‘The Librarians’ To Premiere on PBS on February 9 www.slj.com/story/The-Li...

As you get ready for a well-deserved, restful winter break, SLJ is thinking about Summer Reading. If you've got a great summer reading program, we'd love to hear about it for a story. Reply here or email news editor Kara Yorio at [email protected] Thank you! #TLSky #Skybrarians #EduSky

Over 2 and half months into our theatrical release & we are thrilled to still be booking new cities throughout North America! We've now booked over 200 theaters, which is an incredible feat for an independent film -- thank you to everyone who has showed up! Get tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

Future library pros, this one’s on us! ALA Student Members attend the ALA Virtual Event FREE! Hear real talk from the field, connect with future colleagues, and renew your energy for what’s ahead. #ALAVirtual26 Not a Student Member yet? Now’s a great time to join. https://www.ala.org/virtual-event

“These twenty offerings exemplify the power of collaboration and commitment to learners,” said AASL President Amanda Kordeliski. Congratulations to all! @aaslala.bsky.social @aaslpres.bsky.social www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

THE LIBRARIANS nominated for Best Documentary by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards! 👏 @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

Happy holidays from THE LIBRARIANS team! This year we’ve screened the film all over the globe & we are so thankful to YOU for coming out in droves to support our superheroes. Moral of the story: Librarians know stuff and they get SHHH done. From our filmmaking team, librarians & library activists.

One day after two conservatives were voted onto the Mesa County Library Board (CO), a white woman vandalized a pile of books related to transgender people. annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/libr...

This week, ALA and global library leaders led a session on dynamic digital inclusion at the UN High Level Meeting on WSIS+20, exploring how digital inclusion moves from global commitments to local, practical action. Check out the recording: https://bit.ly/44wh8EQ

“A free country does not only protect the right to speak. It protects the right to seek … That is the American bargain: we trade the comfort of control for the liberty of choice.”

“A book ban is un-American for this simplest reason: it takes a decision that belongs in the private space that exists between a person and their conscience and turns it into a public act of control.” A must-read post by Sharon McMahon substack.com/@sharonmcmah...

This week, we learned 21 states are eager to dismantle your First Amendment Rights. It should be bigger news. Here's the story, and here's what you can be doing about it. These are YOUR RIGHTS that the states want to steal from you. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

Lie #1: Libraries indoctrinate. Truth: Censoring library books by removing them from libraries or prohibiting them from the shelves in the first place is indoctrination. https://www.oif.ala.org/lies-about-libraries-part-one/

ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5

Banger of a piece from Suzette Baker and @librarianjones.com in TIME magazine: time.com/7341120/book...

Libraries have had to make difficult decisions this year while federal funding was rescinded. Funding reinstatement is making a difference, including in Indiana: www.whas11.com/article/news... Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

Thank you Karin Greenberg for sharing this @aaslala.bsky.social KQ Blog Post #aaslkq knowledgequest.aasl.org/bringing-joy...

I’m proud to share the @aaslala.bsky.social press release announcing the 27/28 outstanding slate of candidates | Many thanks to the AASL leadership cmt for their work #aasl www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

From drafting clear policies to rallying champions and protecting academic freedom for library workers, these Intellectual Freedom sessions provide the grounding you need to navigate your library's challenges with confidence and clarity. #ALAVirtual26 Claim your spot now! https://bit.ly/3KGo4Ze

NYC Friends: Join the ALA IRC United Nations SDG Subcommittee for an in-person program with UNESCO and IFLA during WSIS+20. Learn why this global review of digital access, information equity & ICT policy matters for libraries. Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm CUNY Graduate Center www.ifla.org/events/doing...

Vote for The Librarians! 📚💙

Last Day to vote for @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social 🗳️

Have you cast your VOTE FOR THE LIBRARIANS yet? Help us share our superheroes stories to an even wider audience and support the Freedom to Read movement by voting (or voting again) for us in the Cinema Eye Honors Audience Choice Award! cinemaeyehonors.com/audience-cho...

“The Librarians” is a love letter to every person who has ever found themselves in a book. VOTE for “The Librarians” in the Cinema Eye Honors Vote for the freedom to read. www.CinemaEyeHonors.com/Audience-Cho...

Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian Nominations close Monday, Dec. 15!

