Nominate yourself or an awesome colleague today for the 2023 Benton Digital Equity Champion Awards! Two awards will be presented by NDIA and Benton Institute for Broadband & Society at #NetInclusion2023 in San Antonio. digitalinclusion.org/champions

This is the children's section in Patmos Library in Jamestown, Michigan. Local citizens voted to defund it in Nov, after it refused to ban all LGBTQ+ books. Now a local politician has suggested shutting down the library "by force." bridgemi.com/michigan-gover…

Say your name is Joe. You believe your name is Joe because that’s your name. I insist your name is Jean because I believe I have the right to name you because of who I understand myself to be, and you do not have the right to name yourself because of who I understand you to be.

Military spending 🇨🇳: $207 billion 🇬🇧: $72 billion 🇮🇳: $65 billion 🇷🇺: $62 billion 🇫🇷: $59 billion 🇩🇪: $56 billion 🇯🇵: $49 billion 🇸🇦: $47 billion 🇰🇷: 47 billion 🇦🇺: $34 billion 🇮🇹: $34 billion 🇮🇷: $25 billion 🇮🇱: $24 billion 🇨🇦: $23 billion 🇺🇸: $858 billion Totally obscene

A day after of the Taliban BANNED female university education, women & girls have come out on the streets of Kabul protesting against the decree. They chant —“Either for everyone or for no one. One for all, all for one” Amplify their voices.

NEWS: ALA welcomes increases in annual federal funding for libraries passed by Congress! This would not have happened without our tireless advocates. As Lessa Nani Pelayo-Lozada said, "Thank you to every advocate who made their voice heard!" #FundLibraries More: ala.org/news/press-rel…

📚 Libraries offer a variety of books for everyone to read. Help defend that variety at UniteAgainstBookBans.org. #UniteAgainstBookBans

The Maine State Library welcomes Lori Fisher as our new State Librarian! Prior to joining us, Ms. Fisher was the Assistant State Librarian for New Hampshire. We are excited to have her with us! buff.ly/3WTuHaO

Good reading as we kick off a new year.

When your hometown (Albany,NY) newspaper is quoted for a story out of Alaska.

SO excited to join Lessa Nani Pelayo-Lozada in welcoming library advocates to Washington! We love telling stories about the amazing work we're doing. #FundLibraries ALA Public Policy & Advocacy COSLA

North Carolina State Librarian Michelle Underhill says "most [public libraries] partner with their local employment office and 86% partner with local health organizations." wral.com/library-of-thi… State Library of North Carolina Chris Chanyasulkit NACCHO ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Jeremy Johannesen Dr. Annie Norman

#UniteAgainstBookBans is a national coalition connecting, supporting, and mobilizing local advocates to fight book bans in their communities. Join the fight for our right to read. ➡️uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

📚 🚨 NEWS 🚨 📚 It’s time to stand up for library funding! With the launch of the #FundLibraries campaign, ALA is calling on library advocates nationwide to make their voices heard. Take action and tell Congress that library funding is nonnegotiable: bit.ly/FundLibrariesF…

"Maine State Library launched telehealth program w/ 10 libraries. Goal, said Maine State Librarian Jamie Ritter, is to make access to health care more equitable." Jeremy Johannesen @MegWeis Pam DeGuzman Chris Chanyasulkit James Neal Maine State Library Natl Organization of State Offices of Rural Health NACCHO bangordailynews.com/2023/04/02/bus…

Missouri’s Republican-led House voted to cut all funding for libraries in its version of the state’s annual budget, an unprecedented move that has angered librarians and patrons across the state. to.pbs.org/3UBFd6S

JOB: Associate Executive Director for Public Policy and Advocacy American Library Association ... "Starting salary range negotiable from the mid-100s; based on relevant experience..." recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1043ALA/Job…

The American Library Association applauds the Biden-Harris Administration’s steps announced today to address the rise in book bans and other attacks on LGBTQIA+ Americans. Read our full statement: bit.ly/43JDIXw. #UniteAgainstBookBans

Librarians are not forcing anything on children. Except maybe: Love Empathy Kindness Knowledge Understanding Respect Forgiveness Tolerance Compassion Trust Self-Love Patience Sympathy Awareness Optimism Critical Thinking Generosity Hope Well-Being WAIT— Those are bad things?!?

Kurt Vonnegut on librarians & how they are the America he loves