James Gleick
Terrifying. Republican extremists nationwide are targeting librarians, teachers, and books—and it’s working. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/22/students-want-new-books-thanks-restrictions-librarians-cant-buy-them/
Students want new books. Thanks to restrictions, librarians can’t buy them.

Conversations with 37 school librarians across 21 states suggest a thicket of red tape is impairing their ability to buy books.

The Washington Post
Jan 22, 2023 at 6:12pmWeb
Show threadStargeezer SmithJan 22, 2023

@JamesGleick
Will the WP and other press outlets figure out that they will eventually be targeted by the fascist movement, and need to stop "both siding" news before it's too late?

Do they not hear history screaming in their ears?

Show threadStephen J KimberJan 23, 2023
@stargazersmith @JamesGleick
Staggering. I can hear the crowds of facists rolling into the Bebelplatz.
Show threadDr. FlowersJan 22, 2023
@JamesGleick Equally bad in Florida. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/new-training-tells-florida-school-librarians-which-books-are-off-limits/2023/01
New Training Tells Florida School Librarians Which Books Are Off-Limits

Librarians must undergo training for selecting books and can’t choose materials about CRT, SEL, and culturally responsive teaching.

Education Week
Show threadStefan Edward JonesJan 22, 2023

@JamesGleick Time to stop being terrified and start being angry, motivated, and organized.

There are "off-year" elections coming up in May. School boards, city council seats, county commissioners. Book banning and intolerance should be made a campaign issue.

Show threadMaggyWJan 22, 2023
@JamesGleick oversight ? No these are Nazi tactics
Show threadKevin RussellJan 22, 2023

@JamesGleick

I want a Federal Book Bus Program, with 12,000 buses driving from school to school around the US , filled at least with banned books from history and a loan and gift book program.

#RightToRead #Bus #BookBus #FederalReadingPlan #BookLibrary #BannedBookLoanProgram

Show threadSend the RunnersJan 22, 2023
@JamesGleick Gov. Andy Beshear is the the last line of defense for those of us in ed and libraries in Kentucky and he's up for a very tough reelection campaign this fall. Anyone who can help get him another term, please do.
Show threadPlutoCJan 22, 2023
@JamesGleick
They are trying out samples of authoritarianism on those of us who want a direct democracy.
Show threadMarkJan 22, 2023
@JamesGleick speaking from direct experience, a number of years ago they tried to have books removed from the library in West Bend, Wisconsin. But they never sleep. We fought them off then but it never ends.
Show threadMichiganReadingTeacher ☕️Jan 23, 2023
@JamesGleick I'm a K5 Reading Specialist at my school, and also the Lead Reading Specialist for our district. I'm keenly aware of the privilege I hold that allows for this, but my principal is fully aware that the books I order for my classroom library are not up for discussion. I have over 2500 titles that are accessible to all of the students in my school. It angers me to no end that this bigoted censorship is occurring.
Show threadC0ppertopJan 23, 2023
@MichiganCJ @JamesGleick biggoted censorship is what modern conservatives are all about.
Those who dont learn the lessons from the past are doomed to be Republicans.
Show threadMade in DNAJan 23, 2023
@MichiganCJ @JamesGleick The irony that reading programs/libraries in their childhoods "educated" them...
Show threadMichiganReadingTeacher ☕️Jan 24, 2023

@DNA @JamesGleick an additional irony is that just a fee years ago they were passing laws trusting teachers to be armed in schools. So teachers can be trusted with a deadly weapon, but not with books in their classroom?

The pen is, indeed, much mightier than the sword, apparently.

Show threadErin ConroyJan 23, 2023
@JamesGleick #bookstodon
Show threadSocialistStanJan 23, 2023
@JamesGleick We should send some books to them, I'd donate to that.