AI is now being used to “flag” school library books. The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency. This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

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1. Going to the Library in Smyrna or Murfreesboro, TN? You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign. Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Celebrating the extraordinary @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social 's new book!!!!!! LOLLY ON THE ICE!!!!!

Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes. Get to know 3 of those teens here. bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...

This is why their make believe "we just want to say and do what polls as popular" is the thinest possible veneer for not upholding human rights and dignity.

Agreed - so #holdtheline @baldwin.senate.gov Voting constituent who knocked every door in deep Wisconsin Red - for you. No Healthcare - No Deal.

Moses Mike Johnson has refused to swear in a duly-elected Democrat who won her race by a landslide and yet a certain faction of Democrats are believing Republican promises because …?

None of these people should ever know peace.

Minority Whip Katherine Clark puts out a stinging statement on the senate deal. "A GOP budget that spikes health care premiums and everyday costs to fund tax cuts for billionaires is a grave betrayal of everyday Americans. That was true in July. It was true in September. And it remains true today."

Called my @baldwin.senate.gov - No Healthcare, No Deal.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

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If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks. So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.

colorado springs wants to give its school board unilateral power to ban books. nothing says democracy like one vote deciding what kids can read. what could possibly go wrong?

Fans of THE LIBRARIANS: Keep your eye on this story. It’s the situation represented by the courageous Suzette Baker in the film. “Llano could be a critical testing ground for how much power elected officials have in removing books from library shelves nationwide.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

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Rutherford County Library System in Tennessee is shutting down two of its branches so that they can ban books without any oversight. Why? The Tennessee Secretary of State gave them the permission slip to do it. bookriot.com/rutherford-c...

Randolph County Public Library (NC) may see their board of directors removed and replaced. Why? Because they elected to keep CALL ME MAX on shelves after it was challenged. Potential meeting is TONIGHT. www.wfdd.org/politics-gov...

"Book club participants and library enthusiasts are invited to join a demonstration against the Beltrami County Board's proposed budget, which includes a 42% funding cut to community services." This is Minnesota. www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/d...

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As an educator, as a fellow woman in science, I’m fucking horrified that Lia Smith who was just a year from graduation felt her only option was to take her own life. I lay her death at the feet of all the people hounding trans women athletes like her, you fucking monsters

Since we mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living, I’m bumping my thread about how from my perspective as a former Junior Olympic level track runner, this “fairness” transphobia is fucking bullshit blacksky.community/profile/did:...

If you need someone to talk to, Trans Lifeline is here for you +1-877-565-8860 translifeline.org

We are fighting this level of pearl-clutching stupidity in TX. Have people who question why a school librarian would want to purchase a nature book about animal butts ever met a child?! www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/animal-...

Yesterday, Nassau’s Statutory Compliance Team decided eleven library removals/restrictions that conflict with the 2024 settlement agreement the district made with parents and authors. Highlighted titles were previously returned to shelves per the agreement. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

🚨🚨 friends! Public library book bans! Anyone available to help in Victoria Texas?

47 books removed. From a Texas public library. “Weeded.” Targeted for removal based on ideological complaints. So not “weeded.” Censored. Banned.

“iT’s nOt a BoOk BaN bEcaUse YoU cAn GeT iT fRoM thE pUbLiC LiBraRy!” So what is it called when you can no longer get from in the public library? 🤔 victoriaadvocate.com/2025/10/23/1...

Holy buckets. This is exactly what the Oregon Silver Shirt fascist I’m writing about thought children should be taught about Communism ca. 1965 (minus the more recent references).

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“What a win for our children!!!!” Imagine writing that about the *closure* of libraries for middle and high school students across an entire district. New Braunfels ISD libraries could be closed for months while the district reviews every book in its collections.

Hey, so another piece of advice for people who are S-Corps: there is a company called Opolis that acts as your employer of record and will provide health insurance and other benefits.

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

“NBISD’s decision to shut down the libraries in order to complete a review of materials based on vague language showcases how quickly and easily public schools are and will continue to cower to far right politics”

So so so much deep good in the world. Mahmoud authors and illustrators and their bigger community - ripples of change. Together. Bumpy hard waters but ripples and persistence and love. Always.

You're high off the No Kings demonstration but don't know what to do next? Decolonize your mind. Practice active anti-racism. Talk to your friends about how you can commit concrete acts that dismantle white supremacy. Think about how you interact with Black people. Unpack your internal biases.

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Goodnight, friends. This is not a drill. If you can join in a protest tomorrow for #NoKings, do it! If you can't, amplify the message, put a sign in your window, donate to a progressive cause, or write your elected officials. Just do something. Stay safe. Use your voice. I love you.

Last day! Tomorrow this survey closes and look, so far the results are depressing.

YES to ALL OF THIS. thefulcrum.us/governance-l...

Why ban books when you can ban the entire library? New Braunfels ISD has frozen library purchase orders & closed secondary campus libraries following a harassment campaign by Libs of Tik Tok & other out of district extremists. bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

One weird thing about book bans is that the authors of banned books have been ignored or sidelined in a lot of the discourse and in the anti-censorship activism. So I’m not exactly “glad” to see this article, but I appreciate it a lot. electricliterature.com/book-bans-co...

In addition to the roundup below, you can read @douglassoule.bsky.social article on Escambia’s nearly $1M spent arguing that students do not have First Amendment rights in the library. www.wusf.org/politics-iss...

The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl–an optional state-wide competition intended to get kids excited about reading–has banned 8 books from its teen competition this year. Among the banned books? @samiraahmed.bsky.social's book about banned books. What the hell is going on? bookriot.com/helen-ruffin...