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During natural disasters, libraries serve as a crucial resource for communities. They provide shelter, access to information, and a sense of community support.
How Do Public Libraries Support Their Patrons through Natural Disasters?
During natural disasters, libraries serve as a crucial resource for communities. They provide shelter, access to information, and a sense of community support.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
During natural disasters, libraries serve as a crucial resource for communities. They provide shelter, access to information, and a sense of community support.
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from the Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library. Please sign!
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
PETITION: Support the Right to Read in Defense Department Schools and Academies
Military students deserve the rights they or their families are fighting for.
action.everylibrary.org
July 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from the Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library. Please sign!
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) helped me obtain a free Master's of Information Science from the U. of Tennessee Knoxville. Thank you, IMLS, for my degree and for supporting libraries & librarians. Act now to tell your legislators that IMLS is invaluable.
#IMLS #Libraries
#IMLS #Libraries
March 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) helped me obtain a free Master's of Information Science from the U. of Tennessee Knoxville. Thank you, IMLS, for my degree and for supporting libraries & librarians. Act now to tell your legislators that IMLS is invaluable.
#IMLS #Libraries
#IMLS #Libraries
The purposeful attempted dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services is deeply disturbing. Make no mistake, this is not about cutting waste, it is about creating chaos. The employees at work at IMLS to confront the chaos is an act of courage.
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news.artnet.com/art-world/do...
DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services
DOGE employees and a new acting director showed up at the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on Thursday for an intended 'raid'
news.artnet.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The purposeful attempted dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services is deeply disturbing. Make no mistake, this is not about cutting waste, it is about creating chaos. The employees at work at IMLS to confront the chaos is an act of courage.
news.artnet.com/art-world/do...
news.artnet.com/art-world/do...
Cleaning out my mom's house I found this postcard I sent her probably around 2004. Twenty years later, still relevant. Also, this was co-created by Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
February 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Cleaning out my mom's house I found this postcard I sent her probably around 2004. Twenty years later, still relevant. Also, this was co-created by Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
Janet Mills is the Governor of Maine who stood up to the President in person during a national meeting of state leaders. Please take a moment to read her response. Thank you, Janet Mills!
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
Governor Mills’ Statement on Notice of Investigation From U.S. Department of Education | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills
Washington, D.C. – Governor Janet Mills released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Education notifying the Maine Department of Education that it has been directed to ...
www.maine.gov
February 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Janet Mills is the Governor of Maine who stood up to the President in person during a national meeting of state leaders. Please take a moment to read her response. Thank you, Janet Mills!
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
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Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution aimed at nullifying the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2024 rule that permits E-Rate funding to support Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs for students.
www.everylibraryinstitute.org/taking_stude...
www.everylibraryinstitute.org/taking_stude...
Taking Students Off Line: Sen. Ted Cruz’s Misguided Attack on E-Rate Hotspots and the FCC
EveryLibrary Institute is a 501c3 organization that supports library funding in the United States.
www.everylibraryinstitute.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution aimed at nullifying the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2024 rule that permits E-Rate funding to support Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs for students.
www.everylibraryinstitute.org/taking_stude...
www.everylibraryinstitute.org/taking_stude...
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
PETITION: Tell Trump, Hands Off the National Archives!
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org
February 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
@douglassday.bsky.social
Tomorrow I am spending 2 hours transcribing documents for the Library of Congress in honor of Frederick Douglas' birthday celebration. Anybody can do this online.
historyhub.history.gov/crowd-loc/f/...
Tomorrow I am spending 2 hours transcribing documents for the Library of Congress in honor of Frederick Douglas' birthday celebration. Anybody can do this online.
historyhub.history.gov/crowd-loc/f/...
historyhub.history.gov
February 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@douglassday.bsky.social
Tomorrow I am spending 2 hours transcribing documents for the Library of Congress in honor of Frederick Douglas' birthday celebration. Anybody can do this online.
historyhub.history.gov/crowd-loc/f/...
Tomorrow I am spending 2 hours transcribing documents for the Library of Congress in honor of Frederick Douglas' birthday celebration. Anybody can do this online.
historyhub.history.gov/crowd-loc/f/...