Becky Calzada
@becalzada.bsky.social
TX Educator, Library Coordinator, Presenter, Reader, #FReadomFighter, Immediate Past President AASL | Opinions shared are solely my own
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Congratulations to the authors, illustrators & publishers!
Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2025
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Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2025
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Best of 2025 | Kirkus Reviews
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November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Congratulations to the authors, illustrators & publishers!
Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2025
www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2025
www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
🏔️ Good morning #NCTE25 attendees!
I hope you’ll join this fabulous author panel this morning. Join @trungles.com @marcellapixley.bsky.social @randyribay.bsky.social and I in a conversation about brave conversations on forgiveness
I hope you’ll join this fabulous author panel this morning. Join @trungles.com @marcellapixley.bsky.social @randyribay.bsky.social and I in a conversation about brave conversations on forgiveness
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🏔️ Good morning #NCTE25 attendees!
I hope you’ll join this fabulous author panel this morning. Join @trungles.com @marcellapixley.bsky.social @randyribay.bsky.social and I in a conversation about brave conversations on forgiveness
I hope you’ll join this fabulous author panel this morning. Join @trungles.com @marcellapixley.bsky.social @randyribay.bsky.social and I in a conversation about brave conversations on forgiveness
Very concerning!
“The saying, ‘see something, say something’ is supposed to be about a potential shooter or threat. But North East ISD has used it for books.” @txfreedomread.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
“The saying, ‘see something, say something’ is supposed to be about a potential shooter or threat. But North East ISD has used it for books.” @txfreedomread.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
NEISD's 'See something, say something' book warning loses the narrative
"See something, say something” is supposed to be about danger. NEISD used it for books.
www.expressnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Very concerning!
“The saying, ‘see something, say something’ is supposed to be about a potential shooter or threat. But North East ISD has used it for books.” @txfreedomread.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
“The saying, ‘see something, say something’ is supposed to be about a potential shooter or threat. But North East ISD has used it for books.” @txfreedomread.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
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ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS.
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS.
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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Finally got to watch The Librarians doc & @technolibrary.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social @laneyhawes.bsky.social @sassylibrarian.bsky.social I'm already a fan, but it sure was a delight to see you on the big screen.
It's horrible state we're in but goddamn I'm glad I'm in it w people like you.
It's horrible state we're in but goddamn I'm glad I'm in it w people like you.
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Finally got to watch The Librarians doc & @technolibrary.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social @laneyhawes.bsky.social @sassylibrarian.bsky.social I'm already a fan, but it sure was a delight to see you on the big screen.
It's horrible state we're in but goddamn I'm glad I'm in it w people like you.
It's horrible state we're in but goddamn I'm glad I'm in it w people like you.
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Another reminder that the anti-censorship work is happening at #NCTE2025!
@hcodymiller.bsky.social
@uabookbans.bsky.social
@freadomfighters.bsky.social
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
@hcodymiller.bsky.social
@uabookbans.bsky.social
@freadomfighters.bsky.social
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
Headed to #NCTE2025? This doc has the sessions related to censorship! The bolded sessions feature members from @ncte.org's Committee Against Censorship.
The book banners are on the wrong side of history, but we need community, solidarity, and strategy to make that happen. Join us in the work.
The book banners are on the wrong side of history, but we need community, solidarity, and strategy to make that happen. Join us in the work.
Censorship related sessions - NCTE Convention 2025
Thursday 11:30-12:45 Intellectual Freedom Dreams Deferred: Banned in the "Blue(ish) States" Room 203 2:30 English/ELA Department Chairs Facing Tough Topics Together Room 402 Friday 9:30a-11a The...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Another reminder that the anti-censorship work is happening at #NCTE2025!
@hcodymiller.bsky.social
@uabookbans.bsky.social
@freadomfighters.bsky.social
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
@hcodymiller.bsky.social
@uabookbans.bsky.social
@freadomfighters.bsky.social
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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While not censorship, this list can too easily become the *only* books students in school are allowed to read.
Also: TEA built the list from Cy-Fair ISD’s summer reading list, St. Mark’s (?!?), Florida, Mississippi, and Mensa. So for all the bluster about science-based reading instruction… smh.
Also: TEA built the list from Cy-Fair ISD’s summer reading list, St. Mark’s (?!?), Florida, Mississippi, and Mensa. So for all the bluster about science-based reading instruction… smh.
