Paolo Jasa, Library Professional @pbjasa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Love getting lowballed by a major institution on a weekday morning...bleh! Support your local public librarian and their various unions! It's the only way some of them can keep food on the goddamned table. 030
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BEGGING people to look up terms before using them for library social media. “BBW” doesn’t mean Banned Books Week 1243211764
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalThe NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/10/2026Fantastic news!!! The Supreme Court declined to hear the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s appeal of a ruling requiring the company to pay back its workers for the cuts to pay, illegally implemented increases in health care costs & more. When we fight, we win!!! ✊✊✊ 05116
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalFieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Banned Books - Gator Days 6186491977
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalMacmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Are you a librarian wondering how to navigate targeted attacks on diverse books?📚 Check out @oif.bsky.social and @ala-booklist.bsky.social free Banned Books Virtual Workshop with @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social on 10/8.💻 tinyurl.com/3jhap52j #bannedbooksweek #librarians #skybrarian 077
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW: PEN America today reported nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools nationwide during the 2025-2026 school year—the largest number in a single year. New state censorship laws accounted for much of the increase, coupled with the use of AI to remove books en masse: pen.org/press-releas...pen.orgNearly 12,000 School Book Bans Nationwide in 2025-2026—Biggest Number in a Single YearPEN America today reported nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools nationwide during the 2025-2026 school year—the largest number in a single year. New state censorship laws accounted for much of th... 108155
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalBanned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org 4919621030
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026SATs, ACTs, entrance exams, and finals are all incredibly stressful for students... Here’s how school libraries can help reduce that stress... buff.ly/Gf3DAiV #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #litbuff.lyHow School Libraries Help Students Prep for FinalsAre you taking advantage of your school library's study resources? 0114
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalAuthors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So many different people, groups, and organizations have come together to push back against the attack on the freedom to read, including students themselves. Read more about what students in Florida are doing here:theguardian.comNo more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boardsLocal communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education 4486188
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalKelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Would love to see someone run on a platform of hiring a squad of forensic accountants and auditors tasked with locating every penny that was stolen from us and getting everything back. And sending the thieves to prison. Every single one of them. 03910
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/09/2026A new poll from The 19th News shows faltering Republican support for gender-affirming care bans for trans youth. It also shows that anti-trans ads might be backfiring, with respondents increasingly saying Republicans are talking about trans people too much. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comNew Poll From The 19th News Shows Public Turning Against Republican Anti-Trans Healthcare BansThe poll even shows faltering Republican support for such bans. 24935236
Paolo Jasa, Library Professional @pbjasa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Possibly the best self-help book I've read that's explicitly for neurodivergent folks trying to keep above water with their lives. It's short and to the point too, which helps with the ADHD thing too! 070
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The library isn't your mommy or daddy. Nobody is forcing you to check out any books. Nobody is forcing you to read any books. If you don't like a book, don't read it. If you don't want your kids reading the book, grow up, be a parent, and choose a different book. 221159357
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Spotsylvania, Virginia, is the latest battleground where a community has pushed back against banning books, and the answer from politicians has been to just close the school libraries altogether. buff.ly/1QxmRVf #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #litbuff.lyUnqualified Superintendents Want to Close Libraries and Burn BooksSpotsylvania, Virginia is the latest battleground where a community has pushed back against banning books, and the answer from politicians has been to just close the school libraries altogether. 11212
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119116032879
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library Professionaltaylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🫵 agents: pick up rowan (but also remember the rules of dvpit and don't like the op if you aren't an agent or an editor!) 1277
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library Professionalnatemare before christmas @natescape.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Do you know how much has to have gone wrong for me to not like the internet 141310367
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalNina Modaffari @ninamodaffari.bsky.social · 29/09/2026absolutely no hatred towards teen fantasy but I heard someone once call titles that are like 'a crown of blank and blank' stories as 'A kraft of mac and cheese' and I cannot stop thinking about it 121709475
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. 71854519
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalA Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 06/09/2026The reason that the Harry Potter apologists won't just read better books is because they're not looking for good stories...if they were, they wouldn't have glommed on to Harry Potter. They're looking for the camaraderie and social phenomenon that Harry Potter was in the 2000s. 92574611
Paolo Jasa, Library Professional @pbjasa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Congratulations! Love your art and can't wait to see it on shelves at work! 110
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalTara O’Connor @taraocomics.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The amount of times people tell me they didn’t know Cry Out Loud was out is a LOT! The amount of times they tell me they didn’t know Fly By Night was out is even more. 🫣 31310
