Tina Coleman
@arystocrat.bsky.social
Library World resident, liaison to Comics Librarians and Gaming Librarians , idea-generator, connection maker, sparkler ✨
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
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Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Your librarian could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Your librarian could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
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Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (Official Music Video) [4K]
YouTube video by RHINO
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November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“Oh no! Leopards! My face!”
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
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@mediaite.com #GA14
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November 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“Oh no! Leopards! My face!”
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Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
I have fond memories of that “They’re good dogs, Bront “ tweet.
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I have fond memories of that “They’re good dogs, Bront “ tweet.
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“We’re excited to be with somebody so deeply experienced with lifelong learning, literacy, and organizing, who understands the value of building community, bringing people together, and making sure our organizational structure is sound.” - ALA Pres. Helmick
Welcome, Dan Montgomery! bit.ly/4oB26FP
Welcome, Dan Montgomery! bit.ly/4oB26FP
ALA Welcomes New Executive Director
Daniel J. Montgomery takes the helm at the American Library Association today, with priorities that include federal and state funding, civic partnerships, AI competencies, and anti-censorship advocacy...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
“We’re excited to be with somebody so deeply experienced with lifelong learning, literacy, and organizing, who understands the value of building community, bringing people together, and making sure our organizational structure is sound.” - ALA Pres. Helmick
Welcome, Dan Montgomery! bit.ly/4oB26FP
Welcome, Dan Montgomery! bit.ly/4oB26FP
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This metaphor is so good
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This metaphor is so good
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November 14, 1960
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, becoming the first Black student to attend the previously segregated all-white school.
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, becoming the first Black student to attend the previously segregated all-white school.
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
November 14, 1960
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, becoming the first Black student to attend the previously segregated all-white school.
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, becoming the first Black student to attend the previously segregated all-white school.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
Happy #InternationalGamesMonth ! @alagamert.bsky.social is pretty fabulous and you should check them out for excellent games in libraries resources.
What do you need for a game jam? “Two tables. Done.”
Game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop video games, but they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games, which have grown in popularity in recent years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/43qkkRQ
Game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop video games, but they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games, which have grown in popularity in recent years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/43qkkRQ
Jam Forever | American Libraries Magazine
Panelists shared ways for libraries to host game jams to help students and patrons of all ages create games.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy #InternationalGamesMonth ! @alagamert.bsky.social is pretty fabulous and you should check them out for excellent games in libraries resources.
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If you are a cat owner and you don’t feel compelled to take a 5 minute cat petting break every time you cross paths, you’re a fake fan
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If you are a cat owner and you don’t feel compelled to take a 5 minute cat petting break every time you cross paths, you’re a fake fan
Finally had the chance to pull together my thoughts about The Librarians documentary. 🧵
Seeing the movie again I was better prepared for how anxious and infuriated I would be. And I was better able to see the hope at the end. Spoiler Alert: the hope is the Librarians. 1/
Seeing the movie again I was better prepared for how anxious and infuriated I would be. And I was better able to see the hope at the end. Spoiler Alert: the hope is the Librarians. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Finally had the chance to pull together my thoughts about The Librarians documentary. 🧵
Seeing the movie again I was better prepared for how anxious and infuriated I would be. And I was better able to see the hope at the end. Spoiler Alert: the hope is the Librarians. 1/
Seeing the movie again I was better prepared for how anxious and infuriated I would be. And I was better able to see the hope at the end. Spoiler Alert: the hope is the Librarians. 1/
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I’m no statistician, but if you buy your first house in your 30s on a 50-year mortgage, and life expectancy is low 80s, isn’t this just called — rent?
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I’m no statistician, but if you buy your first house in your 30s on a 50-year mortgage, and life expectancy is low 80s, isn’t this just called — rent?
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The Librarians - directed by Kim A. Snyder, 2025
I just got home from the first Chicago screening. I hope you see this wonderful documentary. The website has a trailer and and growing list of worldwide screenings.
So far, it has won 18 awards and comes to PBS in February!
thelibrariansfilm.com
I just got home from the first Chicago screening. I hope you see this wonderful documentary. The website has a trailer and and growing list of worldwide screenings.
So far, it has won 18 awards and comes to PBS in February!
thelibrariansfilm.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The Librarians - directed by Kim A. Snyder, 2025
I just got home from the first Chicago screening. I hope you see this wonderful documentary. The website has a trailer and and growing list of worldwide screenings.
So far, it has won 18 awards and comes to PBS in February!
thelibrariansfilm.com
I just got home from the first Chicago screening. I hope you see this wonderful documentary. The website has a trailer and and growing list of worldwide screenings.
So far, it has won 18 awards and comes to PBS in February!
thelibrariansfilm.com
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The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
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Back in June, I gave the keynote address at the American Library Association's Carnegie Awards, and I'm very pleased that @literaryhub.bsky.social has republished the full text of my speech:
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times
Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my work would simply not exist. I…
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November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Back in June, I gave the keynote address at the American Library Association's Carnegie Awards, and I'm very pleased that @literaryhub.bsky.social has republished the full text of my speech:
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Imagine being wealthy and not building libraries.
Embarrassing.
Embarrassing.
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Imagine being wealthy and not building libraries.
Embarrassing.
Embarrassing.
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Have you joined the For Our Libraries fundraising challenge? There's still time to catch up! Top 10 fundraisers win free registration to ALA Annual 2026 in Chicago, with free lodging and $1,500 to cover travel expenses for our grand prize winner!
Challenge ends Dec. 31! ilovelibraries.org/fundraise
Challenge ends Dec. 31! ilovelibraries.org/fundraise
November 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Have you joined the For Our Libraries fundraising challenge? There's still time to catch up! Top 10 fundraisers win free registration to ALA Annual 2026 in Chicago, with free lodging and $1,500 to cover travel expenses for our grand prize winner!
Challenge ends Dec. 31! ilovelibraries.org/fundraise
Challenge ends Dec. 31! ilovelibraries.org/fundraise
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On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're Norman Rockwell's family. Trump's DHS has shamefully misused his work. | Opinion
As Norman Rockwell's family, we know he'd be devastated to see the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized misuse of his work.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Ryan Thames has issued a formal apology to me. This was never about $—it was about integrity. I’m grateful that the false statements have been publicly corrected and that the truth is now clear. I hope this outcome serves as a reminder that words carry weight and accountability matters. @la-cac.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ryan Thames has issued a formal apology to me. This was never about $—it was about integrity. I’m grateful that the false statements have been publicly corrected and that the truth is now clear. I hope this outcome serves as a reminder that words carry weight and accountability matters. @la-cac.org
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A *LOT* of folks have elections on Tuesday. Here's how to prepare and be a pro-library, pro-public education voter this year (& every year): bookriot.com/library-elec...
Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now: Book Censorship News, October 10, 2025
Elections in several states will be coming up throughout the months of October and November. Here's how to be a pro-library voter.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A *LOT* of folks have elections on Tuesday. Here's how to prepare and be a pro-library, pro-public education voter this year (& every year): bookriot.com/library-elec...