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a drawing of a rainbow flag with the words happy pride written below it

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Jun 17

It has been a hard week in Christian County Missouri as amazing public servants who tolerated the bullying and verbal abuse of a “Board of Trustees” lost their job. Every single step to stop the theft of our libraries and public education is necessary. Keep up the fight.

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Jun 13

PRIDE in #SGF June 14! Excited to celebrate with our community. See you there!

ALT: a drawing of a rainbow flag with the words happy pride written below it

a rainbow flag with the words " be proud of who you are " written on it

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U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Jun 6

It is #PrideMonth and U-Turn will be at the Springfield, MO #SgfPride #sgf celebration on June 14! Come see us. Get some books. Meet some people. Even get a hug!

ALT: a rainbow flag with the words " be proud of who you are " written on it

We are a grassroots movement attempting to fight against the national movement of anti-intellectualism and restricting freedom of expression in public schools.

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · May 6

Once again, U-Turn will be attending our Christian County Library Board meetings. The building blocks of our community are the building blocks of our democracy. Join us. Sign the right to read statement. #Saveourlibraries #RighttoRead @everylibrary.bsky.social www.uturnineducation.org

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U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · May 2

In case you have not heard… what can only be described as a long-awaited, small victory… Christian County, Missouri Libraries will NOT be labeling books. It was slow, hard, exhausting, and most democracy is… but as with democracy, the reward is great.

a poster that says librarians are freedom fighters with a book and glasses

ALT: a poster that says librarians are freedom fighters with a book and glasses

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

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U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Apr 26

North Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Library Books (Gift Article)

The bill, which divided Republicans, would have required most libraries to keep material deemed sexually explicit away from minors.

www.nytimes.com

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 22

Support libraries and literacy!

Take action at buff.ly/41eAGMI

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U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happy National #RighttoReadDay! Love your libraries—we love ours!

a gray cat wearing glasses is reading a book

ALT: a gray cat wearing glasses is reading a book

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 4

You’ll be seeing a lot more of this in the next few weeks.

IMLS and Federal Funding for libraries allowed libraries to make discounted purchase of databases, resources, digital content, and much more.

Take action- Saveimls.org

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U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Apr 1

Want to share your story with us? Join the conversation here:

uturnineducation.org/submit-a-blog

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U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Mar 23

Check out: weareconcerned.wordpress.com we are really fighting for #books and #libraries here!

We Are Concerned

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Mar 19

📚 The 2025 Children's Literature Lecture, featuring Newbery Honor & two-time Stonewall Award winner Kyle Lukoff, will livestream from Multnomah County Library tomorrow (Thurs., March 20) on the @wearealsc.bsky.social YouTube channel. Tune in at 9:00 pm CT.
www.youtube.com/@ALibrarySer...
#Kidlit

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Mar 18

Trump is threatening Federal Funding for Libraries; learn more and take action at saveimls.org.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Mar 18

Libraries need your support!

Take action to support libraries at buff.ly/41eAGMI!

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Elizabeth @theboringprofessor.bsky.social · Mar 17

Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · Mar 17

The Nazis banned and burned books. They didn’t like books either, so they promoted fascist propaganda.

Do you see a pattern here?

Knowledge is power, so of course Trump wants to deny us access to libraries and opportunities for higher education.

It’s death by 1000 little cuts.

#TrumpFascism

Photo of the White House on a graphic that reads as follows:

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CALLS FOR ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL AGENCY THAT FUNDS LIBRARIES…

I ♥️ Libraries

ALA: Amenican Library Association

Going For Broke with The Board of Trustees

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Feb 24

"[The Christian County Library Board of Trustees] want[s] to pay someone more money with fewer qualifications than the previous director for the same position. Something is fishy here."

Read the full, anonymous blog post below, unaffiliatedwith U-Turn:

weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/g...

This charade of finding the “best-qualified candidate” by library boardroom coup members came to a startling head on Jan. 31. Here’s the full video from that Christian County Library District board…

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Feb 24

Learn about the unethical efforts by the current Christian County Library Board of Trustees at this unaffiliated, anonymous blog. 3 of 5 Trustees are being sued for Sunshine Law violations and are receiving pushback for their plans to restrict titles in the collection.

weareconcerned.wordpress.com

We Are Concerned

Law & Order: The Library Board’s Criminal Intent

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Feb 24

More alleged Sunshine Law violations from 3 Christian County Library Trustees. Are the Christian County commissioners okay with this unethical conduct from those they chose to serve on the Board?

weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/l...

It’s playing out like the plot to a prime-time comedy/crime drama, but with real implications for the Christian County Library District. Three library board members – Echo Schneider, John Gar…

Why is There an Echo in Here?

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Feb 24

"One might infer that Echo’s role with [fraud organization World Library Association] is as a groomer, as in building a relationship with people to force them to believe a certain set of lies..."

Full, anonymous blog post, not affiliated with U-Turn:

weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/w...

At the beginning of all this brouhaha, the previous library board members pushed back against first amendment violations and overreach by following the already established bylaws and Sunshine laws.…

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Feb 15

From our friends at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

The U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s Office for Civil Rights has announced it's arbitrarily dismissing student & parent complaints arising out of public schools' documented acts of censorship & discrimination.

Our response: ala.org/news/2025/01/book-bans-are-real

U-Turn in Education @uturnineducation.bsky.social · Feb 15

Missouri now has an Intellectual Freedom Helpline that can provide you with confidential support, resources, workshops, & programs. You can also report censorship attempts. The Helpline is supported by MLA and MASL.

#libraries #librarians #censorship #bookbans #intellectualfreedom #MLA #MASL