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Just 🎃~Spoooooky~🎃Things @justteacherthings.bsky.social · Mar 29

Hello hello! I moved my teacher self from my other account, @readteachwrite.bsky.social here. I'm excited to learn about new books, new teaching, and new professional development for my teacher self as I move from college-level teaching to early childhood in the next few years!

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Alt: Joy from "Inside Out" is saying hi while waving her arms

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

Has your library curtailed or outright banned anything related to Banned Books Week this year? I'm not talking that you're doing something else (i.e., freedom to read week). I'm talking YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING related to the topic.

Tell me about it anonymously --> tinyurl.com/banning-bbw25

Black text on a red and black background. It reads "Has your library banned events, displays, talks, or anything else related to banned books week this year? Share your story anonymously." It includes the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

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Just 🎃~Spoooooky~🎃Things @justteacherthings.bsky.social · 10h

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 17h

It’s me. Your favorite #bannedbooksweek curmudgeon. Just popping in to rain all over your caution tape.

#tlsky #tlskychat #librarians #skybrarians #edusky

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 1d

GREAT NEWS from Leander ISD. To Kill a Mockingbird, House on Mango St, and Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass will be returned to classrooms after a massive outcry. Thanks to everyone who spoke up!!!

From an email to teachers today:

*An important update regarding the books that
were previously paused from curriculum use as a
result of concerns around Senate Bill 12.
Thirty-six of the forty books are being reinstated
to the secondary curriculum book list, with
revisions made to the curriculum to ensure TEKS
alignment and compliance with SB 12. Four
titles, Stamped, Melissa (George), Gracefully
Grayson, and The 57 Bus, will remain paused for
additional review of curriculum alignment. Please
note that all books, including these four, should
remain available, or be returned if removed, to
classroom libraries for individual student choice
reading.

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 1d

"If there’s something being ill has taught me, it’s to have a little #empathy. At the end of the day, we’re all just trying to live our best lives, and if I have the ability to #change something for the better, then I should.": buff.ly/4gLrZdo

#ChronicIllness #kindness #SickGirl

Call Me Sick Girl (Or How to Make Your Weakness Your Strength)

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

Newly Updated!

160 Chinese American Children's Books (ages 2-16)

buff.ly/nJL1mv4 via @pragmaticmom

#ReadYourWorld #KidLit #ChineseAmerican

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School Library Journal @slj.com · 1d

October Mock Newbery Nomination Results: 38 titles and a tie at the top
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October Nomination Results: 38 titles and a tie at the top

Our October Mock Newbery nomination list included 38 different titles. Two books lead the pack with 15 nominations: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by Kate Messner and THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST by Aub...

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 1d

💬 Ready to talk freedom to read? Tomorrow’s #TLSkyChat celebrates #BannedBooksWeek at 8pm EST / 5pm PT! Preview the questions 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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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 1d

📢Tomorrow’s #TLSkyChat dives into #BannedBooksWeek! Join me and @techielibgrl.com at 8pm EST / 5pm PT for conversation, advocacy, and community. Questions are up now 👉 www.tlskychat.com/schedule

#TLSky #Librarians #Skybrarians #EduSky

Schedule | TLSkyChat

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National Writing Project @writingproject.bsky.social · 1d

Bookshop.org is offering free shipping on all books ordered today and tomorrow. Support the National Writing Project by ordering your books through this link: bookshop.org/shop/nwp Free shipping today and tomorrow!

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 1d

Check out PW’s recent Freedom to Read issue for news from the frontlines of the battle against book banning, including close-ups on 10 grassroots activists who are making a difference, and more

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book in schools during the 2024-25 school year. How do I feel about it? www.malindalo.com/blog/2025/10...

Telegraph Club is the 4th most banned book in America — Malinda Lo

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book...

