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A SKY THAT SINGS has been chosen for the American Library Association's 2026 Notable Children's Books List! Thank you. #americanlibraryassociation #STEM #DEI

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ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award Application An award to honor an individual library, library consortium, group of librarians, or support organization for innovative planning for, applications of, or development of patron training programs about...

The last day to apply for the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award! www.ala.org/tools/alainf... #ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Award

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Grateful for all the great news this week! #SafeHarbor is an #alanotable and #NCSS Notable book, too! Thanks #ALA #americanlibraryassociation #NationalCouncilSocialStudies #ALANotableBook #NCSSNotableBook #SafeHarborBook

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2026 Youth Media Award Winners | American Libraries Magazine 2026 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.

#booksky #books #YA #youngadult #childrensliterature #AmericanLibraryAssociation

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Isn’t she lovely? Black, red and SILVER look SMOKIN’ HOT together, as it turns out.
@mackidssl.bsky.social
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

#americanlibraryassociation #youthmediaawards #printzaward #graphicnovel #kidlit

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Raising Readers: Educators Share Strategies to Help Reward Voracious Readers We spoke with three educators about the ways they’re helping support passionate readers to elevate them and their reading lives for the long term, from book clubs to reading logs and more.

YOU'VE GOT TO READ THIS: The one where I shed a light on teachers and libraries finding authentic ways to reward their voracious readers. ❤️ PJM

#PublishersWeekly #AmericanLibraryAssociation #raisingreaders #voraciousreaders #literacy

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CALLING TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS: I'd love to interview educators busily curating diverse collections amidst growing US book bans and challenges for a future story. LMK your interest ad availability. Thx! ❤ PJM #WeNeedDiverseBooks #AmericanLibraryAssociation

llus: @vashtiharrison.bsky.social

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Hooray! Monti and Leo made it again: their second adventure is on the 2025 list of Best Graphic Novels for Children from ALA!
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#MontiandLeo #ChapterBooks #YoungReaders #GraphicNovel #Friendship #Librarians #Teachers #ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation
@candlewickpress.bsky.social

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Why we must fight attempts to undermine our freedom to read
In 1953, at the height of the McCarthyist red scare, the #AmericanLibraryAssociation & the Association of American Publishers issued a #Freedom to #ReadStatement The organizations expressed concerns about the rising public sentiment […]

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Cards Against Humanity Explains the Joke An incredible product totally exempt from Trump's stupid tariffs.

Go preorder your “Informational Product” 100% profits and extra donation money going to the ALA. They are hoping the boxes will be shipped out and in your home by Christmas! #AmericanLibraryAssociation
#CardsAgainstHumanity

www.explainsthejoke.com

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#bannedbooks #americanlibraryassociation #freedomofspeech
www.ala.org/bbooks

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"Top Ten most challenged books of 2024 #8/9 Sold by Patricia McCormick. Why this book matters: bit.ly/soldbr ala.org/bbooks"

"Top Ten most challenged books of 2024 #8/9 Sold by Patricia McCormick. Why this book matters: bit.ly/soldbr ala.org/bbooks"

"Top Ten most challenged books of 2024 #8/9 Crank by Ellen hopkins. Why this book matters: bit.ly/crankbr ala.org/bbooks"

"Top Ten most challenged books of 2024 #8/9 Crank by Ellen hopkins. Why this book matters: bit.ly/crankbr ala.org/bbooks"

#bannedbooksweek #freadom #americanlibraryassociation #unitedagainstbookbans #uniteagainstbookbans #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned #booksky

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"Top Ten most challenged books of 2024. #10 Why this book matters: bit.ly/flamerbr" "ala.org/bbooks" Book cover of Flamer by Mike curato

"Top Ten most challenged books of 2024. #10 Why this book matters: bit.ly/flamerbr" "ala.org/bbooks" Book cover of Flamer by Mike curato

#booksky #bannedbooksweek #readbannedbooks #uniteagainstbookbans #americanlibraryassociation

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Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei Named Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025 

Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei Named Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025 

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📌 This is the American Library Association's Banned Books Week. Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social is the Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025. Congratulations!  #bannedbooks #AmericanLibraryAssociation

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#bannedbooksweek
Check out the 10 most banned books and how banning books is growing in our country. Books open the world to all of us. 💜 Thanks to the American Library Association for sharing this information! #americanlibraryassociation

#books #reading #readbooks #nobookbanning

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Children's Book Week: Nov 3-9 "An Ocean of Stories" & an ocean of #SCBWI #wisconsin creatives

Children's Book Festival: Nov 9 noon to 2 at Wisconsin's own Burlington Public Library!

#everychildareader #educators #childrensbookcouncil #americanlibraryassociation #burlingtonwisconsin

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Happy National Book Lovers Day!
August 9, 2025

#library
#libraries
#AmericanLibraryAssociation
#ilovelibrariesala
#ireadbannedbooks
#readbannedbooks

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#FundLibraries
Please tell Congress to fund our libraries and museums. For more information visit the American Library Association:
www.ala.org/advocacy/fun...

