M. Ruth Myers
@mruthmyers.bsky.social
Mystery writer, cat household staff, travel agent for a wandering mind, wife and mother, library lover, concertina player, Shamus winner.
Delighted that my new Maggie Sullivan short story has hit #1 on Amazon's 45-minute Mystery, Thriller, Suspense short reads.
#booksky #mysterylovers
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G22LCL53
#booksky #mysterylovers
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G22LCL53
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Delighted that my new Maggie Sullivan short story has hit #1 on Amazon's 45-minute Mystery, Thriller, Suspense short reads.
#booksky #mysterylovers
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G22LCL53
#booksky #mysterylovers
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G22LCL53
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How to write a book, explained in under 3 minutes. Tune in to a master at work. #KurtVonnegut #booksky
The science of storytelling with author and humanist Kurt Vonnegut 😅❤️
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
How to write a book, explained in under 3 minutes. Tune in to a master at work. #KurtVonnegut #booksky
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📣 Some exciting news for Library Friends groups!
@ala-united.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social are providing grants to Friends groups at small and rural libraries. Applications open Dec. 17!
Learn more: bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM
@ala-united.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social are providing grants to Friends groups at small and rural libraries. Applications open Dec. 17!
Learn more: bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM
Special announcement for the 20th annual #NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek:
We've partnered with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social to provide:
💰 $500 & $1000 grants for Friends groups in small + rural areas
💻 1 year of eLearning on us
📚 $500 Book donation grants
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM
We've partnered with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social to provide:
💰 $500 & $1000 grants for Friends groups in small + rural areas
💻 1 year of eLearning on us
📚 $500 Book donation grants
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📣 Some exciting news for Library Friends groups!
@ala-united.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social are providing grants to Friends groups at small and rural libraries. Applications open Dec. 17!
Learn more: bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM
@ala-united.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social are providing grants to Friends groups at small and rural libraries. Applications open Dec. 17!
Learn more: bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM
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Federal agents handcuffed Humboldt Park Ald. Jessie Fuentes as she confronted them at a hospital. blockclubchi.co/3Wkje5V
October 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Federal agents handcuffed Humboldt Park Ald. Jessie Fuentes as she confronted them at a hospital. blockclubchi.co/3Wkje5V
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Thankful for this excellent nonprofit local newsroom documenting the chilling events unfolding in my city this week.
The Block Club Chicago newsroom continues to report on today’s federal immigration activity across Chicago.
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thankful for this excellent nonprofit local newsroom documenting the chilling events unfolding in my city this week.
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Facing censorship challenges? You’re not alone.
Join us Oct 7 at noon CT for a free webinar on two ALA resources, Law for Librarians + Library Helplines, designed to help you push back.
Learn more and check out other free #BannedBooksWeek events at https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events
Join us Oct 7 at noon CT for a free webinar on two ALA resources, Law for Librarians + Library Helplines, designed to help you push back.
Learn more and check out other free #BannedBooksWeek events at https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events
October 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Facing censorship challenges? You’re not alone.
Join us Oct 7 at noon CT for a free webinar on two ALA resources, Law for Librarians + Library Helplines, designed to help you push back.
Learn more and check out other free #BannedBooksWeek events at https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events
Join us Oct 7 at noon CT for a free webinar on two ALA resources, Law for Librarians + Library Helplines, designed to help you push back.
Learn more and check out other free #BannedBooksWeek events at https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events
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Seventy years ago this morning (October 3, 1955), this guy beamed into American living rooms for the very first time.
#CaptainKangaroo #childrenstelevision
jcbruening.com/o-captain-my...
#CaptainKangaroo #childrenstelevision
jcbruening.com/o-captain-my...
October 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Seventy years ago this morning (October 3, 1955), this guy beamed into American living rooms for the very first time.
#CaptainKangaroo #childrenstelevision
jcbruening.com/o-captain-my...
#CaptainKangaroo #childrenstelevision
jcbruening.com/o-captain-my...
It's Historical Mystery Day! Have you read a mystery set in the past in each of the categories in the challenge below?
Don't forget, today and Sept. 30 you can get FREE historical mystery novels from assorted authors here books.bookfunnel.com/hmdbooks2025...
#booksky #mysterybooks
Don't forget, today and Sept. 30 you can get FREE historical mystery novels from assorted authors here books.bookfunnel.com/hmdbooks2025...
#booksky #mysterybooks
September 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's Historical Mystery Day! Have you read a mystery set in the past in each of the categories in the challenge below?
Don't forget, today and Sept. 30 you can get FREE historical mystery novels from assorted authors here books.bookfunnel.com/hmdbooks2025...
#booksky #mysterybooks
Don't forget, today and Sept. 30 you can get FREE historical mystery novels from assorted authors here books.bookfunnel.com/hmdbooks2025...
