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--Annie Dillard
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--Annie Dillard
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A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency
www.slj.com/story/Victor...
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A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency
In a summary judgment on November 21 in Rhode Island v. Trump, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to shut down the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
www.slj.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency
www.slj.com/story/Victor...
www.slj.com/story/Victor...
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There is light at the end of this tunnel.
Keep fighting.
Keep organizing.
Keep voting.
Keep protesting.
Keep boycotting.
Keep informing.
Keep resisting.
Keep hoping.
We will not only get through this—we will end fascist and oligarchic rule, and build a democratic future that works for all of us.
Keep fighting.
Keep organizing.
Keep voting.
Keep protesting.
Keep boycotting.
Keep informing.
Keep resisting.
Keep hoping.
We will not only get through this—we will end fascist and oligarchic rule, and build a democratic future that works for all of us.
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
There is light at the end of this tunnel.
Keep fighting.
Keep organizing.
Keep voting.
Keep protesting.
Keep boycotting.
Keep informing.
Keep resisting.
Keep hoping.
We will not only get through this—we will end fascist and oligarchic rule, and build a democratic future that works for all of us.
Keep fighting.
Keep organizing.
Keep voting.
Keep protesting.
Keep boycotting.
Keep informing.
Keep resisting.
Keep hoping.
We will not only get through this—we will end fascist and oligarchic rule, and build a democratic future that works for all of us.
Can’t protest? You can still make a difference.
If you're financially able, donate. Support civil liberties.
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #FreedomOverDictatorship #ACLU
If you're financially able, donate. Support civil liberties.
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #FreedomOverDictatorship #ACLU
Donate to the ACLU
Fight back against bigotry, injustice and inequality. Make your donation to the ACLU today.
action.aclu.org
June 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Can’t protest? You can still make a difference.
If you're financially able, donate. Support civil liberties.
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #FreedomOverDictatorship #ACLU
If you're financially able, donate. Support civil liberties.
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #FreedomOverDictatorship #ACLU
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My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
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‘The Library’
1960, Jacob Lawrence
1960, Jacob Lawrence
May 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
‘The Library’
1960, Jacob Lawrence
1960, Jacob Lawrence
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The only Fox News you should ever watch.
April 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The only Fox News you should ever watch.
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#booksky
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action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#booksky
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PETITION: Tell Trump, Hands Off the National Archives!
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org
February 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#booksky
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action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#booksky
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If you are a CT resident. Please fill this out. Our profession is being attacked nation wide and School Librarians are critical for promoting equity, literacy, and critical thinking in schools 💙📚
#booksky #protectlibraries #protecttherighttoread #protectthebooks
#booksky #protectlibraries #protecttherighttoread #protectthebooks
SEND AN EMAIL: Strengthen the Freedom to Read in CT School and Public Libraries
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February 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you are a CT resident. Please fill this out. Our profession is being attacked nation wide and School Librarians are critical for promoting equity, literacy, and critical thinking in schools 💙📚
#booksky #protectlibraries #protecttherighttoread #protectthebooks
#booksky #protectlibraries #protecttherighttoread #protectthebooks
As a school librarian who has dealt with this in district it's disconcerting to see the dismissal of this absolute reality.
#supportlibraries #bannedbooks #booksky
#supportlibraries #bannedbooks #booksky
ALA to U. S. Department of Education: Book bans are real
The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and discrimination: the "effort to terminate protections... advances the demonstrabl...
www.ala.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As a school librarian who has dealt with this in district it's disconcerting to see the dismissal of this absolute reality.
#supportlibraries #bannedbooks #booksky
#supportlibraries #bannedbooks #booksky
Riot
Hugh Masekela · Best Of/20th Century · Song · 2006
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January 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
January 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
Just some casual light reading at a sports ball event (on ice even!)
Currently reading: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent 💙📚
#booksky
Currently reading: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent 💙📚
#booksky
January 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Just some casual light reading at a sports ball event (on ice even!)
Currently reading: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent 💙📚
#booksky
Currently reading: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent 💙📚
#booksky
Hey there 👋 just your friendly neighborhood (or #booksky) librarian asking you to #showupforlibraries
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Tell Congress to Show Up for Our Libraries
Note: The list of gendered prefixes in this menu is a system requirement for the federal Congressional communication service that delivers these messages. ALA and multiple other organizations have ...
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January 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Hey there 👋 just your friendly neighborhood (or #booksky) librarian asking you to #showupforlibraries
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To all my romantasy readers... PLEASE post spoiler free posts about Onyx Storm. I have anxiety and need to know without any details that all my Empyrean Dragon Riders are okay...or as okay as possible? K,thanks 💙🙏📚
#booksky
#booksky
January 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
To all my romantasy readers... PLEASE post spoiler free posts about Onyx Storm. I have anxiety and need to know without any details that all my Empyrean Dragon Riders are okay...or as okay as possible? K,thanks 💙🙏📚
#booksky
#booksky
Whelp. Just deactivated Facebook. I need an Instagram alternative and then we'll be all good.
#nothanksfascism
#nothanksfascism
January 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Whelp. Just deactivated Facebook. I need an Instagram alternative and then we'll be all good.
#nothanksfascism
#nothanksfascism
💙📚Heard a rumor that this is a safe place for books and book lovers...
So what's everyone reading?💙📚
So what's everyone reading?💙📚
December 5, 2024 at 12:36 PM
💙📚Heard a rumor that this is a safe place for books and book lovers...
So what's everyone reading?💙📚
So what's everyone reading?💙📚