Kelly Boston
@libralibrarian.bsky.social
Family Woman. Nature revering libra librarian living on audiobooks, spreadsheets, and vegan chocolate. I laugh a lot and try to practice gratitude daily. This is my personal account.
@jimbenton.bsky.social gave me a dopamine hit with his hilarious roundtable today at @michiganmasl.bsky.social! Didn’t know he is a Michigander and is behind Happy Bunny!
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@jimbenton.bsky.social gave me a dopamine hit with his hilarious roundtable today at @michiganmasl.bsky.social! Didn’t know he is a Michigander and is behind Happy Bunny!
My almost-3-year-old calls umbrellas “rainbrellas” and trampolines “jumpolines” and I don’t know why we don’t all do this tbh.
April 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My almost-3-year-old calls umbrellas “rainbrellas” and trampolines “jumpolines” and I don’t know why we don’t all do this tbh.
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Republicans’ tax cut bill is one step closer to passing. It’s entirely built on a lie.
youtu.be/yDivWhDlS38
youtu.be/yDivWhDlS38
Republicans’ tax cut bill is one step closer to passing. It’s entirely built on a lie.
YouTube video by Jessica Craven
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April 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Republicans’ tax cut bill is one step closer to passing. It’s entirely built on a lie.
youtu.be/yDivWhDlS38
youtu.be/yDivWhDlS38
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While ILMS funding supports many programs, poor rural communities will likely feel these cuts first and most deeply. Rural libraries, which serve as lifelines to communities w/o reliable access to broadband, rely heavily on this funding for survival. This is criminal.
www.pbs.org/video/defund...
www.pbs.org/video/defund...
PBS News Hour | Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts | Season 2025
Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order
www.pbs.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
While ILMS funding supports many programs, poor rural communities will likely feel these cuts first and most deeply. Rural libraries, which serve as lifelines to communities w/o reliable access to broadband, rely heavily on this funding for survival. This is criminal.
www.pbs.org/video/defund...
www.pbs.org/video/defund...
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Trump just announced tariffs so wide-reaching, they now cover a sub-Antarctic island group populated mostly by penguins and a Norwegian Arctic archipelago best known for its polar bears.
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Trump just announced tariffs so wide-reaching, they now cover a sub-Antarctic island group populated mostly by penguins and a Norwegian Arctic archipelago best known for its polar bears.
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This is what happens when people speak up.
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what happens when people speak up.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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BREAKING: IMLS staff were just placed on admin leave!
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im...
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im...
Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.
www.everylibrary.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
BREAKING: IMLS staff were just placed on admin leave!
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im...
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im...
They’re coming for libraries. Let your reps know how you feel about this.
This is the email just received by IMLS staffers placing them on paid administrative leave for up to 90 days.
“Please understand that this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency.”
“Please understand that this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency.”
March 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
They’re coming for libraries. Let your reps know how you feel about this.
This was quite possibly the best event I have ever and will ever host. @mrschureads.bsky.social is a gift.
Today in the Rockford Public Schools, East Rockford and North Rockford Middle School students welcomed author John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social A thoroughly delightful conversation about reading, authors, and the power of stories. #RamPride
March 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This was quite possibly the best event I have ever and will ever host. @mrschureads.bsky.social is a gift.
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In honor of 🏳️⚧️ Day of Visibility & my Birthday (and @kcboyd.bsky.social's Birthday & @christyjames331.bsky.social's Birthday!) I want to give away a book by one of my favorite trans creators: @kylelukoff.bsky.social! To win a copy of Kyle’s latest book, A World Worth Saving, you gotta do 2 things...
March 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In honor of 🏳️⚧️ Day of Visibility & my Birthday (and @kcboyd.bsky.social's Birthday & @christyjames331.bsky.social's Birthday!) I want to give away a book by one of my favorite trans creators: @kylelukoff.bsky.social! To win a copy of Kyle’s latest book, A World Worth Saving, you gotta do 2 things...
Actual conversation with my 2 year old, rocking her before nap time today:
Bb: *Sits up suddenly* “I need a candy cane!”
Me: “You just had lunch, let’s wait until after nap.”
Bb: “Okay. I have one after nap?”
Me: “Yes.”
Bb: “But I don’t like candy canes!”
🫠 #candycanes #itsfebruary #toddlers
Bb: *Sits up suddenly* “I need a candy cane!”
Me: “You just had lunch, let’s wait until after nap.”
Bb: “Okay. I have one after nap?”
Me: “Yes.”
Bb: “But I don’t like candy canes!”
🫠 #candycanes #itsfebruary #toddlers
February 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Actual conversation with my 2 year old, rocking her before nap time today:
Bb: *Sits up suddenly* “I need a candy cane!”
Me: “You just had lunch, let’s wait until after nap.”
