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The Super Bowl is being played in Colin Kaepernick's former home stadium, at a societal moment that echoes the issues he forced football fans to confront nearly 10 years ago, after he kneeled during the national anthem before a 49ers game.

Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.

I’ve got admin covered but sure would appreciate 3-4 more #schoollibrarians to share their strategies😉

Urgent call to action, Texans: we need to write to our State Board of Education members and tell them NOT to adopt the proposed required reading list they’re considering at the the end of the month. It is BAD. I wrote about why here: franklinstrong.substack.com/p/call-to-ac...

PEN America Releases Latest Public Schools Book Ban Report www.slj.com/story/PEN-Am...

"It appears that Donald Trump not only has dementia set in, but he's copying tactics of Vladimir Putin. Sending troops into cities, thinking that that's some sort of proving ground for war.. is just, frankly, inane and I'm concerned for his health" www.cbsnews.com/chicago/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.

After enacting the largest SNAP cuts in history, Trump is now scrapping the federal government's annual report on hunger in America. The utter cruelty of this regime knows no bounds.

Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be

It’s just wild the cultural differences from a blue city in a red state to a blue city in a blue state. Loving that this is proudly front and center in my new school district.

After six weeks off, I’m finally starting to think and plan for this upcoming school year. My brain wouldn’t let me do it before, but now I’m just kind of ready to start learning about my new school district and school.

I can’t understate how strange it is to move from Texas to a blue state as a school librarian/administrator. I’ve been really tired, a little sick here and there, and just generally low energy. I think my body and mind are slowly detoxing. It’s a strange place to be in so I take one day at a time.

Republicans once slammed Biden for raising the debt ceiling. Now they’ve quietly backed a $5 trillion hike of their own. Josh Levs on the myth of the GOP’s fiscal responsibility.

Do you miss FlipGrid? Check out Book Creator to gain back some of the magic. Students can record video straight to a collaborative book. Students and teachers can leave VIDEO feedback comments! bookcreator.com/iste #ISTElive

They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida. If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.

🧵🧵🧵 These are all very preliminary (& all I can find right now). Final numbers will be different. Feel free to update this and add your own! Estimate 80k in Philly Estimate 50k in NYC Estimate 20k in downtown Chicago Estimate 25k in Los Angeles Estimate 15k in Houston Estimate 20k in San Diego 1/

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

Abilene Law for Librarians training with the amazing Brooke, Johana, and Shirley!

Are you attending #ALAAC25 in Philly in June? Please join the Read-In on June 27th to call for restoration of school librarians in all Philadelphia schools! #TLSky www.restorephillylibrarians.org/philadelphia... via ‪@everylibrary.bsky.social‬

#txlege House lobby this afternoon was brimming with parents, kids and librarians reading to protest SB 13, which is set for a vote today. Bill would add public review period for all new school library purchases and require school board approval of each + ban “sexually explicit” books

We spoke today to encourage Texans to defend their institutions, like public libraries, by getting engaged. See @txfreedomread.bsky.social threads for more ways to get involved.

I just called and talked to young staffers telling them why SB13 was a bad idea, that schools already have required policy for reconsideration of library books, and that school librarians don't have enough money to buy enough books so they won't buy "bad" ones.

May 20:

Thank you @halfpricebooks.bsky.social for fighting www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/d...

Tx HB3225 may go to the Senate soon. Your city council probably doesn’t even know about the $10,000 fine to the library. Or that the library will have to I.D. Everyone under 18. What can you do? Inform your city council members ASAP!

SB13 will set up a Library Advisory council to screen every single book your school library purchases-books about volcanoes, planets, even of ABCs - would all be held up for months for approval from 5 parents. Contact Tx House Public Ed committee members and say no. house.texas.gov/committees/c...

Finally got to the lab leak chapter and hoo boy

At around 1 am, SB13 finally came up. It’s hard to contextualize how important it is to have a flow of current, professionally reviewed, quality literature for our students for their literacy & academic journeys to legislators who don’t understand education or how key librarians are to education,

Hanging out at the Capitol. Been here since 7 am…

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UPDATE: A court just ruled in our favor, blocking the administration’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The agency is dedicated to supporting the museums and libraries that communities love.

Here is something the general public may not know regarding public broadcasting... cpb.org/emergency-al...

I would like to know, what are you reading? 📚

A2: I will never forgot one particular student who got a book from my "Blind Date with a Book" display. They came back to me and said how much the book meant to them and how they saw themselves in the book. They came back weekly to get a new book after that. Best day of my life. #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM

Joining late -- I'm a Library Services Specialist for Plano ISD in Texas, where I support, coach, mentor, and provide PD for all librarians in our district. I am also the Chair-Elect for #TxASL . #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM

#TLSkyChat Check it out!! So exciting to connect with authors!!

We hope you can join us tomorrow for #TLSkyChat at 8-9pm EST/5-5pmPST! #AASLSLM Let's continue to grow our School Librarian community. #TLSky #Skybrarians

A4 - I see a continuation of innovation & flexibility. I also see that advocacy will remain an important part of our work. And most importantly, we will still partner with our students on their literacy and learning journeys so they are ready to meet the world as adults! #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM

Short and fast, but so much great information shared here this evening! Once again, big shout out to @techielibgrl.com, co-moderator of #TLSkyChat for the collaboration! And, if you want to #SlowChat this, feel free! Stay tuned for an announcement from Heather T and mark your calendars! #AASLSLM

Q4 - What's next for us? #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM

A3 - I’m in a support role so I have to give a huge shoutout to the 50 librarians I support. They are out there everyday doing the hard work of keeping kids reading and learning! 🙌 #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM

Q3 - Fav activities, programs, strategies for your students? Respond with A3 and #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM

A2 - the fact that so many of my former students are still in contact, sharing their life with me shows that their school library was a good place for them. I even hired one of my former students! #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM

A1 - just loading up on alllll the books. Especially nonfiction and biographies. #TLSkyChat #aaslSLM

Q2 - Respond back with A2 and use the #TLSkyChat and #AASLSLM hashtags so we can respond to you!

A1: I was the youngest library volunteer in my public library at 4th grade. It always amused the old ladies when I would fix their shelving. Libraries have always been by happy place. #TLSkyChat #AASLSLM