Cathi Fuhrman
@drcathischlib.bsky.social
School librarian, advocate for students’ rights and school libraries, Intellectual Freedom Fighter. Instructor for future school librarians.
I want to do more to support our public schools, so I've signed up for this training to learn how. We can't just sit back and let book banning extremists take over. Let's learn how to push back! Join me! social.redwine.blue/s/5eIXp7Fx
February 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I want to do more to support our public schools, so I've signed up for this training to learn how. We can't just sit back and let book banning extremists take over. Let's learn how to push back! Join me! social.redwine.blue/s/5eIXp7Fx
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📣 We are excited to share the 🎥 we've been a part of for 3 years, The Librarians,
premieres at Sundance Film Festival in Jan!!
Peabody Award winning director, Kim Snyder highlights the wave of book bans & the libs under siege defending Intellectual Freedom
festival.sundance.org/program/film...
premieres at Sundance Film Festival in Jan!!
Peabody Award winning director, Kim Snyder highlights the wave of book bans & the libs under siege defending Intellectual Freedom
festival.sundance.org/program/film...
December 12, 2024 at 2:15 AM
📣 We are excited to share the 🎥 we've been a part of for 3 years, The Librarians,
premieres at Sundance Film Festival in Jan!!
Peabody Award winning director, Kim Snyder highlights the wave of book bans & the libs under siege defending Intellectual Freedom
festival.sundance.org/program/film...
premieres at Sundance Film Festival in Jan!!
Peabody Award winning director, Kim Snyder highlights the wave of book bans & the libs under siege defending Intellectual Freedom
festival.sundance.org/program/film...
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From state-sanctioned book bans to mass professional exodus from public school and libraries, these are even more censorship trends to prepare for in 2025:
bookriot.com/more-censors...
bookriot.com/more-censors...
Censorship Trends For 2025, Part II: Book Censorship News, December 13, 2024
From state-sanctioned book bans to mass professional exodus from public school and libraries, these are even more censorship trends to prepare for in 2025.
bookriot.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:33 PM
From state-sanctioned book bans to mass professional exodus from public school and libraries, these are even more censorship trends to prepare for in 2025:
bookriot.com/more-censors...
bookriot.com/more-censors...
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Great convo w/ Prof. Gay Ivey & others, @technolibrary.bsky.social suggested a strong protective strategy would be to have student & parent book clubs, parents reading alongside Ss so they can step up at board meetings to explain why the books matter for Ss. #SchoolLibrarians #TLSky
December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Great convo w/ Prof. Gay Ivey & others, @technolibrary.bsky.social suggested a strong protective strategy would be to have student & parent book clubs, parents reading alongside Ss so they can step up at board meetings to explain why the books matter for Ss. #SchoolLibrarians #TLSky
Rita Sepetys is one of my favorite YA authors!
Speaker Spotlight: Ruta Sepetys & Steve Sheinkin
NCSS and Penguin Random House Education are proud to present the Fall 2024 Speaker Spotlight Series! This series is open to the public and the recording will be available on the NCSS website.
www.socialstudies.org
December 7, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Rita Sepetys is one of my favorite YA authors!
THIS BOOK! Gut wrenching. Real. Knowing Rex Ogle comes out surviving doesn’t change how much I agonized for him throughout this memoir.Homelessness gets a face and a voice.Couldn’t put it down. Will never look at a homeless person on the street the same way again. READ THIS STORY! #schoollibraries
December 4, 2024 at 1:21 AM
THIS BOOK! Gut wrenching. Real. Knowing Rex Ogle comes out surviving doesn’t change how much I agonized for him throughout this memoir.Homelessness gets a face and a voice.Couldn’t put it down. Will never look at a homeless person on the street the same way again. READ THIS STORY! #schoollibraries
Consider donating to your local public library today! The impact they have on our communities go well beyond loaning books for FREE! #libraries
December 3, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Consider donating to your local public library today! The impact they have on our communities go well beyond loaning books for FREE! #libraries
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“There is an ecosystem, where you have the academic librarians, and the public (librarians) and the school, and the parents, and the student activists, and we all have to work together,” Jones said. “It is going to take all of us.”
alabamareflector.com/2024/11/26/l...
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Louisiana librarian discusses book bans at Montgomery event • Alabama Reflector
The book, titled 'That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America' provides details into her experiences about censorship.
alabamareflector.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:15 AM
“There is an ecosystem, where you have the academic librarians, and the public (librarians) and the school, and the parents, and the student activists, and we all have to work together,” Jones said. “It is going to take all of us.”
alabamareflector.com/2024/11/26/l...
alabamareflector.com/2024/11/26/l...
