Hillary Ostlund
@hillaryostlund.bsky.social
Lucky in love.
Librarian by trade, considering career change to social work.
Believer in kindness, compassion, and working toward a more peaceful existence.
Librarian by trade, considering career change to social work.
Believer in kindness, compassion, and working toward a more peaceful existence.
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Through the next weeks we'll be highlighting the candidates we are endorsing in the May 20th special election.
Here is the full list: washcodems.org/2025/03/24/w...
Here is the full list: washcodems.org/2025/03/24/w...
April 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Through the next weeks we'll be highlighting the candidates we are endorsing in the May 20th special election.
Here is the full list: washcodems.org/2025/03/24/w...
Here is the full list: washcodems.org/2025/03/24/w...
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A $15 donation to your public library or ALA's Show Up for Our Libraries fund gets you a @libro.fm audiobook credit.
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
📚💙
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
📚💙
This #NationalLibraryWeek, when you donate $15 or more to the ALA Show Up for Our Libraries fund or your public library, you’ll receive an audiobook credit from Libro.fm!
Details at: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
Thank you, @libro.fm!
Details at: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
Thank you, @libro.fm!
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A $15 donation to your public library or ALA's Show Up for Our Libraries fund gets you a @libro.fm audiobook credit.
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
📚💙
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
📚💙
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Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Asian grocery stores, a lifeline for immigrants, brace for steep new tariffs
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Dear @opb.org: please add @birdnote.bsky.social to our lovely morning OPB broadcasts - thank you from the spouse of an avid birder 🐦❤️
April 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Dear @opb.org: please add @birdnote.bsky.social to our lovely morning OPB broadcasts - thank you from the spouse of an avid birder 🐦❤️
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Join us on April 23rd for a powerful book talk with investigative journalist @leahsottile.bsky.social as she discusses her latest work, Blazing 👁️ Sees All
Explore the dark intersections of extremism, cult dynamics, and spiritual manipulation in the Love Has Won movement.
🔗Register now!
Explore the dark intersections of extremism, cult dynamics, and spiritual manipulation in the Love Has Won movement.
🔗Register now!
A Book Talk with Leah Sottile | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Leah Sottile; moderated by Research Fellow Luke Baumgartner.
extremism.gwu.edu
April 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us on April 23rd for a powerful book talk with investigative journalist @leahsottile.bsky.social as she discusses her latest work, Blazing 👁️ Sees All
Explore the dark intersections of extremism, cult dynamics, and spiritual manipulation in the Love Has Won movement.
🔗Register now!
Explore the dark intersections of extremism, cult dynamics, and spiritual manipulation in the Love Has Won movement.
🔗Register now!
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Filibustering is kinda like yes, anding the resistance
April 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Filibustering is kinda like yes, anding the resistance
That feeling when you have a new book by the fabulous Elinor Lipman 😍🥰😚
Thanks @harpercollins.bsky.social gonna start this today!
April 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
That feeling when you have a new book by the fabulous Elinor Lipman 😍🥰😚
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Want to know what to expect on Saturday, the goals of our Hands Off! mass mobilizations, and how you can get more involved? Join us for tonight's planning call with leaders from @moveon.org, @aclu.org, @socialsecurityworks.org, @aftunion.bsky.social, and more. RSVP now. 👇
Hands Off! Mass Call for mobilizing against Trump's power grab · Hands Off
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, claiming anything standing in their way is illegal, and daring the American people...
www.mobilize.us
April 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Want to know what to expect on Saturday, the goals of our Hands Off! mass mobilizations, and how you can get more involved? Join us for tonight's planning call with leaders from @moveon.org, @aclu.org, @socialsecurityworks.org, @aftunion.bsky.social, and more. RSVP now. 👇
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With all that's going on, the last thing you need is the encyclopedia trying to fool you so we just hope you have a nice day.
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
With all that's going on, the last thing you need is the encyclopedia trying to fool you so we just hope you have a nice day.
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.
www.everylibrary.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
GET THIS BOOK. Buy if you can, borrow from the library is also a good option :)
What an event last night @powells.bsky.social! CSPAN was there! Powell's put out every chair! Thank you to everyone reading this book, and who came to hear about space Aryans and lemurs...
Please consider purchasing a copy and reading: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Please consider purchasing a copy and reading: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
March 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
GET THIS BOOK. Buy if you can, borrow from the library is also a good option :)
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6 surprising ways that becoming a library user can have a significant impact on your bank account.
Save Money, Use the Library
6 surprising ways that becoming a library user can have a significant impact on your bank account
buff.ly
March 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
6 surprising ways that becoming a library user can have a significant impact on your bank account.
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Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries.
We need you to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 #library #libraries #author #book #books #read #reading #librarian
We need you to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 #library #libraries #author #book #books #read #reading #librarian
Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...
action.everylibrary.org
March 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries.
We need you to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 #library #libraries #author #book #books #read #reading #librarian
We need you to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 #library #libraries #author #book #books #read #reading #librarian
A writer NOT to miss, folks.
During times of fear and crisis, New Age leaders offer answers. I got curious about the way New Age-ism was surging during the worst of COVID and... that turned into an entire book. It's called Blazing Eye Sees All. Out next March. Pre-orders live now: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leah-...
Blazing Eye Sees All
An investigation of the New Age movement in America aims to understand its appeal to women and the self-proclaimed prophetesses, like Love Has Won's...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A writer NOT to miss, folks.
The parents of these students are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home.
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
Sign the petition and follow @everylibrary.bsky.social for more
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
Sign the petition and follow @everylibrary.bsky.social for more
PETITION: Support the Right to Read in DOD K-12 schools
The parents of these students are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home.
action.everylibrary.org
February 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The parents of these students are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home.
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
Sign the petition and follow @everylibrary.bsky.social for more
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools
Sign the petition and follow @everylibrary.bsky.social for more
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Knowledge will always be the love of our lives, and we simply have to spread the sentiment.
Here are some Valentines with images from our archives.
Please share with anyone who makes your heart go “pitter patter” (although medically speaking, a heartbeat should really sound more like “lub dub”).
Here are some Valentines with images from our archives.
Please share with anyone who makes your heart go “pitter patter” (although medically speaking, a heartbeat should really sound more like “lub dub”).
February 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Knowledge will always be the love of our lives, and we simply have to spread the sentiment.
Here are some Valentines with images from our archives.
Please share with anyone who makes your heart go “pitter patter” (although medically speaking, a heartbeat should really sound more like “lub dub”).
Here are some Valentines with images from our archives.
Please share with anyone who makes your heart go “pitter patter” (although medically speaking, a heartbeat should really sound more like “lub dub”).
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We’ve updated our list of items you should have accessible in your vehicle as part of a winter emergency kit.
17 things to keep in your winter weather emergency car kit
We’ve updated our list of items you should have accessible in your vehicle as part of a winter emergency kit.
www.oregonlive.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We’ve updated our list of items you should have accessible in your vehicle as part of a winter emergency kit.
Incredibly grateful to this organization and proud to be a librarian in these times of fear, disinformation, and chaos. Thank you, @archive.org!
Every 4 years, a team of libraries & research organizations work together to preserve material from U.S. government websites during the transition of administrations. 🗳️
Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
February 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Incredibly grateful to this organization and proud to be a librarian in these times of fear, disinformation, and chaos. Thank you, @archive.org!