Images From A Comic Panic Gripping the Nation
We know comics are and have been among the most censored books in America. According to the recent PEN America report, “Cover to Cover,” 73% of all graphic...
The Latest From IMLS and What You Need to Prepare For Right Now
It’s only been a little more than a month since the current administration dropped an Executive Order related to funding and projects from the Institute for...
3 Library & Censorship Stories I'm Watching Right Now
I am currently out of the office on caretaking leave for most of April. Much as I wish I could be a person who completely logs off during periods of time...
A Mostly Good Election Night for Illinois Public Libraries
The results from April 1’s Illinois Consolidated Election are in, and most of the outcomes are positive when it comes to elections for public library board...
Books Are The Perfect Tool for American Propaganda
I’m elbow-deep into working on a new manuscript, and it’s a project that I’ve alluded to several times over the last few years. It’s one I’ve squeezed into...
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.