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How to prepare your library before January comes around. Yes, even those who don't work in libraries will find something here.
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
Prepare Your Library Before January Arrives: Book Censorship News, November 22, 2024
How libraries should prepare for the incoming administration right now, from updating trustee descriptions to addressing mis/dis information.
bookriot.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:56 PM
How to prepare your library before January comes around. Yes, even those who don't work in libraries will find something here.
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
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Thank you for your unwavering support for libraries and the freedom to read, @velshi.bsky.social!
November 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Thank you for your unwavering support for libraries and the freedom to read, @velshi.bsky.social!
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This week's tip from @aaslpres.bsky.social stresses the importance of making connections. Want to receive each week's tip in your email box each Friday morning? Sign up for AASL Friday Forecast: bit.ly/3YQnwmv. Want to see an archive of tips shared? Visit: bit.ly/4hEWze2.
November 22, 2024 at 3:20 PM
This week's tip from @aaslpres.bsky.social stresses the importance of making connections. Want to receive each week's tip in your email box each Friday morning? Sign up for AASL Friday Forecast: bit.ly/3YQnwmv. Want to see an archive of tips shared? Visit: bit.ly/4hEWze2.
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NEW: ALA is going to court to defend the #Erate program and its funding mechanism, the Universal Service Fund (USF).
E-Rate provides discounts to libraries & schools for broadband service, equipment, and other connectivity needs.
We fought to enact E-Rate. We will fight to keep it.
More below:
E-Rate provides discounts to libraries & schools for broadband service, equipment, and other connectivity needs.
We fought to enact E-Rate. We will fight to keep it.
More below:
As one of the orgs that helped get E-Rate enacted, ALA will never back down from defending this essential funding program. Libraries, schools, patrons, and students need the internet access that E-Rate enables.
What comes next? ALA is going to court: publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra... 2/2
What comes next? ALA is going to court: publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra... 2/2
E-Rate and Universal Service Under Fire; ALA Prepares for Supreme Court - Public Libraries Online
E-Rate in Jeopardy: Court ruling challenges funding lifeline for library broadband connectivity.
publiclibrariesonline.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:49 PM
NEW: ALA is going to court to defend the #Erate program and its funding mechanism, the Universal Service Fund (USF).
E-Rate provides discounts to libraries & schools for broadband service, equipment, and other connectivity needs.
We fought to enact E-Rate. We will fight to keep it.
More below:
E-Rate provides discounts to libraries & schools for broadband service, equipment, and other connectivity needs.
We fought to enact E-Rate. We will fight to keep it.
More below:
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Good news! 💚 💗♫
#Wicked & hundreds of other titles are available as #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés: free resources that detail a book's significance & educational value & help teachers, librarians, parents & community advocates keep books on library shelves. bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
#Wicked & hundreds of other titles are available as #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés: free resources that detail a book's significance & educational value & help teachers, librarians, parents & community advocates keep books on library shelves. bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Good news! 💚 💗♫
#Wicked & hundreds of other titles are available as #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés: free resources that detail a book's significance & educational value & help teachers, librarians, parents & community advocates keep books on library shelves. bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
#Wicked & hundreds of other titles are available as #UniteAgainstBookBans book résumés: free resources that detail a book's significance & educational value & help teachers, librarians, parents & community advocates keep books on library shelves. bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
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Engagement is the goal of trolls & those who traffic in mis- dis- & mal-information. With that in mind, I’ve stopped asking kids (& adults) to consider whether or not info can be trusted. Here’s the question I challenge them to grapple w/instead: “Should I engage with this?” bit.ly/trollposter_...
November 16, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Engagement is the goal of trolls & those who traffic in mis- dis- & mal-information. With that in mind, I’ve stopped asking kids (& adults) to consider whether or not info can be trusted. Here’s the question I challenge them to grapple w/instead: “Should I engage with this?” bit.ly/trollposter_...
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Want to fight book banning? Velshi Banned Book Club member @jodipicoult.bsky.social breaks down how to help:
🎤 Run for school boards
✏️ Write to elected officials
📚 Start a banned book club at school
📖 Drop banned books in free library boxes
📣 Speak out!
#Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
🎤 Run for school boards
✏️ Write to elected officials
📚 Start a banned book club at school
📖 Drop banned books in free library boxes
📣 Speak out!
#Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Velshi Banned Book Club: Jodi Picoult urges readers to be louder than book banners
According to PEN America, there were 10,046 instances of book bans or challenges last school year. Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes” was the most banned book in America last school year. “Nineteen Min...
www.msnbc.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Want to fight book banning? Velshi Banned Book Club member @jodipicoult.bsky.social breaks down how to help:
🎤 Run for school boards
✏️ Write to elected officials
📚 Start a banned book club at school
📖 Drop banned books in free library boxes
📣 Speak out!
#Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
🎤 Run for school boards
✏️ Write to elected officials
📚 Start a banned book club at school
📖 Drop banned books in free library boxes
📣 Speak out!
#Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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Elon: Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Welcome all who have left X looking for better experience. #BlueSky
November 14, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Elon: Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Welcome all who have left X looking for better experience. #BlueSky
I am honored to receive the AASL Intellectual Freedom Award and represent the tireless work school librarians do everyday. Thank you @PSLA_News for your support to do this work! Let’s celebrate the day when intellectual freedom for our students are not at stake! www.ala.org/news/press-r...
March 23, 2024 at 1:41 AM
I am honored to receive the AASL Intellectual Freedom Award and represent the tireless work school librarians do everyday. Thank you @PSLA_News for your support to do this work! Let’s celebrate the day when intellectual freedom for our students are not at stake! www.ala.org/news/press-r...
I’m running for 𝘼𝙇𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙧-𝘼𝙩-𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 and shamelessly asking for your vote! Vote 3/11/24 - 4/3/24. Working together, we can strengthen the ALA Ecosystem Initiative. Now, more than ever, our message needs to be clear, compelling, and a consensus of our values for all who use libraries.
March 8, 2024 at 1:54 AM
I’m running for 𝘼𝙇𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙧-𝘼𝙩-𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 and shamelessly asking for your vote! Vote 3/11/24 - 4/3/24. Working together, we can strengthen the ALA Ecosystem Initiative. Now, more than ever, our message needs to be clear, compelling, and a consensus of our values for all who use libraries.
An amazing resource just launched from #UniteAgainstBookBans.
Thanks to all who contributed!
In collaboration w/publishers, librarians, and @sljournal, #UniteAgainstBookBans is launching our FREE book résumé collection.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
Thanks to all who contributed!
In collaboration w/publishers, librarians, and @sljournal, #UniteAgainstBookBans is launching our FREE book résumé collection.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
February 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM
An amazing resource just launched from #UniteAgainstBookBans.
Thanks to all who contributed!
In collaboration w/publishers, librarians, and @sljournal, #UniteAgainstBookBans is launching our FREE book résumé collection.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
Thanks to all who contributed!
In collaboration w/publishers, librarians, and @sljournal, #UniteAgainstBookBans is launching our FREE book résumé collection.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
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A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues
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Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law banning some books from school libraries and forbidding teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues.
apnews.com
December 30, 2023 at 12:16 AM
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues
apnews.com/article/iowa...
apnews.com/article/iowa...
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Judge dumps ‘wildly overbroad’ Iowa LGBTQ book ban: “The court has been unable to locate a single case upholding the constitutionality of a school library restriction even remotely similar.” — U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher
www.courthousenews.com/judge-dumps-...
www.courthousenews.com/judge-dumps-...
Judge dumps ‘wildly overbroad’ Iowa LGBTQ book ban
A federal judge determined a law banning hundreds of books, from
www.courthousenews.com
December 30, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Judge dumps ‘wildly overbroad’ Iowa LGBTQ book ban: “The court has been unable to locate a single case upholding the constitutionality of a school library restriction even remotely similar.” — U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher
www.courthousenews.com/judge-dumps-...
www.courthousenews.com/judge-dumps-...
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Curious to see what the most "interesting" public domain materials end up being.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law
Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.
www.vice.com
December 30, 2023 at 11:13 PM
Curious to see what the most "interesting" public domain materials end up being.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
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We are grateful for all of our FReadom-fighting colleagues and all they do to support reader’s access to quality books all year long!
Happy holidays to all
Happy holidays to all
December 24, 2023 at 3:55 PM
We are grateful for all of our FReadom-fighting colleagues and all they do to support reader’s access to quality books all year long!
Happy holidays to all
Happy holidays to all
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Highlights and Lowlights from 2023 in Book Banning News: Book Censorship News, December 22, 2023
via Book Riot, Kelly Jensen
bookriot.com/2023-in-book...
via Book Riot, Kelly Jensen
bookriot.com/2023-in-book...
Highlights and Lowlights from 2023 in Book Banning News: Book Censorship News, December 22, 2023
The highlights and lowlights of 2023 in book banning news and trends. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
bookriot.com
December 24, 2023 at 3:07 PM
Highlights and Lowlights from 2023 in Book Banning News: Book Censorship News, December 22, 2023
via Book Riot, Kelly Jensen
bookriot.com/2023-in-book...
via Book Riot, Kelly Jensen
bookriot.com/2023-in-book...