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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 1d

Enraging.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

Students are *banned from the school library* so officials can go ban books.

This is EXACTLY what advocates warned.

bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

bookriot.com

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 1d

The question is: do I need another book about dictionaries? Or encyclopedias? I mean, I have several. Perhaps one on the historical evolution of the gazetteer?

Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 1d

We were regular readers of the @washingtonpost.com since living in DC in the 80s; not anymore @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Society of American Archivists @saa-official.bsky.social · 3d

#AskAnArchivist Day is coming up this Thursday, October 16, and we want YOU to participate. Join SAA and archives across the country to promote the work of archives. Participate across social media, with #AskAnArchivist.

For more information, see our announcement: https://ow.ly/Hhr950X1LYR

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 5d

I only just got the book ordered yesterday but I’m enjoying the animals already

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 6d

Perhaps the inevitable result of the decades-long effort to remove the word “library” from academic programs. See also: crl.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

What’s in a Name? | Tilley | College & Research Libraries

What’s in a Name?

crl.acrl.org

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 7d

Inviting SDSU students to continue learning about #BannedBooksWeek & how they can become advocates for intellectual freedom by visiting with our librarians tomorrow @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 8d

LA County libraries forced to end digital lending services after FCC decision

The FCC voted to end E-Rate discounts for library hotspot lending and school bus Wi-Fi.

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SDSU Research Foundation @sdsurf.bsky.social · 8d

The CSU system continues to excel in national rankings, reaffirming its commitment to social mobility and accessible higher education. @sandiegostate.bsky.social was named in Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Colleges, and earned a spot on Forbes’ “Top 25 Public Colleges” list.

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 8d

Hey, Aztecs! Today is your chance to sign up for an @sdpubliclibrary.bsky.social card on campus. Stop by @sdsulibrary.bsky.social & gain access to ebooks, streaming media, and other resources that you can use to be successful in class and outside class

Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to all the SDSU students, staff, and faculty who came out for today’s read-out for Banned Books Week & to our partners in Associated Students @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

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Grandma Sophie Hatter, Human Border Collie @maggiepye.bsky.social · 9d

We had our first invoice sent from Canada last week- $54.92 to ransome a book we loaned to ON. #librarylife

Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 9d

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Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs

Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’

www.404media.co

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 9d

Libraries across the @calstate.bsky.social will be promoting awareness of the need to protect the freedom to read during Banned Books Week - today, we’re holding our 3rd annual Student Read-Out at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social - hope to see all our Aztecs there library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/bb...

Censorship is so 1984 - Banned Books Week 2025 | University Library | SDSU

Information about book banning and the harm it does.

library.sdsu.edu

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 11d

Very happy to welcome our colleagues from @sdpubliclibrary.bsky.social for a late-breaking Library Card Sign-Up month visit to San Diego State - come to @sdsulibrary.bsky.social on Tuesday to get your new library card

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 11d

I’ll be reading at the SDSU Banned Books Read-Out on Monday - hope to see all you Aztecs there! @sdsulibrary.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 13d

Leveraging librarian expertise and campus partnerships to promote sustainability initiatives at San Diego State University @sdsulibrary.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

Empowering Sustainability Through Web-Based Information Sharing: Showcasing Campus Sustainability Initiatives Through Linked Data on the Web | Tribelhorn | College & Research Libraries News

Empowering Sustainability Through Web-Based Information Sharing: Showcasing Campus Sustainability Initiatives Through Linked Data on the Web

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 13d

Have you read the new report from @penamerica.bsky.social warning of a “disturbing normalization of censorship” in the U.S.? Demonstrate your commitment to the freedom to read at the SDSU Read-Out on Monday for Banned Books Week - sign up at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social library.sdsu.edu/news/2025/bb...

Censorship is so 1984 - Banned Books Week 2025 | University Library | SDSU

Information about book banning and the harm it does.

library.sdsu.edu

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NPR @npr.org · 23d

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy

Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

n.pr

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 14d

Fallon continues to serve as a model for those favoring a cowardly and complicit media in a time demanding principles and bravery @variety.com variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

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NPR @npr.org · 14d

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 15d

Continuing our work as a Sustainable Libraries Initiative certified library w/our partners in the SDSU Climate Center @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

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Scott Walter @slwalter123.bsky.social · 15d

I assume any future use of the word “library” in these stories may include the quotation marks denoting a non-standard use of the word

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 15d

Taking a nine-figure piece of property away from a college in order to give it to Trump for a new Trump Tower (with a presidential library tucked in there somewhere).

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Florida Plans to Hand Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library

www.nytimes.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 16d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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