everyone around the world loving the Huntrix’s songs, humming them, singing them day and night wherever we may be, we are also helping protect the Honmoon! #ilovekpopdemonhunters

Join us for story time fun at @mallofamericaa.bsky.social this Saturday! @kidscanpress.bsky.social @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social @mprnews.org @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social

Great time at story time at the local @barnesandnoble, where for years I dreamed of seeing my book on the shelves. The store now has signed copies of What Lolo Wants, Teen Titans GO!: Mother Mae-Eye’s Creature Calamity, and Red Riding Hood! @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social #kidlit

What Lolo Wants is part of the beautiful book cover display in the AAPI Voices’ cabin at the @highlightsfound.bsky.social Honored to be in the company of such brilliant authors! Happy to contribute to the foundation’s efforts supporting writers of color. #aapi #aapivoices @kidscanpress.bsky.social

Join me for story time at Barnes & Noble, Burnsville, MN, 10:45 a.m. July 26. I’ll also give out swag and sign What Lolo Wants, Teen Titans Go! Multiverse Adventures series, and Red Riding Hood (graphic novel) until 2 p.m. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com

Great time at the CSFA’s 🇵🇭 Philippine Day yesterday! Fellow Filipino author Selina Li Bi and I were at the @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social. We signed books, ate Filipino food, saw performances, and connected with our Filipino community. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social

Great time reading my book, giving away books, and seeing the pages on signs for a story stroll at the Midtown Farmers Market in Minneapolis last Saturday! Thanks Picture Book Parade and to everyone who joined the fun. What Lolo Wants published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social #childrensbooks #kidlit

Best Superman movie yet! Go see it! #superman #superhero #comicbooks

How can YOU Show Up #ForOurLibraries? We've got you covered. Here are three steps you can take RIGHT NOW at ala.org/showup 1: Speak out, tell Congress to Fund Libraries 2: Spread the word, share the campaign with your community 3: Help sustain ALA's work, because the fight isn't free #ALAAC25

#Juneteenth #standup #freedom

In challenging times…

Join me (What Lolo Wants) and fellow Minnesota authors, Sonya Trom Eayrs (Dodge County Inc.) and @wendywebbauthor (The Witches of Santo Stefano), for this event in Walker, Minnesota, on June 26! Books will be available for purchase. @loftliterarycenter @hamlinemfac #minnesotaauthors @kidscanpress

Fun evening at the #AAPIHeritageMonth celebration with fellow local #AAPI authors and illustrators at Big Hill Books in Minneapolis last Thursday. #AAPIMonth #AAPIProud #childrensbooks @kidscanpress