This is so useful!

Excellent advice!

A great program!

"We can't afford a world without ideas, a world without books." —Tracie D. Hall #ala_carnegie #alaac22

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This tweet is for all women and girls around the world 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 You are worthy, smart, capable, powerful, and you are not alone. RT and boost someone's confidence.

"Not having a librarian doesn’t just mean children may not ever learn how to find books or periodicals of their liking. They may also never pick up computer skills or news literacy." google.com/amp/s/chicago.…

Today, books that shaped my life—and many others—are being challenged in schools, bookstores, and libraries by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. Often, these “banned books” are written by or feature people of color and members of LGBTQ communities.

“You are encountered with ideas that you agree with and ideas that you don’t agree with and the diversity of a community is something that makes us richer, stronger, more empathetic to one another, and is really necessary for a healthy democratic society.” thebookseller.com/comment/we-nee…

📣 Announcing updated Character Identity tags: An easier way to find underrepresented characters. Read the full announcement: ow.ly/mnkC50L1Wle #productupdate 📣

Weston Brown raised his voice at the Granbury ISD School Board meeting tonight and beautifully / heartbreakingly lays out why representation matters in our school libraries. 👏 (1/2 since Twitter won’t let me do longer videos without paying) #txed #bannedbooks wstn.brwn

Justice Sonia Sotomayor did a talk in Chicago tonight hosted by Roosevelt University. She was asked how she maintains relationships with judges she disagrees with — Clarence Thomas, in particular. Here’s what she said:

Thanks Britten! Enjoyed talking about libraries and summer learning with you this morning.

So proud of this collaboration with Becky Spratford (she/her) UPDATES ONLY, @Tuphlos and NoveListRA! I encourage everyone to check out this course!

We are not OK: A call to action for 2023 🔗 ow.ly/tehH50M4mHA Read the end-of-year message from VP of NoveList Danielle Borasky on The Latest.

A library that provides a well-rounded collection of books helps our kids be more effective in the workplace.

A reminder that librarians and teachers are ALSO aunts, uncles, moms and dads, grandparents, sons and daughters and cousins. We are members of families and we care about our students' families, too.

"I asked my son who has lived through the censorship wars with me, “What’s the most important thing I can say that would inspire others to fight book banning?” “Show up. The folks who show up are the ones who get heard.” 💪 Exactly. Our kids need you. publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch…

American Library Association is proud to present poet Amanda Gorman as closing keynote at our 2023 Annual Conference and to support her freedom of expression as a writer. May we climb and conquer the hill of censorship efforts that undermine our Constitution and threaten our democracy!