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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 18h

If you work in the Office of Special Education for the Department of Education and have been RIF'ed or if you work in a school that has been notified about it, please message me. My Signal is emgarcia.85. I'll protect your identity.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 21h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 1d

5 Ways Into the Work of László Krasznahorkai
- @publisherswkly.bsky.social

5 Ways Into the Work of László Krasznahorkai

We highlight a handful of excellent introductions to this year's Nobel Prize winner.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 1d

Crop.

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 1d

NYC premiere of 'Third Act'
Tadashi Nakamura’s film about his father, pioneering filmmaker Robert A. Nakamura
In-person (see you there!): Sunday, November 16, 2025
6:45 PM
Online: Monday, Nov 17 - Sunday, Nov 30

www.docnyc.net/film/third-a...

THIRD ACT - DOC NYC

NYC PREMIERE Tadashi Nakamura’s film about his father, pioneering filmmaker Robert A. Nakamura, is both historically resonant and rooted in personal

www.docnyc.net

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 2d

Stickers emblazoned with “censorship is so 1984,” the ALA’s 2025 Banned Books Week theme, were also confiscated from the Lihue library. - KWXX

State Library System Bans Displays Referring to 'Banned Books Week | KWXX - Hilo, HI

Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai's largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotli

www.kwxx.com

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 3d

Maybe beginning to feel news coverage that either ignores this sort of blather or balances it with a polite “Some experts disagree with the assessment that Portland is a burned-out hellscape under the rule of Antifa warlords” doesn’t really cut it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Awaken Librarian @awakenlibrarian.bsky.social · 3d

A4: As a director of school librarians, I didn't have a library-but I advocate via my consultant business & website. I write articles for journals. I contribute chapters to books focusing on censorship. I tell my banned story in speeches. I lead by example w/a 24/7 threat of being banned. #TLSkyChat

Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 3d

🔁 ICYMI Here again is question #4 from tonight’s #TLSkyChat!

More info about tonight’s chat can be found at tlskychat.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 3d

A4: A tip from Mary Ann Cappiello, whom I interviewed for an upcoming piece in PW. Shift classrooms from a single novel read to a book club approach, with titles thematically linked or connected by genre or subject. So it's less of a high stakes decision to introduce more diverse titles. #TLSkyChat

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 3d

Seconding ALA OIF, which offers free, confidential support.

#TLSkyChat

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Len Bryan @lenbryan25.bsky.social · 3d

A1: 1 of the points I emphasize is that everyone has 1st amendment rights, including students & authors. I also want our staff to recognize that we have policies & procedures in place per state law & board policy, & we follow them, every time. Also, I'm from Texas, so I don't scare easy.
#TLSkyChat

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 3d

I also like the FREADom to read movement. It would be nice is more of that were integrated into Banned Books Week #TLSkyChat

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 3d

Q1 A1: When engaged in discussion about banned books, I find most people not directly involved with education/libraries tend to focus on the books themselves. So I try to share the human consequences, specific examples of the impact on kids. #TLSkyChat

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 3d

Kathy here! Journalist and appreciator of libraries.

#TLSkyChat

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 3d

Join us!

#BannedBooksWeek

Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 3d

📢 It’s happening tonight! Join #TLSkyChat at 8pm EST / 5pm PT for our #BannedBooksWeek chat. Let’s stand up for readers’ rights and the power of inclusive stories! questions are posted here 👉 www.tlskychat.com/schedule

#TLSky #Librarians #Skybrarians #EduSky

Slide promoting #TLSkyChat on October 8, 2025. Topic: “Banned Books Week.” Includes reminders to use #TLSkyChat, respond to Q1–Q3, and start replies with A1–A3. Text invites discussion on protecting the freedom to read. Resources at tlskychat.com.

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 4d

"Newsrooms don’t have to wait for somebody else to act on their journalism’s findings — they can help coordinate the change they want their stories to enact." - @niemanlab.org

#journalism

“Impact editor” is a relatively new job, and it’s already changing

Newsrooms can try to define impact even at the beginning of the reporting process, impact editors say.

www.niemanlab.org

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 4d

Classroom grants available: K-12 educators can apply for funds, materials to support projects on the history of chocolate. Deadline: Oct 25.

#grants #K12

Grants - American Heritage Chocolate

Apply for a Grant from AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate to uncover and share the influence of chocolate on global heritage and culture.

www.americanheritagechocolate.com

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 5d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 5d

Grants available: The Whole Foods Foundation is offering support for educational beehives and bee programming in K-12 schools or Nonprofit organizations that serve at least 10 students in the U.S./Canada.

#grants #schools #libraries

Bee Grant — WFM Foundation

www.wholefoodsmarketfoundation.org

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 6d

For what it's worth, my June coverage on 'The Librarians' film, now in theatrical release nationally. thelibrariansfilm.com

#BannedBooksWeek #librarians

Catharsis and a Call to Action: ‘The Librarians’ at ALA Annual

Eager attendees packed a much anticipated screening at the American Library Association Annual conference in Philadelphia. With the filmmakers and titular subjects on hand, it was an emotional experie...

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 6d

"When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education," writes parent Darren Laustsen.

#BannedBooksWeek

Banned Books Week: A Local Reflection From a Pennridge School District Dad - Bucks County Beacon

When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education, writes Darren Laustsen.

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 6d

Macmillan has announced a new partnership with Inkluded, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering diversity in publishing. (PW)

#publishing

Macmillan and Inkluded Partner for Diversity Initiative

The collaboration will establish mentorship opportunities for Inkluded members and loop in Macmillan employees on Inkluded’s Spotlight panel event series, which explores lesser-known or overlooked top...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 6d

Godspeed!

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 8d

The reason the N.F.L. picked Bad Bunny is the same reason that Jimmy Kimmel’s first show after his suspension had huge viewership,... and that Target’s sales are off since it dropped its D.E.I. efforts. Let’s face it: Woke is good for business. @mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Opinion | What Chuck Schumer Can Learn From Bad Bunny

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 8d

Several journalists resigned this week from three Alaska newspapers after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, appearing to yield to pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage. (NY Times)

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

www.nytimes.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8d

@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social has you covered on the Taylor/Charlie XCX backstory www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMrPQEkP/

Life of a research librarian

TikTok video by Los Angeles Public Library

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