“A group of parents found out where I live and came to my house to shout at me, while my children watched, about including pornography in the library.”
“Board members showed up at my school, while I was doing a book tasting, to audit my shelves for books teaching CRT.”
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“Board members showed up at my school, while I was doing a book tasting, to audit my shelves for books teaching CRT.”
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“A group is distributing homemade newspapers in my community. A recent one claimed that our school libraries contain books teaching kids that there are 73 genders to choose from.”
“Security had to escort a parent from our building who disrupted story-time to demand that I…
“Security had to escort a parent from our building who disrupted story-time to demand that I…
follow up a book about a Black astronaut with one about a white astronaut.”
“At our school board meeting, parents demanded that all school libraries be closed until the books had been evaluated for evidence of CRT.”
I could go on (and on).
One important thing to note about…
“At our school board meeting, parents demanded that all school libraries be closed until the books had been evaluated for evidence of CRT.”
I could go on (and on).
One important thing to note about…
each of these stories is that none were relayed to me by librarians in Texas.
Recent events in Texas are (rightfully) receiving a lot of attention, but it would be a terrible mistake to believe that things like this are only happening in one state, or only in the South…
Recent events in Texas are (rightfully) receiving a lot of attention, but it would be a terrible mistake to believe that things like this are only happening in one state, or only in the South…
or only in red states. I’m hearing from librarians around the country who feel under siege and who are afraid for their jobs and their communities.
It’s not shocking that libraries are under attack. Libraries represent something that some people fear: egalitarianism. The…
It’s not shocking that libraries are under attack. Libraries represent something that some people fear: egalitarianism. The…
work of the librarian is that of field leveler. Librarians ensure that every person who enters the library gets equitable access to the most powerful things on earth: story, information and resources for self empowerment. And all without the expectation of a transaction. In a…
world where money and power beget access to more of each, this is a radical idea. Libraries are radical. Libraries are radically important.
It’s been said that the health of a society can be measured by its investment in libraries. If this is true, then recent events are an…
It’s been said that the health of a society can be measured by its investment in libraries. If this is true, then recent events are an…
alarm we should all be heeding.
I’m grated for the support Texas librarians are receiving right now. AND I hope people not living in Texas will use this as an opportunity to reach out to their school and public librarians to find out if they are okay and to ask them what…
I’m grated for the support Texas librarians are receiving right now. AND I hope people not living in Texas will use this as an opportunity to reach out to their school and public librarians to find out if they are okay and to ask them what…
they need.
And to the librarians who told me the stories that started this thread, and all the others whose stories aren’t being shared: I see you and I’m so grateful for the world changing work you do. We need you… now more than ever. Keep on. ✊🏻
And to the librarians who told me the stories that started this thread, and all the others whose stories aren’t being shared: I see you and I’m so grateful for the world changing work you do. We need you… now more than ever. Keep on. ✊🏻
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