The Supreme Court has upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act and sided with 497 Tribal Nations, 62 Native-led organizations, 23 states and DC, 87 congresspeople, and 27 child welfare and adoption organizations.

It’s unproductive to shame yourself when you can’t get your to-do list done. There will always be more work. hbr.org/2018/07/youre-…

"The libraries are the brainchild of 2021 MacArthur Fellow, Marylander, and Yale Law School graduate Reginald Dwayne Betts, who was sentenced to nine years in prison at age 16." Dwayne Betts Freedom Reads Maryland DJS ... wypr.org/show/on-the-re…

Amid record book challenges, new funding will expand ALA’s intellectual freedom initiatives, providing a major boost for current efforts to support members, library workers, and libraries everywhere, as well as the communities they serve. Read more: bit.ly/3pfOE0B

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BREAKING: Blackfeet Nation release 20 wild buffalo to roam free. "It was absolutely momentous as a Blackfeet to be on our land within our sovereignty and do this. We’re the leaders. We’re choosing our future as we see it," said Councilman Lauren Monroe. missoulian.com/news/state-reg…

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bell hooks: "We have to constantly critique imperialist white supremacist patriarchal culture because it is normalized by mass media and rendered unproblematic.”

In case you were on a different planet and missed the big news, we have now had 11 days in a row setting new all-time modern global temperature records, peaking at 17.233°C on July 6, quite possibly the hottest 11 days globally in the last 100,000+ years. washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/0…

"In the United States, the pregnancy-related mortality rate for Afro-descendent women who completed college education or higher is 5.2 times higher than that for white women with the same educational attainment." So, no, it's not only about classism! nytimes.com/2023/07/12/hea…

Dear people paying for Audible, You can get books to read for free from your local Public Library, or even one not so local…many give cards out for free online. Stop paying Amazon to get to read audiobooks, when you can support a Library who will loan it to you for free! 🖤📚🎧

Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and

Libraries are safe places where you can broaden your world, engage on a wide range of viewpoints, and are opportunity centers for all users. To my fellow librarians and library workers - keep up the good work. You inspire me everyday.

“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches,” wrote U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks, citing the author, Ray Bradbury. Read free: wapo.st/4798pbg #bannedbooks #censorship #fahrenheit451

Save the date! On Saturday, September 23 -- in honor of National Public Lands Day -- entrance fees will be waived across the country. We encourage everyone to get outside and take advantage of the health benefits of spending time in these natural spaces that belong to all of us.