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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Apply today, or share this with a newer library worker who may need it! The scholarship applications for academic year 2026-27 and all materials are due by June 16, 2026. Information and applications are available on the KLA Scholarships page. www.klaonline.org/scholarships #KentuckyLibraries

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

What an amazing Library Legislative Day! Thank you to our KY lawmakers who made time during a busy session to meet with all of the directors, librarians, and library board members from across the commonwealth. Your support for Kentucky libraries makes all the difference! 📚💙 #KentuckyLibraries

group photos of folks meeting in Frankfort, Kentucky for library legislative day

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Almost time. Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards. Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time. Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page. #ALAyma 📚💙

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Be sure to check out this showing of THE LIBRARIANS at the Kentucky Theatre on January 22. Introduction with Silas House. prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pag...

INTRODUCTION BY NEW YORK TIMES
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR SILAS HOUSE
The Librarians
THU, JAN 22 @ 7:15PM | ON SALE NOW!
"There's never been a movie more vital this year." -
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 26/11/2025

Family cookbooks, filled with handwritten notes, sometimes held together with rubber bands, tell the story of generations of homemakers. They are irreplaceable treasures. 🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v... #Thanksgiving

Cookbook page stained from use featuring a recipe for corn bread dressing with crossed-out words, ingredient adjustments, and cooking notes in pen, including instructions to cook onion, broth, and celery together.

Cookbook page stained from use featuring a recipe for hot cakes with handwritten ingredient adjustments in pen.

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James Allen @tljamesa.com · 16/10/2025

Linda Perkins was recognized at #AASL25 for attending EVERY AASL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, starting with being on the committee for the first one in 1980. You make @kasl.us proud! #TLsky #SchoolLibrary

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James Allen @tljamesa.com · 03/10/2025

I was blessed to hear THE Tracie D. Hall present today at the @joinkla.bsky.social conference. Powerful and important advice for all of us. #kylibraries #tlsky #kylchat #WitnessToHistory #tlchat #libraries super messy live sketchnote in @procreate.com

Messy Sketchnote of Tracie D Hall presentation on libraries and storytelling.

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Register for KLA25 by tomorrow! We look forward to seeing you soon. It's going to be a great event! sites.google.com/view/klaconf...

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

2nd Call! Submit a session proposal for the #KLA25 Annual Conference! The call for proposals closes on June 30th. All conference information can be found on the conference website: sites.google.com/view/klaconf... #KentuckyLibraries

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 02/06/2025

📣 The Internet Archive is heading to #ALAAC25 in Philadelphia! We’ll be in the exhibit hall with our literacy partners, Better World Books. Let’s talk web archiving, preservation, the future of libraries & grab yourself a #WaybackMachine sticker! 📅 See you June 26–30! #InternetArchive

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KY Association of School Librarians @kasl.us · 04/04/2025

School Librarian Day! 📚🎉 Thank you for transforming libraries into hubs of learning and discovery. You inspire reading, teach vital skills, and create innovative experiences. Your passion and expertise make a profound difference in students' lives. #KentuckyLibraries #KyLChat @aaslala.bsky.social

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Save the date! 2025 KLA Annual Conference, October 2 & 3, Registration coming soon... Let's help tell your library story! #KentuckyLibraries #KyLChat

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KY Association of School Librarians @kasl.us · 16/03/2025

Announcing 🎉🎉 📚 @kasl.us 2026 Nominees for the Kentucky Bluegrass Award www.kasl.us/kba/kba-nomi... #KyLChat @joinkla.bsky.social #KentuckyLibraries Congratulations to every illustrator & author! KY Students will vote in spring of 26 & winners will be announced in April! 📚 Thank you, KBA Committees!

