@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social , tell us, were the ghosts well-read?
#BookSky #HauntedMansion #AmericanLibraryAssociation #HappyHalloween
#BookSky #HauntedMansion #AmericanLibraryAssociation #HappyHalloween
In 1945, ALA purchased the Cyrus Hall McCormick Mansion at 50 E. Huron St. in Chicago as its new headquarters. However, by 1955, ALA was investigating other options, and by 1960, was ready to not only move out of the mansion but also tear it down.
Read more...if you dare: https://bit.ly/4yL5DFy
Read more...if you dare: https://bit.ly/4yL5DFy
October 30, 2026 at 2:20 AM
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social , tell us, were the ghosts well-read?
#BookSky #HauntedMansion #AmericanLibraryAssociation #HappyHalloween
#BookSky #HauntedMansion #AmericanLibraryAssociation #HappyHalloween
#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #AmberMcBride #TheLeavingRoom #ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation
Week schmeek, we’re celebrating Banned Books Month and our freedom to read throughout October. This week we talk with author and poet Amber McBride about her novel in verse, "The Leaving Room."
Week schmeek, we’re celebrating Banned Books Month and our freedom to read throughout October. This week we talk with author and poet Amber McBride about her novel in verse, "The Leaving Room."
October 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #AmberMcBride #TheLeavingRoom #ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation
Week schmeek, we’re celebrating Banned Books Month and our freedom to read throughout October. This week we talk with author and poet Amber McBride about her novel in verse, "The Leaving Room."
Week schmeek, we’re celebrating Banned Books Month and our freedom to read throughout October. This week we talk with author and poet Amber McBride about her novel in verse, "The Leaving Room."
Banned Books Week has ended, but your right to read deserves to be celebrated and protected all year round. Please support the #AmericanLibraryAssociation to ensure that free people continue to read freely! 📚💙
www.ala.org
www.ala.org
American Library Association
Awards, publishing, and conferences: ALA membership advocates to ensure access to information for all
www.ala.org
October 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Banned Books Week has ended, but your right to read deserves to be celebrated and protected all year round. Please support the #AmericanLibraryAssociation to ensure that free people continue to read freely! 📚💙
www.ala.org
www.ala.org
Welcome to our banned books week extravaganza! We are kicking things off with a discussion of “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean featuring friend of the pod and the most recent past president of the American Library Association Sam Helmick.
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#bannedbooksweek #americanlibraryassociation #ala
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#bannedbooksweek #americanlibraryassociation #ala
October 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Welcome to our banned books week extravaganza! We are kicking things off with a discussion of “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean featuring friend of the pod and the most recent past president of the American Library Association Sam Helmick.
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#bannedbooksweek #americanlibraryassociation #ala
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#bannedbooksweek #americanlibraryassociation #ala
🚫 Literary freedom is important- read a banned book today! 📖
The American Library Association reports 487 attempts to censor books in 2025 alone.
Art by @loveiswiseillu
Information from @americanlibraryassociation
#etsu #sherrodlibary #gobucs #easttenneseestateuniversity #etsustudentlife
The American Library Association reports 487 attempts to censor books in 2025 alone.
Art by @loveiswiseillu
Information from @americanlibraryassociation
#etsu #sherrodlibary #gobucs #easttenneseestateuniversity #etsustudentlife
October 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
🚫 Literary freedom is important- read a banned book today! 📖
The American Library Association reports 487 attempts to censor books in 2025 alone.
Art by @loveiswiseillu
Information from @americanlibraryassociation
#etsu #sherrodlibary #gobucs #easttenneseestateuniversity #etsustudentlife
The American Library Association reports 487 attempts to censor books in 2025 alone.
Art by @loveiswiseillu
Information from @americanlibraryassociation
#etsu #sherrodlibary #gobucs #easttenneseestateuniversity #etsustudentlife
#BannedBooksWeek, organized by the #AmericanLibraryAssociation to celebrate the freedom to read and to draw attention to banned and challenged books, is held in 2026 from October 4 to 10.
October 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
#BannedBooksWeek, organized by the #AmericanLibraryAssociation to celebrate the freedom to read and to draw attention to banned and challenged books, is held in 2026 from October 4 to 10.
