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A nationwide book ban bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Here's what you need to know about HR7661, including who is behind it, the history behind such bills, and what you need to do to stop it. bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...
A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives
Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.
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This list was created by journalist Char Adams, the author of Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore. bookriot.com/black-owned-... 💙📚 #booksky
100+ Black-Owned Bookstores in the U.S.
There are hundreds of Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. to explore! Check them out here, sorted by state.
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No country that arrested librarians and booksellers was on the right side of history. But that's what's happening in Arkansas. And this is where your whole country is headed with H.R 7661 and S 4925. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/arkansasact372
Arresting Librarians AND Booksellers in the United States
History has shown that arresting librarians and booksellers has never led to greater freedom or liberty.
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It’s such a shit time to be a librarian because you spend so much time talking about stuff like censorship and equity and critical information literacy and then you go to meetings about untested AI tools with a multinational monopoly vendor whose headquarters is built on stolen Palestinian land
This is why we talk about prison libraries. This is why we talk about the rights of children. This is why we talk about surveillance (AI and otherwise) and criminalization. It's all connected by a worldview that emphasizes ownership and control of certain populations.
If These Books Are Banned in Prisons, Why Are They In The Schools?: Book Censorship News, August 7, 2026
Book banners asking why books banned in prisons are allowed in public schools shows their whole hand.
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Remember how the Federal Communications Commission wants to end eRate and decimate internet access and affordability to public schools and libraries nationwide? bookriot.com/proposed-fcc...
Get Loud: Public Library and School Internet Access Is Under Threat
The FCC wants to change the e-Rate program, which could eliminate discounts libraries and schools get to provide internet to their community.
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We are excited to announce the launch of Murmurations: A Trans and Gender Diverse Library Journal!
🪶New in Murmurations: “What Is Trans Information Work in Trying Times?” by Travis L. Wagner. This conceptual article explores the material, affective, and communal labor that attends the creation and circulation of trans information, both inside and beyond information institutions.
Free speech matters. So does verifying what's true. Without a stable historical record, accountability suffers. A new paper, THE POLITICAL THREATS OF VANISHING CULTURE AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, explores why. 📖 Read or download ⬇️ journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/artic... 🧵
"The world's best AI training data is setting on a shelf."
AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain
AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.
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"Libraries take care of the well-being of their patrons by supporting them during disasters. As a result, those in the community can pull through tough times together, knowing they’ve got the library watching out for them." buff.ly/RXlrkLT #Libraries #Services #Resources #Community #Support #Help
Libraries Are Resource Hubs During a Disaster
When disasters strike libraries are ready to help
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The Enshittification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: Here's What's Happening and What You Can Do. If you missed it, the IMLS home page got an AI overhaul, among other things. bookriot.com/the-enshitti...
The Ensh*ttification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: What's Happening and What You Can Do
Nearly a year after the Institute of Museum and Library Services was dismantled, what's happening at the agency? What can we do to help out?
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When ICE officers enter a public library, staff need to respond calmly and within the law. Watch this on-demand webinar for real-world guidance from libraries navigating these situations. Free for ALA members. Open to nonmembers for a registration fee. elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
As proud as I’ve ever been to be a member of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social!! afscme31.org/news/america...
American Library Association employees forming union with AFSCME
Joining the wave of union organizing among cultural workers, employees of the primarily Chicago-based American Library Association (ALA) announced they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31.T...
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From an article last week: "My wife and I absolutely forbid our children from reading those horrible Judy Blume books," he said. "And because we didn’t clean up our society back then, then we have to deal with absolutely horrific things today." Yeah, THAT'S it. www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Arizona librarians could face felony charges for suggesting some books to kids under proposed bill
Librarians who work in public school or government-run libraries could face a felony charge if they recommend a book or media that contains sexually explicit content to a minor — including anything th...
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Matthew Noe@noethematt.bsky.social · 6mo agoThey're trying to arrest librarians again www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4kzeGEk | #IndieLensPBS When lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the U.S., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content. Drawing on historical context, The Librarians, directed by Kim A. Snyder, explores the broader implications for education and public life. The Librarians | Independent Lens This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW PBS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ X: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pbs FOLLOW INDEPENDENT LENS: Independent Lens: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens X: https://twitter.com/IndependentLens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnDUknWztWaLs7motsqGwPg?sub_confirmation=1 Chapters 00:00 — Intro 00:11 — Librarians on the Front Lines 02:25 — The List: 850 Books Targeted in Texas 06:39 — First Day, First Ban: A Superintendent Draws the Line 10:52 — The Librarian’s Code: Ethics Under Fire 13:27 — The Books They Tried to Erase 15:55 — Inside the Banned Book Club 19:44 — Moms for Liberty vs. the Librarians 23:14 — From Texas to Florida: A Movement Spreads 26:01 — High School Librarians in the Crosshairs 28:51 — Erasing Black History 35:31 — Board of Education v. Pico: A Legal Turning Point 37:00 — Librarian of the Year: Amanda Jones 41:22 — An Organized Campaign to Ban Books 47:28 — Students Push Back 52:56 — Who’s Funding the Bans? 57:42 — Parents vs. the School Board 1:07:25 — When the Bans Hit Home 1:13:10 — Librarians as the Last Line of Defense 1:18:07 — The Freedom to Read Act & the Threat of Library Closures 1:21:21 — Librarians Are the Heroes 1:24:17 — Credits ABOUT INDEPENDENT LENS @independentlens is an Emmy® Award-winning PBS documentary series. With founding executive producer Lois Vossen, the series has been honored with 10 Academy Award nominations and features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Funding is provided by the Action Circle for Independent Lens with major funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Acton Family Giving, Ford Foundation, and Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, with additional support from Artemis Rising Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, Park Foundation, the deNovo Initiative, and RandomGood Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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psybiggs@psybiggs.bsky.social · 6mo agoHave you seen the documentary Librarians? It aired on PBS last week - super frightening what's going on, here in parts of Canada too The Librarians Film | Official Site share.google/jbm351Ymsey5...
