Dan Bostrom
@danbostrom.bsky.social
Libraries + community
Posts are my own, do not reflect my place of work
Posts are my own, do not reflect my place of work
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Bird City is out today, and you can find it wherever you buy books.
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Pub Day
Bird City has landed
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November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Bird City is out today, and you can find it wherever you buy books.
ryangoldberg1.substack.com/p/pub-day
ryangoldberg1.substack.com/p/pub-day
Congrats Milwaukee Public Library on your new branch and this amazing video www.tiktok.com/@milwaukeepu...
Milwaukee Public Library's Creator Profile
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September 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Congrats Milwaukee Public Library on your new branch and this amazing video www.tiktok.com/@milwaukeepu...
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Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
n.pr
August 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
Illinois has an amazing system of libraries. Each library reflects its own community. Defunding IMLS threatens the programs and services those communities love and need. chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025...
Illinois politicians, advocacy groups fight back as Trump cuts funding for libraries and museums
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 attorneys general have sued to challenge Trump’s dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In 2024, the agency allocated $11.3 million t...
chicago.suntimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Illinois has an amazing system of libraries. Each library reflects its own community. Defunding IMLS threatens the programs and services those communities love and need. chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025...
Thank you @ilattygeneral.bsky.social! Your support of libraries is much appreciated! #StandUpForLibraries
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April 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thank you @ilattygeneral.bsky.social! Your support of libraries is much appreciated! #StandUpForLibraries
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This is awful. I’m sorry to all of the folks at IMLS who work hard to make our profession better.
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This is awful. I’m sorry to all of the folks at IMLS who work hard to make our profession better.
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Today, we sent a letter warning the new Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director not to cut library programs required by federal law. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
March 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Today, we sent a letter warning the new Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director not to cut library programs required by federal law. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
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A groundswell of opposition is now underway to President Trump's March 14 executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
White House Attacks Libraries | American Libraries Magazine
On March 14, President Trump launched an assault on libraries, signing an executive order targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A groundswell of opposition is now underway to President Trump's March 14 executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
January 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
From “The Shepherd’s Life” by James Rebanks
January 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
From “The Shepherd’s Life” by James Rebanks
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Applications are now open for the 2025 - 2026 Transportation Library Travel Grant. This grant of up to $3,000 supports research projects that benefit from substantial onsite use of our collections. Learn more here: www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-co...
January 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Applications are now open for the 2025 - 2026 Transportation Library Travel Grant. This grant of up to $3,000 supports research projects that benefit from substantial onsite use of our collections. Learn more here: www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-co...