When all your cardigans are dirty

ALA President Sam Helmick on today's vote: "ALA is both disappointed by the FCC’s takebacks and discouraged by the lack of due process, which left no opportunity for staff, patrons and library advocates to give input on the draft order." Read more ⤵️ #ForOurLibraries

🎶 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

Someone’s not looking forward to Monday.

When someone says your library is the best library

A great thread reminding us how local politics is and how we can and must push back against the Right's attempts to censor and ban books & content in our schools. Join your PTA, be aware of what they're doing, go to school board meetings. Vote in your local elections & also for your PTA officers.

“Incredibly principled and brave, the librarians talk about their vocation and standing up for the young people for whom libraries are a safe space where they can discover their identity in the pages of books. They really are superwomen.”

Celebrating the autumnal equinox

Baxter is so done with this day

Trying to comprehend the organization of a friend’s bookshelf

So looking forward to this one! I buy all Adib's books, but sharing for those who love freebies.

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

💯 this 👇 At every screening of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social I’ve been urging audiences to send an e-mail or card to the school and public librarians in their community. Let them know that when book banners strike, you’ll be there to stand up for the freedom to read. Librarians can’t do it alone.

This 5k run was tougher than @natechamberlain.com and I thought!

Two high schoolers wrote a love letter about their high school librarian and the banned books club they're part of. This is really moving and thoughtful and a reminder that kids know exactly what the hell is going on right now. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/09/09/s...

Fellow library workers: the usual bad actors are very much watching our posts about recent events and trying to use them to paint librarianship as responsible for all things evil, including one of yesterday's shootings. Just so you know.

Getting ready to host my second Bookworm Speed Dating event. Full registration. I’ve never had more fun at the library!

Y’all, Missouri needs our help📢 Spread the word… The GOP is trying to ram through another redistricting power grab, but there’s a secret weapon: a referendum —to block it. All it takes is 106,000 signatures across 6 districts. Let’s make sure Missouri voters, not politicians, decide. 1/3

THE LIBRARIANS documentary to see a nationwide release beginning in October: bookriot.com/the-libraria...

Absolutely enjoyed the Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge’s performance @kcstarlight.bsky.social last night! I was CRYING during Melissa’s “Nowhere to Go.”

The Senate has now shown support for maintaining federal library funding in next year's budget! Now it's time to tell the House to #FundLibraries. Tell your House Rep to Show Up #ForOurLibraries! Take action 👉 bit.ly/House4Libraries

The unboxing of....WHY I LOVE HORROR: ESSAY ON HORROR LITERATURE by me. Coming from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social 9/23/25. The tables were turned for this one because usually I am the person posting other people's books arriving at my house. @laneheymont.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/f8eZG...

This book is SO VERY disturbing and gross and I loved it so much. GET IT!

It’s not every day you get a note from a state senator recognizing and congratulating you and your co-workers on a library program.

Our fantastic local Romance Bookstore, Under the Cover, is sponsoring a raffle in support of a local librarian. 😭❤️ linktr.ee/PulmonaryPlo...

Today on the blog I am going to ruffle a lot of feathers as I argue for you to spend less money on bestselling authors as our budgets contract and why if you do not, you are making the problem worse for everyone-- authors and readers: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

When ALL the holds are on the bottom shelves

Somebody is in box heaven

“I’d love to be a librarian and sit and read all day!”

Today I have a rant about how we shelve books about books and I use @sadiehartmann.bsky.social and my upcoming books as an example: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/nonf...

Stop scrolling, & post two characters who bring you joy & happiness. (Bonus character, because these three bring me so much joy and happiness.)

I’m thrilled to announce that I wrote a brand-new afterword for the paperback edition of That Librarian, out September 30th! You can pre-order it now. I made some changes. I’m no longer in the business of protecting people who didn’t protect me. 😉 cavalierhousebooks.com/book/9781639...

Achievement unlocked: picked up my 5th Summer Reading pint glass from @kclibrary.bsky.social! I can’t believe this is my 5th summer in Kansas City.

Patrons weren’t noticing this display, so I put a bird on it

“Although the abrupt House shutdown and rescheduling of hearings related to the FY2026 IMLS budget are cause for concern, they are also opportunities to take further action in support of saving the agency. There are two crucial streams of action to take.”

Catching up with our travels, @natechamberlain.com and I got to spend some time exploring Philadelphia during #ALAAC25. Read about some of our favorite spots:

Enjoyed an 8 mile ebike ride around Kansas City this morning. Loved this view from Kessler Park!

Today on the blog: Building Displays That Prioritize Sharing featuring advice and resources: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/07/buil...

It was a beautiful morning to volunteer @kansascityzoo.bsky.social! Got a few hours in before it got too hot.

Read this whole piece and see the impact a librarian can have on their communities. Also be proactive and be loud about it when you are happy with your library! The bigoted jerks are loud, but there are more of us!

I did the dam thing! Read all about my first duathlon experience on @williamottens.com's and my blog:

When a patron says their reference question may be difficult

Over on Instagram, I made a handy and highly sharable carousel about how we can still save the Institute of Museum and Library Services, if you'd like to pass that to your friends, family, and networks there, too. nb: it's "of" and not "for," but I'm not editing. www.instagram.com/p/DL5UK0KxQbM/

Did you know the idea for Worlds of Fun originated with Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Jack Steadman after a family trip to Disneyland? 🎢 (1/2)

Hey #KansasCity peeps, if you have a moment (and especially if you love libraries!), help the @kclibrary.bsky.social plan for the future by taking this survey: kclibrary.org/strategic-planning

Do. Not. Keep. Checkout. History.

When a patron checks out a book you suggested

I've seen some posts suggesting day drinking to deal with today's news, and I want to offer some suggestions for how to get through today if you don't want to drink, or use drugs. I'm going to suggest these things as someone who hasn't drank or taken drugs in over 9 years. I hope they help.

Waited in line an hour and a half while my husband peered jealously into the conference center. Thank you for being at #ALAAC25 @joe-hill.bsky.social!