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A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
November 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
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Talked to hundreds of high schoolers today about being an author. Biggest number of questions? Who is banning books and why? The kids. are wanting. to know.
March 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Talked to hundreds of high schoolers today about being an author. Biggest number of questions? Who is banning books and why? The kids. are wanting. to know.
thehill.com/homenews/adm... This is absolutely ridiculous!
Trump dismisses Archivist of the United States
President Trump dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, a decision he previewed a month earlier before assuming office on Jan. 20. “At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the Archiv…
thehill.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
thehill.com/homenews/adm... This is absolutely ridiculous!
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How white fragile racist do you have to be to do this? This is pathetically weak.
A non-government business that contracts with the federal government received notice today that in order to do business with the government they must certify that they don’t participate in DEI. So it’s not just the feds, it’s any private biz that contracts with the feds. Here’s the message they got:
February 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
How white fragile racist do you have to be to do this? This is pathetically weak.
The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education.
This action would negatively impact school libraries and literacy rates.
www.saveschoollibrarians.org/deptofed2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
This action would negatively impact school libraries and literacy rates.
www.saveschoollibrarians.org/deptofed2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SEND AN EMAIL: Don't Dismantle the Dept. of Education
www.saveschoollibrarians.org
February 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education.
This action would negatively impact school libraries and literacy rates.
www.saveschoollibrarians.org/deptofed2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
This action would negatively impact school libraries and literacy rates.
www.saveschoollibrarians.org/deptofed2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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"The struggle of [humans] against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting." - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, Milan Kundera
apnews.com/article/air-...
apnews.com/article/air-...
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War ...
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"The struggle of [humans] against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting." - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, Milan Kundera
apnews.com/article/air-...
apnews.com/article/air-...
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Archivists, historians, scribes: your time is now. Yours is among the most urgent work needed.
January 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Archivists, historians, scribes: your time is now. Yours is among the most urgent work needed.
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Book bans have cracked open a host of realities facing libraries both through history and right now. Here's why teenagers across the US have acquired Brooklyn Public Library's free Books UnBanned ecards as a reminder that access is a wide-ranging issue:
bookriot.com/why-teens-ac...
bookriot.com/why-teens-ac...
Why Teens Across the Country Are Acquiring Brooklyn Public Library's Free Digital Cards: Book Censorship News, September 20, 2024
Brooklyn Public Library's Books Unbanned program has made a real impact on the lives of young people nationwide.
bookriot.com
November 10, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Book bans have cracked open a host of realities facing libraries both through history and right now. Here's why teenagers across the US have acquired Brooklyn Public Library's free Books UnBanned ecards as a reminder that access is a wide-ranging issue:
bookriot.com/why-teens-ac...
bookriot.com/why-teens-ac...
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Born a year after Edwin Hubble discovered that our Milky Way galaxy was just one of countless other galaxies that populate the universe.
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
December 30, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Born a year after Edwin Hubble discovered that our Milky Way galaxy was just one of countless other galaxies that populate the universe.
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
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It may seem strange to folks outside of academia, but there has been a line of prominent research within it arguing that misinformation isn't a problem. This paper pushes back, noting how those arguments often rely on poor definitions & operationalizations of what misinformation is & how it works.
In this new article in American Psychologist we respond to critics in detail and clarify two key points for the field;
(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.
(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.
(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
December 26, 2024 at 5:23 PM
It may seem strange to folks outside of academia, but there has been a line of prominent research within it arguing that misinformation isn't a problem. This paper pushes back, noting how those arguments often rely on poor definitions & operationalizations of what misinformation is & how it works.
Happy Wren's day to my favorite bird!
Better late than never as I nearly forgot about our little feathered friends for #WrensDay, And we can't miss the small ones out.
#birds #ukwildlife #photography #Wrens #naturephotography #naturetherapy #ukbirding
#birds #ukwildlife #photography #Wrens #naturephotography #naturetherapy #ukbirding
December 18, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Happy Wren's day to my favorite bird!
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A single page of a novel or script comes to about 300 words or ~1650 characters. So if you can write 6 skeets in a day, you can put 1 page into your dream project. After about 100 days, you’ll have a script; after ~166 days, you’ll have crossed the threshold of being a novel. Just 1 page at a time.
December 17, 2024 at 12:30 AM
A single page of a novel or script comes to about 300 words or ~1650 characters. So if you can write 6 skeets in a day, you can put 1 page into your dream project. After about 100 days, you’ll have a script; after ~166 days, you’ll have crossed the threshold of being a novel. Just 1 page at a time.
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It's really no surprise to see another year of growth for our public libraries. They offer some of the best services to the public, and people know that. That's why they come back day after day," said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.
www.crt.state.la.us/news?NewsID=...
www.crt.state.la.us/news?NewsID=...
Recent News | Louisiana Lt Governor - Dept. of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
News Listings for the Lt. Governor - Dept. of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
www.crt.state.la.us
December 17, 2024 at 12:34 AM
It's really no surprise to see another year of growth for our public libraries. They offer some of the best services to the public, and people know that. That's why they come back day after day," said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.
www.crt.state.la.us/news?NewsID=...
www.crt.state.la.us/news?NewsID=...
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Explore the complexities of gender and sexuality in the medieval world—enroll in our course today! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medieval-gender-sexuality #sexuality #Gender #LearnHistory #MedievalLife
Medieval Gender and Sexuality
An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and…
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Explore the complexities of gender and sexuality in the medieval world—enroll in our course today! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medieval-gender-sexuality #sexuality #Gender #LearnHistory #MedievalLife
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Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
December 16, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
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The other swans aren't gonna believe this
December 16, 2024 at 12:50 PM
The other swans aren't gonna believe this
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Even since putting this guide together of pro-book censorship and anti-library bills pre-filed across the US for the 2025 legislative sessions, I've found more.
But this is a meaty roundup to get you started. Tools here include how to keep tabs.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
But this is a meaty roundup to get you started. Tools here include how to keep tabs.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
The Pro-Censorship and Anti-Library & Bills Already Filed for 2025
Killing the Department of Education is one we already saw coming.
wellsourced.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Even since putting this guide together of pro-book censorship and anti-library bills pre-filed across the US for the 2025 legislative sessions, I've found more.
But this is a meaty roundup to get you started. Tools here include how to keep tabs.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
But this is a meaty roundup to get you started. Tools here include how to keep tabs.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
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Hope this one is contagious and they never find a vaccine!
Follow us here if you already caught it :-)
Follow us here if you already caught it :-)
December 11, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Hope this one is contagious and they never find a vaccine!
Follow us here if you already caught it :-)
Follow us here if you already caught it :-)