A beautiful day in Astana, Kazakhstan #WLIC2025

Beautiful!

For any librarian seeking to help solve crimes, author & Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho says you’re already equipped: “You connect dots, dig through details, & reconstruct puzzles. That’s exactly the kind of thinking that helps crack cold cases.” americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...

Check out my latest interview on Digital Legacy, @ginaseymour.bsky.social was also interviewed for this piece. www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/06...

💛💙 Children’s book donations are being collected at four stations throughout the Convention Center. This initiative is in partnership with Little Free Library and San José State University. Financial contributions are also appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...

Another night at the Philadelphia Free Library. Last night the Printz Awards. Tonight Carla Hayden, OUR librarian of Congress #alaac2025

Youth Social Action in the Library. Stop by the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social booth at #alaac2025

My book in the wild! 35% off #alaac2025

Super excited to receive my very own copy of Youth Social Action in the Library after enjoying the ebook version! @ginaseymour.bsky.social #tlsky #schoollibrarians #recommendedreads #socialaction

“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).

Mentally fit enough to serve in war, not mentally fit enough to use critical thinking skills when reading?

President Donald J. Trump appointed Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), raising significant concerns for the nation’s library and museum communities. www.everylibrary.org/statementson... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Excellent resources! #TLsky #schoollibrarians

Call representatives. Tell others. Encourage all to speak. Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America. #SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform

A reflection on Women's History Month, being a mother of daughters, and the looming specter of Project 2025.

At one Ohio school, 6th graders didn’t just study poverty, they took real steps to address food disparity in their community. Their Poverty and Philanthropy class connected students with local organizations, leading to hands-on experiences that made a real impact. ilovelibraries.org/article/pove...

What a wonderful surprise upon returning home from my trip to Iceland. Happy book birthday to me! #TLsky

Can you imagine how adult readers would respond to this? "Sorry...no more mysteries or romance novels until you polish off Crime and Punishment..."

Happy birthday Rosa Parks #TLSky ginaseymour.com/2025/02/04/h...

Librarians aren't going to save us. Librarians aren't superheroes. They're just people trying to keep largely underfunded and overwhelmed public services going. Praise is nice; realistic expectations are better; material support is best.

Happy Black History Month #bhm #TLSky #EduSky #TLChat #BlackHistoryMonth

This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm. The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him. Happy Black History Month.

“The documentary brims with women who are willing to put themselves on the line, facing legitimate fears for their security.”

I love that Kindle recommends my own book - to me!!! 😂 #TLSky

“Snyder takes viewers inside problematic school board meetings where fiery debates reveal the divide over which stories children should be allowed to read. At the center of it all are the librarians, adhering to their ethical code to uphold representation, diversity, and access to knowledge.”

The US Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has dismissed 11 complaints and six allegations related to book bans, saying it was ending "Biden’s book ban hoax." PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.

I love service events at conferences!

Heads up for the Weather Community! You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!

Libraries have always been institutions of cultural heritage. They foster the preservation of diverse histories and the advancement of social justice.

Annual Read to a Squirrel Day in our library in honor of #SquirrelAppreciationDay 🐿️ #TLSky #EduSky #Read

"TikTok became a major driver of print sales, since influencers want physical objects to display in videos and on their shelves. It converted younger and reluctant readers into heavy book buyers and obsessive fans. And in some ways, it democratized book marketing..."

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚 Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚

"Whether you’re an attorney yourself or know an attorney, you can help expand support for libraries that need legal expertise in the face of attempted censorship and book banning." @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Love these reminders from @positivelypresent.bsky.social

When you don’t have an ugly sweater go to the #makerspace and create one! #TLsky #schoollibrarian

The 12 Days of Makerspaces #TLSky #schoollibrarian #makerspace

Thanks for including me in the conversation #schoollibrarians #sljsummit

Some people like to hear themselves talk. I prefer to have actual conversations about things that matter 🤷🏽‍♀️😉

It's a good day to be a New Jerseyan. PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

A great recap of the NJ Freedom to Read Act signing from @NJSpotlightNews, which has provided informative coverage of book banning activity in our district for 3 years. Thank you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgIo...

The Young Adult Library Services Association announced the finalists for the Morris Award for a YA title by a previously unpublished author and the Excellence in Nonfiction Award for nonfiction YA books for ages 12 to 18. #YALSA #YA #nonfiction

Getting reading for #ComputerScience Education Week? Here are some great #coding books to share with your students. 💻📚

Appreciate Michal Threets discussing mental health in the library. “You can’t help the kids and the library if you can’t help yourself.” As another one of those suffering from depression and anxiety & have been for so so so long, it’s such an important thing to discuss. #sjlsummit24

“Library kids will change the world” -Mychal Threets I love the Library Joy!! #sljsummit

Everyone belongs. “There are unhoused people, mentally ill people, library kids, library teens, grandparents, autistic people, neurodivergent people who all use a library, and it belongs to all of them.” - Mychal Threets #ReasonstoLoveLibraries #SLJSummit bit.ly/3RGM52r

The Seven Bills That Will Safeguard the Future of School Librarianship @everylibrary.bsky.social #sljsummit

This book looks awesome! How did I miss it? So much going on at #sljsummit

Once again, @mrschureads.bsky.social is the most energetic person in the room, and getting the #SLJSummit going with inspiring ideas!