Texas to issue list of required reading
Texas to issue list of required reading
eedition.expressnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
While not censorship, this list can too easily become the *only* books students in school are allowed to read.
Also: TEA built the list from Cy-Fair ISD’s summer reading list, St. Mark’s (?!?), Florida, Mississippi, and Mensa. So for all the bluster about science-based reading instruction… smh.
Also: TEA built the list from Cy-Fair ISD’s summer reading list, St. Mark’s (?!?), Florida, Mississippi, and Mensa. So for all the bluster about science-based reading instruction… smh.
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Hey I reviewed some of these for Booklist! ✨
(Specifically, I reviewed Ultrawild, Making Nonfiction Comics, and Insectopolis)
Congrats to all the creators - what a great year of comics!
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Booklist Editors’ Choice: Graphic Novels, 2025.
www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Edi...
(Specifically, I reviewed Ultrawild, Making Nonfiction Comics, and Insectopolis)
Congrats to all the creators - what a great year of comics!
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Booklist Editors’ Choice: Graphic Novels, 2025.
www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Edi...
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hey I reviewed some of these for Booklist! ✨
(Specifically, I reviewed Ultrawild, Making Nonfiction Comics, and Insectopolis)
Congrats to all the creators - what a great year of comics!
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Booklist Editors’ Choice: Graphic Novels, 2025.
www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Edi...
(Specifically, I reviewed Ultrawild, Making Nonfiction Comics, and Insectopolis)
Congrats to all the creators - what a great year of comics!
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Booklist Editors’ Choice: Graphic Novels, 2025.
www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Edi...
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NCTE TODAY! (Friday). Hope to see you💙
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NCTE TODAY! (Friday). Hope to see you💙
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
Disturbing Library cuts shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social
Where are the local community advocates & users? Libraries offer vital services and these decisions will impact greatly #ShowUpForLibraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ala-pla.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social
Where are the local community advocates & users? Libraries offer vital services and these decisions will impact greatly #ShowUpForLibraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ala-pla.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social
Thompkins County Public Library (Ithaca, New York) might need to lay off 7 librarians because of budget issues: ithacavoice.org/2024/11/coun...
County budget cuts could lead to layoffs at library - The Ithaca Voice
TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) could lay off up to seven of its full time library workers next year. Library leadership said the layoffs, if […]
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November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Disturbing Library cuts shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social
Where are the local community advocates & users? Libraries offer vital services and these decisions will impact greatly #ShowUpForLibraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ala-pla.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social
Where are the local community advocates & users? Libraries offer vital services and these decisions will impact greatly #ShowUpForLibraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ala-pla.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social
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Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
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www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles
A law creating a misdemeanor offense for school employees who supply ‘sexually explicit material’ to students is now void.
www.stlpr.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
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"The Librarians" exposes more than book bans. This is a coordinated effort to reshape public education into an engine for Christian nationalist ideology.
I break down the tactics, the danger, and why parallels to "The Handmaid’s Tale" are no longer academic.
natecharles.substack.com/p/the-librar...
I break down the tactics, the danger, and why parallels to "The Handmaid’s Tale" are no longer academic.
natecharles.substack.com/p/the-librar...
The Librarians: A Documentary That Refuses to Look Away
Why This Film Matters More Than Its Marketing Suggests
natecharles.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"The Librarians" exposes more than book bans. This is a coordinated effort to reshape public education into an engine for Christian nationalist ideology.
I break down the tactics, the danger, and why parallels to "The Handmaid’s Tale" are no longer academic.
natecharles.substack.com/p/the-librar...
I break down the tactics, the danger, and why parallels to "The Handmaid’s Tale" are no longer academic.
natecharles.substack.com/p/the-librar...
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Finally saw “The Librarians”last night. I’m glad I saw it in a theatre because if I’d streamed it at home, I would have been yelling at the screen the entire time. Kudos to the brave people like @sassylibrarian.bsky.social and @librarianjones.com who fight for the freedom to read!
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Finally saw “The Librarians”last night. I’m glad I saw it in a theatre because if I’d streamed it at home, I would have been yelling at the screen the entire time. Kudos to the brave people like @sassylibrarian.bsky.social and @librarianjones.com who fight for the freedom to read!
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Fri 11/21: join Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, @nicolechung.bsky.social, @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, Robert Jones Jr., Denne Michele Norris, host @briangresko.bsky.social & me for 100 Days of Creative Resistance. We'll talk about staying creative in this terrible time. Free!
