Eileen
@eileeneff.bsky.social
Librarian. I make art, badly. She/her
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Thousands of books have been targeted for removal from school and public libraries.
In fact, we've been tracking thousands of book bans here.
Yet, the U.S. Dept of Education released a statement calling book bans a hoax!
bit.ly/4h76cS5 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
In fact, we've been tracking thousands of book bans here.
Yet, the U.S. Dept of Education released a statement calling book bans a hoax!
bit.ly/4h76cS5 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
EveryLibrary Objects to Trump Administration Calling Book Bans a Hoax
Book bans have not been a Biden-era hoax, and we have the receipts to prove it.
bit.ly
January 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Thousands of books have been targeted for removal from school and public libraries.
In fact, we've been tracking thousands of book bans here.
Yet, the U.S. Dept of Education released a statement calling book bans a hoax!
bit.ly/4h76cS5 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
In fact, we've been tracking thousands of book bans here.
Yet, the U.S. Dept of Education released a statement calling book bans a hoax!
bit.ly/4h76cS5 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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These are very good suggestions, but a few key ones are missing: attend library board mtgs and speak in favor (many are on zoom), donate $, and vote for measures and bonds to increase funding. Patrons have real power. Don't let a handful of bigots destroy your library.
One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
January 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
These are very good suggestions, but a few key ones are missing: attend library board mtgs and speak in favor (many are on zoom), donate $, and vote for measures and bonds to increase funding. Patrons have real power. Don't let a handful of bigots destroy your library.
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Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life
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November 28, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life
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Oh happy day!!
I don’t always have good news to share first thing in the morning BUT…
IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
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IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
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Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
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November 27, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Oh happy day!!
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Intrigued by the People’s Bookshelf at the National Library of Latvia. Each book in the collection has been donated by a member of the public and is inscribed by its former owner, telling a personal story relating to the book.
November 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Intrigued by the People’s Bookshelf at the National Library of Latvia. Each book in the collection has been donated by a member of the public and is inscribed by its former owner, telling a personal story relating to the book.
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How to prepare your library before January comes around. Yes, even those who don't work in libraries will find something here.
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
Prepare Your Library Before January Arrives: Book Censorship News, November 22, 2024
How libraries should prepare for the incoming administration right now, from updating trustee descriptions to addressing mis/dis information.
bookriot.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:56 PM
How to prepare your library before January comes around. Yes, even those who don't work in libraries will find something here.
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/prepare-your...
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This rather sucks: apparently the company behind Libby/Overdrive (which is the dominant way to access ebooks etc. through your local library) is now in the hands of the vulture capitalists who took down Toys R’Us.
And signs of enshittification are already showing.
And signs of enshittification are already showing.
The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries
Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry
karawynn.substack.com
August 4, 2023 at 4:03 PM
This rather sucks: apparently the company behind Libby/Overdrive (which is the dominant way to access ebooks etc. through your local library) is now in the hands of the vulture capitalists who took down Toys R’Us.
And signs of enshittification are already showing.
And signs of enshittification are already showing.