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How about some neutral-leaning-good news?
Brooklyn Public Library is making funding available for libraries across the US who want to develop freedom to read programming for young people. It's open to any library, with a note that small and rural libraries are especially encouraged to apply.
Brooklyn Public Library is making funding available for libraries across the US who want to develop freedom to read programming for young people. It's open to any library, with a note that small and rural libraries are especially encouraged to apply.
June 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How about some neutral-leaning-good news?
Brooklyn Public Library is making funding available for libraries across the US who want to develop freedom to read programming for young people. It's open to any library, with a note that small and rural libraries are especially encouraged to apply.
Brooklyn Public Library is making funding available for libraries across the US who want to develop freedom to read programming for young people. It's open to any library, with a note that small and rural libraries are especially encouraged to apply.
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During the current extraordinary surge of book-banning efforts, committed advocacy by library workers & their allies is stemming the tide of censorship attempts in both school & public libraries, with more & more states enacting anti-book-ban laws.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/06/02/b...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/06/02/b...
Banning the Book Bans | American Libraries Magazine
Advocacy efforts are stemming the tide of censorship attempts in libraries, with more states enacting anti-book-ban laws.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
June 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
During the current extraordinary surge of book-banning efforts, committed advocacy by library workers & their allies is stemming the tide of censorship attempts in both school & public libraries, with more & more states enacting anti-book-ban laws.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/06/02/b...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/06/02/b...
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Come join me and at least 150 people at the Edgewater Public Library to protect those coming in for Drag Story Hour!
Support and follow @transupfrontil.com!!
Support and follow @transupfrontil.com!!
June 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Come join me and at least 150 people at the Edgewater Public Library to protect those coming in for Drag Story Hour!
Support and follow @transupfrontil.com!!
Support and follow @transupfrontil.com!!
Today! Support our @afscme siblings at CPL!
June 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Today! Support our @afscme siblings at CPL!
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"Democracies are not to be taken for granted, and the institutions that support democracy should not be taken for granted."
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump
Last month, Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, received an email announcing her dismissal. She talks about libraries as bastions of democracy, ...
www.cbsnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Democracies are not to be taken for granted, and the institutions that support democracy should not be taken for granted."
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
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150 - IMLS destruction feat. Kelly Jensen
We’re talking with @heykellyjensen.bsky.social about the IMLS executive order and fallout.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/150-imls-d...
We’re talking with @heykellyjensen.bsky.social about the IMLS executive order and fallout.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/150-imls-d...
150 - IMLS destruction feat. Kelly Jensen | librarypunk
We’re talking with Kelly about the IMLS executive order and fallout.
Kelly on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heykellyjensen.bsky.social
Literary Activism Newsletter: https://bookriot.com/newsle...
www.librarypunk.gay
May 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
150 - IMLS destruction feat. Kelly Jensen
We’re talking with @heykellyjensen.bsky.social about the IMLS executive order and fallout.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/150-imls-d...
We’re talking with @heykellyjensen.bsky.social about the IMLS executive order and fallout.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/150-imls-d...
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A Timeline and Update on the Institute for Museum and Library Services: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
A Timeline and Update on the Institute for Museum and Library Services
We are a little over two months into the dismantling of the only federal agency dedicated to libraries, and the news has been coming at a pace no one could...
buttondown.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A Timeline and Update on the Institute for Museum and Library Services: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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This development is welcome news - but it is limited and temporary. We will not rest until IMLS and its funding are fully restored. #ForOurLibraries (2/2)
May 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This development is welcome news - but it is limited and temporary. We will not rest until IMLS and its funding are fully restored. #ForOurLibraries (2/2)
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For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.
![The Library of Congress belongs to Congress and the American people. [Logos: Show up for our libraries - American Library Association]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreib3eioahb3b27g7vdp65hu4bmfloqxp3k3frylkwhdtg6bnfbl7iy@jpeg)
May 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.
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“In an alarming sign for LGBTQ people, it was clear that at least three of the justices believe that describing queer people accurately — acknowledging their equal existence — amounts to taking sides or trying to ‘influence’
children.”
children.”
SCOTUS conservatives seem eager to increase parents' religious rights in public schools
Tuesday's arguments over Montgomery County schools' story-time sessions included alarming questions about LGBTQ people.
www.lawdork.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“In an alarming sign for LGBTQ people, it was clear that at least three of the justices believe that describing queer people accurately — acknowledging their equal existence — amounts to taking sides or trying to ‘influence’
children.”
children.”
