Opinion by Zach Fields: The middle class cannot thrive while democracy crumbles www.adn.com/opinions/202... #AlaskaSky

The Write Where We Stand #writeout Choice Board includes new choices for this year and a PDF with QR codes is available to print and share. writeout.nwp.org/2026-choice-...

We know you all have been working hard to inform your communities about the importance of school board races. If you're in one of these key races really bear down these weeks before the election

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 3d ago

School boards are way under the radar in a big year like this, but the same battles you've heard about (book bans, Moms for Liberty, trans kids) are happening this year too. I identified 19 school boards where there battles like this — and what's up: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Begich and Sullivan have stood behind Trump while he went after our government and our democratic institutions. Now he's flying in to return the favor. We see it. Tuesday, 1:30–4 pm, Newcomb Park. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/mat-suunite...

Trump in the MatSu: Show Up to Stand Up! · Mat-Su United for Progress Alaska

# TRUMP IS COMING TO MAT-SU—LET’S SHOW UP! Trump is coming to the Menard Center in Wasilla for a rally with Dan Sullivan and Nick Begich—and we have an important message for him: **Mat-Su is not a political coronation, and he should not expect a warm welcome from everyone here!** Since Trump’s election in 2024, Mat-Su United for Progress and Stand Up Alaska have been organizing, speaking out, and bringing our community together to challenge his agenda. Now it’s time to make our voices heard again! **WE’RE ANGRY ABOUT WHAT TRUMP IS DOING TO OUR COUNTRY. BUT HE WILL NOT STEAL OUR JOY, OUR HOPE, OR OUR COMMUNITY SPIRIT!** We stand stronger together. We stand up for our neighbors, our democracy, and the future we want for Alaska. And we’re not showing up just to protest—we’re showing up together! **Black Water Railroad will be there to bring the music** and help keep our spirits high. Because standing up for what matters can be powerful, positive, and even fun. 📍 **WHERE:** Newcomb P

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From the Alaska chapter of @authorsabb.bsky.social in the Homer Independent Press: Recognizing the threat of banning books homerindependentpress.com/2026/10/08/o... #AlaskaSky

Alaskans, AFN has a great voter resources website. Some of it is specific to their members, but much of it is useful to everyone. nativefederation.org/voter-resour... #AlaskaSky

I know I am about as biased as possible on this but go to an indie bookstore. An indie bookstore's vibes are the opposite of...all of this. You'll be surrounded by memories, stories, brave visions of the future that don't ignore our barbarous present. Your brain can be quiet AND full. Seriously.

Secrecy sleeve, signatures, seal, stamp — here’s exactly how to send your absentee ballot back the right way.

We will be there! #VoteEarly

Erin aka Bippy in Alaska@itsbippy.bsky.social · 3d ago

Alaska, it’s time to do the tangerine tango. The mandarin menace is headed here on Tuesday. There is an event in downtown Anchorage at 10 AM followed up by this in the Matsu Valley at 1:30. All day anti-Trump. mobilize.us/s/a0xKWw

Even if you think your question is silly. Even if you're worried we will judge you. (We won't. Trust me, very little freaks us out.) You are not bothering us. This is why we're here. If you don't talk to us, Library Top Brass will decide we're irrelevant & replace us with unstaffed buildings & AI.

Summit County Libraries@summitlibraries.bsky.social · 5d ago

Please disturb the librarians. You are never a bother. ❤️

Out today! Pelicans! Dads! Blimps! An orangutan who runs a pizzeria! All of the Aristotelian unities!

Patrick Ness@patricknessbooks.bsky.social · last wk.

New book out this Thursday! And I’ve said it before, but I think it’s one of the best books I’ve ever written. Illustrated by the incredible Tim Miller.

Educator friends! If you've ever wanted to invite an author to speak to your students but weren't sure who to ask, Find an Author might be helpful! You can search by location or grade level. I'm there, too! Find an Author is free to use, so give it a look! Deets: findanauthor.org/authors

Boosting. Just let kids read.