Paolo Jasa, Library Professional @pbjasa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026YA Librarian here. I am SO GODDAMNED SICK of JOANNE'S WIZARDS. FFS READ OTHER BOOKS 020
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn. 6979511450
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It was bad in 2022, when medical issues exacerbated by the hostility at work made me leave. It’s worse all the time. Show up for your local libraries. Get involved with the boards. Shout down the bigots. Demand protection for the freedom to read and for librarians doing their jobs. 4339163
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalLucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I made a little template for use by cool small businesses! Enjoy! 1243591256
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalBarbara Perez Marquez @ NYCC 🍎 @mustachebabs.com · 25/08/2026THE LIBRARY OF MEMORIES IS HERE!📚 @lazyfishy.bsky.social and I's fantasy graphic novel is available wherever you get books! Join Copenhagen on an adventure you won't soon forget. We hope you'll love it as much as we do, check out more about the book at www.thelibraryofmemories.com 📚📚📚 1719281
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library Professionalananth @ananthhirsh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry's reading of the Sabriel series is probably my favorite audiobook? Most libraries will have it available, I think! He had wonderful material to work with (I really like this series), and his reading really transported me. 26709175
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading. 795166643669
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalEddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It's September, Hugos have been awarded, so maybe time to look forward rather than back in SFF publishing. Let's look a little bit *further* forward than the next few months though; there are actually a fair few 2027 titles announced at this point. 1 like = 1 2027 SFF release that caught my eye. 315224
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I will shout this from the rooftops. UNIONS MATTER!! 340763
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thank you @normeisen.bsky.social and @democracydefendersaction.org for being on my team!! 733437
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 25/08/2026When your timeline is filled with queer folks and brown/Black people singing the praises of and loudly mourning a 1940s-Tennessee-born white Boomer lady, welp. She was pretty goddamn extraordinary, you can assume. 261041308
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸 1188852400
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her. 489506537324
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalThomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly. 73183042648
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalLibrary of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️ 194335007162
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago. 219239355927
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalJoel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry. 7243893911285
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Natalie Harp is a year older than Martin Luther King Jr. was when he gave his I Have a Dream speech. She has agency and is running the propaganda operation that serves to put people in concentration camps. She does not get a pass because she looks like a dipshit teenager. 1051181283781
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalMargaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/08/2026400 library workers begin their strike Monday after endless months of trying to negotiate with management. Already the anti-union propaganda machine is calling the library workers entitled. The LIBRARY workers. You don't staff the desk at the free stuff store because you're greedy. 81732603
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalDr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 16/08/2026I WONDER WHAT THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IS. SURELY WE MUST GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS TO PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF HIGHER ED. 161293416
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Part of the reason a lot of super rich people are so awful is that when normal people get an absurd amount of money, they immediately start looking around for who they can help. 3965741543
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalStoo Metz 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 @stoometz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Rachel Reid, who wrote the popular “Heated Rivalry” novel, has donated $300k to Annapolis Valley Regional Library, “one of the most significant private gifts” in their history. “I credit my local library for being a huge part of the reason I’m a published author today,” Reid said #Halifax #HaliSkyctvnews.ca‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300,000 to Nova Scotia librariesSeveral Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors. 213086607
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalPaolo Jasa, Library Professional @pbjasa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The next time I hear someone talk about "midnight libraries," I'm going to shove a mop, a bucket and NARCAN in their FACE and ask what how THEIR policy handles their UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS and folks who OD on their BATHROOM FLOOR at MIDNIGHT. You want expanded services? PAY FOR THEM. 012
Paolo Jasa, Library Professional @pbjasa.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I am so goddamned tired. Fuck these guys. 000
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is fucking evil. They’re chewing through human history, knowledge, fantasy, destroying it so they can spit out something devoid of a human soul. The only way this stops is if we choke that damn bubble out. They need to answer for this. 216179
Reposted by Paolo Jasa, Library ProfessionalAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Hey, guys, when the librarians get pissed about the destruction of books, it’s time to put those listening ears on. Because we are very comfortable with the idea that books are tools that can be retired. What’s happening right now is not that. 2540111398
Paolo Jasa, Library Professional @pbjasa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The next time I hear someone talk about "midnight libraries," I'm going to shove a mop, a bucket and NARCAN in their FACE and ask what how THEIR policy handles their UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS and folks who OD on their BATHROOM FLOOR at MIDNIGHT. You want expanded services? PAY FOR THEM. 012