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And here we have it: the end game to banning all those LGBTQ+ books. It never really was about getting rid of books. It’s always been about getting rid of people.
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
And here we have it: the end game to banning all those LGBTQ+ books. It never really was about getting rid of books. It’s always been about getting rid of people.
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If I see another article about birth rates that refuses to grapple with the way having children systematically disadvantages women I swear to god. There is no mystery. Stop pretending there is. We’ve got to do away with credulity for nonsense.
April 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If I see another article about birth rates that refuses to grapple with the way having children systematically disadvantages women I swear to god. There is no mystery. Stop pretending there is. We’ve got to do away with credulity for nonsense.
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Not only is it _certain_ that both the head of the FBI and the head of DOJ will act unconstitutionally if ordered to, but we have reached the point at which the considerably more immediate question is whether _Pete Hegseth and the United States Armed Forces_ will follow unconstitutional Trump orders
@garrykasparov.bsky.social: “While I agree about the strength of American democracy… don't take it for granted. They will try to control the election process in 2026… There's one question many Americans are afraid to ask: Do you believe Bondi and Patel will follow unconstitutional Trump orders?”
April 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not only is it _certain_ that both the head of the FBI and the head of DOJ will act unconstitutionally if ordered to, but we have reached the point at which the considerably more immediate question is whether _Pete Hegseth and the United States Armed Forces_ will follow unconstitutional Trump orders
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Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
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I sure hope no one is still teaching information literacy and/or research skills with "you can trust sites with .gov" addresses because you sure as hell cannot.
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I sure hope no one is still teaching information literacy and/or research skills with "you can trust sites with .gov" addresses because you sure as hell cannot.
School Librarians: An Equity Issue
YouTube video by Keith Curry Lance
youtu.be
April 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Trump is defying a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling against him. The Constitutional Crisis is no longer some abstract idea, it's right here staring us in the face.
April 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trump is defying a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling against him. The Constitutional Crisis is no longer some abstract idea, it's right here staring us in the face.
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Being a librarian was already hard. Than came the Trump Administration. #TLSky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Being a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration
Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Being a librarian was already hard. Than came the Trump Administration. #TLSky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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You guys, they're not stupid
They're doing propaganda
When they lie through their teeth, they are doing propaganda
Do you think the people behind Big Brother in 1984 were stupid? Big Brother says lots of nonsensical shit.
It's called
p r o p a g a n d a
They're doing propaganda
When they lie through their teeth, they are doing propaganda
Do you think the people behind Big Brother in 1984 were stupid? Big Brother says lots of nonsensical shit.
It's called
p r o p a g a n d a
April 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
You guys, they're not stupid
They're doing propaganda
When they lie through their teeth, they are doing propaganda
Do you think the people behind Big Brother in 1984 were stupid? Big Brother says lots of nonsensical shit.
It's called
p r o p a g a n d a
They're doing propaganda
When they lie through their teeth, they are doing propaganda
Do you think the people behind Big Brother in 1984 were stupid? Big Brother says lots of nonsensical shit.
It's called
p r o p a g a n d a
Check out our friends!
April 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Check out our friends!
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BREAKING: Earlier this evening, our big bargaining team and executive board voted in favor of the proposed settlement with CPS. We officially have a tentative agreement. The next step toward transforming our schools, House of Delegates on Wednesday #CTUStrong
April 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
BREAKING: Earlier this evening, our big bargaining team and executive board voted in favor of the proposed settlement with CPS. We officially have a tentative agreement. The next step toward transforming our schools, House of Delegates on Wednesday #CTUStrong
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I joined Ali Velshi last night on MSNBC’s The Eleventh Hour to discuss the Chief Justice’s rebuke of the President. I explained that America is in a constitutional crisis when, rather than faithfully executing the laws, the President of the United States is defying the laws.
March 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I joined Ali Velshi last night on MSNBC’s The Eleventh Hour to discuss the Chief Justice’s rebuke of the President. I explained that America is in a constitutional crisis when, rather than faithfully executing the laws, the President of the United States is defying the laws.
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@johncusack.bsky.social
one of the things we talked about at the board meeting came to fruition this morning: WIRED now un-paywalls stories based on FOIA docs! https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/
one of the things we talked about at the board meeting came to fruition this morning: WIRED now un-paywalls stories based on FOIA docs! https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/
March 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@johncusack.bsky.social
one of the things we talked about at the board meeting came to fruition this morning: WIRED now un-paywalls stories based on FOIA docs! https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/
one of the things we talked about at the board meeting came to fruition this morning: WIRED now un-paywalls stories based on FOIA docs! https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/