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KY Association of School Librarians @kasl.us · 27/02/2025

Kentucky School Librarians! Be sure to check this out. #KyLChat #KentuckyLibraries

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Registration is now open for the (KACRL) Kentucky Association of College and Research Libraries /Kentucky Special Libraries Round Table (KSLRT) Joint Spring Conference, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟵-𝟭𝟭 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 in Lucas, KY! sites.google.com/view/ky-join... #KentuckyLibraries #KYLibraries

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The American Library Association has announced the 2025 Class of Emerging Leaders, and University of Kentucky MSLS graduate Matthew Goldberg is included! Congratulations! #KentuckyLibraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @universityofky.bsky.social

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Do you believe in libraries? Join KLA this #GivingTuesday! Membership is not just for librarian professionals. Visit www.klaonline.org to join today as a FRIEND for $30 and be a champion for libraries across the Bluegrass State! 📚💙 #KYLibraries #LibraryLove

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

Thank you, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, for hosting our 2024 KLA Conference! It was a fantastic day of learning and networking for Kentucky librarians, and we appreciate your great space and support! #KentuckyLibraries

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

A huge thank you to our 2024 KLA Conference Partners! We are incredibly grateful to our partners for their continued support of KY Libraries. Your contributions help us grow, innovate, and serve our communities better. Together, we are shaping the future of libraries in KY! 📚💙 #KentuckyLibraries

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,054,325!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #2,054,325, Kentucky Library Association ‪@joinkla.bsky.social‬, joined on Nov 18, 2023"

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

Kentucky library lovers are getting 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿. 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆. this election season with the help of ALA. Visit ALA's voter engagement homepage to join the campaign, get resources to engage your community, and get future updates between now and election day! www.ala.org/advocacy/rea...

Kentucky Libraries are Reader Voter Ready

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KY Association of School Librarians @kasl.us · 23/08/2024

Check it out! @themisterlibrary.bsky.social school librarian at J. F. Kennedy Elementary School in Jefferson County, and active KASL/KLA member, was interviewed by Amy Hermon on her School Librarians United podcast. Give it a listen. #KyLChat #tlchat schoollibrariansunited.libsyn.com/285-mister-l...

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School Librarians United with Amy Hermon: 285 Mister Library

Tim Jones shares his award-winning programs and how his passion for school libraries shapes the products offered by Nimco, Inc.  I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for t...

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

KLA Fall Conference, Preserve Our Past & Advocate for Our Future registration is now LIVE! More information on the conference webpage: sites.google.com/view/klaconf... Registration Link: kla.memberclicks.net/klaconferenc... #KentuckyLibraries #KyLChat

Kentucky Library Association 2024 Fall Conference, Registration Open, Preserving the Past Advocating for the Future. Keynote: AS King, Friday October 4, 2024

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

Call for Session Proposals! Please share your knowledge and expertise with your library colleagues at the 2024 KLA Conference! Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #KentuckyLibraries

Kentucky Library Association 2024 Fall Conference, Friday, October 4. Theme: Preserving the Past, Advocating for the Future. The image includes a signpost with directions to the future, past, and present, alongside a photo of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives building. The keynote speaker is A.S. King, with her photo included on the bottom right

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

Happy summer! Visit and support your library!

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

The newest issue of Kentucky Libraries is now available! Kentucky Libraries, Volume 88, number 2, is available with an archive of previous issues on the KLA website at kla.memberclicks.net/kentucky-lib... Please note: you must log in with your KLA username and password to access this.

Kentucky LIBRARIES
FOUNDED 1933
SPRING 2024
VOL. 88, NO. 2
KENTUCKY
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A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX
OPEN EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES IN KENTUCKY
THE UNDERGRADUATE AND
PREPARING FOR THE MLIS
20 BOOK CHALLENGES:
OVER 20 WAYS WE CAN HELP
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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

It's Take Action for Libraries Day during #NationalLibraryWeek! 📚🗳️📣 Pledge to: ✅ Get Informed ✅ Register to vote ✅ Be ready for all 2024 elections Don't forget to communicate to your local, state, & national lawmakers to support the essential role of libraries in our communities! #KentuckyLibraries

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

Attention all Kentucky library supporters! 📣📚 Today we celebrate National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day) and honor the dedicated library professionals who go above and beyond to serve our communities.