#booksky #mysterybooks
#HistoricalMystery lovers, don't miss out on free books during this Sept. 28-30 celebration of Historical Mystery Day. You might find a new author to enjoy. books.bookfunnel.com/hmdbooks2025...
#booksky, #mysterybooks
#booksky, #mysterybooks
September 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
#HistoricalMystery lovers, don't miss out on free books during this Sept. 28-30 celebration of Historical Mystery Day. You might find a new author to enjoy. books.bookfunnel.com/hmdbooks2025...
#booksky, #mysterybooks
#booksky, #mysterybooks
Sierra: "Since she put that flea prevention goo on me today, I'll block access to her printer thingy."
#catsofbluesky #writercats
#catsofbluesky #writercats
August 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sierra: "Since she put that flea prevention goo on me today, I'll block access to her printer thingy."
#catsofbluesky #writercats
#catsofbluesky #writercats
This little volunteer petunia that popped up unexpectedly in a crack of my patio seems like a metaphor for the resilience we all need to have right now.
July 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This little volunteer petunia that popped up unexpectedly in a crack of my patio seems like a metaphor for the resilience we all need to have right now.
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We should post BIDEN also!!
May 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We should post BIDEN also!!
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BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
April 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
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Join the Best of Core Forum webinar, Understanding and Fighting Anti-Trans Misinformation, to learn how false narratives take hold and how library workers can stand up for access, literacy, and equity.
May 7, 2025, 1:00 pm CT
Register at: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
May 7, 2025, 1:00 pm CT
Register at: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
April 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Join the Best of Core Forum webinar, Understanding and Fighting Anti-Trans Misinformation, to learn how false narratives take hold and how library workers can stand up for access, literacy, and equity.
May 7, 2025, 1:00 pm CT
Register at: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
May 7, 2025, 1:00 pm CT
Register at: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
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Breaking News: The executive producer of “60 Minutes” said that he would resign from the long-running program because he had lost his journalistic independence.
Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Breaking News: The executive producer of “60 Minutes” said that he would resign from the long-running program because he had lost his journalistic independence.
While protestants of many stripes join Catholics in mourning the death of Pope Francis, Marjorie Taylor Greene called him "evil" and said he was struck down by the hand of God.
How can she be so vile?
How can she be so vile?
April 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
While protestants of many stripes join Catholics in mourning the death of Pope Francis, Marjorie Taylor Greene called him "evil" and said he was struck down by the hand of God.
How can she be so vile?
How can she be so vile?
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The official certification came from professor Andrea Arcangeli, the director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, according to Vatican News, an official publication of the Vatican.
Pope Francis died of a stroke and 'cardiocirculatory collapse'
The official certification came from professor Andrea Arcangeli, the director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, according to Vatican News, an official publication of ...
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The official certification came from professor Andrea Arcangeli, the director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, according to Vatican News, an official publication of the Vatican.
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Thanks to federal programs like E-Rate, communities have built life-changing broadband networks—with libraries at the center. But that future is now under threat.
Join us in the fight to protect E-Rate and federal library funding—because no one should be left offline.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
Join us in the fight to protect E-Rate and federal library funding—because no one should be left offline.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
Library Internet Access Is 'World-Changing' for Millions, but the Money Could Disappear
Local libraries are helping to bridge the broadband gap by getting communities online. But federal funding is under threat.
www.cnet.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thanks to federal programs like E-Rate, communities have built life-changing broadband networks—with libraries at the center. But that future is now under threat.
Join us in the fight to protect E-Rate and federal library funding—because no one should be left offline.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
Join us in the fight to protect E-Rate and federal library funding—because no one should be left offline.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
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All publishers big & small should support IMLS!
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All publishers big & small should support IMLS!
Today (April 9th, 2025) marks the 80th year anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s death at the hands of the Gestapo on April 9th, 1945, just two weeks before his concentration camp was liberated by American soldiers.
April 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Happy National Outreach Library Day! 📚 We’re celebrating school libraries connecting with communities and supporting student success. Share your stories and photos! buff.ly/OIGQ9lN #NationalOutreachLibraryDay #AASL #SchoolLibraries #CommunityPartnerships
April 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Happy National Outreach Library Day! 📚 We’re celebrating school libraries connecting with communities and supporting student success. Share your stories and photos! buff.ly/OIGQ9lN #NationalOutreachLibraryDay #AASL #SchoolLibraries #CommunityPartnerships
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“The descent to hell is easy and those who begin by worshipping power, soon worship evil.” -C. S. Lewis
April 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“The descent to hell is easy and those who begin by worshipping power, soon worship evil.” -C. S. Lewis
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SCOOP: DOGE is getting audited.
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Getting Audited
The General Accountability Office's audit examines DOGE’s handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
SCOOP: DOGE is getting audited.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/maryloui... Celebrating 3 years doing my daily diary newsletter on substack!
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Celebrating 3 years on Substack!
open.substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/maryloui... Celebrating 3 years doing my daily diary newsletter on substack!