Bb: “Okay. I have one after nap?”
Me: “Yes.”
Bb: “But I don’t like candy canes!”
🫠 #candycanes #itsfebruary #toddlers
Bb: *Sits up suddenly* “I need a candy cane!”
Me: “You just had lunch, let’s wait until after nap.”
Bb: “Okay. I have one after nap?”
Me: “Yes.”
Bb: “But I don’t like candy canes!”
🫠 #candycanes #itsfebruary #toddlers
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Yes and… loneliness often leads to fear, further isolation and the urge to trust conspiracies, b/c conspiracies offer us enemies who are easy to blame for our pain. I'm convinced that how capitalism weaponizes emotion is the key to our #medialit unraveling AND to any chance we have for success.
February 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yes and… loneliness often leads to fear, further isolation and the urge to trust conspiracies, b/c conspiracies offer us enemies who are easy to blame for our pain. I'm convinced that how capitalism weaponizes emotion is the key to our #medialit unraveling AND to any chance we have for success.
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Democratic leadership is pissed…at us?
Democratic leadership is pissed…at us? #politics #news
YouTube video by Jessica Craven
youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Democratic leadership is pissed…at us?
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February 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My new favorite quote: "Let who you were be the fertilizer for who you're going to be." - @weirddana.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My new favorite quote: "Let who you were be the fertilizer for who you're going to be." - @weirddana.bsky.social
A winter storm is approaching. Michigan Storm Chasers said to start finishing preparations, whether that is going to the store tonight after work, or to fill up your car tomorrow morning. So, I stopped at the library for the next #fourthwing book because #priorities.
February 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A winter storm is approaching. Michigan Storm Chasers said to start finishing preparations, whether that is going to the store tonight after work, or to fill up your car tomorrow morning. So, I stopped at the library for the next #fourthwing book because #priorities.
My students are going to lose their minds!
Happy book birthday to @meganefreeman.bsky.social's Away!
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My students are going to lose their minds!
Making valentines with my 2.5 year old.
Me: “Who is this one for?”
Her: “Mommy.”
Me: “And this one?”
Her: “For me.”
May you always love yourself enough to make yourself a valentine, little one. Wisdom for us all.
#outofthemouthofbabes #toddlersofbluesky
Me: “Who is this one for?”
Her: “Mommy.”
Me: “And this one?”
Her: “For me.”
May you always love yourself enough to make yourself a valentine, little one. Wisdom for us all.
#outofthemouthofbabes #toddlersofbluesky
February 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Making valentines with my 2.5 year old.
Me: “Who is this one for?”
Her: “Mommy.”
Me: “And this one?”
Her: “For me.”
May you always love yourself enough to make yourself a valentine, little one. Wisdom for us all.
#outofthemouthofbabes #toddlersofbluesky
Me: “Who is this one for?”
Her: “Mommy.”
Me: “And this one?”
Her: “For me.”
May you always love yourself enough to make yourself a valentine, little one. Wisdom for us all.
#outofthemouthofbabes #toddlersofbluesky
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#TLSkyChat A8. School librarians are not archivists. Our job is to connect readers w/the very best resources available. If a book that once shined bright is now dulled by language and/or stereotypes that cause harm, it's time for it to go. That's called weeding (not erasure).
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a woman with green hair and a necklace says i mean every word of it
Alt: a woman with green hair and a necklace says i mean every word of it
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
#TLSkyChat A8. School librarians are not archivists. Our job is to connect readers w/the very best resources available. If a book that once shined bright is now dulled by language and/or stereotypes that cause harm, it's time for it to go. That's called weeding (not erasure).
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I love to see it.
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I love to see it.
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Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
The HHS protects our lives with programs that depend on scientific research and proven health solutions. RFK Jr. can't be trusted to lead an agency so vital to our health and safety. Make sure your senators hear from you. app.sosha.ai/s/xEg1xL6R
January 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The HHS protects our lives with programs that depend on scientific research and proven health solutions. RFK Jr. can't be trusted to lead an agency so vital to our health and safety. Make sure your senators hear from you. app.sosha.ai/s/xEg1xL6R
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
My 2.5 year old, while on the toilet: “Will you deliver me a grape?”
May we all have her confidence to ask for what we want. Except for billionaires. They have enough.
#outofthemouthofbabes #thingsmytoddlersaid
May we all have her confidence to ask for what we want. Except for billionaires. They have enough.
#outofthemouthofbabes #thingsmytoddlersaid
January 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My 2.5 year old, while on the toilet: “Will you deliver me a grape?”
May we all have her confidence to ask for what we want. Except for billionaires. They have enough.
#outofthemouthofbabes #thingsmytoddlersaid
May we all have her confidence to ask for what we want. Except for billionaires. They have enough.
#outofthemouthofbabes #thingsmytoddlersaid