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Celebrate the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King with the 2025 John Steptoe New Talent winners! Join us on Thursday, April 24 at 3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET for a virtual event honoring emerging voices in writing and illustration. Register here: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Ordinarily, the annual #NationalLibraryWeek does not generate significant attention from political writers, but this year is not like most. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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@kathygriffin.bsky.social Hello Kathy - I just saw this on the recent list of removed books from the Nimitz Library (in case you had not seen it!) You might have to expand the pic to as its small (number 294). -simon (Phoenix)

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#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities. This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special. What draws you to the library? ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...

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Just received this from Princeton University Press: email.press.princeton.edu/a-celebratio...

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Greg Stanton is my congressperson.

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This is from Martin Heidegger's "The Origin of the Work of Art" (1935) on the "Shoes" ("Schoenen") painting of Vincent Van Gogh (1886).

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On Monday, March 31st, #CesarChavezDay, join UFW members & thousands of union members from across CA, as we march in Delano in solidarity with immigrant workers. RSVP, parking info and how to donate to the march below. 🧵 1/ #WithTheseHands #WeFeedYou

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Amazing story! www.forbes.com/sites/scottt...

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This is a great read or listen!

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A detail from Botticelli's 'Allegory of Spring' ('Primavera'), 1470s-1480s.

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You can't acknowledge #WomensHistoryMonth without celebrating UFW co-founder @DoloresHuerta for all she has done since the early days and all she continues to do today to inspire and improve the lives of farm workers and working people. ¡Viva Dolores Huerta!

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Good news out of Colorado! A Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries. Good work! www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...

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Friday morning 🙂 youtu.be/069wx3qG2nM

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Good news from Colorado: A U.S. District Judge ordered a school district to restore library books they banned by next week, prohibiting the district from further restrictions on access to books that the school board objects to politically. #UniteAgainstBookBans www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...

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3/17/66: 77 Latino and Filipino grape workers led by Cesar Chavez—six months into their 5 yr long strike—set off from Delano on a 340-mile march, or pilgrimage, to place generations of farm worker grievances before the governor and Legislature in Sacramento. 1/2

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Just received this from Princeton University Press: email.press.princeton.edu/books-to-rea...

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Today in UFW history—March 10, 1968: Cesar Chavez ended his 25-day fast to rededicate the farm worker movement to nonviolence. Cesar said, “It is my deepest believe that only by giving our lives do we find life.” (Photo by George Ballis - Take Stock)

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In recognition of Women's History Month, this is from Mary Wollstonecraft's 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' (1792). Wollstonecraft clearly recognized that the "libertine" was actually a misogynist who "despises understanding in woman."

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“Everyone should be able to find something on the shelf that reflects their experience, their identity and their beliefs — and we’re seeing that attacked as a concept.” — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom #UniteAgainstBookBans www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...

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