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Kathy Ishizuka

@kishizuka.bsky.social
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Third generation JA; Master Gardener Priors: Editor in Chief, School Library Journal, Partnerships & Innovation Director, SLJ & LJ

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Chiming in on Book Lovers Day. My last, a good one. #RuthOzeki
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"“The questions raised by the recent White House report and subsequent congressional actions extend well beyond any single museum. If scholarship at our nation’s leading museum system can become subject to political influence, no museum is beyond reach.” (AAM)
museumsassociation.org
American Alliance of Museums backs Smithsonian Institution - Museums Association
Membership body warns recent attacks 'threaten the integrity' of US museums
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The threat is real. H.B 7661 and S.B 4925 would enable the federal govt to limit your access to books. @everylibrary.bsky.social makes it easy to take action: bit.ly/4pHPApp - contact your legislators, Congress, and speak out in your community and local media to preserve our freedom to read.
roncharles.substack.com
The Book Banning Bill That Won’t Die
What looked like political theater is becoming a genuine threat to the freedom to read.
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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I'm still seeing people talk on this app like it's only the children of immigrants who are born here who benefit from birthright citizenship. Everyone born here benefits from it. It's how you are a citizen.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Garlic harvest, about three quarters of it.
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Cultural change" is the entry in the #BrokenTimes thesaurus for "bigotry."
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Is there more fitting signage for the 250th? Three new graphics by Shepard Fairey, each honoring a First Amendment freedom and free to download and share.
artforfreedom.org
Home - Art For Freedom
As America recognizes its 250th anniversary, Art for Freedom is deploying powerful images created by renowned artist Shepard Fairey to celebrate the First Amendment freedoms that shape and uphold our ...
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Is it not extremely obvious to everyone that the reflecting pool nonsense is where Trump is comfortable and he's pushing all of his attention onto that to avoid attention being paid to where he is uncomfortable...having gotten us into a war that he immediately lost?
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"Authoritarians target public schools because they are a convenient site for advancing mass cultural change, a place where the government can have the most impact on what young people are allowed to learn and think." (Advocate, @penamerica.bsky.social)
advocate.com
Rising anti-LGBTQ+ censorship efforts pull directly from the playbooks of modern authoritarian leaders
As Congress advances anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and states expand restrictions on queer and trans visibility, PEN America experts warn the tactics increasingly resemble those used by modern authoritarian...
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
In its 2026 travel trends report, the flight-tracking site Skyscanner found that 55 percent of travelers had booked a trip or would consider one inspired by a book. - NY Times
nytimes.com
Call It a ‘Book-cation’ or a ‘Readaway,’ Literary Travel Is Having a Moment
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 14/06/2026
This one really tickles me bc not only is it joyous and not only does the beat slap but they got choreography and everything
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
España, by Ricard Verde, 1937, 📸 by Ronald Cortes
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/06/2026
Parade 

