Text Reads: Mayor Mamdani KEEP YOUR PROMISE! Fund NYC public libraries at 0.5% of the city budget. For more information visit NYCPLAN.ORG

Holding up a sign that says “VOTE YES - ALAWU; Strong Staff = Strong ALA”

Next week ALA Staff will be voting for our Union - ALA Workers United - you better believe I’m voting a big YES. Library Worker colleagues, I hope you are as excited for us as we are for the amazing victories in your work.

Vote Yes because a strong staff makes for a strong ALA for ALL OF US.

Trump Once Again Zeroes Out IMLS Budget for 2027. It's Time to Take Action. For the sixth time, the Trump-Vance administration aims to dismantle and defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Trump Once Again Zeroes Out IMLS Budget for 2027. It’s Time to Take Action.

For the sixth time, the Trump-Vance administration aims to dismantle and defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

What to know & what to do right now: bookriot.com/2027-imls-bu...

Such a fantastic cohort!

Rutherford County Library Board fires director after she refuses to relocate 132 children's books Dr. Lu-anne James called the board's order to move books with LGBTQ+ themes to the adult section an unlawful act of viewpoint discrimination.

This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance.
gofund.me/f7704eb98
Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...

Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only dissenter in the conversion therapy case 😞

It's so upsetting, and I just want to remind folks that Trans Lifeline is a resource you should take advantage of right now if you need it.

Your life is precious.

+1-877-565-8860

translifeline.org

Librarians select, acquire, describe, circulate, and preserve information. Selecting books for a school library is a job that people are trained to do.

Censorship is a labor issue, an attack on the agency and autonomy of library workers.

Olympic Committee Announces a Broad Ban of Transgender Athletes in Women’s Events

Everything is so stupid and there will come a day when folks look back on the persecution of trans folks with the same moral disgust as other crimes against humanity.

No one needs protection from trans women. We all need protection, tho, from violent hateful bigots.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...

Library folks: besides Ellen Paul in CT and India May in IA, are there other librarians running for state or federal office in the upcoming midterms? I'd love to talk with you about your campaign, what made you run, and why librarians should consider such offices.

DM is fine!

Screenshot of an Instagram video capturing pope Leo with his mouth open in astonishment

Pop Leo asked if he should put on gloves to turn pages in the gorgeous Renaissance Bible and the librarian explained why it’s better to do so with bare hands. Glorious reaction.

Every rare books librarian & archivist feeling very seen, I gather. www.instagram.com/reel/DUcpEBY... #BookHistory

You could say that Rock n Roll was born 111 years ago today in Arkansas, but probably not where you'd think. Before there was a Chuck Berry or Little Richard, there was those who wanted to be like her.

Rosetta Nubin better known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of Rock was born on this day

Ready, Set, Advocate: eBook Legislation This page provides a comprehensive overview of House Bill 5236, known as the Digital Library Protection Act, and related resources. This page will be updated as needed. If you have any questions, plea...

Illinois residents, take a few minutes to learn about House Bill 5236, which aims to protect libraries from price gouging and unfair practices related to digital materials.

Read this handy guide from ILA, then submit a witness slip as a proponent of the legislation.

www.ila.org/advocacy/rea...

Union Yes for ALA employees! Add your name to congratulate and stand with employees of the American Library Association who are forming their union with AFSCME! @ILCWUAFSCME

Union Yes at ALA! To support American Library Association employees forming their union with AFSCME, add your name here: actionnetwork.org/forms/union-...

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.

My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!

go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

I’m so sorry, Megan. Thinking of you ❤️

“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, internationalism is the antidote, always.” —Robin D. G. Kelley

Librarian & Executive Director of the Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, Connecticut, 06032 | Other at Yale University Apply for Librarian & Executive Director of the Lewis Walpole Library job with Yale University in Farmington, Connecticut, 06032. Other at Yale University

JOB ALERT 📜📚

Librarian & executive director of Yale’s Lewis Walpole Library (Farmington, CT)

•Research center for 18th-century Britain
•You’d report to the fabulous Michelle Light

careers.yale.edu/us/en/job/13...

I first thought "there aren't words" when I first saw this story. but there are

Los Angeles, CA: Special Collections Archivist II (term), Getty Research Institute

The @atbw.bsky.social Freedom School 2026 Series: Digital Literacy & Cultural Stewardship is dedicated to strengthening digital literacy, advancing archival practices, and safeguarding the web as a vital site of cultural memory. Register for the spring sessions: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/events/

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

A graphic with bold text urging the NYC Council to stabilize and properly fund NYC public libraries in the city budget. It includes a red box with the link "bit.ly/nyccouncil2026" and arrows pointing to the link.

New Yorkers, please contact your city council member to get them on record to support 0.5% of the city expense budget allocated to the public libraries. actionnetwork.org/letters/city... - please share with your networks.

Mayor Mamdani Breaks His Promise to NYC Public Libraries The Struggle Against Defunding Libraries Continues...

I hope New Yorkers will challenge Mamdani about this. Too often, people feel they need to be absolutely for or against a politician — ignoring their missteps or throwing them out with the bathwater. You can like and/or believe in someone and still challenge them to deliver on their promises.

World Cup Waitlist — RESISTANCE STUDIES SERIES

Friends!

The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.

We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Interested? Fill the interest form here!

www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...

UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.

Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.

Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.

If you want to get involved with giving CT-3 some options, the current declared challengers to Rep. DeLauro are
Andrew Rice www.riceforct.com
Damjan DeNoble damjanforct.com

#NutmegSky

LAUSD students walk out in protest of ICE raids Students from Boyle Heights to Koreatown marched for immigrant rights and safe schools as similar national protests continue in reaction to federal enforcement action.

This is an organizing tradition in East L.A.

“For decades, student-led walkouts on the Eastside have served as a powerful tool for activism, dating back to the 1968 East LA Blowouts that shed light on inequalities for Mexican Americans in the public education system.”

Such a terrible loss.

Not defunded.

Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.