Thanks to all the SDSU students, staff, and faculty who came out for today’s read-out for Banned Books Week & to our partners in Associated Students @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

We had our first invoice sent from Canada last week- $54.92 to ransome a book we loaned to ON. #librarylife

Libraries across the @calstate.bsky.social will be promoting awareness of the need to protect the freedom to read during Banned Books Week - today, we’re holding our 3rd annual Student Read-Out at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social - hope to see all our Aztecs there library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/bb...

Very happy to welcome our colleagues from @sdpubliclibrary.bsky.social for a late-breaking Library Card Sign-Up month visit to San Diego State - come to @sdsulibrary.bsky.social on Tuesday to get your new library card

I’ll be reading at the SDSU Banned Books Read-Out on Monday - hope to see all you Aztecs there! @sdsulibrary.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social

Leveraging librarian expertise and campus partnerships to promote sustainability initiatives at San Diego State University @sdsulibrary.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

Have you read the new report from @penamerica.bsky.social warning of a “disturbing normalization of censorship” in the U.S.? Demonstrate your commitment to the freedom to read at the SDSU Read-Out on Monday for Banned Books Week - sign up at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/bb...

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy

Fallon continues to serve as a model for those favoring a cowardly and complicit media in a time demanding principles and bravery @variety.com variety.com/2025/tv/news...

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

Continuing our work as a Sustainable Libraries Initiative certified library w/our partners in the SDSU Climate Center @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

I assume any future use of the word “library” in these stories may include the quotation marks denoting a non-standard use of the word

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

A search of the Texas Tech University library catalog retrieves 2,519 books with the subject heading “gender identity.” How long before they come for the books, too? 📚 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Excited to see The Stoke Sessions return to SDSU and to have the opportunity to introduce more people to the Surf and Skate collections at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/09...

Looking forward to another year of collaborating with SDSU Associated Students for #BannedBooksWeek @sdsulibrary.bsky.social library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/bb...

The librarian who became Palomar's first female telescope operator, and who discovered her own comets

When @slate.com announced the 25 greatest picture books of the last 25 years, we noticed more than bestsellers and award winners. Six of the 25 books — nearly a quarter of the list — have been counted in PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans since 2021. Read more: pen.org/best-picture...

A faculty member assigning a book to college students to read is news? Man, @insidehighered.com could have done a whole series on my daughter’s undergraduate education at a liberal arts college - SO many books www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Open access publishing, open educational resources, & partnerships with faculty and the bookstore result in real savings for San Diego State University students @sdsulibrary.bsky.social library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/st...

What better place to host an interdisciplinary discussion of @sdsuresearch.bsky.social than the @sdsulibrary.bsky.social? We’ll see you there

Excited to be at my first REFORMA National Conference to join my colleagues in the CSU & at SDSU - see our team present on “Información y Comunidad” today or get an intro at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/hs...

Always happy to stop by Mysterious Galaxy, but especially when @scalzi.com is in town

HB119 affirms that library materials should not be removed based solely on the creator’s background or because of political, religious, or ideological objections. The legislation also protects public & school library workers from retaliation for doing their jobs in accordance with state policy.

A pop-up display in the @sdsulibrary.bsky.social Cómics Corner for Constitution Day @comicsatsdsu.bsky.social

Bad news out of Chicago, a city that has long been a high point in support for local libraries, archives, and museums chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...

“I’m begging you to give us our libraries back, not just for me, not just for this year, but for the thousands of students who will come after …” timesofsandiego.com/education/20...

For my daughter, a would-be historian of medicine at a moment when the U.S. seems to value neither history nor medicine @rubenbolling.bsky.social @boingboing.net boingboing.net/2025/09/10/t...

How many Texas academic libraries have children’s (or research) materials that present modern interpretations of sex and gender? How many have challenge procedures in their collection development policies? How long until they are tested? @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Exploring the role of libraries in Hispanic-Serving Institutions for #HSIsWeek @sdsulibrary.bsky.social library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/hs...

“We don't want a partisan history …. We want the history that's produced by real historians." www.wapt.com/article/whit...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."

An early entry for @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social from @wayno.bsky.social comicskingdom.com/bizarro/2025...

There will be many casualties from UChicago ending ('pausing') PhD admissions in Humantities, but one which I am keenly aware of: this is close to a death sentence for teaching cuneiform in the United States (esp. Sumerian, Hittite, Elamite, Eblaite, Luwian) and it will affect the whole world.

Today’s recommended author

11 years ago (yesterday), I found myself on @npr.org advocating for school libraries. Sadly, the funding situation for both has grown far worse during that time www.npr.org/sections/ed/...

I’ve supported, and worked with, @everylibrary.bsky.social for many years and am glad to see this increasingly strategic focus on academic libraries www.everylibrary.org/expanded_foc...

I don't get how people don't realize that a technology that replaces junior and entry level positions in a field destroys that field. There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.

Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? It's a great time to head out to a #NationalPark and #SaveOurSigns! www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...

I got an NYT push alert about Taylor Swift getting engaged, but not about the United States spying on Greenland

“Central libraries … are seeing more visitors than they have in years and new growth areas, offering a powerful complement to civic leaders interested in rethinking how to keep downtowns vibrant.” www.urbanlibraries.org/blog/new-ulc...

"WGBH, the bellwether public TV station in Boston, has laid off the 13 people who worked on the history series “American Experience” and announced that no new documentaries will be produced for the show until further notice." 🗃️ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...

Looking forward to this course getting started today! @sdsulibrary.bsky.social @comicsatsdsu.bsky.social @libcomix.bsky.social

Welcome to the new year, Aztecs! It’s the start of SDSU Welcome Week and we are answering questions under the Dome at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

And the question must be asked about the impact on international and area studies collections (and expertise) in US academic libraries @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Trump's Presidencies have so far involved numerous Saturday Night Massacres, dozens of Watergates, and a never ending parade of Tea Pot Dome scandals. I worry that we're about to enter the "dozens of Kent State's" portion of the story.

Donald Trump's threat to bring the National Guard to Chicago isn't about safety — it's a test of the limits of his power and a trial run for a police state. Illinois has long worked with federal law enforcement to tackle crime, but we won't let a dictator impose his will.

A great day for the San Diego Festival of Books with my SDSU colleagues, local library colleagues, and San Diego independent book stores @kpbssandiego.bsky.social

More on digital humanities at SDSU www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/08...