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“We cannot forget what happened in the past or we are doomed to repeat it. And the president’s effort to whitewash the past because it makes him uncomfortable is beyond offensive. It’s un-American, actually.”— Wendell Pierce.
August 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
“We cannot forget what happened in the past or we are doomed to repeat it. And the president’s effort to whitewash the past because it makes him uncomfortable is beyond offensive. It’s un-American, actually.”— Wendell Pierce.
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Hundreds of students in Prestonsburg just learned their futures are being ripped away. The GOP's budget bill strips funding from Job Corps programs that give our young people real opportunities.
Republican Congressman Hal Rogers is allowing this cruelty to happen.
Republican Congressman Hal Rogers is allowing this cruelty to happen.
Prestonsburg's Perkins center among 99 Job Corps centers shut down by Department of Labor - Mountain Top Media
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 25,000 students at Job Corps centers around the country, including those at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center in Prestonsburg, face an uncertain future, after the U.S. Dep...
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May 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hundreds of students in Prestonsburg just learned their futures are being ripped away. The GOP's budget bill strips funding from Job Corps programs that give our young people real opportunities.
Republican Congressman Hal Rogers is allowing this cruelty to happen.
Republican Congressman Hal Rogers is allowing this cruelty to happen.
Music Hall in Cincinnati, OH
May 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Music Hall in Cincinnati, OH
Interesting article.
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Book censorship: Why it's not going to stop with the books, no matter how you spin it
I grew up in a home where no book was off-limits. I still remember borrowing Toni Morrison’s The…
dmnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Interesting article.
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The Librarian of Congress has been fired. This really hurts. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.
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May 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Librarian of Congress has been fired. This really hurts. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
Don't look for health information if you not a man
www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
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Funding cut for landmark study of women's health
The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Don't look for health information if you not a man
www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
I thought this was the party for families.
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Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs
Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I thought this was the party for families.
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“This is not about the money. It’s a minuscule amount of money in the federal budget, though it’s critical to meeting public media’s civic responsibilities. This is about attacking a free press.”— Jim Schachter, CEO of New Hampshire Public Radio, on Trump administration attempt to defund NPR & PBS.
April 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“This is not about the money. It’s a minuscule amount of money in the federal budget, though it’s critical to meeting public media’s civic responsibilities. This is about attacking a free press.”— Jim Schachter, CEO of New Hampshire Public Radio, on Trump administration attempt to defund NPR & PBS.
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Dear Congress,
Libraries are the place we all belong. The place where Mister Rogers’ neighbors collide at the library to help one another. We come together to embrace library joy. What good is the world without libraries and museums? ❤️🩹
Call, email Congress! Help libraries & museums! We need you 💛
Libraries are the place we all belong. The place where Mister Rogers’ neighbors collide at the library to help one another. We come together to embrace library joy. What good is the world without libraries and museums? ❤️🩹
Call, email Congress! Help libraries & museums! We need you 💛
March 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Dear Congress,
Libraries are the place we all belong. The place where Mister Rogers’ neighbors collide at the library to help one another. We come together to embrace library joy. What good is the world without libraries and museums? ❤️🩹
Call, email Congress! Help libraries & museums! We need you 💛
Libraries are the place we all belong. The place where Mister Rogers’ neighbors collide at the library to help one another. We come together to embrace library joy. What good is the world without libraries and museums? ❤️🩹
Call, email Congress! Help libraries & museums! We need you 💛
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Trump and Musk's federal cuts have now targeted National Weather Service forecasters who protect Kentuckians.
These layoffs threaten crucial early warnings that save lives.
www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-n...
These layoffs threaten crucial early warnings that save lives.
www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-n...
Gov. Andy Beshear responds to National Weather Service layoffs
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear responded after hundreds of weather forecasters with the National Weather Service were fired this week. Federal workers who were not let…
www.tristatehomepage.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump and Musk's federal cuts have now targeted National Weather Service forecasters who protect Kentuckians.
These layoffs threaten crucial early warnings that save lives.
www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-n...
These layoffs threaten crucial early warnings that save lives.
www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-n...
I have realized you could burn yourself out if you tried to protest/help everything that is happening. Find your passion. Pick your battle. I am concentrating on intellectual freedom and making sure we have items at the library for everyone we serve.
March 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have realized you could burn yourself out if you tried to protest/help everything that is happening. Find your passion. Pick your battle. I am concentrating on intellectual freedom and making sure we have items at the library for everyone we serve.
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Today, ALA and a bipartisan coalition of civil society groups, archivists, librarians, & historians strongly reaffirmed that the Archivist of the United States should be appointed based on professional qualifications, not politics.
Read our letter to the Administration: www.ala.org/sites/defaul...
Read our letter to the Administration: www.ala.org/sites/defaul...
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Today, ALA and a bipartisan coalition of civil society groups, archivists, librarians, & historians strongly reaffirmed that the Archivist of the United States should be appointed based on professional qualifications, not politics.
Read our letter to the Administration: www.ala.org/sites/defaul...
Read our letter to the Administration: www.ala.org/sites/defaul...
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A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries
A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
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DYK? The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is kinda a big deal. For 65 years, the MMWR provided weekly, real-time data & analysis about disease outbreaks & emerging health threats. The MMWR's continuous stream of data-driven information -the voice of the CDC- was stopped in January 2025.
a man with a crown on his head and the words awesome wow
Alt: The Hamilton Musical character playing King George wears a crown on his head and the words: awesome, wow
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
DYK? The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is kinda a big deal. For 65 years, the MMWR provided weekly, real-time data & analysis about disease outbreaks & emerging health threats. The MMWR's continuous stream of data-driven information -the voice of the CDC- was stopped in January 2025.
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
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I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.
December 27, 2024 at 2:12 AM
I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.
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One act of kindness a day.
December 26, 2024 at 3:35 PM
One act of kindness a day.
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“Our findings suggest that only having one side of the equation — access to books or adult support — is insufficient. Rather, both are necessary.
Without access to books, one cannot read to children; without adult support, children cannot be read to,” said Neuman.”
Without access to books, one cannot read to children; without adult support, children cannot be read to,” said Neuman.”
5 Intriguing Reasons Public Library Staff is Crucial to Communities
5 Intriguing Reasons Public Library Staff is Crucial to Communities
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December 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
“Our findings suggest that only having one side of the equation — access to books or adult support — is insufficient. Rather, both are necessary.
Without access to books, one cannot read to children; without adult support, children cannot be read to,” said Neuman.”
Without access to books, one cannot read to children; without adult support, children cannot be read to,” said Neuman.”
Federal e-rate program is an important broadband discount program for public & school libraries. Now this program is in jeopardy.
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E-Rate and Universal Service Under Fire; ALA Prepares for Supreme Court - Public Libraries Online
E-Rate in Jeopardy: Court ruling challenges funding lifeline for library broadband connectivity.
publiclibrariesonline.org
November 30, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Federal e-rate program is an important broadband discount program for public & school libraries. Now this program is in jeopardy.
publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra...
publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra...