Tomorrow, October 1, is the deadline to register for #ILAAC25! Don’t miss out on engaging sessions, inspiring speakers, and fun activities. Plus, Trustee Day and a community project supporting Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse, a domestic violence organization. Register: bit.ly/ILAAC25

Today is the day! You can read WHY I LOVE HORROR with 18 of today's best Horror authors. In their essays they ALL bring their personal connection to Horror directly to you, their readers. A post to celebrate with the full table of contents is below. raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...

Heartbroken and angered to learn about the cuts affecting my library colleagues at the Chicago History Museum. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...

My librarian journey started in the Library of Congress. Nearly 20 years ago, on a Friday in April, my spouse&I took advantage of a day off and visited the Mall in DC. One of our stops was the LOC. I was struggling at that time. I was a new mother (our daughter was 5 mos old), & I felt lost. 1/5

The firing of Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, by Trump is another example in a long list of his intentional actions to remove POC in positions of power, to regulate what information citizens have access to, & to hamstring democracy in America. Alarms are sounding but they need to be louder.

I had the privilege of speaking to Illinois library workers at the Reaching Forward North conference this afternoon. I hope my message of strength through connection was well-received. As VP of ILA, I really appreciate the opportunity to thank our library staffers. #ILARF2025

A really great thread about leadership. It doesn't just mean supervision. Well said, @maxgbowman.bsky.social. As someone constantly considering the different forms leadership takes, including for me, Max's words resonated deeply. This is the kind of thinking this profession needs.

Incredibly disheartened to see this in black and white. Disappointment in our profession, and in the individuals who made this happen. Librarians have a duty to uphold access and credibility. This is complying in advance to a would-be dictator's whims. Spineless and shameful.

Many of you may have attended the town hall today that Clarivate offered as a way to...tamp down the response. Tamp it they did. After a barrage of thumbs down responses, the react button was deactivated. Participants were not given access to chat or able to view what questions were being asked.

I'm plagiarizing my alt-account to speak up about what's happening in academic libraries right now. This week, Clarivate sent an announcement explaining that it was killing off it's DDA and single-title book purchase programs and replacing it with a subscription model. 1/?

I had a conversation this morning where I was able to sing the praises of the @illibraryassoc.bsky.social & highlight how lucky we are to have a governor & a secretary of state who understand the value & importance of libraries. I'm heartsick for colleagues in Iowa, Arkansas, North Dakota, & others.

Alarming, to say the least.

Today is the first (of 2) session of @tuphlos.bsky.social and my updated Anti-Racist RA Service for ALA eCourses. There is still time to sign up. Everyone who signs up gets a recording and our brand new WORKSHEETS! Link to join us is here: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...

"Iowa Republican lawmakers are seeking to remove an exemption in Iowa's obscenity law that protects libraries and educational institutions" This is terrifying. Iowans, speak up against this bill. (Credit: @heykellyjensen.bsky.social) www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

The IACRL 2025 People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing is open for submissions! This award allows Illinois academic and research librarians to share their work. Submissions on all relevant topics are welcome. Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025, by 5:00 PM CT Details: ow.ly/RMgG50UTAfy

Going to start a regular thing where I highlight some GOOD THINGS happening in libraries. Want to let me know about one?

Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.

I've been thinking that last week and today felt similarly to the early weeks of the pandemic, before everything started to close. Librarians were in a state of panic -- how do we keep everyone safe? What information should we share? Every day brought a new slate of confusion and fear. 1/

Incredibly proud and excited to share our theme for this year's ILA Annual Conference. Please submit your conference proposal! We want to hear from you!