Two Birds Books
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Your friendly neighborhood spot for new & used books, fun cards & gifts in Eastside Santa Cruz, California.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
May 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Yesterday, the Trump Administration abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
The Trump Administration just fired America’s top librarian.
Photo from the Library of Congress In their continued campaign to trample institutions and eject expertise from government, the Trump Administration abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayde…
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May 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yesterday, the Trump Administration abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
May 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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From Hell and drifting to the super gay, these new poetry collections are coming in May.
Glass Houses, Hells, and Phantom Limbs: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read in May
“To what purpose, April, do you return again?” Edna St. Vincent Millay asks in “Spring.” “Not only under ground are the brains of men / Eaten by maggots. / Life in itself / Is nothing.” But don’t d…
buff.ly
May 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From Hell and drifting to the super gay, these new poetry collections are coming in May.
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No community is immune from censorship. That's why we ALL must #UniteAgainstBookBans. You have the tools to make a difference.
Need a plan to take action? Use our toolkit to organize your community: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/
Need a plan to take action? Use our toolkit to organize your community: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/
Action Toolkit - Unite Against Book Bans
How can you and your community unite against book bans? We've put together this action toolkit to help you get started.
uniteagainstbookbans.org
April 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
No community is immune from censorship. That's why we ALL must #UniteAgainstBookBans. You have the tools to make a difference.
Need a plan to take action? Use our toolkit to organize your community: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/
Need a plan to take action? Use our toolkit to organize your community: uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/
Some of this week’s new books…
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April 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Some of this week’s new books…
Bookshop.org/shop/twobirdsbooks
Bookshop.org/shop/twobirdsbooks
New this week…
It’s an especially great week for quirky/original mysteries (Denise loved One Death at a Time).
It’s an especially great week for quirky/original mysteries (Denise loved One Death at a Time).
April 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
New this week…
It’s an especially great week for quirky/original mysteries (Denise loved One Death at a Time).
It’s an especially great week for quirky/original mysteries (Denise loved One Death at a Time).
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HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
November 15, 2024 at 8:21 PM
HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
April 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Monday 4/7 is #RightToReadDay. Celebrate the right to read & spotlight the freedoms that are lost when libraries & library workers are attacked. Here's how you can take action:
✅Send a postcard to your library
✅Host an event
✅Make & share art
✅Contact Congress
More actions ➡️ bit.ly/RightToReadDay
✅Send a postcard to your library
✅Host an event
✅Make & share art
✅Contact Congress
More actions ➡️ bit.ly/RightToReadDay
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Monday 4/7 is #RightToReadDay. Celebrate the right to read & spotlight the freedoms that are lost when libraries & library workers are attacked. Here's how you can take action:
✅Send a postcard to your library
✅Host an event
✅Make & share art
✅Contact Congress
More actions ➡️ bit.ly/RightToReadDay
✅Send a postcard to your library
✅Host an event
✅Make & share art
✅Contact Congress
More actions ➡️ bit.ly/RightToReadDay
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“What we are consistently hearing is that there is no data or evidence suggesting that federal funds allocated through the IMLS are being misused. In fact, these funds are essential for delivering vital services, often to the most underserved & vulnerable populations.”
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The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“What we are consistently hearing is that there is no data or evidence suggesting that federal funds allocated through the IMLS are being misused. In fact, these funds are essential for delivering vital services, often to the most underserved & vulnerable populations.”
www.wired.com/story/instit...
www.wired.com/story/instit...
New this week…
Our favorite of today’s new releases: The Usual Desire to Kill, a funny and smart debut about a long-married, long-bickering couple, the daughters who tolerate them, and the secrets that bind them.
Our favorite of today’s new releases: The Usual Desire to Kill, a funny and smart debut about a long-married, long-bickering couple, the daughters who tolerate them, and the secrets that bind them.
April 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New this week…
Our favorite of today’s new releases: The Usual Desire to Kill, a funny and smart debut about a long-married, long-bickering couple, the daughters who tolerate them, and the secrets that bind them.
Our favorite of today’s new releases: The Usual Desire to Kill, a funny and smart debut about a long-married, long-bickering couple, the daughters who tolerate them, and the secrets that bind them.
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"Create a locale by using all the high-scoring letters in Scrabble. Make it hard to spell. Make it even harder to pronounce. Watch as pretentious, drunk people try to pronounce it at parties."
William Faulkner’s Favorite April Fools’ Day Pranks
1. Get a high-paying Hollywood job. Move to Hollywood. Get paycheck. Stay three weeks. Move back to Mississippi. Gotcha! 2. Create a locale by usin...
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April 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Create a locale by using all the high-scoring letters in Scrabble. Make it hard to spell. Make it even harder to pronounce. Watch as pretentious, drunk people try to pronounce it at parties."
Some of this week’s new books…
March 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Some of this week’s new books…
Need recs for this week’s Trans Rights Readathon?
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March 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Need recs for this week’s Trans Rights Readathon?
🔗 Bookshop.org/shop/TwoBirdsBooks
🔗 Bookshop.org/shop/TwoBirdsBooks
March 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Okay hear me out, instead
of springing forward an hour, what if we did four years.
of springing forward an hour, what if we did four years.
March 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Okay hear me out, instead
of springing forward an hour, what if we did four years.
of springing forward an hour, what if we did four years.
Happy Day 1 of the #amazonblackout !
❤️, the humans of Two Birds Books
❤️, the humans of Two Birds Books
March 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Happy Day 1 of the #amazonblackout !
❤️, the humans of Two Birds Books
❤️, the humans of Two Birds Books