Banned Books Week@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 4d ago

LET BOOKS BE ACCESSIBLE! Attempts to limit access for the intended audience are acts of censorship. Let's take a look at the harmful myths and misinformation censors use to justify their actions. And find ways to push back! #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

Withholding books = withholding information.

PEN America@penamerica.bsky.social · 3d ago

Speak by @halseanderson.bsky.social was the 2nd most-banned book in the U.S. during the 2025-26 school year. Anderson told us about the rage she feels over the case of alleged gang rape at Cornell & how our society fails young people when we deprive them of the chance to learn about sex and consent.

Want to Fight Book Bans? Start Here. bookriot.com/how-to-fight... #BannedBooksWeek

Want to Fight Book Bans? Start Here.

No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.

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It's Let Freedom Read Day! Stand up for your rights today and every day. Here's my Banned Books Week blog post: www.lynnlovegreen.com/blog #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomReadDay

It’s Banned Books Week! 🚫📚 Learn how you can take action on Let Freedom Read Day on October 10: buff.ly/ltlvIpZ

Let Freedom Read Day | Banned Books Week®

The freedom to read is under attack — let’s do something about it!

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Today is Let Freedom Read Day. It's also the last day of Banned Books Week. We know books bans won't miraculously stop today. Whether you have 5 minutes or an hour, do one small thing today to fight book bans! bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe #LetFreedomReadDay

From Unite Against Book Bans partner the United Church of Christ: Banned Books Blessings. Read on to hear from Rev. Dr. Velda Love on "the sacredness of our stories" and find tools for your own faith community: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/banned-books-blessings-from-the-united-church-of-christ/

During #BannedBooksWeek & all year long, Unite brings together readers, advocates, libraries, & community members to protect the freedom to read. If you believe books should be available, accessible, & free from censorship, please consider a gift to support our work. Donate here: bit.ly/3W4fPeC

One of the myths we are fighting this #bannnedbookweek is that banning provides free publicity & helps the book. That may have been true when actual parents complained about a singular title. But now AI generates lists of anything that might be offensive & the headlines only mention the most famous.

It’s Banned Books Week, and I wrote a long - and long-delayed - post on about my experience having a book banned (something I’ve been trying to keep quiet since the banning, for reasons I get into in the post): nickcourage.substack.com/p/a-very-per...

A very personal banned books week email...

It’s Banned Books Week, and I wrote a long post on Threads about my experience having a book banned (something I’ve been trying to keep quiet since the banning, for reasons I get into below).

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Former president of Authors Against Book Bans Maggie Tokuda-Hall spoke with PW about her two nonfiction picture books out this season: ‘What Do People Do at the Science Museum?,’ illustrated by Qin Leng; and ‘Bathtime for Snow Monkeys,’ her second collaboration with Yas Imamura buff.ly/rnK52Jf

Hey, writers! Here's my surprise!!! Win a FREE Agent Critique of Your First 10 Pages (from me)! Enter to win here: www.novel-advice.com/free-agent-c...

Do 1 and 2 together with reading to your littles and you will raise them to be readers, people who books and love books. We hope the work we're doing now means they won't have to fight for the right to read when they're adults, but they'll be ready if they do.

2. Take the kids in your life to the library. Most libraries with kids rooms will have toys to play with, story times, and other activities, along with the books. Libraries give kids a chance to learn about being with books as objects, while also reading them, playing, imagining, growing...

Kids learn what they are SUPPOSED to do as adults by watching what the adults in their ARE DOING. So if you want the kids in your life to be readers, make sure they see that YOU are a reader...

1. Let the kids in your life see you read. I'm sure I don't have to convince anyone here how important it is to read to children, but, with everything we have to do as adults, we can get stuck on our phones and computers...

As #BannedBooksWeek starts winding down, here are two things you can do...well...kinda forever to help defend books, reading, and literary culture....