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LTCLibraian

@happylibrarian.bsky.social
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Retired USA LTC. MSLS Retired Library Director. Closet liberal in a very red rural community surrounded by a wonderful blue state.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Beloved author Judy Blume thanks librarians for helping kids feel less alone. Blume's books have been challenged in libraries and schools for decades. "Forever" was listed at #21 of our list of the Top 150 Most Challenged Books since ALA began tracking book bans: bit.ly/4jJJxiQ
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s a jungle out there….
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This year’s #BannedBooksWeek coincides with ALA’s official 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion, ALA has released a list of the 150 most challenged books documented from 1990, when ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom began tracking book challenges, through 2025. ala150.org/150books
Photo of a bookshelf filled with various books that have been banned or challenged, including "Maus," "Sex Is a Funny Word," "This Book Is Gay," "Persopolis," and "1984." Text over photo reads: "ALA Releases List of 150 Books Most Frequently Targeted for Censorship Since Tracking Began. American Library Association logo
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Fierce Reads @fiercereads.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
PEN reports that SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson was the second most banned book in the 2025-2026 school year. 📣 SPEAK UP for banned books during #BannedBooksWeek by sharing what books changed your life and pledge your support for the Freedom to Read here ➡️ vist.ly/5m532
A flier showing a copy of SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson, along with an image of the author. The text reads: "Speak up for banned books!" with a quote from Laurie, "Censorship is the child and fear and the father of ignorance."
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.
LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FOX: Earlier, El-Sayed was pasting stickers of his Republican opponent on gas pumps with a finger-pointing to the price and the quote: I did that
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A little friend visits 😺
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Tammy Smith 🏳️‍🌈 🐸 @smitht1986.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ft Myer / Henderson Hall is a mile away- put it there if you can convince Congress to fund it
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CaturDogDay special…
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 18/09/2026
A couple weeks ago I noticed a sign on the road that said "Republican puppies for sale” and then today the sign said "Democrat puppies for sale. I stopped and asked the breeder why the puppies changed parties and he said, “Well, ma’am now they have their eyes open."
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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
♥️ epic animal rescue ♥️♥️♥️ grateful to @murrietafire ♥️🔥
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LTCLibraian @happylibrarian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Being in your 40s is indeed a crime. It took me 10 years to get out of that dangerous time zone.
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Finally got a brother….
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This vet clinic has a resident nurse cat named Rico, and he takes his job seriously with every injured kitten that comes in.
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Linda K Sienkiewicz @lindaksienkiewicz.com · 07/09/2026
Shoutout to libraries for keeping fiction and non-fiction separate, that is not easy to do these days. @Goodwill Librarian
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Proud Boys (Nazi Wannabes) show up at Winston-Salem Democratic Socialists of America gathering, Forsyth County Public Library It was the first time any of them had ever been near a library. 😆
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"Books are not read to remember them. Books are read to forget them, and they are forgotten so that they can be read again. A library is a collection of dreams forgotten but preserved; it is a chance for constant return, and each return may become a first coming again."
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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 15/08/2026
Love it when people say you’re a librarian so you shouldn’t judge what people read and I’m like nah, I’ll fight for you to freely access whatever you want to read but I’m absolutely judging some of those choices.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Thankfully! #BookSky
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Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Shout-out to libraries. Where else can you just chill outside with a 4yo as you pretend to be magic fairies careening about a large grassy area, then pop indoors for air conditioning, coloring pages, and benches to read four books in a row that you then get to take home, no charge? Libraries rule.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The last parrot 🦜 with the squirt gun is hysterical 🤣
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
They're wearing the cats.....
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God @thegodshow.com · 07/08/2026
Thou shalt not plop a dead weasel on thy bald head and pretend we won’t notice.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
How lovely… 🌳📖 #BookSky
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
100% #BookSky
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Oh yes! #BookSky
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mary @roughrider994.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
True…. #BookSky
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Beverly @grammylovesyou.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Vox Nihili @airymt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Dodger, the mini dapple piebald dachshund ❤️ IG: @the_masked_ween
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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Support the Troops. Demand Accountability.
The secretary of defense conflates the warriors with the war.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 20/07/2026
This is Bruno and Rocket. Rocket insists on making a grand entrance. Bruno is happy to help with that. 13/10 for both (IG: bruno_da_doxie_doggie)
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/07/2026
I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Amen. #BookSky
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Paper and Ink @paperandink.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A 5 year old got her first library card today. I gave her the receipt and said welcome to our library. Use this as a bookmark. I shook her hand and introduced myself. Gemma is a reader. My heart explodes. We got a club member!
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LTCLibraian @happylibrarian.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
YES!
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 13/07/2026
Welcome to Puppy Court
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Fox at Mount Rushmore: They just said there is severe weather on the way. In fact, they said hail could be coming and they are urging everybody to get inside. We're going to get to shelter.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
OK, who was it? Come clean.
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LTCLibraian @happylibrarian.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Was Superglue involved?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/06/2026
tacky and fashy
Trump TS post featuring an image of a golden eagle he’s putting on the White House
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This is Jumbo. She just got her very first bath. Doggy paddle officially activated. IG: dog_lovers_1
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/06/2026
This is Richard. He's sometimes accused of not being a real dog because of his weird paws and inability to bark. Thinks his pack would say otherwise. 12/10 for all (IG: richardandtheguardians)
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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
*off stage whisper* really hope that National Guard leadership and state leadership understand that the goodwill & trust of the US public in their NG, built and earned through 20 years of war and disaster relief, appears to be actively trickling away the longer the DC mission goes
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LTCLibraian @happylibrarian.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Already kissed the BS goodbye.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Edouard Jacqmin AKA “Ed People” traveling the world, bridging cultures through dance.
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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I know beef is expensive now but costco, nooooooo
a price sign at costco showing "shredded chihuahua"
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