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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 22/06/2026

Make stuff. Do your hobbies. Geek out with your weird friends. Practice arts and crafts. Every society that ever burned to the ground left behind only the handicrafts, and every society saved from the brink was saved only by arts. Do not give up the joy of creating.

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 12h

Ok, you may not be thinking about holiday shopping but we sure are & shopping early is very helpful to small businesses. Sooooo, tell us about someone you're buying a book for this holiday season & we'll give you a recommendation!

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A quick peek at just some of the comics I use to teach about the humanity in historical events, to inspire research, and to write analytically and introspectively.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 6h

Jane Doe, you are remarkably brave. I wish you didn’t have to be. “I am Jane Doe.” Do not let them doxx Jane Doe. If you see their name, you did not. Do not punish the victim. I stand with survivors. You will not take away their power. We believe you.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🍂 Teaching about Thanksgiving? REGISTER to explore Native lifeways, Thanksgiving myths and more thoughtful approaches to classroom teaching sharemylesson.com/webinars/thanksgi… @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @leeandlow.bsky.social

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 20h

it's possible that the only silver lining of this era are the student journalists

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hi all - can you help us out with a survey? Trying to put together some higher level education resources on comics and graphic novels in education. We’d super appreciate it! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Graphic Novels in the Classroom - Teacher Survey

Good day, would you be willing to provide insights regarding your use of graphic novels in the classroom and your interests in pursuing additional education to learn more? This survey is part of a re...

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Just Teacher Things @justteacherthings.bsky.social · 5h

My non-film classes still learn about mise-en-scène! It's part of learning to read, including reading visual media (e.g....graphic novels!).

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Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · 9h

🌟 Hey, YA readers! You won't want to miss these 78 exciting new young adult books being published in October 2026! 🌟 popgoesthereader.com/hot-off-the-... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit

A collage of ten young adult books being published in October 2026. Books featured include Devil's Advocate by Amanda DeWitt, From Square One by A.M. Woody, Falling Like Snow by Misty Wilson, Just The Good Parts by Robbie Couch, Snowflakes or Surf Breaks? by Lila Hazell, Revenge of the Final Girl by Andrea Mosqueda, Kill Your Darlings by Yuvashri Harish, Ellen Poe For Evermore by Diana Peterfreund, It's Only Dancing by Jasmine Guillory and Everything New Again by Renée Watson.

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Just Teacher Things @justteacherthings.bsky.social · 5h

I love this book SO. MUCH. And I think it's a good corrective to *To Kill a Mockingbird,* if you're looking for that!

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 11h

In Other Wor(l)ds: Children’s Books from Around the Globe, for Fall 2026 and Beyond buff.ly/Pmru5fL

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 12h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 14h

This all book #DonorsChoose project for books requested by readers for our school's library needs $95 to fund with today's #FillEveryShelf 2X match. Any support/RP for our community of readers is appreciated. #ClearTheList www.donorschoose.org/project/voic...

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Amanda Hunt @thenextgenlib.bsky.social · 14h

DOUBLE DOUBLE! Donations count 2X today only for #donorschoose #books! Consider giving even $1 to my #manga DC! Thank you! #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians

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DonorsChoose @donorschoose.bsky.social · 15h

It’s time to #FillEveryShelf! Starting now, every donation for books will be doubled, while funds last. In a bright and curious student, a new book turns into new opportunities. Support a books project today!https://bit.ly/4xPkXk6

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Karen Leader @proftinkerbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fall of Freedom is a call to action against censorship. Timed with Banned Books Week, creative activations are happening all over the country. Join us. www.falloffreedom.com/fall-of-free...

A hand with a torch, and the words I'm with Fall of Freedom, October 2nd, 3rd, & 4th

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And just like that, ACCOUNTABLE by @dashkaslater.bsky.social, one of the most important non-fiction books written this century for teen readers is more relevant than ever. We shouldn’t be banning these books. We should be demanding that young people have access to these books. Books save lives.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Every book its reader Every reader their book Ranganathan got this right back in the 1930s

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Dr ShinyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Humanities will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no humanities.

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Also you do not have to go to a SLAC to get a liberal arts education or major in one of the fine humanities or social sciences on offer these days. But you do have to start from a position of thinking there's something inherently worthwhile to them and powerful people don't want you to think that.

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The nationwide book-banning bills advancing through congress are anti-LGBTQ+, anti-intellectual, and anti-freedom. Call your reps today and urge them to vote no on these dangerous bills. 5calls.org/issue/federa...

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Oppose Nationwide Book Ban Bills ⭑ 5 Calls

Rather than prosecuting people involved in child sex trafficking, congressional Republicans are trying to pass a national book ban by turning the …

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There are many reasons to take issue with the NYT article making the rounds, but one of them is the fact it treats incredibly complex, abstract, & contested methods/approaches that require specialized training, implementation, etc. & treat them like they’re an app you install to make scores go 📈.