100 Days of Creative Resistance Live
With Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Nicole Chung, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Melissa Febos, Robert Jones Jr., Celeste Ng, & Denne Michele Norris
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November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fri 11/21: join Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, @nicolechung.bsky.social, @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, Robert Jones Jr., Denne Michele Norris, host @briangresko.bsky.social & me for 100 Days of Creative Resistance. We'll talk about staying creative in this terrible time. Free!
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We have the newest casualty of the “parents rights," movement in Texas! And we can thank Sen. Angela Paxton’s “parental rights” school library bill (SB 13) for keeping Texas kids safe from Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn in Southlake, TX (Carroll ISD). @shannonhale.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We have the newest casualty of the “parents rights," movement in Texas! And we can thank Sen. Angela Paxton’s “parental rights” school library bill (SB 13) for keeping Texas kids safe from Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn in Southlake, TX (Carroll ISD). @shannonhale.bsky.social
Great info shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social on a book banning tool that is being used to control what is in libraries
What is Take Back The Classroom? A deep dive into the project making its way into right-wing circles, aiding in book bans nationwide. Who is behind it? How does it work? How are they recruiting new cult members?
Know before it reaches your library.
bookriot.com/what-is-take...
Know before it reaches your library.
bookriot.com/what-is-take...
What Is Take Back The Classroom?: Book Censorship News, November 14, 2025
With the closure of BookLooks, we've seen the rise of Take Back the Classroom. But what is this website and how do their book "reviews" work?
bookriot.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great info shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social on a book banning tool that is being used to control what is in libraries
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It's the LAST day to vote for your favorite case covers of the year in the 2025 Undies Awards. Head over to vote and spread the word! 100scopenotes.com/2025/11/10/v... @carterhiggins.bsky.social @spikypenelope.bsky.social
VOTE! The 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards
Make your voice heard by voting for the 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards.
100scopenotes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It's the LAST day to vote for your favorite case covers of the year in the 2025 Undies Awards. Head over to vote and spread the word! 100scopenotes.com/2025/11/10/v... @carterhiggins.bsky.social @spikypenelope.bsky.social
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Today in the New York Times: How federal funding cuts are hurting rural library budgets. "The financial margins were tight even before Mr. Trump tried to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services." More: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/rural-libraries.html #ForOurLibraries
Federal Cuts, Immigration Raids and a Slowing Economy Hit Rural Libraries
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today in the New York Times: How federal funding cuts are hurting rural library budgets. "The financial margins were tight even before Mr. Trump tried to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services." More: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/rural-libraries.html #ForOurLibraries
“We’re excited to be with somebody so deeply experienced with lifelong learning, literacy, and organizing, who understands the value of building community, bringing people together, and making sure our organizational structure is sound.” - ALA Pres. Helmick
Welcome, Dan Montgomery! bit.ly/4oB26FP
Welcome, Dan Montgomery! bit.ly/4oB26FP
ALA Welcomes New Executive Director
Daniel J. Montgomery takes the helm at the American Library Association today, with priorities that include federal and state funding, civic partnerships, AI competencies, and anti-censorship advocacy...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Y'all. I recorded this today... which is definitely NOT the end of November. Still. I hope you will join me and @mrschureads.bsky.social for this FREE @bookelicious.bsky.social event!
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Y'all. I recorded this today... which is definitely NOT the end of November. Still. I hope you will join me and @mrschureads.bsky.social for this FREE @bookelicious.bsky.social event!
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
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Yep, THELIBRARIANS is one of the year’s best docs! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
The Best Documentaries of 2025 | Roger Ebert
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November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Yep, THELIBRARIANS is one of the year’s best docs! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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Massachusetts folks!!!! Anti-book ban bill call to action.
An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Massachusetts folks!!!! Anti-book ban bill call to action.
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This November, as we reflect with gratitude, AASL In the Know shines a light on your accomplishments through AASL Awards & Grants. From honoring early-career innovators to outstanding administrators—there’s an award for every achievement. Your work deserves recognition! ala.org/aasl/awards
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This November, as we reflect with gratitude, AASL In the Know shines a light on your accomplishments through AASL Awards & Grants. From honoring early-career innovators to outstanding administrators—there’s an award for every achievement. Your work deserves recognition! ala.org/aasl/awards