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Three in a row: I love these reviews of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

“I pray if a prayer has been used as a sword against you and your heart, against you and your word I pray that this prayer is a plowshare, of sorts I pray that you’re heard and I pray that this works” spencerlajoye.bandcamp.com/track/plowsh...

Plowshare Prayer, by Spencer LaJoyetrack by Spencer LaJoyespencerlajoye.bandcamp.com

Today in retirement: Made a glass garden at the Stockton Center on Successful Aging @stocktonupac.bsky.social

Our crepe Myrtle tree has turned our deck into an abstract painting

Enjoy this little ditty!

Men of Mt. RushmoreYouTube video by Michael Krytonyoutube.com

Just watched AN AMERICAN PASTORAL, a documentary about a 2023 BOE race in PA, where mainstream candidates fought to prevent control by Christian nationalists. Craziest moment: extremist school board member anoints his truck, filled with guns, on his way to hear Glenn Beck & Michele Bachmann speak.

An American Pastoral (2024)In a quiet Pennsylvania town, a storm is brewing over the soul of its public schools. What begins as a debate over library books quickly reveals a deeper battle — one over religion, democracy, and the...letterboxd.com

Who gets invited to reading and who gets boxed out? Help Storybook Maze increase book access in Baltimore’s book deserts gofund.me/cf9706ca1

I had a joke about censorship, but somebody banned it.

Today in retirement: Coffee painting at the Lacey Library. Dilute instant coffee crystals in different concentrations and use like watercolors. Fun and aromatic!

Update: Dress selected. Even better: On sale!

Free screening of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social , Sept. 14, Morris County Library, Whippany, NJ. luma.com/vxcwdnyz

Viewing of the Documentary, "The Librarians" with Q&A and special guests. · LumaSpecial Screening of The Librarians The New Jersey Public Education Coalition and the Hanover Township Democratic Club invite you to a special screening of The…luma.com

“Instead of threatening schools with book banning laws, public education would be much better served if we made sure that every school has a certified media specialist. These are the teachers whose literal job it is to decide what books are in school libraries.”

The Slippery Slope of Letting the Government Decide What We Read: Call Congress to Vote NO on H.R. 7661 & S. 4925Currently, four different book banning bills are under consideration in Congress: H.R. 7661, S. 4925, H.R. 2616, and H.R. 8705. I’m encouraging everyone who supports the right to read to cont…katielcarroll.com

Today in retirement: Went to a board painting workshop at the Barnegat Library. It’s 83 degrees out today, but I’m thinking ahead. This will look great with my snowman collection ☃️

Stop the Senate Book Ban Bill The Federal Government shouldn't decide what your children are allowed to read. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social #library #libraries #book #books #read #reading action.everylibrary.org/s4925

PETITION: Stop the Senate Book Ban BillStop the Senate Book Ban Bill The Federal Government shouldn't decide what your children are allowed to read.action.everylibrary.org

Can’t wait for this book; dreading the attacks. “Book banning & censorship … is about erasure. It’s not only working to prevent certain people from being seen … as equally made humans, but it’s also a psychological war against the creators themselves to intimidate us from creating new work.”

Cover Reveal and Q&A: Too Big to Say with Phil Bildner and Mike Curato - A Fuse #8 Production"I will be relentlessly defending this book. I will be defending its right to exist. I will be defending the right for young people to have access to this book and their right to read this book." - Ph...afuse8production.slj.com

This made me laugh today. You’re welcome.

Rare Dogs (@RareDogs) on XWe present to you the yorkie who farts very funny! His name is Peanut and he’s charming. 🐾🐶x.com

What does a retired librarian do on a lazy Monday morning? Catch up on Dr. Richard Price’s Adventures in Censorship Blog, of course. Their posts about their 2025 class “Won’t Someone Think of the Children! Censorship in the U.S.” are terrific. Links to all are here. @advincensorship.bsky.social

Censorship Class: First Thoughts — Adventures in CensorshipOne of the fun things about being a professor is designing courses around what you find fun and hoping that students enjoy it too. Since I started doing censorship work about 7 years ago, I had toyed ...adventuresincensorship.com

“Together, [Pico & Llano] reveal significant erosion of 1st Amendment guardrails against suppression of dissent … Autocratic governments worldwide have cracked down on the self-expression of relatively powerless minority groups, and the failure of independent courts to push back is an alarm bell. “