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Educator giveaway! ❤️ I'm giving away a class set of 25 copies of @mrschureads.bsky.social's new book, LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY, illustrated by @hollyhatam.bsky.social. Teachers, repost this post and follow John and Holly to enter. I'll pick and notify a random winner tomorrow, 9/29. US only.

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Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's the 5th anniversary of Heartdrum, an acclaimed imprint featuring heartfelt, groundbreaking & unexpected books highlighting the present & future of Native peoples & strength of young Indigenous heroes. We've published nearly 50 books with more to come! #KidLit @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

Celebrating Five Years of Heartdrum: an imprint centering Indigenous stories, authors, and illustrators! Graphic with geometric turquoise design against light yellow. Cover art showing: AN EXPANSE OF BLUE, JUST LIKE GRANDMA, A LETTER FOR BOB, STRONGER THAN, LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN, REZ BALL, JO JO MAKOONS (BOOK 6), LOOKING FOR SMOKE, HEALER OF THE WATER MONSTER, RAVEN, RISING and WE STILL BELONG.

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TX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join @txfreedomread.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social and us TONIGHT for tips on how to build a local library advocacy group! @everylibrary.bsky.social

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It’s National Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month! 🎉If you’re looking to read books by latine authors check out our catalog of Latine Voices for Kids & Teens, including the exhilirating YA romance FALSE FACE 💙 by @joshgalarza.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/ssru58a8 #booksky

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

**SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson** And just like that, one of the most important young adult novels of all-time — one that address sexual assault and rape — is more relevant than ever. Young people MUST have access to these books. Books save lives. theauthorvillage.substack.com/p/banned-spe...

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BANNED: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

An Update on What’s Currently Happening in Iowa

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Positively Present @positivelypresent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now is the time to let go of what’s weighing you down. 🍂

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Are You A Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians follows the librarians who kept the doors open when the law said they shouldn't-from segregated reading rooms to freedom libraries to the branches serving our communities now" Rentable/streamable 📚 www.historysplayground.com/are-you-a-li...

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Watch Are You a Librarian | History's Playground

Rent the Are You a Librarian documentary for $3.99 and stream it for 72 hours on History's Playground.

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James Allen @tljamesa.com · 25/09/2026

Great share from @axbom.com A great illustration about why converstaions about "ai" are so difficult sometimes. There's a lot going on... axbom.com/aieco/ #schoollibraries #schoollibrarian

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Harms of the AI ecosystem – infographic

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Just Teacher Things @justteacherthings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thank you to everyone fighting this fight!

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Vanessa Chaland @vanessachaland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Books don't harm young developing minds. Criminals, poverty, abuse, neglect, pedophiles, malnutrition, disease, war and many other things do. Books...do not. 👍

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Just Teacher Things @justteacherthings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am in the middle of this amazing day! A huge thanks to everyone involved in creating this event.

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Just Teacher Things @justteacherthings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's that time of year! I've been reposting a lot of links to holiday books, which I love, but I am mindful that our students are not a monolith, and holidays we claim as secular really aren't. This is one good article to keep in mind: www.naeyc.org/resources/bl...

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Holidays in a Diverse World: Applying Anti-Bias Thinking to Curriculum

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I dont normally share paywalled links but if yr an academic you may have access to this @chronicle story by some sharp young reporters on an AI situation at Dartmouth. www.chronicle.com/article/dart...

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Dartmouth’s Provost Quietly Used AI in His Published Work. It’s Touched Off a Campus Firestorm.

The incident adds fuel to a debate at the college over its embrace of AI.

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Freedom to Read Project @freedomreadproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

TODAY is the day! If you’ve been looking for a way to make a difference in the fight for the freedom to read, don’t miss “Show Up, Speak Up: Vote for the Freedom to Read.”

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The graphic novel adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak is powerful. My wife and I created the official teacher guide on how to use it in your classroom. www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/teachers-gui...

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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🍃On shelves April 6, 2027: New Voices award-winning picture book At Home in My Skin by Maleeha Malik and illustrated by Alex Aldrich Barrett! 🐞Available for pre-order! Learn more: www.leeandlow.com/books/at-hom...

Background is an illustration of a forest. A black bird with white spots flies in the distance. In the center is a spread from At Home in My Skin by Maleeha Malik and illustrated by Alex Aldrich Barrett. It depicts main character Shan walking into his house, coming home from school. He greets his mother, who is cooking pakoray in the kitchen. At the bottom is the book title. Illustrations copyright © 2027 by Alex Aldrich Barrett.

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