CORRECTION: I say @americanlibraryassociation in this video but it’s ACTUALLY @authorsagainstbookbans and @littlefreelibrary (and I) who want YOU to engage in Vigilante librarianism this week, and every week! Forgive me; I get too many emails and got mixed up. 😂
Instructions in comments.
Instructions in comments.
October 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
CORRECTION: I say @americanlibraryassociation in this video but it’s ACTUALLY @authorsagainstbookbans and @littlefreelibrary (and I) who want YOU to engage in Vigilante librarianism this week, and every week! Forgive me; I get too many emails and got mixed up. 😂
Instructions in comments.
Instructions in comments.
BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2026 is only 1 week away — October4-10! What are you reading? Fight censorship. Fight for your right to read what you want to read, what you have a right to read.
#bannedbooksweek
#americanlibraryassociation
#bannedbooksweek
#americanlibraryassociation
Banned Books Week | October 4–10, 2026
bannedbooksweek.org
September 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2026 is only 1 week away — October4-10! What are you reading? Fight censorship. Fight for your right to read what you want to read, what you have a right to read.
#bannedbooksweek
#americanlibraryassociation
#bannedbooksweek
#americanlibraryassociation
✨ Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! ✨ (Sept 15 – Oct 15)
From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
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From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
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September 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
✨ Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! ✨ (Sept 15 – Oct 15)
From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
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From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
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✨ Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! ✨ (Sept 15 – Oct 15)
From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
1/3 ⬇️
From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
1/3 ⬇️
September 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
✨ Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! ✨ (Sept 15 – Oct 15)
From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
1/3 ⬇️
From powerful YA stories and vibrant picture books to rich history and interactive learning tools, we’re highlighting incredible resources curated with the @americanlibraryassociation! 📚🌎
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#JCLC2026 #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LiteracyNation #MuslimLibraryAssociation #ALA_JCLC #DiverseLibraries #RepresentationMatters #DiversityInspires #ChildrenSeeThemselves#EveryChildCanBe #DiverseBook #RepresentationInLiterature #InclusiveEducation #EarlyLiteracy #BooksForEveryChild #FutureLeaders
September 1, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Comic-Con fun. Glad to be invited to join a terrific panel of comic creators and talk about the shameful scourge that is book banning. Freedom to read! #americanlibraryassociation #freedomtoread #kidlit #scbwi #kidlitillustrators #latinxillustrator #latinxkidlitbookfestival
July 27, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Comic-Con fun. Glad to be invited to join a terrific panel of comic creators and talk about the shameful scourge that is book banning. Freedom to read! #americanlibraryassociation #freedomtoread #kidlit #scbwi #kidlitillustrators #latinxillustrator #latinxkidlitbookfestival
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📌 This is the American Library Association's Banned Books Week. Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social is the Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025. Congratulations! #bannedbooks #AmericanLibraryAssociation
📌 This is the American Library Association's Banned Books Week. Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social is the Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025. Congratulations! #bannedbooks #AmericanLibraryAssociation
October 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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📌 This is the American Library Association's Banned Books Week. Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social is the Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025. Congratulations! #bannedbooks #AmericanLibraryAssociation
📌 This is the American Library Association's Banned Books Week. Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social is the Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025. Congratulations! #bannedbooks #AmericanLibraryAssociation
Who’s going to the #LibLearnX24 conference this weekend? I’m so excited to be presenting Millie Fleur to library professionals and children’s literature specialists. I can’t wait to share this wonderful little weirdo’s story. 🖤
#libraryconference #liblearnx #americanlibraryassociation #scbwi
#libraryconference #liblearnx #americanlibraryassociation #scbwi
January 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Who’s going to the #LibLearnX24 conference this weekend? I’m so excited to be presenting Millie Fleur to library professionals and children’s literature specialists. I can’t wait to share this wonderful little weirdo’s story. 🖤
#libraryconference #liblearnx #americanlibraryassociation #scbwi
#libraryconference #liblearnx #americanlibraryassociation #scbwi
ALA Elections open today! Please consider voting for me for ALA Councilor-at-Large. I know the candidate biographies packet is 71 pages so a snapshot of my information is below 👇🏽 Feel free to share!
#LibrarySky #Skybrarians #Libraryland #AcademicSky #Librarians #AmericanLibraryAssociation
#LibrarySky #Skybrarians #Libraryland #AcademicSky #Librarians #AmericanLibraryAssociation
March 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ALA Elections open today! Please consider voting for me for ALA Councilor-at-Large. I know the candidate biographies packet is 71 pages so a snapshot of my information is below 👇🏽 Feel free to share!
