Zorrah
@ddoyle.bsky.social
Reader, writer, performer, researcher, library advocate. Live in beautiful Sonoma County. What’s next?
See it. Act upon what you learn.
“Of the people, by the people and for the people.”
“Of the people, by the people and for the people.”
If you haven't had the chance to see The Librarians yet, catch Kim Snyder’s powerful documentary when it premieres February 9 on Independent Lens on PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens
The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
See it. Act upon what you learn.
“Of the people, by the people and for the people.”
“Of the people, by the people and for the people.”
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If you are in the Austin area next month I’ll be around talking about voting rights at the LBJ Library! Put it on your calendars!
The State of Voting Rights
2026 marks America's semi-quincentennial, and the LBJ Future Forum is marking the occasion by reflecting on the state of democracy after 250 years. Perhaps no piece of legislation reflects our politic...
www.lbjlibrary.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
If you are in the Austin area next month I’ll be around talking about voting rights at the LBJ Library! Put it on your calendars!
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"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Autocrats Meddle With Elections
The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Exciting news! 🎉
The inaugural Outstanding Comics Awards was announced today
Each award has three categories: fiction, non-fiction, and series!
🧵 for press releases
Browse the Awards winners and honorees on our site
www.ala.org/gncrt/awards...
#LibComix
The inaugural Outstanding Comics Awards was announced today
Each award has three categories: fiction, non-fiction, and series!
🧵 for press releases
Browse the Awards winners and honorees on our site
www.ala.org/gncrt/awards...
#LibComix
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Exciting news! 🎉
The inaugural Outstanding Comics Awards was announced today
Each award has three categories: fiction, non-fiction, and series!
🧵 for press releases
Browse the Awards winners and honorees on our site
www.ala.org/gncrt/awards...
#LibComix
The inaugural Outstanding Comics Awards was announced today
Each award has three categories: fiction, non-fiction, and series!
🧵 for press releases
Browse the Awards winners and honorees on our site
www.ala.org/gncrt/awards...
#LibComix
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boss’d with pearl
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
boss’d with pearl
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Libraries had a big day on Capitol Hill.
First, thank you Rep Adelita Grijalva for meeting with ALA!
We were proud to present her with a vintage Read poster featuring her father, library champion Rep Raúl Grijalva, pictured with her daughter. We couldn't think of a better way to welcome her to DC!
First, thank you Rep Adelita Grijalva for meeting with ALA!
We were proud to present her with a vintage Read poster featuring her father, library champion Rep Raúl Grijalva, pictured with her daughter. We couldn't think of a better way to welcome her to DC!
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Libraries had a big day on Capitol Hill.
First, thank you Rep Adelita Grijalva for meeting with ALA!
We were proud to present her with a vintage Read poster featuring her father, library champion Rep Raúl Grijalva, pictured with her daughter. We couldn't think of a better way to welcome her to DC!
First, thank you Rep Adelita Grijalva for meeting with ALA!
We were proud to present her with a vintage Read poster featuring her father, library champion Rep Raúl Grijalva, pictured with her daughter. We couldn't think of a better way to welcome her to DC!
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Library historian Wayne A. Wiegand writes about the first "Congress of Librarians" and the beginning of the American Library Association: https://bit.ly/4bvULDy.
Originally published in @amlibraries.bsky.social.
#ALA150 #ForOurLibraries
Originally published in @amlibraries.bsky.social.
#ALA150 #ForOurLibraries
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Library historian Wayne A. Wiegand writes about the first "Congress of Librarians" and the beginning of the American Library Association: https://bit.ly/4bvULDy.
Originally published in @amlibraries.bsky.social.
#ALA150 #ForOurLibraries
Originally published in @amlibraries.bsky.social.
#ALA150 #ForOurLibraries
Tomorrow!! Saturday!
Kick off 2026 with an online screening and Q&A with the award-winning doc, @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social, on January 10 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET! This event includes a post-screening conversation with Director/Producer Kim Snyder and film participants!
