The Illinois Public Education Lovers Guide to School Board Elections, April 1, 2025
Last week, I shared a guide to all of the contested public library board elections for Illinois’s April 1 election. It’s been updated several times to...
The Illinois Library Lovers Guide to Public Library Elections, April 1, 2025
One of the mega-projects I’ve been working on with the help of some fantastic other library lovers is pulling together a voter’s guide to Illinois’s upcoming...
Illinois Proposes Candidates for Library Board Have Library Cards
In a country where there are far more anti-library, pro-book banning bills launching than bills intended to protect them, Illinois continues to be a leader...
Valentines For Anti-Book Censorship Advocates
I remember a phone call with another anti-book censorship advocate way back in the early days of the current wave. I’d had this idea to make some slightly...
More State Bills Targeting Books and Libraries
Late last year, I rounded up the pro-censorship and anti-library bills pre-filed in several US states. But now, with legislative sessions fully underway in...
The Great Platform Migration
If you’re getting this email, that’s because you’ve been a subscriber to Well Sourced by Kelly Jensen. Congratulations: you’ve been successfully ported over...
Moms For Liberty Published Their First Book
And the America First and America Best group used a Russian illustrator for it.
A Disastrous Anti-Education Bill in Indiana
At least 5 public school districts would shut down and be taken over by state politicians
2024 Favorite Reads
Plus some thoughts about self-reflection amid a brutal year.
Hope Is An Action to Take Into 2025
Insight from a powerful read on social justice, mindfulness, and Buddhist thought.
The Pro-Censorship, Anti-Library Bills Already Filed for 2025
Killing the Department of Education is one we already saw coming.
How One Village Is Attempting Sneakily to Divorce the Library
The speed and method by which the Downers Grove Village Council wants to get a library referendum on the ballot is a sign of the future
We Are Not Powerless
Leaning into your skills and interests will be crucial for the next four+ years.
The Next Books Targeted in South Carolina
One parent's complaints lead to more books being considered for state-wide ban
Teach Mis- and Dis- Information? You May Lose Your Right to Vote.
Following an election tied to rampant disinformation, new leadership will punish those teaching the concepts.
Will Two Recent Court Wins Against Book Censorship Be The Last?
Two recent settlements are a reminder of how book banners know they're doing wrong *and* how the incoming administration will reshape the legal system again.
On Election Day, South Carolina Banned 7 Books from Schools
Following Utah's lead, South Carolina is engaging in state-sponsored censorship
No, This Book Is Not Satire
A new picture book from a Moms for Liberty member depicting the group's sick obsession with a false narrative about teachers
Public Libraries On The 2024 Chopping Block Over and Over Again
The headlines are a bleak reminder that it is happening now.
Iowa Taxpayers Lose $230+ Million in Public School Funds
The new voucher program steals from citizens to pay for private education. Iowa is just a test run.