Reposted by Lloyd JansenGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/07/2025“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States and there always has been.” — Isaac Asimov. 1093943862
Lloyd Jansen @lmjansen.bsky.social · 20/06/2025When people want a public institution to enforce their own personal ideologies by restricting access to books it IS censorship. 010
Reposted by Lloyd Jansenkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Brave Books's right-wing "See You at the Library" event is back–coming to public libraries August 16–and this year, they claim they're partnering with the Department of Education. Everything you need to know to prepare: bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...bookriot.comRight-Wing "See You at the Library" Event Back in 2025; Partners with US Department of EducationThe now-annual event promoting "Pro-God," "Pro-America" books and beliefs will take place August 16. Here's what it is and how to prepare your library. 02010
Reposted by Lloyd JansenStephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social · 19/06/2025This is a great book about one of my favorite bands. 2265
Reposted by Lloyd JansenAuthors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Are you a reader looking to get involved in the fight against book bans? Here are some ways (besides, of course responding to our calls to action!) 1. Get involved with your local school or library board. 2. Donate/connect to @uabookbans.bsky.social 3. Donate/connect to @everylibrary.bsky.social 04725
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Hazelwood, who is originally from Italy and now resides in the U.S., was booked for several international appearances before she canceled because "it's not possible for me to safely travel outside and then back inside the US," she wrote on Instagram.buff.lyTrump administration could change the way we read, from book bans to author talksPolicies from the Trump administration are already impacting readers, publishers and authors – and could continue given grant cuts and DEI reversals. 2229
Reposted by Lloyd Jansenkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025York County Library (SC) has drafted a new policy that would restrict all trans and gender related books from shelves for those under the age of 18. The discriminatory policy, copy and pasted from Greenville Public Library, sets them up for a lawsuit. bookriot.com/york-county-...bookriot.comYork County Library (SC) Proposes Restrictions on Trans, Gender Books for Those Under 18York County Library's board proposes new discriminatory collection policies that would bar LGBTQ+ materials from being in collections for those under 18. 085
Reposted by Lloyd JansenPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 18/06/2025"Writers, artists, and scholars must be free to express their views openly without compromising their free movement across borders," said PEN America's @jonfreadom.bsky.social following detainment and deportation of Australian writer Alistair Kitchen for his personal writings pen.org/press-releas...pen.orgDeportation of Australian Writer For Speech Fits “Disturbing Pattern” of U.S. Border Agents Screening Visitors For Their Viewpoints - PEN AmericaAustralian writer detained at border for speech critical of Trump and Israeli administrations and part of a growing censorship trend. 24122
Reposted by Lloyd JansenPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 16/06/2025A mind-boggling list of hundreds of books purged from some Tennessee school libraries includes works by Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne, children’s poet Shel Silverstein, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson. pen.org/magic-tree-h... #bannedbooks #censorshippen.org‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans - PEN AmericaThe removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning. 87944
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2025They keep finding out there’s no porn in school libraries and losing lawsuits because what book banners are trying to do is illegal. “A Minnesota school district is doing away with a book ban, settling a lawsuit that argued the ban was unlawful. “buff.ly 15611
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Like, follow, share if you love libraries! 04714
Reposted by Lloyd JansenBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 12/06/2025Brian Wilson was the most musically inventive voice in all of pop, with an otherworldly ear for harmony. He was also the visionary leader of America’s greatest band, The Beach Boys. If there’d been no Beach Boys, there would have been no “Racing In The Street.” 13762115
Reposted by Lloyd JansenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Gutting funding for public media will cut off news sources for millions of Americans. That’s exactly what Trump wants: to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all. It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.cnbc.comPBS, NPR funding on the line as House nears final vote on $9.4 billion in DOGE-backed cutsPassage would solidify DOGE-backed cuts, but some Republicans are uneasy about the programs being targeted, including th 681420513
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2025This is absurd. It is irrational. It needs to stop.buff.lyBook Banners are Costing Tax-Payers Millions of DollarsThis is absurd. It is irrational. It needs to stop. 0178
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Because every time there is a requirement to actually read the books, book banners lose “Multiple library board members read the two books, praised them for their content, and said neither met requirements to relocate them into the adult section.”buff.lyAlabama library keeps 2 challenged books in teen section despite state funding cutFairhope library board members determined "Sold" and "Grown" don't contain obscene material, while state officials previously suspended $42,000 in annual funding over alleged code violations. 1287
