A graphic with red hearts thanking school library assistants.
We appreciate all of the library workers that keep our libraries running smoothly! In school libraries, library assistants keep the engines running day to day! We thank you! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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It's National Library Workers Day!!!! 🎉
CCC is just 1.5 staff so you know we can't do ANY of what we do without the help of of library staff at our member institutions! THANK YOU!
📚 Celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek with a go-to resource for bringing powerful stories into your classroom: the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list, developed by NCSS and the Children’s Book Council.
➡️ Explore the latest list: hubs.li/Q04cPtTz0 #skybrarians #booksky
Read more here!⬇️
Happy National Library Week! A great week to take one small action. We'll share actions throughout the week!
Black text on a yellow background reads: “Authors Against Book Bans speak out” and “Ryan Estrada” accompanied by an image of a man wearing glasses and the cover of the book “Banned Book Club”
Black text on a white background that reads, “What’s your name and most challenged book?” “My name is Ryan Estrada. Ironically, my book Banned Book Club, which I wrote with my wife Kim Hyun Sook about her experiences smuggling illegal books under a dictator in 1980s Korea, has been banned in six different cities. My second most banned book is Occulted, about how my friend Amy Rose used banned books to escape a UFO death cult. I guess the book banners really don’t like to see that their tactics are the same as despots and cult leaders.”
Black text on a white background that reads, “What’s your experience with being banned?” “I thought I was writing about history. When we started writing in 2017, book banning was not a topic of discussion in the US. In fact, the reason we got our book deal was that the editor was SHOCKED at the idea that South Korea was only a few decades away from having state-banned books. By the time the book came out three years later, not only were books being banned by the hundreds, but our book quickly became one of them.”
![Black text on a white background that reads, “What do you wish readers in general knew about book bans? It’s all a show. They claim to be a giant network of parents concerned about pornography in schools, but that’s all a lie. It’s like a dozen people, and I know all of them [...] None of them have children in the school districts they target. Many don’t even live in those districts and drive in from another state. They are political operatives, funded by organizations whose investments in private schools are benefited by making public schools worse, or whose campaigns benefit from damaging libraries.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4e3azwmhkhqets2gvislixae/bafkreigjr6kl5qhobw3354hcjervbsnwu6usc3uqbmos4tpun6cfsb2oc4)
Black text on a white background that reads, “What do you wish readers in general knew about book bans? It’s all a show. They claim to be a giant network of parents concerned about pornography in schools, but that’s all a lie. It’s like a dozen people, and I know all of them [...] None of them have children in the school districts they target. Many don’t even live in those districts and drive in from another state. They are political operatives, funded by organizations whose investments in private schools are benefited by making public schools worse, or whose campaigns benefit from damaging libraries.
We asked members of @authorsabb.bsky.social to share their experiences of being banned. Thank you @ryanestrada.com for sharing your story!
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Hays area residents! We need your support for this petition to restore library cuts in Tx district Hays CISD. Please share with your friends! @txfreedomread.bsky.social www.saveschoollibrarians.org/save_school_...
In some good news, the Alabama bill that would have allowed easy firing of library board members–the folks who won't follow in lock-step with partisan book banning–has failed.
alabamareflector.com/2026/04/14/b...
Read this and then vote for Tx book loving school board members!
Fund Libraries: Tell Congress to invest in libraries. ALA 150, American Library Association, #FundLibraries
We have ONE WEEK left to tell the Senate to #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget. Are you ready to take action? Call your Senators TODAY and remind them how important libraries are to your community - and how important it is that they provide robust federal funding: ala.org/showup
Do you live in a Blue State? On Monday, April 13 at 1PM EST AABB National Leader Samira Ahmed & @everylibrary.bsky.social Library Political Director Gwen Camp. will discuss how people who live in blue states can effectively stand up to HR 7661 on Instagram Live
Did you ask your mom yet? Post a video. It would be so funny.
It is April of 2026. School started in August. Canyon ISD has not ordered any books this school year. That is the harm to our academic students from SB13 implementation. Nothing in the law prohibits books from being ordered, but this is the outcome many of us predicted. @txfreedomread.bsky.social
Really disappointing to see @austinisd.bsky.social discussing cutting librarians DURING National School Library week. 😡💔
This is basically the fed gov't saying, hey, if you don't teach our point of view, then we're gonna take away your $.
It's playground bully mentality, not policy. This is extortion. When Common Core was introduced, Republicans were up in arms about this kind of mandate coming from the central govt.
It's not just my opinion. Studies show that access to diverse books positively impacts children's reading scores. This fabulous study from First Book explains this in detail.
Successful readers read widely, and that means reading all kinds of books.
firstbook.org/wp-content/u...
Public schools and libraries are meant to provide access to diverse viewpoints and stories. As an author, @maggietokudahall.bsky.social, why do you believe it’s important for young people to have access to a wide range of books and ideas? action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661
Anyone who wants to join us and @maggietokudahall.bsky.social to take action against H.R. 7661 and protect the freedom to read, we can help you call your reps right now at action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661. What else would you say to encourage those who want to take action?
this is such bs schools are using ai to flag thousands of books and suddenly libraries are shutting down over it… like since when did robots decide what kids can read, thoughts?
A teal graphic promoting applications for Blue Willow Bookshop's Teen Advisory Board. It reads, "Applications are open for our 2026-2027 Teen Advisory Board!" Beneath this header are two Polaroid frames with pictures of bookshelves inside. Arrows point from the photos to four text boxes, which read: "help choose books for our YA subscription. flex your writing and reviewing skills. read advance reader copies of YA books. meet awesome YA authors." The bottom of the graphic reads, "Houston-area high school students for the 2026-2027 school year are welcome to apply. bluewillowbookshop.com/TABApp. Apps are due at midnight CT on Sunday, April 26."
📣 Houston-area teen readers!
Applications are open for our 2026-2027 Teen Advisory Board.
📚 Read advance copies of YA books
✍️ Flex your writing and reviewing skills
✅ Help choose books for our YA subscription
😍 Meet YA authors
Apply by midnight on Sunday, April 26: buff.ly/g9VzyEv
We believe in our fellow librarians and are proud of their professionalism, integrity and courage. Happy School Librarian Day! 😘
Colorful background with a magic book. Happy National School Librarian Day April 4 Find your joy!
HAPPY NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARIAN DAY!!!
I admire each of you and the work you do SO much!
I hope today and every day you can find the library joy. 📚
Happy Day to YOU too!!!
In 2025, library funding ballot measures passed at an 80% rate nationwide.
But there’s a catch: voters are saying “yes” to keeping what they have, and “maybe” to anything new. Read our analysis today!
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The district is already having some issues complying with SB13 and now who will manage their collections effectively with being short staffed? @hayscisd.bsky.social
Very disappointed in @hayscisd.bsky.social decision to reduce all secondary librarians in a growing school district whose students compete with Central Tx students who DO have librarians. It hurts their college/career preparation, will impact reading and literacy. @kvue www.kvue.com/article/news...
What now? Libraries after Llano v. Little ruling -a summary from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social. Remember this case did not say libraries have to remove books that patrons complain about. Read more here. www.oif.ala.org/what-now-lib...
Today’s the last day to vote in the ALA Elections | Thanks so much for your consideration!
ALA folks! The voting deadline is tomorrow for ALA President! Hoping you consider our dedicated, strong colleague and cofounder when you vote!! @becalzada.bsky.social