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#library
#libraries
#AmericanLibraryAssociation
#ilovelibrariesala
#ireadbannedbooks
#readbannedbooks
#publiclibraries

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#FundLibraries
Please tell Congress to fund our libraries. For more information please visit the American Library Association:
www.ala.org/advocacy/fun...

#library
#libraries
#AmericanLibraryAssociation
#ilovelibrariesala
#ireadbannedbooks
#readbannedbooks

@americanlibraryassociation

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Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new Mellon role Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

"The former Librarian of Congress abruptly fired by President Donald Trump has found a new position with the country’s largest philanthropic supporter of the arts."

apnews.com/article/carl...

#Librarian #LibraryofCongress #CarlaHayden #bookbans #antifascism #AmericanLibraryAssociation

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A one page comic that says "Sometimes discomfort is the way forward." The comic is black and white. The word "discomfort" is drawn in a way that reflects the meaning of the word. The word "forward" is drawn in a similar way, representing the meaning with the depiction. The background art behind the words makes it look like the discomfort is fueling the forward.

A one page comic that says "Sometimes discomfort is the way forward." The comic is black and white. The word "discomfort" is drawn in a way that reflects the meaning of the word. The word "forward" is drawn in a similar way, representing the meaning with the depiction. The background art behind the words makes it look like the discomfort is fueling the forward.

"Sometimes discomfort is the way forward."

My contribution to the #AmericanLibraryAssociation Conference community zine!

#librarian #comicart #traditionalart #zine #publiclibraries #ala

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At the annual American Libraries Association conference last week. IMLS and PBS Kids normally have booths. They were unable to this year. So, ALA did this. @mychal3ts.bsky.social #AmericanLibraryAssociation #SavePBS #InstituteofMuseumLibraryServices

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On Saturday, Pajama Press celebrated Mystery at The Biltmore with excited fans at ALA!

Don't miss the newest instalment in the series, Mystery at The Biltmore #3, releasing on August 26th in Canada and September 23rd in the United States.

#americanlibraryassociation #ALA #earlychapterbook

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Author smiles beneath a green and yellow main point books sign

Author smiles beneath a green and yellow main point books sign

Two booksellers in blue and purple tops hold copies of A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES below a sign that reads “the point is to read”

Two booksellers in blue and purple tops hold copies of A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES below a sign that reads “the point is to read”

Today’s 1st bookstore on the road to #americanlibraryassociation conference is the FABULOUS Main Point Books in Wayne, PA! I had such a great time coming back here & talking about A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (9/30 @erewhonbooks.bsky.social) with the wonderful booksellers!

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Had a blast hanging out with Lee Miao at the ALA Conference! So grateful to the Eastern PA SCBWI leadership for booking a spot at ALA this year. In an hour & a half, I was able to hand out 20 copies of Slip to eager readers and libraries. Mission accomplished.

#americanlibraryassociation

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Today we’re at #TooManyGames in Oaks, PA and at #AmericanLibraryAssociation in Philly. Let’s go 9th Level Games!

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Today we’re at #TooManyGames in Oaks, PA and at #AmericanLibraryAssociation in Philly. Let’s go 9th Level Games!

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ALSC and YALSA to Become One ALA Division After almost a decade of the Young Adult Library Services Association in the red, the ALA’s teen services division will be subsumed into the Association of Library Service to Children.

The ALSC + YALSA merger is meant to strengthen support for both children’s and teen librarians—but not without growing pains.

Read more: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

#LibraryNews #ALSC #YALSA #BookAwards #TeenLit #KidLit #librarylove #librarylife #americanlibraryassociation

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How Ben Franklin Invented the Library as We Know It Books were rare and expensive in colonial America, but the founding father had an idea

In celebration of the #AmericanLibraryAssociation annual conference in Philadelphia (26-30 Jun 2025), check out Elizabeth Webster's article in Smithsonian about Ben Franklin's foundational contributions to the U.S. library system #ALA2025 #ForOurLibraries www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...

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Graphic with photo of Shana Targosz at the top right corner and her novel, The Underwild: River of Spirits at the bottom left corner. Text reads:
Meet me at ALA! Saturday June 28th 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM The Underwild: River of Spirits signing in the Simon & Schuster booth. Sunday June 29th 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM The Art of Building Bridges Panel at the Chapter One Stage (Booth 112) with Brian Gonsar, Stan Yan, and Jess Callans. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025, Philadelphia.

Graphic with photo of Shana Targosz at the top right corner and her novel, The Underwild: River of Spirits at the bottom left corner. Text reads: Meet me at ALA! Saturday June 28th 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM The Underwild: River of Spirits signing in the Simon & Schuster booth. Sunday June 29th 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM The Art of Building Bridges Panel at the Chapter One Stage (Booth 112) with Brian Gonsar, Stan Yan, and Jess Callans. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025, Philadelphia.

So excited to attend this year's #ALAAC2025 conference! I'll be there to sign books and be a panelist. If you are going to the American Library Association Annual Conference, please come meet me! I'd love to meet you and talk endlessly about books 💙

#ala #americanlibraryassociation #books

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