Get tickets now: https://bit.ly/49kZCVr
Get tickets now: https://bit.ly/49kZCVr
January 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Tomorrow!! Saturday!
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Join us for Coretta Scott King Book Award Literature Week
🗓️ Jan 19–23, 2026
Celebrate Black voices, stories, and literary excellence.
🔗 Register at bit.ly/csk-lit-week-26
#CSKLiteratureWeek #CSKBART #CorettaScottKing #BlackAuthors
🗓️ Jan 19–23, 2026
Celebrate Black voices, stories, and literary excellence.
🔗 Register at bit.ly/csk-lit-week-26
#CSKLiteratureWeek #CSKBART #CorettaScottKing #BlackAuthors
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Join us for Coretta Scott King Book Award Literature Week
🗓️ Jan 19–23, 2026
Celebrate Black voices, stories, and literary excellence.
🔗 Register at bit.ly/csk-lit-week-26
#CSKLiteratureWeek #CSKBART #CorettaScottKing #BlackAuthors
🗓️ Jan 19–23, 2026
Celebrate Black voices, stories, and literary excellence.
🔗 Register at bit.ly/csk-lit-week-26
#CSKLiteratureWeek #CSKBART #CorettaScottKing #BlackAuthors
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[Flourish and shout.]
December 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
[Flourish and shout.]
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Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
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December 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
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Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
December 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
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“Much like libraries safeguard written knowledge, we safeguard the living traditions of oral storytelling.” - Tama Lunceford, interim president of the Storytelling Resource Place, a repository of books and materials related to storytelling performance.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Much like libraries safeguard written knowledge, we safeguard the living traditions of oral storytelling.” - Tama Lunceford, interim president of the Storytelling Resource Place, a repository of books and materials related to storytelling performance.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
The Opioid Crisis Never Ended. It Was Inherited by the Children. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Appalachia, Children Inherited the Opioid Crisis (Gift Article)
The pain of drug addiction continues to course through towns like Clarksburg, W.Va., where many babies are born withdrawing and have to be taken from their parents.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Opioid Crisis Never Ended. It Was Inherited by the Children. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Libraries in Alaska - and across the country - have had their federal funding reinstated by the Administration. We can't tell you how important this is: www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Judge restores federal funding for museums and libraries, including in Alaska
At least some libraries in Alaska that lost federal funding last spring have received notice that it’s been reinstated.
www.kyuk.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Libraries in Alaska - and across the country - have had their federal funding reinstated by the Administration. We can't tell you how important this is: www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Whose Abortion Is It?
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Whose Abortion Is It?
The 89-page report, “Whose Abortion Is It? The Harms of State-Mandated Parental Notification for Abortion and Judicial Bypass in the United States,” documents how state-mandated parental notification ...
www.hrw.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Whose Abortion Is It?
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
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Have you nominated a librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award? There's only ONE WEEK LEFT!
If your librarian has gone above and beyond, started a new program to fill a gap in the community, or stepped in to save the day, we want to know about it!
Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3EMzHao
If your librarian has gone above and beyond, started a new program to fill a gap in the community, or stepped in to save the day, we want to know about it!
Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3EMzHao
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Have you nominated a librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award? There's only ONE WEEK LEFT!
If your librarian has gone above and beyond, started a new program to fill a gap in the community, or stepped in to save the day, we want to know about it!
Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3EMzHao
If your librarian has gone above and beyond, started a new program to fill a gap in the community, or stepped in to save the day, we want to know about it!
Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3EMzHao
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New: ALA and @aaslala.bsky.social welcome the reintroduction of the Right to Read Act by @reed.senate.gov and Rep. Adelita Grijalva!
This legislation would help ensure that all students have access to a school library, staffed by a certified school librarian. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This legislation would help ensure that all students have access to a school library, staffed by a certified school librarian. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New: ALA and @aaslala.bsky.social welcome the reintroduction of the Right to Read Act by @reed.senate.gov and Rep. Adelita Grijalva!