Thursday 

Manhattan
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I'm hoping the Knicks game ends with a score of 86-47
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
every time I say this, someone didn't know: you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Workshops where participants create fairy or gnome houses, offered at public libraries across the country, are gaining traction for their lighthearted appeal, suitability for all ages, and low-tech implementation. #libraries
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
The Gnome Depot | American Libraries Magazine
Workshops where participants create fairy or gnome houses, offered at public libraries across the country, are gaining traction.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/05/2026
If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)
giveinmay.org
Support Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In May
Alex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
NAACP STATEMENT: “.. The NAACP will not watch the same institutions that depend on Black athletic prowess to fill their stadiums and their bank accounts remain silent while their states strip Black communities of their voice.” @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.
alabamareflector.com
Thousands attend protests in Selma and Montgomery for voting rights | Alabama Reflector
Speakers at the All Roads Lead to the South events urge people to mobilize to oppose redistricting efforts by Legislatures in the south.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Bird nest with plastic.
Bird nest on the ground, woven with a big hank of black plastic.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“Talking about artificial intelligence at a college for arts and humanities can be, you know, a bit rough," Ethan Lubin, UCF graduate, told the New York Times, "because it kind of goes against the humanities part.”
nytimes.com
Graduates Boo Commencement Speech About A.I.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This is the situation I refer to the most when trying to explain a the state of book bans right now. Utah has state mandated book destruction for books like Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, and Damsel by Elana K Arnold. The vast majority of the books are written by women.
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 06/05/2026
And what if we make it a point – say once a week – to share a brand new kids’ book we read and loved? Because there are so many amazing books for kids that are worth championing. #BeAnAmbassador
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 07/05/2026
The Xylom is proud to be the only Asian American-run news outlet dedicated to health, climate, and environmental coverage. Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month and check out our @bookshop.org, featuring @edyong209.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social @agawande.bsky.social @josephvlee.bsky.social and more!
bookshop.org
Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
For the last several years, I've asked folks to share with me the pushback they've received before, during, and after Pride when it comes to events, programs, and displays in libraries. Here's this year's form. Please share far and wide and use it. All anonymous: tinyurl.com/Pride-Librar...
Image of several Pride flags in the background. The foreground has black text reading "Report censorship, destruction, or other attacks on library programs or books in 2026: https://tinyurl.com/pride-in-libraries-2026"
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
From a picture book biography about a woman who climbed Mount Everest to a guide for burgeoning Asian American activists, these informational texts offer a snapshot of Asian American history.
schoollibraryjournal.com
6 Inspiring Nonfiction Works for Young Readers About the Asian American Experience
From a picture book biography about a woman who climbed Mount Everest to a guide for burgeoning Asian American activists, these informational texts offer a snapshot of AANHPI history.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Booker Prize Foundation has announced a competition to find three U.K.-based child judges, between the ages of eight and 12, to serve on the jury for the inaugural Children’s Booker Prize. The child judges will be revealed along with the eight shortlisted titles Nov 24.
publishersweekly.com
Inaugural Children’s Booker Prize Launches, Opens Search for Child Judges
The Booker Prize Foundation has revealed further details regarding the 2027 prize for children’s fiction, the first of its kind from the U.K.-based organization behind the prestigious Booker Prize and...
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
1/3. Does anyone have examples of US public library boards and/or Friends of the Library groups speaking out against HR 7661, the national book banning bill? It impacts primarily school libraries but this legislation is what *all* libraries should be pushing back on.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Over 28,000 young people signed on for a Seattle Public Library card, which enables access to e-books even if they don't live in Seattle. The program was started by Brooklyn Public Library to expand service in communities impacted by censorship.
seattletimes.com
28K youths got a Seattle library card in campaign against book bans
The program allows youths to receive a free library card to access e-books, even if they don't live in Seattle.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21/04/2026
Happy National Library Week to whoever did this.
A "Little Free Library" filled with only Merriam-Webster Dictionaries
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Society of Professional Journalists @spj-posts.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
SPJ joins a coalition petitioning the White House Correspondents’ Association to use its annual dinner to defend press freedom, reaffirm First Amendment rights and condemn attacks on the press. 🔗View the petition and full list of signatories: bit.ly/4tnZJbx
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A box of brownies? Seriously, lady.
messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com
N.Y. Today: Lost and found in the garbage
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
February, April views.
Before and after collage, a weeping cherry tree covered in snow at left (Feb 2026), at right the same tree in spring bloom glory (April 2026).
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Morning repast with the usual suspects.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/04/2026
In a big loss for Mike Johnson, the House rejected his proposed reauthorization of a little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens. This fight isn’t over, so make sure your representative hears from you: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
punchbowl.news
The FISA flop, plus Republicans can’t stop fighting each other
An audacious play by Johnson to pass a five-year extension of Section 702 of FISA failed spectacularly just before 1:30 a.m.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"Some say the pandemic prompted them to reconsider unsatisfying corporate jobs, while others say that because they could not find LGBTQ+ literature in their local bookstores, they decided to open their own."
publishersweekly.com
A New Generation of LGBTQ+ Bookstores Is Popping Up Across the U.S.
Queer entrepreneurs are defying anti-trans legislation and book bans.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13/04/2026
"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime" is objectively a funny thing to write.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rest in peace, Pearl Fryar, self-taught master of topiary art.
scmuseum.org
Remembering Pearl Fryar
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The Jer Witch Project @neveronbrand.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
How it feels doing literally any task right now.
Viral photo from some years back of a man nonchalantly mowing his yard with a tornado on the horizon .
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The President is openly threatening genocide. A crime against humanity. He must be removed from office. The 25th Amendment must be invoked. If not, Congress has to do our damn job. Speaker Johnson, call us into session. War powers & impeachment. Remove this man from office.
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God @thegodshow.com · 07/04/2026
You could have had free universal healthcare this entire time. The money was always there.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For National Poetry Month, actor Nick Offerman hosts "A Wonder Is What It Is," dedicated to poet, activist, author, and Nick's personal hero: Wendell Berry.
wnyc.org
A Wonder Is What It Is: Nick Offerman Reads 'A Warning to My Readers' by Wendell Berry | All Of It with Alison Stewart | WNYC
For National Poetry Month, actor, author, and woodworker Nick Offerman hosts "A Wonder Is What It Is," an audio series from All Of It with Alison Stewart dedicated to poet, activist, ...
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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"Library Futures is proud to announce the release of Imagine IF: The Game. This choose-your-own-adventure experience supports librarians facing intellectual freedom challenges through scenario-based gameplay" www.libraryfutures.net/post/library...
libraryfutures.net
Library Futures Presents… Imagine IF
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Thank you to @stonybrooku.bsky.social and Karim B. Boughida, dean, University Libraries, for hosting #THELIBRARIANSFilm and intellectual freedom fighter @librarianjones.com. An engaged group of attendees, including an aspiring school librarian! Great to see Amanda, my hero forever.
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
My Spring sound? Wesley Morris, love him.
nytimes.com
Harry Styles Is the Sound of Spring
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
For ideas and guidance in developing your hobby, look to your library. You’ll find an abundance of free resources to inspire you and keep your hobby growing. action.everylibrary.org/6_ways_to_de...
action.everylibrary.org
6 Ways to Develop Your Hobby Using the Library
6 Ways to Develop Your Hobby Using the Library
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Also: “Thousands of people” @nytimes.com? Or should that be thousands of protests? So much for accuracy, editing, in addition to biased underplaying as noted.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 26/03/2026
‘Nonfiction books are a crucial bulwark against the surging public culture of “alternative facts,” outright lies, and the brazen embrace of ignorance.‘ newrepublic.com/article/2076...
newrepublic.com
Nonfiction Publishing, Under Threat, Is More Important Than Ever
Cuts in publishing and book reviewing imperil the future of narrative nonfiction, and our understanding of the world around us.
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
In Portuguese a manatee is called peixe-boi (or “bull fish”) and in Dutch zeekoe (or “sea cow”). In English a group of manatees is called an aggregate of manatees, though I think a better term would be either a “manateam” or “manytees” (in the same way a group of dugongs should be called a “dugang”)
A manateam of manytees (three chonky little manatees floating in a tank)
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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The lessons of history.
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