National Library Outreach Day. The image features a red double-decker bus with flames shooting out of the back windows. The bus is flying through the air and appears to be full of books.

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Happy National Library Workers Day! 📚💕 Today, we celebrate the library staff's incredible dedication and hard work. From helping patrons find the perfect book to fostering a love of learning, our library workers are true superheroes. 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ #KentuckyLibraries #LibraryLove

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 12/03/2024

Call to Action: Support Kentucky Libraries - Restore Vital Library Funding oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/promo/5lb

library shelves, 3 young patrons looking for books, fund Kentucky libraries, KLA

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

The Kentucky Library Association calls on library supporters to contact state Senate members today to restore Direct Aid to libraries to the FY2025 budget. #KyLibraries #KYGA24 📣📣📣 oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/promo/5lb

library shelves, two patrons looking for books, fund Kentucky libraries, KLA

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KY Association of School Librarians @kasl.us · 22/02/2024

Urgent... please read. Show your support for Kentucky school libraries and librarians.

Oppose Senate Bill 232 This legislation will remove the requirement that every school have a trained and certified school librarian. If passed, this will begin a steep decline in the quality of school libraries our students and teachers have access to. Currently, Kentucky is a national leader in providing outstanding school library services. Losing librarians will mean a loss for student reading and literacy, a loss of equitable access to information, and a loss of access to effective digital citizenship instruction. Contact your legislators now and ask that you oppose this bill and support the existing requirement of school librarians and libraries in every Kentucky public school. KY legislative message line: 18003727181

Kentucky is currently a national leader in ensuring that our K-12 public school students have access to school libraries and the specifically-trained certified staff who manage them - school librarians. Two Kentucky laws ensure that our students will be taught in our schools by certified professionals who manage high-quality programs (KRS.158.791 and KRS 158.102).

However, SB 232 seeks to remove the requirement that Kentucky school libraries must be staffed by certified teacher librarians. While other educators might share their love of reading and creative uses of technology with students, effective libraries go beyond books to build life-long learners who can navigate the digital world with confidence.

A school library not curated and cultivated by a certified school librarian is merely a “book room”. Help us provide Kentucky students with the vibrant educational experience they deserve by OPPOSING the removal of this state requirement.

Call your state legislators today to let th

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

The Perilous State of Academic Freedom and Free Expression in Education from PEN America pen.org/the-perilous... #KyLibraries #KyReads

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Outstanding work. Jump to the 23:00 minute mark. #KyLibraries #KyReads ket.org/program/kent...

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

Registration is now open for the KACRL/KY SLA Joint Spring Conference. There are a few days left to submit a proposal! All details can be found here: sites.google.com/view/klajoin... #KyReads #KyLibraries

KACRL KY SLA Joint SPring Conference Kentucky Association of College and Research Libraries and Kentucky Special Libraries Association present: Libraries as Cultural Hubs: Preserving History and Promoting Diversity April 10-12, 2024 Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, Prestonsburg, KY

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

Pressley Bill Would Classify Discriminatory Book Bans as Civil Rights Violations via @truthout truthout.org/articles/pre...

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KY Association of School Librarians @kasl.us · 19/12/2023

"The Boyle County School District in Kentucky quietly banned more than 100 books, citing anti-trans bill SB 150. But a local campaign by students and their peers successfully pushed back. Great reporting from 19-year-old student journalist Ramona Pierce." ALA www.thenation.com/article/acti...

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Congratulations Dr. Cahill and Dr. Oltmann! - UK School of Information Science researchers awarded nearly $700,000 in IMLS grants uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-... #KyLibray #KyLChat

Congratulations!! - screenshot of UK post: UK School of Information Science researchers awarded nearly $700,000 in IMLS grants with Dr. Cahill's and Dr. Oltmann's photos

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

Please follow our new Instagram account! @kylibrary www.instagram.com/kylibrary/

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