The Border Patrol agents lied. They always lie. And they lie to destroy other people's lives for fun. www.huffpost.com/entry/border...

"I knew, but I didn't know." I've heard that from so many people this week who finally got to watch the documentary, THE LIBRARIANS. It's now streaming on PBS and YouTube. This weekend, please watch it. Please tell others to watch it. www.pbs.org/video/the-li... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO...

I'm open to middle grade queries! #MSWL

From @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social "CARNIVAL QUEEN is a radiant picture book that celebrates ancestry, belonging, and the power of community. It is perfect for classrooms and families wanting to share the beauty and depth of Carnival with young children" discoveringespanol.com/black-histor...

Teacher friends! Almost everything that educators & librarians email me about - author visit opportunities, discussion guides, book giveaways - is info that gets sent out regularly in my email newsletter. If you're not signed up for it yet, please do! katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Wonderful webinar today exploring @librarycongress.bsky.social resources on Folklife and Veterans History Project. @texasarchive.bsky.social.

Anyone else have a cat on their laptop this morning?

The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote social.demcast.com/s/L9X3k1fQ

One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.

Bad Bunny Embodies the American Dream... the smartest take you will read open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.

The Librarians is now on PBS and Independent Lens. Check your local stations or view on the PBS YouTube channel: youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org

4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.

James Comer spent years and millions of taxpayer dollars trying and failing to prove that there was a policy connection between Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014 and his VP dad. But Comer won’t spend a day or a dollar investigating this.

After months of attending screenings and talking about this film, I’m so excited that anyone can stream The Librarians now. 90 minutes that tell the story of the fight against censorship that has been raging for the past half decade. Check it out! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO...

You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses? People

A couple invited Bad Bunny to their wedding. He suggested they be part of his halftime show instead.

Todos somos Americanos. #badbunny

We are so thankful to @PBS Independent Lens for supporting our film and proud to say it is airing on PBS starting Monday at 12 ET streaming or airing on your local PBS on Independent Lens. We are so proud of this film and the advocates in it. 💕📚Please tune in!

This.

I am outraged that my taxpayer $ are paying for this criminal behavior.

Anyone else out there old enough to remember Three Mile Island? www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...

Tightly rolled green balls Slowly unfurl and infuse Jasmine notes linger #saturdayhaiku

The Librarians airs on PBS Feb 9. This film is personal. Many of the librarians featured are friends and mentors. Their stories show what censorship and defamation really look like in schools and communities. Worth watching. Worth sharing. #TLSky #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

We're pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book HANK'S CHANGE OF HEART by @cindyschrauben.bsky.social, illustrated by @schadefox.bsky.social (The Little Press Publishing) To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE BIRTHDAY SHE GAVE AWAY by Alyssa Haley, illustrated by Jennifer Butts. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)

#PPBF - Don't miss this humorous & monsterly fun new bedtime picture book - Bedslime Blues - by the dynamic duo Kris Tarantino & Cori Doerrfeld. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Waterbrook Childrens @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #kidlit #bedtime #monsters #family #giveaway📚👍

The Librarians will be available to stream on PBS starting next week.

PSA: The U.S. Postal Service has announced a change to their postmark date system, which could impact filing taxes, mailing important government documents, and voting.

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... large majorities of Americans share the views of more progressive Democrats, such as Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), while recoiling against MAGA’s anti-immigrant venom.

Two days ago, we discovered Trump has engaged in the most corrupt behavior of any president in history—giving secret technology to China's ally in exchange for the Trump family getting half a billion dollars. And nobody is still talking about it. #Corruption www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

(cartoon Michael de Adder) #trump #ice #fascism

Donald Trump invites Americans to believe there’s no money left to make health care affordable while he spends billions of taxpayer dollars to hire masked ICE & Border Patrol agents to intimidate, attack, arrest & even kill our people. Mr. President, we reject these authoritarian priorities.

Remembering Pura Belpré, author, collector of folktales, and a puppeteer. At the library she was an advocate for the Spanish-speaking community. Her first Juan Bobo story was published 1962. The Pura Belpré Award established in 1996. #childrensbooks #kidlit #picturebooks

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Wave thunders and roars Cresting, crashing, receding Another wave rises Postop haiku

Win all 3 books in our #LunarNewYear giveaway! 🧧 Enter here: tinyurl.com/y3a9ybj6 #kidlit #bookgiveaway Benson Shum

If they ban whistles switch to cowbells. It'll be fun for all the Gen Xers. Because we need more cowbell.

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking

This is awesome! www.keranews.org/arts-culture...

One sentence mentioning LGBTQ people in a book by Chris Barton led to his author visit being cancelled by Alamo Heights ISD. Three parents complained out of hundreds of families at the school. Kids lost out on a fantastic presentation and experience. @chrisbarton.bsky.social

At Austin City Hall showing our displeasure with ICE and this administration.

Austin Friends! Please sign this petition.

Happy MLK Day. Let’s keep the dream alive. youtu.be/iC_-pM4fZN0

Spotify. Ripping off of 80% of artists.

Who among us hasn't sold stolen oil and stashed the profits in a bank in the country that bailed out our son-in-law's building at 666 Fifth Avenue?