Book bans don't belong in America. Tell Congress to reject the Federal Book Ban Bills. Sign the petition to stop the Senate Book Ban Bill Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/s4925

PETITION: Stop the Senate Book Ban Bill

Stop the Senate Book Ban Bill The Federal Government shouldn't decide what your children are allowed to read.

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Every book removed is one less opportunity for a student to learn, question, and grow. Sign the petition to stop H.R. 7661 Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading. Stop HR 7661

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

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"When you acquire a library card, you gain access to an endless supply of books, each of which has the potential to enhance your life in many ways. Here are some of the benefits that may occur as you indulge in a dedicated reading habit:" buff.ly/Guj90wE #Libraries #Resources #HealthyLifestyle

Reading as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

Reading is fun and it can also impact your wellbeing

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I will be at the @ilfonline.bsky.social Annual Conference 2026 in November as a presenter and a volunteer with the ILF Comms Committee. I also get the honor of presiding as AISLE Chair over our annual meeting. This is always one of my favorite events of the year! #ILFAC2026

Dave Eggers? They invited the same Dave Eggers who wrote a prophetic novel about the evils of surveillance tech and wearables and the social media panopticon like a full half-decade before anybody else was worried about them? That's on them

Meg Elison@megelison.bsky.social · 2w ago

Would have paid good money to be in this room.

My first new comic in a loooong time. Inspired by my techie husband! Also, I love @leaflet.pub's recent update - I've created a page on my Comics blog devoted just to my personal / semi-autobiographical comics. See "Personal" tab: comics.leaflet.pub

@swiftiestark.bsky.social Please help 5yr old Swiftie, Teddy. He’s fighting brain cancer but has the chance to receive life-saving treatment in the US. Every donation or repost could help save his life. 🫶 Swifties - HE’S ONE OF US!! - please share 💛 gofund.me/1f5afd174

Guys guys guys I just found out @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social has a shop and if you buy things from it, it helps fund their amazing work. And they have those wee room thingies you can put on your bookshelf. I have no bookshelf space and yet I am tempted! shop.scottishbooktrust.com/collections/...

DIY Book Nook Miniature Scenes Kit – Scottish Book Trust

Book Nook Kits are DIY projects that let you create miniature scenes to display between your books on a shelf. Perfect for book lovers and crafters.

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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 367: Nothing you write is ever wasted. Whether anyone reads it or not, it helps build something better. It counts.

“A superintendent misspent public funds in Ohio for years. Indicted on multiple felony counts of theft, she permanently lost her educator license in the state. Then she moved to Florida, changed her name and opened a private school.” www.propublica.org/article/priv...

Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

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The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren caught it: up to $21 million missing from Trump's presidential library fund. She's given the foundation until July 29 to explain where it went. Somebody's finally asking. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/we-read-tr...

Don’t forget the compensation #radicalleft

Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.

A #YA #mystery that deals with environmental justice, Indigenous sovereignty & grief. An important read. bookshop.org/a/102434/978... #library #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #bookrecommendation #books #librarian #librarians #yalit #teenlit

First posted this eight years ago. Today, Republicans will sit in the dark arguing that anyone who wants light is a Communist.

Still time to enter to win 1 of 15 copies of THE AMATEUR on Goodreads! Click here to enter: tinyurl.com/yhmttpuw

Yes. See also: transportation.

Matt@mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 3w ago

Genuine question from a relatively new American: would making Election Day a federal holiday with guaranteed pay for all to make it easier for citizens to vote on the actual day make life easier for most people?

A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!

Wow. I couldn't make this shit up.

Eils_G 📎@eils1.bsky.social · 3w ago

"ISRAEL HAS RECLASSIFIED crocodiles from wild animals to “captive-bred wildlife” in a move that clears the way for the reptiles to be used for security purposes, including to deter prison escapes." www.thejournal.ie/crocodiles-p...

Exploding Poop PSA: Here are the states and stores/fast food places NOT to buy lettuce . . . www.consumerreports.org/health/food-... #ExplodingPoop #TaylorFarms #HealthRisk

Cyclospora-Linked Lettuce Was Sent to 27 States, Including to Walmart and Jack in the Box - Consumer Reports

Taylor Farms recalled the parasite-linked lettuce it said was sent to Walmart, Jack in the Box, Sysco, and other food distributors in 27 states.

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Trump is building a White House helipad. He sought no approvals. Such projects usually require a developer to navigate a complex web of zoning laws, airspace regulations, and environmental impact studies — while negotiating with town councils and fighting off community pushback.

Trump Is Building a White House Helipad. He Sought No Approvals.

The president has bypassed a review or approval process in his swift effort to build a granite helipad on the South Lawn.

nytimes.com

You might be wondering how you can support an author when you're short of time, money, energy, etc. But honestly, making your own post about a book helps us! The more people who are talking about a book? Well, that's how buzz begins. You can do that on whatever sites you use.

This is big. The first vaccine tested to PREVENT pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

"Meta Sued For Allegedly Using Discriminatory AI In Layoff Decisions" "The company's AI systems targeted employees with disabilities or on medical or parental leave, the lawsuit claims." gizmodo.com/meta-sued-fo...

Meta Sued For Allegedly Using Discriminatory AI In Layoff Decisions

The company's AI systems targeted employees with disabilities or on medical or parental leave, the lawsuit claims.

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“For all of the talk of ‘returning education to the states’ … Republicans sure are obsessed w deciding which things can & cannot be taught in those public schools from their offices in D.C. Meanwhile, so many of these same R representatives can’t bother to protect children from documented predators”

Republican Senators Introduce Nationwide Book Ban Companion Bill, S. 4925

Republican Senators have introduced a nationwide book ban bill in the Senate, S. 4925 and it's a warning of their summer plans.

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I am reposting this August 28, 2025 article which explains why there is this cyclosporiasis outbreak. CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program. www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...

CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

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#Bookaday I added Carry the Quiet, by Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis, to my 2027 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...