This legislation would help ensure that all students have access to a school library, staffed by a certified school librarian. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This legislation would help ensure that all students have access to a school library, staffed by a certified school librarian. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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The 2026 finalists for the William C. Morris Award and Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award have been announced!
Morris Award: https://bit.ly/4iGbxBn
Excellence in Nonfiction Award: https://bit.ly/4oyoZIX
YALSA will name the 2026 winners during the ALA Youth Media Awards on Jan. 26.
Morris Award: https://bit.ly/4iGbxBn
Excellence in Nonfiction Award: https://bit.ly/4oyoZIX
YALSA will name the 2026 winners during the ALA Youth Media Awards on Jan. 26.
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The 2026 finalists for the William C. Morris Award and Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award have been announced!
Morris Award: https://bit.ly/4iGbxBn
Excellence in Nonfiction Award: https://bit.ly/4oyoZIX
YALSA will name the 2026 winners during the ALA Youth Media Awards on Jan. 26.
Morris Award: https://bit.ly/4iGbxBn
Excellence in Nonfiction Award: https://bit.ly/4oyoZIX
YALSA will name the 2026 winners during the ALA Youth Media Awards on Jan. 26.
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ALA is proud to join our partners @arl.org & @carl-abrc.bsky.social in signing the Statement on 4 Digital Rights for Memory Institutions Online, led by @archive.org.
The principles are an essential roadmap to guide policies impacting libraries, archives, & museums:
blog.archive.org/2025/12/03/a...
The principles are an essential roadmap to guide policies impacting libraries, archives, & museums:
blog.archive.org/2025/12/03/a...
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ALA is proud to join our partners @arl.org & @carl-abrc.bsky.social in signing the Statement on 4 Digital Rights for Memory Institutions Online, led by @archive.org.
The principles are an essential roadmap to guide policies impacting libraries, archives, & museums:
blog.archive.org/2025/12/03/a...
The principles are an essential roadmap to guide policies impacting libraries, archives, & museums:
blog.archive.org/2025/12/03/a...
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Library budgets across the country are under stress after cuts to federal funding and, increasingly, cuts to state funding. In Ohio, libraries and museums are reaching out to the community for support: www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/arts...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: ala.org/fundlibraries
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: ala.org/fundlibraries
New Legislation Puts Stress on Cincinnati's Museums and Libraries - Cincinnati Magazine
In the face of massive funding cuts, cultural institutions in Cincinnati are sounding the alarm—and the community is answering the call.
www.cincinnatimagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Library budgets across the country are under stress after cuts to federal funding and, increasingly, cuts to state funding. In Ohio, libraries and museums are reaching out to the community for support: www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/arts...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: ala.org/fundlibraries
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: ala.org/fundlibraries
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Join us TODAY at 4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific!
We can't wait to chat with our friends @interfaithalliance.org
We can't wait to chat with our friends @interfaithalliance.org
Join us Wednesday @ 4pm ET / 1pm PT!
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Join us TODAY at 4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific!
We can't wait to chat with our friends @interfaithalliance.org
We can't wait to chat with our friends @interfaithalliance.org
Please join us!
Unite libraries for stronger advocacy! Learn about ALA’s Ecosystem Initiative to boost funding, influence & partnerships on our next webinar, featuring our office's Lisa Varga. #ALAOneVoice
Join us on Thursday, Nov 13 @ 4pm Central / 5pm Eastern
Register now: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on Thursday, Nov 13 @ 4pm Central / 5pm Eastern
Register now: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Please join us!
Listen to this brave man.
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Listen to this brave man.
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There was a shooting at the Austin Central Library today: www.kut.org/austin/2025-...
Suspect in custody after shooting at Austin Central Library
One person was injured and taken to the hospital. Police said the person has serious but not life-threatening injuries.
www.kut.org
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
There was a shooting at the Austin Central Library today: www.kut.org/austin/2025-...