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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 21h

🎉 Happy book birthday to Together We Are Sunshine by @authorjamilah.bsky.social and illustrated by Raissa Figueroa from @randomhousekids.bsky.social !

This heartwarming picture book celebrates sisterhood and the harmony between sisters of all ages.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 1d

📚 Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with a book by an indigenous or First Nations author:

📖 Find Her by Ginger Reno

📖 Legendary Frybread Drive-In edited by @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social

📖 A Body More Tolerable by @jayesimpson.bsky.social

📖 Old School Indian by @aaronjohncurtis.bsky.social

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrate Indigenous storytelling this #IndigenousPeoplesDay — and every day! — with these new and upcoming releases from Heartdrum!

Here’s every Heartdrum title that’s been published in 2025 — as well as a look ahead at forthcoming 2026 Heartdrum titles that you can pre-order today!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 2d

📚 The Harrisburg Book Festival is happening this Wednesday through Sunday!

Attendees can meet authors, shop Midtown Scholar Bookstore's outdoor tent sale, attend Live Jazz Night, and so much more!

For more information and to view the full schedule of events: www.hbgbookfest.com

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 4d

📖 For World Mental Health Day, we are reading The Flip Side by Jason Walz!

In this young adult graphic novel, Theo's world is literally turned upside down after the death of his best friend. Stuck in an alternate reality fueled by his depression, Theo must overcome his grief to escape.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 6d

📚 For #BannedBooksWeek, we are highlighting a few Pennsylvania authors with at least one book challenged or banned in the state:

📖 Susan Kuklin, author of Beyond Magenta

📖 Patricia McCormick, author of Sold

📖 Jesse Andrews, author of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 8d

🎉 Happy book birthday to Illusions of Fire by Nisha Sharma!

First love. First kill. Just another day ending in y when you’re a monster-slayer trained by Hindu demons.

This young adult romantasy is based on South Asian mythology and perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 9d

📚 This weekend, the Banned Wagon is coming to Philadelphia!

Penguin Random House's Banned Wagon will visit two branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia to showcase and distribute books currently being banned and challenged across the U.S.

For more information:

Banned Wagon Tour - Penguin Random House

This month, we’re hitting the road with the Freedom to Read Foundation, Pen America, and Little Free Library to hand out copies of banned books in some of the most affected communities.

sites.prh.com

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Berkeley Public Library @berkeleypubliclibrary.org · 9d

Did you know that you can stream Taylor Swift's aptly named Life of a Showgirl on @hoopladigital.bsky.social for free with your library card?
Swifties, Check out all the TayTay albums on Hoopla! And I mean allllllll of them. afiak.
#TaylorSwift

Orange jacket guy looks disappointed and holds his hand up to say no to the words Streaming Taylor Swift on $$$ apps.
second photo of Orange Jacket guy with an approving smile to the words Streaming Taylor Swift on hoopla with your library card!

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 10d

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 11d

✨ To celebrate the release of The Life of a Showgirl, we are matching the themes of Taylor Swift albums to books from Pennsylvania authors!

#BookSky #TaylorSwift #Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 12d

📖 The Penn State University Libraries are hosting a read-in on Tuesday for #BannedBooksWeek!

Bring your current read to the Pattee Library at University Park anytime from 12:00-4:00pm to protest against book bans!

Attendees will also receive a free audiobook while supplies last!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 13d

📚 Last month, we celebrated the release of Keystone Poetry with a workshop and reading with the Penn State University Press ( @psupress.bsky.social ) and Penn State's Department of English!

Thank you to all our partners and the poets for making this event possible!

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HarperStacks @harperstacks.bsky.social · 14d

This year, Banned Book Week is October 5-11. Celebrate the freedom to read all month long with us! 📚 Click here for more information and resources: bannedbooksweek.org

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 15d

🎉 Happy book birthday to Joy to the Girls by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick!

❄ This novella companion to She Gets the Girl follows Alex and Molly as they celebrate their final college winter break with a romantic getaway.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 16d

📚 This Saturday, the 7th Latin American Book Fair will be held from 11:00am-4:00pm at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia!

The free event will include author showcases, performances, live music, and food!

For more information: www.latinbookfair.com

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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social · 16d

Remember your first library card? That moment of discovery and independence? ✨ Let’s bring that magic to students—show them the possibilities a card unlocks!
https://bit.ly/3BcM6px

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 18d

📚 Earlier this month, we represented Pennsylvania in the Roadmap to Reading at the Library of Congress’ 25th National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.!

Thank you to all the volunteers and staff who made the event possible as well as everyone who visited our booth!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 20d

💥 To celebrate National Comic Book Day, we are highlighting a few comic book artists from Pennsylvania:

📖 Oliver Bly, creator of The Mushroom Knight Vol. 1 & 2

📖 Jayla Patton, creator of Science Woman, Sick, and Flight

📖 Ellen Forney, creator of Rock Steady and and Marbles

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 21d

📖 Join Spotlight PA ( @spotlightpa.org ) tomorrow at 6:00pm on Zoom for their first Booklight PA event, a discussion and Q&A with author Jessamine Chan!

Register here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: BOOKLIGHT PA: The School for Good Mothers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Frida Liu’s life is not what she expected. The protagonist in Jessamine Chan’s bestselling novel, The School for Good Mothers, is struggling in her career and marriage. Her only solace is her daughter....

zoom.us

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Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social · 22d

Libraries are so cool. Whenever I'm away from home and need a place to hang out between things, I find a library. There's a bathroom, a water fountain, chairs, and I can read, meditate, use the computers, or just be, and no one tries me make me buy anything.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 22d

🎉 Happy book birthday to It's Me They Follow by Jeannine A. Cook!

The Shopkeeper is a bookseller and reluctant matchmaker. She helps others find love through books, but now it is finally time for her to find love!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 22d

✨ To celebrate Rosh Hashanah, we are reading Measuring a Year by Linda Elovitz Marshall and illustrated by Zara González Hoang ( @zarprey.bsky.social )!

🍎🍯 Happy New Year! Shanah Tovah!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 25d

📚 Next Saturday, September 27th, is the 4th annual Books Books Books Event at the Wyndham Resort in Lancaster!

Join the more than 130 authors in attendance for book signings and bookish fun!

For more information:

booksbooksbooksevent.com

Wyndham Resort - Lancaster

booksbooksbooksevent.com

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 26d

✨ To celebrate #LatineHeritageMonth, we are highlighting a few Latine authors from #Pennsylvania:

📚 Quiara Alegría Hudes (Philadelphia), author of My Broken Language

📚 Maurice Kilwein Guevara (Pittsburgh), author of POEMA

📚 Mônica Carnesi (Philadelphia), author of Little Lost Dog

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