What a pleasure to talk with @mrschureads.bsky.social & @hollyhatam.bsky.social and reveal the cover for their next book, LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/10/c...

Guest author, Miranda Williamson, provides an eyewitness account of the recent library board meeting in Salado, TX where the board voted to uphold the reconsideration committee recommendation to retain “When Aidan Became a Brother” by @kylelukoff.bsky.social www.txftrp.org/salado_stand...

Native Ways of Knowing Webinar Series with Cynthia Leitich Smith on Thurs., Dec. 11 from 3:30 to 5 PM Pacific: www.sdcoe.net/special-popu... Presenting FIREFLY SEASON, LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN, JINGLE DANCER, RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social #KidLit

ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl

From the New York Times: IMLS has reinstated all federal grants to libraries following a federal court ruling. More: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a... But we can't stop making noise for libraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

I loved this blogpost by @100scopenotes.bsky.social announcing this new book!! I’m so excited to read the newest book by @mrschureads.bsky.social, illus by @hollyhatam.bsky.social 😍

COVER REVEAL! Sharing the cover for LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY and talking with the creators @mrschureads.bsky.social and @hollyhatam.bsky.social 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/10/c...

So grateful for @reed.senate.gov & @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social for the reintroduction of this important legislation for libraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social @aaslpres.bsky.social

“Senator Reed and Rep. Grijalva’s legislation reaffirms that First Amendment rights apply to school libraries”

I encourage all librarians to take action by participating in this action set up by @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @librarypolicy.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social @wearealsc.bsky.social @ala-pla.bsky.social

Y'all. I created this "Library Wrapped" template to help #librarians share their mid-year data BEFORE the end of the year when many budget/staffing decisions are already made. Access the template here: www.librarygirl.net/post/your-li... I hope y'all find this resource useful! #TLSky #Skybrarians

This means in Llano, books will wrongly remain off the shelf. But as Americans, we still believe in the values of the First Amendment and that future court rulings in many other circuit courts will assert that belief.

ALA is proud to join our partners @arl.org & @carl-abrc.bsky.social in signing the Statement on 4 Digital Rights for Memory Institutions Online, led by @archive.org. The principles are an essential roadmap to guide policies impacting libraries, archives, & museums: blog.archive.org/2025/12/03/a...

The 2026 finalists for the William C. Morris Award and Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award have been announced! Morris Award: https://bit.ly/4iGbxBn Excellence in Nonfiction Award: https://bit.ly/4oyoZIX YALSA will name the 2026 winners during the ALA Youth Media Awards on Jan. 26.

New: ALA and @aaslala.bsky.social welcome the reintroduction of the Right to Read Act by @reed.senate.gov and Rep. Adelita Grijalva! This legislation would help ensure that all students have access to a school library, staffed by a certified school librarian. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

And here are a few more that seem poignant when considering our national landscape at the end of 2025. If you have others you would like to share, please leave them in the comments.

Since this sounds like a plot from a dystopian novel and we’re in the middle of the holiday shopping season, we thought we would pull out some relevant quotes from books to inspire further reading.

Today SCOTUS will decide whether to take up the Llano decision from the 5th Circuit- the one where FL stepped in to argue that public libraries are government speech. If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.

Mark your calendars! Feb 6 is when @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social screens on PBS’ Independent Lens. And I see Oscar contender… wow!! What is this life? This could totally may not happen but just the idea that there’s even whispers about it is just surreal! deadline.com/2025/12/inde...

I love this post by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social!! Which one of the 10+ ideas will you do?

This month’s AASL In the Know brings you the Top Five updates to close out the calendar year—each celebrating the people, partnerships, and advocacy that strengthen our school library community. Watch now and head into the new year informed, inspired, and ready to lead. https://vimeo.com/1143187794

We are OVERJOYED to announce that award-winning librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host @mychal3ts.bsky.social will serve as our 2026 National Library Week honorary chair! #NationalLibraryWeek will be held April 19-25 with the theme "Find Your Joy." Read our full announcement: https://bit.ly/4rDSagx

Did you hear the good news? IMLS has restored EVERY canceled federal grant in every state and territory. But the fight's not over yet. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

I'm so, so, SO glad she did this. SO glad. ...I also want to know what led to her deciding to do this because she was director at York County in SC, where she *did not* speak up this way. What makes one go from inaction to action? We need more of that to get more directors to do this.

Best news of the day!!