Ray L.
@glacialibrarian.bsky.social
Library person. Queer/trans parent. MN sports fan. Atheist Jew. they/them.
PSA: You’re supposed to stay in your lane even when you’re driving around a curve. I keep getting almost side swiped on the freeway!
May 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
PSA: You’re supposed to stay in your lane even when you’re driving around a curve. I keep getting almost side swiped on the freeway!
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Happy National Library Week! If you don't have a library card, go get one. If you have one, use it!
Public goods thrive when everybody uses them. That's why they push kids to charter, home, and private schools, why they sow doubt and fear of libraries and our collections.
Use it or lose it!
Public goods thrive when everybody uses them. That's why they push kids to charter, home, and private schools, why they sow doubt and fear of libraries and our collections.
Use it or lose it!
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy National Library Week! If you don't have a library card, go get one. If you have one, use it!
Public goods thrive when everybody uses them. That's why they push kids to charter, home, and private schools, why they sow doubt and fear of libraries and our collections.
Use it or lose it!
Public goods thrive when everybody uses them. That's why they push kids to charter, home, and private schools, why they sow doubt and fear of libraries and our collections.
Use it or lose it!
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If what I fear is going to happen to Libraries in the US if the current regime uses the IMLS as a cudgel to enforce their views on libraries I wonder if the "Libraries are Neutral" brigade will step up when their beloved library neutrality is shattered on the altar of Trumpism
March 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If what I fear is going to happen to Libraries in the US if the current regime uses the IMLS as a cudgel to enforce their views on libraries I wonder if the "Libraries are Neutral" brigade will step up when their beloved library neutrality is shattered on the altar of Trumpism
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Today my 8YO started telling me excitedly about “non-berry” people. She informed me:
- it’s wrong to call them “he” or “she” because they use them/they pronouns
- They’re not boys or girls
- They have a flag and it’s gray and purple and yellow and white
- they all believe in ghosts
- it’s wrong to call them “he” or “she” because they use them/they pronouns
- They’re not boys or girls
- They have a flag and it’s gray and purple and yellow and white
- they all believe in ghosts
March 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Today my 8YO started telling me excitedly about “non-berry” people. She informed me:
- it’s wrong to call them “he” or “she” because they use them/they pronouns
- They’re not boys or girls
- They have a flag and it’s gray and purple and yellow and white
- they all believe in ghosts
- it’s wrong to call them “he” or “she” because they use them/they pronouns
- They’re not boys or girls
- They have a flag and it’s gray and purple and yellow and white
- they all believe in ghosts
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"Library funding draws less than 0.003% of the annual federal budget yet has enormous impact in communities" @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has a good FAQ about what is happening with/to IMLS; helpful as we decide what to say to our reps, what to put on our signs.
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
FAQ: Executive Order Targeting IMLS
This set of frequently asked questions is intended to help library workers, library advocates, and library users understand this Executive Order.
www.ala.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Library funding draws less than 0.003% of the annual federal budget yet has enormous impact in communities" @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has a good FAQ about what is happening with/to IMLS; helpful as we decide what to say to our reps, what to put on our signs.
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
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If you do this, and get married at the library, can I be your guest? THIS IS SO FREAKING COOL!!!!
March 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you do this, and get married at the library, can I be your guest? THIS IS SO FREAKING COOL!!!!
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Tell me: Have you heard of Ryan Dowd? If so, what’s your opinion?
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Tell me: Have you heard of Ryan Dowd? If so, what’s your opinion?
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February 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Fellow supervisors and managers: What practices or concepts do you swear by in order to create workplaces and organizations conducive to well-being (yours included!)?
February 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Fellow supervisors and managers: What practices or concepts do you swear by in order to create workplaces and organizations conducive to well-being (yours included!)?
Well shit.
This was one of RFK Jr.’s first orders after being sworn in.
Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.
Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.
February 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Well shit.
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Please please please don’t take pictures at protests and post them, for the love of god.
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Please please please don’t take pictures at protests and post them, for the love of god.
My kid made up a nonsense song and I asked the title: “You are NOT my sunshine.” 😂
January 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My kid made up a nonsense song and I asked the title: “You are NOT my sunshine.” 😂
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This is really interesting. Groundbreaking study on the value of libraries and “third places.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being
"Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use"
bookriot.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is really interesting. Groundbreaking study on the value of libraries and “third places.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
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Me in 2004, teaching 10th graders: For the love of god don't cite Wikipedia, it's not a reliable source
Me in 2024, to literally anyone in earshot: Good ol' Wikipedia, the only thing the internet hasn't fucked up yet
Me in 2024, to literally anyone in earshot: Good ol' Wikipedia, the only thing the internet hasn't fucked up yet
December 19, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Me in 2004, teaching 10th graders: For the love of god don't cite Wikipedia, it's not a reliable source
Me in 2024, to literally anyone in earshot: Good ol' Wikipedia, the only thing the internet hasn't fucked up yet
Me in 2024, to literally anyone in earshot: Good ol' Wikipedia, the only thing the internet hasn't fucked up yet
Today my 3yo and I stopped by Ricardo Levins Morales’ studio to get some notecards. Her review: “This is not terrible!” High praise from a toddler tbh. 😆
December 18, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Today my 3yo and I stopped by Ricardo Levins Morales’ studio to get some notecards. Her review: “This is not terrible!” High praise from a toddler tbh. 😆
I’m in interviews all morning…and Zoom is having issues. Poor stressed candidates!!
December 10, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I’m in interviews all morning…and Zoom is having issues. Poor stressed candidates!!
I know it’s time to go home when the staff turns off allll the lights and arms the building—while I’m still sitting in my office emailing. 😳
December 6, 2024 at 11:17 PM
I know it’s time to go home when the staff turns off allll the lights and arms the building—while I’m still sitting in my office emailing. 😳
Motion to create required “kiss the mic” trainings for all public speakers everywhere. You’re holding it, but we still can’t hear you.
November 22, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Motion to create required “kiss the mic” trainings for all public speakers everywhere. You’re holding it, but we still can’t hear you.