#LibrarySky #Skybrarians #Libraryland #AcademicSky #Librarians #AmericanLibraryAssociation
#LibrarySky #Skybrarians #Libraryland #AcademicSky #Librarians #AmericanLibraryAssociation
Officially a Councilor-at-Large candidate for ALA Council! Voting opens March 10, 2025 💪🏽 #LibrarySky #AmericanLibraryAssociation #Librarian
www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
American Library Association announces slate of petition council candidates for 2025 election
ALA announces slate of petition council candidates for 2025 election
www.ala.org
December 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Officially a Councilor-at-Large candidate for ALA Council! Voting opens March 10, 2025 💪🏽 #LibrarySky #AmericanLibraryAssociation #Librarian
www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
Tell us what you are reading this week. #summerreading #dinos #summer #americanlibraryassociation #fun
June 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Tell us what you are reading this week. #summerreading #dinos #summer #americanlibraryassociation #fun
If I have to see all the crazy right-wing bullshit my colleagues like and support on #linkedin, I’m going to start flooding their feeds with my likes and reshares of #npr, #pbs, #aflcio, #naacp, #aclu, #unduemedicaldebt, #AmericanLibraryAssociation, #wikipedia, the #associatedpress […]
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May 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If I have to see all the crazy right-wing bullshit my colleagues like and support on #linkedin, I’m going to start flooding their feeds with my likes and reshares of #npr, #pbs, #aflcio, #naacp, #aclu, #unduemedicaldebt, #AmericanLibraryAssociation, #wikipedia, the #associatedpress […]
@redbunhead@bsky.social and I just started monthly donations to:
• #naacp
• #aclu
• #unduemedicaldebt
• #wikipedia
• #AmericanLibraryAssociation
• #satanictemple 🤘🏼
If we’re all going to end up in poverty under fascist rule, we might as well get there fighting.
• #naacp
• #aclu
• #unduemedicaldebt
• #wikipedia
• #AmericanLibraryAssociation
• #satanictemple 🤘🏼
If we’re all going to end up in poverty under fascist rule, we might as well get there fighting.
February 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@redbunhead@bsky.social and I just started monthly donations to:
• #naacp
• #aclu
• #unduemedicaldebt
• #wikipedia
• #AmericanLibraryAssociation
• #satanictemple 🤘🏼
If we’re all going to end up in poverty under fascist rule, we might as well get there fighting.
• #naacp
• #aclu
• #unduemedicaldebt
• #wikipedia
• #AmericanLibraryAssociation
• #satanictemple 🤘🏼
If we’re all going to end up in poverty under fascist rule, we might as well get there fighting.
Kids can help save #Christmas and the #Earth by following the reindeer’s tips in “Emma and the Reindeer.” It’s on display June 26-30 in the #IBPAonline booth, #1547, at the #AmericanLibraryAssociation Annual Conference in #DiscoverPHL. #ALAAC25
June 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Kids can help save #Christmas and the #Earth by following the reindeer’s tips in “Emma and the Reindeer.” It’s on display June 26-30 in the #IBPAonline booth, #1547, at the #AmericanLibraryAssociation Annual Conference in #DiscoverPHL. #ALAAC25
#Librarians have said “Emma and the Reindeer” is an “entertaining and informative read” that they “highly recommend.” Attending the #AmericanLibraryAssociation Annual Conference? Check it out in the #IBPAonline booth, #1547! #ALAAC25
June 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
#Librarians have said “Emma and the Reindeer” is an “entertaining and informative read” that they “highly recommend.” Attending the #AmericanLibraryAssociation Annual Conference? Check it out in the #IBPAonline booth, #1547! #ALAAC25
How would you react if you met one of your ancestors? That happened to Emma in “Emma and the Reindeer!” #Librarians can find out more in the #IBPAonline booth, #1547, at the #AmericanLibraryAssociation Annual Conference in #DiscoverPHL! #ALAAC25
June 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How would you react if you met one of your ancestors? That happened to Emma in “Emma and the Reindeer!” #Librarians can find out more in the #IBPAonline booth, #1547, at the #AmericanLibraryAssociation Annual Conference in #DiscoverPHL! #ALAAC25