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ALA President @GeometricRabbit reflects on the Association's first 150 years, and looks forward to the next. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/05/01/ala…
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Sam Helmick
@GeometricRabbit
5k-er. @ALALibrary President. Author. Baker. Christian. #FreePeopleReadFreely. LEGO lover. #Library Worker. Policy Wonk. #ThoughtBunny Wrangler. 🐇
Iowa City, IA Katılım Ağustos 2014
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Our May issue, commemorating ALA's 150th anniversary, looks at moments that changed librarianship, barrier-busting library leaders, and more than a century of library poster art. Read the full issue at bit.ly/AL-May26issue or by article at bit.ly/AL-May26stories.
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📚✨ In 10 years in libraries, I’ve never seen 300 Norwegian librarians moved like this. Today, Sam Helmick, the American Library Association, did.
The fight against book bans is about democracy.
We can’t take our values for granted. 📖
#Libraries #FreedomToRead #Democracy
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In honor of National Library Week, I spoke with the ALA's president, Sam Helmick, about the week of celebration and its critical call to action.
editorandpublisher.com/stories/find-y…
#NationalLibraryWeek #ALA #RightToRead #newsmedia #libraries #UniteAgainstBookBans
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The theme of #NationalLibraryWeek is joy.
Sam Helmick, 2025-2026 President of the American Library Association states that “Joy can be a quiet thing. Joy is the child who discovers their first favorite book and insists on reading it again right there on the library floor.
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Libraries are outstanding partners and collaborators that support local businesses and entrepreneurship. Read more from ALA President @GeometricRabbit. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/03/02/goo…
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I’m about a giddy as a goat that my post ALA networking/business cards have arrived and that there’s an actual thought bunny hiding in my jacket.
#HappyMaking #ThoughtBunnies
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Soliciting prayers and petitions for travel mercies: our pilots and plane, our cabin and crew, our wind and weather, and our take off and touch down.
Grateful to be headed home: happy, humbled, and half-awake.
✈️ 💜 🥱
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Sam Helmick reminds us that our founding fathers stressed the importance of libraries from the very beginning. #LibraryAdvocacy #LiteracyMatters
Hear the full story on Viewpoints Radio: ow.ly/mLwa50XGwCX
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Thousands of Iowans manage their child’s library accounts today.
Minors have 4th Amendment Rights library workers honor both by Iowa Code & professional ethics.
Compelling the government to monitor + report on accounts (regardless of age) is not appropriate or legal.
#IALegis
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"When we tell our stories, we remind the world that libraries are not just buildings or budgets. They are living testaments to human curiosity and care." Read more from ALA President @GeometricRabbit. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/01/02/you…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope you all know . . .
💜 how lovable and important your stories are
💗 how many opportunities await you at your local libraries
💘and how many amazing literary puns there are out there to share with the ones you love!
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Here are four #ialegis bills harmful to library communities to contact your local representatives about this week. #keeplibrarieslocal
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Here are three #ialegis bills harmful to library communities to contact your local representatives about this week. #keeplibrarieslocal
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2026 is ALA's 150th anniversary, a milestone that invites us to advocate fiercely and invest in the infrastructure that makes libraries a foundation of thriving communities. Celebrate all year at ALA150.org. #ForOurLibraries youtube.com/watch?v=v5L_7M…
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Thank you, @united!
Your support to a library patron is deeply appreciated and reminds us that:
1. acts of kindness are everywhere
2. libraries open the world to you between the pages of a book
3. libraries can join you around the world wherever the journey takes you!
Iowa City Public Library@ICPL
Thank you to United Airlines for returning a library book for one of our patrons! Fortunately, we’ve gone fine free and their act of kindness on behalf of our community truly brightened our day!
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Your story matters. ALA President @GeometricRabbit demonstrates how sharing your work and your achievements is a critical act of library advocacy. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/01/02/you…
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Very useful reminder.
We have more say in our influence and influences than we like to take accountability for…
Hamilton Lindley@hplindley
Your circle is not just social. It’s structural. It rewires your future. I’ve worked with teams where ambition was common, and improvement was expected. I’ve also worked with teams where complaining was the default. Guess which group grew faster.
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