"The full internal affairs report about a police officer who confronted a transgender woman about her bathroom use at the Tucker Library said the incident stemmed from a complaint by a library patron." Bigots endangering the lives of trans people. www.decaturish.com/public_safet...
Report: Complaint led to library bathroom dispute in Tucker
The full internal affairs report about a police officer who confronted a transgender woman about her bathroom use at the Tucker Library alleges it began with a complaint from another patron.
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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.
Mayor Mamdani Breaks His Promise to NYC Public Libraries
The Struggle Against Defunding Libraries Continues...
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Before the Tougaloo Nine, the Greenville Eight. These eight people, including the late Jesse Jackson, demanded their right to use the Greenville SC "whites only" library in 1960. They were arrested and defended by Greenville's first Black lawyer. #BlackHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenvi...
More IMLS propaganda is here. Remember: the IMLS serves *citizens*, not the administration. Institute of Museum and Library Services Awards $4.1 Million to Support the Trump AI Action Plan. This is intended to kill libraries and museums. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Institute of Museum and Library Services Awards $4.1 Million to Support the Trump AI Action Plan
/PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced it awarded grants to eight projects in Fiscal Year 2025 that are dedicated to building...
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Shannon Gibney: The KidLit community and the ICE invasion pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2026/02/10/s...
Shannon Gibney: The KidLit community and the ICE invasion
I have some friends here who are writers who cannot write. I can write, but this is all I can write about now.
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For #LoveData26 week, #ICYMI for 2 free data advocacy zines: "DIY Web Archiving" to protect data (& other online things!) you care about 🔗⬇️, & a #datarescue zine documenting the recently removed Nat'l Park exhibit on the people Washington enslaved zinebakery.com/bakeshop/cen...
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Zine Bakery Bakeshop #2, by Quinn Dombrowski, Tessa Walsh, Anna Kijas, Ilya Kreymer, and Amanda Wyatt Visconti
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One reason we know so much about Black librarians in the early days of library professionalism is because the DC Civic Library Association (an association for Black librarians in Washington DC) published A Directory of Negro Graduates of Accredited Library Schools (1900-1936) #BlackHistoryMonth
![clipping from a newspaper saying "Preparing Directory of Library School Graduates. Dateline Washington DC (ANP) In observance of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the first library school the DC Civic Library association is preparing a director [sic] of Negro graduates of accredited library schools. The organization is asking persons who have not received a communication to write to the association at Box 185 Howard University.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tjj7wet2ww7v7rrn7lvcf37p/bafkreieikmcvqqdmafno4kbqy3r5fjgps3udzbt6ontblh2ffk6qc5mfzu)
A vivid example of "mission creep" and "libraries aren't essential services except when they're told to be" that are creating a mental health hellscape for library workers. bookriot.com/the-state-of...
"Pizza Parties Don't Fix Burnout": The State of Librarian Mental Health
Library workers are feeling increased pressures to be everything to everyone, and the impact on their mental health matters.
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Kim Kelly@kimkelly.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe Parker administration is failing so many of our most vulnerable neighbors while hanging our overworked, underpaid library workers out to dry www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
thank you for everything you did for we here and for the library and information science profession, fobazi. you were an incredible friend, thinker, writer, supporter. you’ll be dearly missed 🤍
Fobazi M. Ettarh@fobettarh.bsky.social · 7mo ago
I'll be live with Sabrina Baeta of PEN America for a Red, Wine and Blue event 2/19. We're talking the trends in book censorship and where/how you can get involved in pushing back right now. Register for the free event here --> go.redwine.blue/0219tt-bookr...
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Book bans aren’t slowing down — they’re evolving with a sneakier strategy that often flies under the radar. Join us as we discuss the newest trends and tactics driving today’s book bans and how commun...
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We are thrilled to announce that ACLU’s Emerson Skyes (Senior Staff Attorney, ALCU Speech, Privacy, & Technology Project) will be moderating our watch party and discussion, THIS Sat 5pmET Join us for this activating event with frontline changemakers in the US and Canada! tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...
On the weaponization of personal data: "If combined with the facial recognition and social media monitoring commonly deployed by the Department of Homeland Security, those reams of data would turbocharge ICE’s terror campaign in the short term and destroy American civil liberties in the long term."
Opinion | ICE Is Watching You
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Call for Papers: The Political Librarian invites all levels of information, memory, library, and cultural heritage professionals, administrators, educators, researchers, policy analysts, and stakeholders to contribute to the Spring 2026 issue of The Political Librarian.
The Political Librarian Journal
As an open source academic journal, The Political Librarian is dedicated to expanding the discussion of about library advocacy and activism while promoting research and new thinking about policy and f...
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