The federal government should not decide what your kids are allowed to read.
Oppose the Federal Book Ban bill!
Sign the petition and defend the freedom to read.
action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Image of the tops of books in a herringbone pattern. They are in a rainbow gradient. The center of the image has a green textbox with the words "Resources for fighting book censorship, library challenges, and more."
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
Across the country, the freedom to read is under attack.
Books are being removed from shelves, librarians are being targeted, and students are losing access to materials that reflect their lives and expand their understanding of the world.
bit.ly/4cxv5qz via @everylibrary.bsky.social
The Trump admin has shut down the CIA’s World Factbook, a country reference that for six decades has provided data on birth and death rates, major exports, and more. Long used by government officials and by researchers, educators, and journalists, the database was taken offline today.
Collage of ALA Youth Media Award honorees. ALA Youth Media Awards: The top books and digital media for children and young adults. The 2026 ALA Youth Media Award honorees—featuring the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and more—have been announced Check out the books young readers will be talking about all year
Dear young readers,
Sorry not sorry for all the extra reading, but you aren't going to want to miss any of these winning YMA titles. Check out the full list and max out your library holds.
Sincerely, ALA
ilovelibraries.org/article/2026...
#ALAyma
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CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITIONS 25-390 ) FULL PLAY GROUP, S.A. V. UNITED STATES, ET AL. ) 25-396 ) LOPEZ, HERNAN V. UNITED STATES, ET AL. The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the cases are remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for further consideration in light of the pending motion to dismiss the indictment.
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
Is this why he's close to finding Jesus?
Of course, Denmark would say that? After all that Greenland nonsense...
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
LIBRARIES WIN IN COURT. Federal court issues permanent injunction in Rhode Island V. Trump, stops the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The court ruled that all actions taken by the Administration to dismantle IMLS are nullified. This injunction takes immediate nationwide effect: all grants, in every state and territory. The Administration is stopped from taking these actions again in the future. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
new toolkit The Introverts’ Guide to Fighting for Democracy Starting points to help figure out your unique role in the movement
The right to assemble + protest lies at the heart of our republic. But there are also many other ways to take action if you didn’t make it to a #NoKings event. Find out a way to get involved that works for you: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-introverts-guide-to-fighting-for-democracy/
Yes! Shouldn't have to recount their SA at every book signing either.
The normalization of book bans & curriculum censorship has helped pave the road to where we are now. See new report ⬇️.
That is why we ask everyone to raise the alarm & defend the #FreedomtoLearn & #TeachTruth at every public event, see: www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...
pen.org/report/the-n...
Tell Congress not to grant itself the power to censor information about its members on the internet.
Use our new, easy action center tool to stop lawmakers from sacrificing transparency for a false sense of security.
Beating Bama is fun, even when it's hockey. #MTSUhockey
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A great tribute to Diogo Jota by @hersport.bsky.social .
How is Surridge not on the All-Star roster?
Screencap about La Brigada skipping the NSC because of ICE raids
Dear Tectonic Plates: I, too, am under great stress and sometimes have to snap a little. I understand, but I wish you hadn't broken my mom's tea cup.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
This statement from the NSF is insane.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
Troy sat out the last election because Harris wasn't ideologically pure enough.
Elizabeth Warren at the People's Town Hall in Nashville today.