Lloyd Jansen @lmjansen.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Having absolutely loved Long Distance Voyager, The Present was a huge disappointment for me when it came out, and in all the years since I have never warmed up to it. But I will staunchly defend the panel’s right to try to change my mind. 000
Lloyd Jansen @lmjansen.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Join me at Teach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAI publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/teach...publicschoolstrong.controlshift.appTeach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAIA march hosted by Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ), CARE Washington, D.C., EmpowerEd, and National Education Association (NEA), from the National Museum of African... 010
Lloyd Jansen @lmjansen.bsky.social · 07/06/2025The CREW guidelines are used by countless libraries across the country to responsibly manage their collections. 010
Lloyd Jansen @lmjansen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Allison is a tremendous intellectual freedom advocate and incredibly intelligent and thoughtful. This will be a GREAT conversation. 010
Reposted by Lloyd JansenRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Ticket sales and subscription revenue at the Kennedy Center have fallen sharply since Trump made himself chairman. Ticket sales were down roughly 50%. Subscriptions revenue down 82% for theater and 57% for dance. #ETTD 59690137
Lloyd Jansen @lmjansen.bsky.social · 01/06/2025One of my favorite Who albums. This one is must listen! 010
Reposted by Lloyd Jansenaverage scottythered @scottythered.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Fantastic news for Beach Boys Freaks: Al Jardine confirmed in an interview with Variety that we're getting a LOVE YOU box set later this year, which will (hopefully) include Brian's unreleased weirdo ADULT/CHILD album 14011
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Support libraries and literacy! Take action at buff.ly/41eAGMI 0187
Reposted by Lloyd JansenAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Thanks to the FCC's Learn Without Limits program, libraries across the country are using #ERate discounts to support wi-fi hotspot lending. But some in Congress want to end the program. Tell your Rep to keep communities connected & protect this funding: bit.ly/TakeActionHotspots #ForOurLibraries 05821
Reposted by Lloyd Jansenkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 29/05/2025"Too many people fought too hard and for too long to get books like Tango into school libraries. We refuse to sit by and let them be taken away" bookriot.com/and-tango-ma...bookriot.comCelebrating 20 Years of AND TANGO MAKES THREE"Too many people fought too hard and for too long to get books like Tango into school libraries. We refuse to sit by and let them be taken away." 28218
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2025EveryLibrary is so proud to be part of this kind of advocacy partnership.buff.lyThe Advocacy Partnership that Defeated Two Bad Alabama BillsEveryLibrary is so proud to be part of this kind of advocacy partnership. 0191
Lloyd Jansen @lmjansen.bsky.social · 27/05/2025This is a disastrous and aggressively undemocratic ruling. The logic behind the ruling ignores the work librarians have done for decades in building collections based on objective measures, not ideology. 000
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Former register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter filed suit in federal court on May 22, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement to her position at the U.S. Copyright Office.buff.lyFired Copyright Chief Sues in Federal Court to Get Job BackFormer Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, who was fired on May 10, filed suit in federal court on Thursday, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement, while voiding any… 26627
Reposted by Lloyd JansenTX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · 18/05/2025This is a terrible decision and a terrible position for this FL school district to be in as well. Reading through the lists of books there are some unexpected literary gems. 296
Reposted by Lloyd JansenUnite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Don’t let the administration take over copyright policy. Like library materials, copyright should NOT be politicized. Sign @authorsguild.bsky.social's petition urging Congress to stop this power grab &restore Register Perlmutter to her position: authorsguild.org/petition-to-... #UniteAgainstbookBans 13022
Reposted by Lloyd JansenAuthors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 15/05/2025If you really like to dig into data Library Futures released a report. Our followers won't be surprised by the conclusions but it is always important to make sure our ideas are backed up by facts & research www.libraryfutures.net/censorship?r...libraryfutures.netDigital CensorshipCoverage of Library Futures' work on digital censorship. 0209
Reposted by Lloyd JansenPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 15/05/2025“We know that when education thrives, democracy thrives. That is precisely why tyrants have always feared it.” Gail Mellow, former president of LaGuardia Community College, endorses the Pledge to Our Democracy. Learn more and take action. pen.org/press-releas...pen.orgOver 100 Champions of Higher Education Join PEN America in "A Pledge to Our Democracy" - PEN AmericaPEN America announces A Pledge to Our Democracy, a call too action endorsed by more than 100 retired college and university presidents recognizing assault on our democracy. 033
