My lovely @readonthebeach.bsky.social,

I am at work.

BUT! I am sitting still organizing makes space stuff.

Thanks.

The diminished breathing sneaks up on me at times.

sure it's a tool of social control and surveillance owned and operated by fascists, but it writes work emails for me. on balance who's to say it's good or bad

Introducing the Digital Archives of Edgar Snow - LibCal - UMKC University Libraries The Digital Projects team invites you to an international virtual presentation sharing our project to make the Snow Archives available online to researchers across the globe. ...

If you’ve ever been curious about what I do at work, I’m doing a virtual reading room tour & show-n-tell at this event at 8PM CST: libcal.library.umkc.edu/event/166584... #thatarchiveslife #archives #libraries

Well this is terrible

The IMLS Propaganda Machine Is In Full Swing The agency overseeing U.S. libraries and museums is now full-on regime propaganda.

Don't forget that PragerU is who crafted the 14 million dollar "Freedom Trucks" project from the IMLS. They stole that money from us, the taxpayers, for a propaganda project.

buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

Libraries Facing Potential $4 Million Hit, Branch Closures If Property Tax Cuts Pass : NorthEscambia.com Local online newspaper for North Escambia County Florida, Pensacola, Walnut Hill, Bratt, McDavid, Molino, Century, Cantonment, Atmore, Flomaton, News

Florida's governor wants to cut property taxes, and if that happens, it will have a swift and immediate impact on public libraries throughout the state. Recall–this is a new tactic of defunding public institutions.

www.northescambia.com/2026/04/libr...

Newark students vote in Board of Education elections Newark is the first city in New Jersey to allow 16 and 17-year-old students to vote in school board elections.

16 and 17 year olds get to vote in the Newark, New Jersey, school board election.

This should be the standard. Their lives are directly affected by whoever sits in those seats.

www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...

GROSS

PragerU Kids Book Fair | PragerU Bring a PragerU Kids Book Fair to your school, library, or classroom! Join hundreds of like-minded volunteers in offering children a non-woke, patriotic education with books for K-12. Apply to receive...

PragerU is now launching its own book fair to "compete" with scholastic. It sounds like they're maybe absorbing the SkyTrees Book Fairs, which started with the same nonsense.

www.prageru.com/book-fair

I have a voice today!

Not sure what level, but as a h.s. librarian and former h.s. ELA teacher, I lean heavily into reading to write.

Reading Like a Writer-Prose

How to Read Literature Like a Professor--Foster (also his NF title)

The Writer's Practice-Warner

Writing to Read, Reading to Write-Kuehner

Nice skeet with some interesting readings in the replies. Reminder to me of when I used to teach a lot of writing, and read about how to teach writing. I should get back to more of this.

Valid

School Library Association on Instagram: "We were proud to be part of the formal launch of the Libraries Alliance today at the British Academy in London, where our CEO Victoria Dilly was in discussion... 35 likes, 1 comments - uksla on April 15, 2026: "We were proud to be part of the formal launch of the Libraries Alliance today at the British Academy in London, where our CEO Victoria Dilly was in dis...

One of the many highlights of the event was a session on school libraries and we watched this short video on what having a library (and an excellent librarian!) means to some of the kids:

www.instagram.com/reels/DXKGX_...

Our investigation found that the school in question targeted just under 200 titles from the school library shelves. The librarian was labeled a safeguarding risk and later resigned due to extreme stress.

Read the investigation ⬇️
www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho... 2/2

These feminist books risk being banned in UK schools. We must fight to defend them The freedom to read is under threat.

"Book bans are not about protecting children – it’s an act of censorship, an act of control."

Thanks to Glamour UK for speaking up about book banning in the #UK, including our investigation into a school in Greater Manchester ⬇️
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/thes... 1/2

Imagine stitching your favorite authors' signatures on this!

🤓

Hand-knitted jumper, on display at the National Library of Scotland

What every well-dressed librarian is wearing @natlibscot.bsky.social

If things feel out of control, here are some questions that might be helpful!

American Library Association Shares Book Ban Data, List of ‘Most Challenged’ Titles of 2025 - Publishing Perspectives U.S. librarians tracked 4,235 unique book challenges in 2025, nearly matching the record of 4,240 recorded in 2023, and almost double last year's count.

“2025’s censorship campaigns weren’t about protecting children—they were about erasing realities. A tiny cohort of people are trying to remove people’s lived experiences from library shelves.”

First off, please call your reps about HR 7661.

Secondly, Last Night at the Telegraph Club (on the list) is a masterpiece and everyone should read it.

Loved ND & HB as a youth.

Wife is reading the Nancy Drew books for the first time. Asked me when they were originally published. Top of my head, I say the 1940s. She concurs, asks why one is talking about NASA.

Enter Wikipedia!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_D...
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Seconded!

I hoped when we moved to Bluesky that I'd stop seeing authors follow some bad social media playbook of "follow anyone with librarian in their title so they will feel obligated to buy your book."

And yet.

It's National Library Week. Please learn about different types of librarians.

Frankly I think we should have kicked off National Library Week with "The Library is Dope"

I work too much to be this broke

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Using facial recognition tech, the Knicks surveilled a trans woman, tracking her every move out of fear she'd show up on MSG's tv broadcast

And they can do it to any "enemy" of Jim Dolan, who's built his own deep state. From @noahshachtman.bsky.social & me @wired.com www.wired.com/story/madiso...

Palantir’s “manifesto” trends on X, showcasing its evil The post makes explicit what Palantir wants: the supremacy of the US military industrial complex to infiltrate every aspect of our lives

Palantir’s “manifesto” trends on X, showcasing its evil

The post makes explicit what Palantir wants: the supremacy of the US military industrial complex to infiltrate every aspect of our lives
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...