linkkat.bsky.social
@linkkat.bsky.social
Retired special librarian, a believer in democracy
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Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.

Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.

Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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People are seeking books to teach their kids about diversity & belonging. What I hear: They're looking for books from a plethora of perspectives! Here are a few books, you & your kids may already be reading them ☺️
(🧵 1/4)
January 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Local libraries are such a powerful and overlooked tool ❤️‍🔥 if you don’t have a library card, consider getting one
January 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Okay, I’m hoping this will gain some traction on Bluesky *inhales* SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY IN OREGON IS IN DANGER OF CLOSING. This sets a dangerous precedent for state capital libraries!!

This is a continuation of the saga from last year, when we were saved at the last second by the then-mayor. (1/2)
January 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Thanks libraries! And thanks borrowers from libraries - you get free books, we get Public Lending Right! Good show all round.
January 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Libraries & librarians have never been more important. If we care about the future, we must make sure every school, every community, every child has access to a library & a librarian. And we have to give them all our support, so they can do their vital work, which benefits us ALL! #SaveLibraries
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Go to the library.
Check out a book.

Go to the library.
Return the book.

Repeat. #booksky
January 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Deep breath, America. We can do this.
January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The Mission Statement for the coming years. 🇺🇸
January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn
Opinion | Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire.
Nothing threatens authoritarianism like a free, quiet place to absorb a full range of information.
wapo.st
January 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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We really have to kick some MA GA butt

I won’t let them take the Carnegie Library from Grants Pass OR

We have less than 30 days to make this happen

Love to read?

Join with me to

#SaveGrantsPassLibrary

How do we do it?

We flood them with emails, calls and letters

We use our # everywhere
January 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Things are never so bad that they can't get worse. No matter how bad it gets or how much you lose, as long as you draw breath, there will be a next day and another after that. You will protect, give voice, survive, and overcome. You are the flame that tyranny cannot extinguish.
January 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Has anyone tried unplugging the country and plugging it back in?
January 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I need say no more...
January 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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INAUGURATION COUNTER-PROGRAMMING!
Here are 3 Resistance Acts we all can do on Jan 20. Use what I call FAFO, “Focused Action with Focused Objectives.”

1) BLACK OUT THE INAUGERATION FOR 100 HOURS.
-Do not watch, read or engage w/TV, Radio, Social Media or Cable fm 8am 20 Jan until weekend.
December 20, 2024 at 3:15 PM