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National Writing Project @writingproject.bsky.social · 1d

Bay Area Writing Project director Hillary Walker shares her path to teaching and the Writing Project in this @narrativemag.bsky.social interview: bit.ly/46UecSD #nwpwritenow

| Narrative Magazine

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 1d

Tug of war over what books N.C. schoolchildren can read | Carolina Public Press buff.ly/Nvy3AgM

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The Betsy-Tacy Society @betsytacy.bsky.social · 1d

The new picture book we’ve been waiting for, BETSY-TACY FOR SMALL CHILDREN, is now in our hot little hands! 👯‍♀️
Read this article about it 👉 www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
And order your copy! 👉 shop.betsy-tacysociety.org/product/-bet...
🎊
#betsytacytuesday #kidlit #loislenski #booksky

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 1d

@britt-kathryn.bsky.social rounds up the most banned books of 2025.

Here are the most banned books of 2025.

As we round out #BannedBooksWeek, it’s time to observe a grim new tradition. PEN America has announced its annual most-banned-books-of-the-year list. This year’s crop of “objectio…

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Gholdy Muhammad @gholdym.bsky.social · 1d

We’re one week away! Join me for an upcoming edWebinar where we’ll reimagine teaching & learning through the five pursuits! You will see a sneak peek into my new K-5 national curriculum!

Don’t miss it—October 4! Register at home.edweb.net/webinar/clrt...

Celebrate the Genius and Joy of Every Student in Your Classroom - edWeb

Gain concrete strategies and tools for designing meaningful, transformative learning that affirms students’ identities and fosters academic success.

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 1d

“I just kept thinking of the Salem witch hunt … Librarians are often easy to scapegoat because … there’s usually the [one] school librarian, who is easier to single out and attack, especially in social media. The misogyny is strong in the fact that all of these incredible women were targeted.”

How The Librarians Observes First Responders in the Culture Wars - POV Magazine

An interview with The Librarians director Kim A. Snyder on her documentary about book banning across the U.S.A. and the fight to protect young minds.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

**NEW**

Today, the ACLU of South Carolina filed a lawsuit on behalf of public school students and school librarians. They're challenging the constitutionality of the state's book banning law and a memo outlining the state's content censorship policy.

bookriot.com/aclu-sc-laws...

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Bloomsbury Books US @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social · 8d

Happy paperback #pubday to THAT LIBRARIAN by @librarianjones.com!

"Amanda Jones [has] not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories.”—Oprah Winfrey, at the 2023 National Book Awards

Featuring a new afterword by the author
geni.us/thatlibraria...

Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for free speech on the front lines of our vicious culture wars.

Order now:

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

Here are the finalists for this year's National Book Awards and man, is the Young People's Literature list *stacked*!

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The 2025 National Book Awards Shortlists Are Here

Here are the finalists in each category for the 2025 National Book Awards.

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 5d

How to tell if it is Autumn:

- butter is hard & tears the bread
- duvet tog transition
- sleeves are back
- everything is golden
- books accumulate
- snacks are stored under the sofa & bed
- nose tip is always cold
- blanket in each room
- squirrels have changed your WiFi password
- dark

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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 3d

An ELA teacher at my son's old high school has put out a plea to buy GIOVANNI'S ROOM by James Baldwin for his AP students who want to read this book. The district is very short of funds. Thank you for considering! #LGBTQ+ #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB
www.donorschoose.org/project/givi...

Giving Voice to All: A Class Set of Giovanni’s Room, a project from Mr. Costantini

Help me give my students a class set of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room, a groundbreaking novel that offers representation, deep literary study, and inclusive voices so every student feels ...

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 2d

Help your students better recognize and understand their emotions by grounding conversations in books! Here are 7 recommendations. 📚

#SEL #ElementaryTeacher #EduSky

7 Books to Help Teach Emotional Intelligence

Teachers can guide students to recognize and understand their emotions by grounding conversations in engaging books.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3d

This is a GREAT graphic.

I'm going to add to it this one from @johnnorcross.bsky.social, which visualizes the text below.

Graphic created by John Norcross. It shows how the right is attacking libraries. There are forces meant to remove collections, programs, services, staff, and community relationships on the right. On the left, removal of funding sources.

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