Reposted by Lloyd JansenALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025In Michigan, cuts to federal funding could spell the end of services for K-12 students, an unthinkable loss for youth across the state: michiganadvance.com/2025/05/14/f... We need every advocate to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Call Congress NOW & tell them to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibrariesmichiganadvance.comFederal library funding cuts could mean the end of services for Michigan K-12 students • Michigan AdvanceThis story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Proposed cuts to fede... 051
Reposted by Lloyd JansenUnite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Giving youth access to a wide variety of reading materials builds community cohesion. Student Hazel Eyles shared: “I have always wanted to help people in my community...Being able to read about other people's experiences has opened my eyes and allowed me to understand many different perspectives.”whqr.orgEducators and activists protest book bans in the New Hanover County Schools districtEducators and activists held a rally Tuesday afternoon to protest book bannings in New Hanover County schools. 0245
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Paul T. Jaeger and Allison Jennings-Roche discuss their new article in The Political Librarian, Clarifying Intellectual Freedom, Neutrality, and Professional Expertise to Better Defend Libraries from Books Bans, Disinformation, and Defunding.youtube.comClarifying Intellectual Freedom, Neutrality, and Professional ExpertiseYouTube video by EveryLibrary 064
Reposted by Lloyd Jansenkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 13/05/2025NEW! The Trump administration has been ordered to stop dismantling the IMLS and has been ordered to restore the agency to its pre-Executive Order functions and staffing. bookriot.com/massive-vict...bookriot.comMassive Victory in Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration's Dismantling of IMLSThe Trump administration has been ordered to stop dismantling the IMLS and has been ordered to restore the agency to its pre-Executive Order functions and staffing. 3302125
Reposted by Lloyd JansenAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025“As we continue to look at what is happening in the current government, we need to advocate for the needs of our sovereign nations. We need to hold the federal government accountable to upholding their trust responsibility.” — ALA President President Cindy Hohl www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...nbcnews.comTribal communities risk losing local libraries and the history they hold amid DOGE cutsFederally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities. 29837
Reposted by Lloyd JansenTX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Important function of the Library of Congress. 0115
Reposted by Lloyd JansenNPR @npr.org · 12/05/2025Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.npr.orgThe President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives. 2611032384
Reposted by Lloyd Jansenkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Man burns 100 Beachwood Public Library (OH) books on Jewish, African American, LGBTQ+ education: www.cleveland19.com/video/2025/0...cleveland19.comMan burns 100 Beachwood Public Library books on Jewish, African American, LGBTQ+ education 61916
Reposted by Lloyd Jansenkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Mark my word, Pride Month is going to see this happening in ways we never have before. It's not new, and no, you don't need to link me to previous stories because I've probably already shared or covered them. But it's going to be more brazen and hateful than before. 0152
Reposted by Lloyd JansenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 12/05/2025An expert on the Library of Congress tells Rolling Stone that Trump’s takeover attempt is “dangerous,” given that the Library’s sub-agencies provide confidential legal advice to members of Congress and help police misconduct by lawmakers. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comTrump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its LibraryDonald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch. 15834
Reposted by Lloyd JansenAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it. 11488401630
Reposted by Lloyd JansenTX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · 09/05/2025We are disappointed for Texas teens that Tx House just passed HB3225. This would restrict Tx teenagers from using adult books in the library, including classic novels. Pregnant teens can't access books on childbirth. 250 years of libraries in this country without age restrictions until now. Scary. 12277109
Reposted by Lloyd JansenPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 10/05/2025"The firing of Dr. Hayden is a Kremlineque move to suppress ideas and to send a chill through the leadership of cultural and educational institutions," said PEN America’s Hadar Harris. "The message seems obvious: Comply or be fired." More: pen.org/press-releas...pen.orgOusting of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden Sends a Message: Comply or Be Fired - PEN AmericaPEN America said today it is deeply disturbed by the firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, for reasons the White House identified as related to “diversity” programming and her choices... 06431
Reposted by Lloyd JansenGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Love thy neighbor doesn’t come with fine print. 334199253834
Reposted by Lloyd JansenCaitlin Rae @caitlinrae.bsky.social · 02/05/2025On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal. On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums. bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.socialbit.lySIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS.Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today! 01516
Reposted by Lloyd JansenAuthors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Tomorrow we can show up for a system of education that teaches & values the entire, complex, diverse, beautiful range of human experience. Join us & others on the steps of the Supreme Court if you can! 0134