Julia Bouwsma
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Poet + Farmer + Librarian + Editor + Teacher + Maine Poet Laureate
DEATH FLUORESCENCE (Sundress Publications, forthcoming June 2025), MIDDEN (Fordham University Press, 2018), WORK BY BLOODLIGHT (Cider Press Review, 2017)
DEATH FLUORESCENCE (Sundress Publications, forthcoming June 2025), MIDDEN (Fordham University Press, 2018), WORK BY BLOODLIGHT (Cider Press Review, 2017)
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We can’t stop counting backwards & why not? Tonight’s moon, blood- blistering her eclipse as our necks crane star-ward, should be answer enough.
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Oh, I didn’t mean to be unclear. Most library wifi is subsidized through the E-rate program, indoor or outdoor.
March 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Oh, I didn’t mean to be unclear. Most library wifi is subsidized through the E-rate program, indoor or outdoor.
They won’t know the full impact yet, but they’ll find out for you because that’s what librarians do.
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
They won’t know the full impact yet, but they’ll find out for you because that’s what librarians do.
But the point still stands, which is that your local library is receiving a TON of services through federal funding, and they are in jeopardy. Go to your library. Ask what services they expect to lose.
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
But the point still stands, which is that your local library is receiving a TON of services through federal funding, and they are in jeopardy. Go to your library. Ask what services they expect to lose.
That free library parking lot wifi rural communities depend on? That’s called E-rate and the Supreme Court will be hearing a case later this month to determine its fate. E-rate goes through FCC, not IMLS, for the record,
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
That free library parking lot wifi rural communities depend on? That’s called E-rate and the Supreme Court will be hearing a case later this month to determine its fate. E-rate goes through FCC, not IMLS, for the record,
Hot spot lending? Federally funded. Did your library just get a grant to enable resources for remote workers (laptop desks, work carrels, etc.)? Federally funded.
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Hot spot lending? Federally funded. Did your library just get a grant to enable resources for remote workers (laptop desks, work carrels, etc.)? Federally funded.
The e-books / audio books you download through Libby or CloudLibrary? Federally funded through IMLS. Databases? Federally funded through IMLS. Librarian access to support services and professional development? Federally funded. Free tech help services? Good chance that’s federally funded too.
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The e-books / audio books you download through Libby or CloudLibrary? Federally funded through IMLS. Databases? Federally funded through IMLS. Librarian access to support services and professional development? Federally funded. Free tech help services? Good chance that’s federally funded too.
Though specifics will likely vary state to state, there is no question this will result in a significant cut in a wide variety of resources and services at your local public library.
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Though specifics will likely vary state to state, there is no question this will result in a significant cut in a wide variety of resources and services at your local public library.
Librarian here. The free parking lot wifi is almost certainly being provided through a federal program called E-rate, the future of which is currently pending in a supreme court case.
March 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Librarian here. The free parking lot wifi is almost certainly being provided through a federal program called E-rate, the future of which is currently pending in a supreme court case.
I’m so sorry. I am the director of a small public library in rural Maine and will keep this amazing book on display in solidarity.
March 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I’m so sorry. I am the director of a small public library in rural Maine and will keep this amazing book on display in solidarity.