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She Blinded Me With Library Science
@katebyroade.bsky.social
Eldest daughter, Librarian, Episcopalian, Romance reader, storyteller, aspiring knitter, tea-drinker, dog lover. Ask me about the RuPocalypse. ALA Chapter Councilor
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Essays = nonfiction
August 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Haven’t set foot there since the end of January. Turns out I can shop other places.
May 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
You’re welcome.

I had gestational diabetes with both pregnancies and my body has never been the same. No one else in my family has it or has had it.
May 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Absolutely!
May 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It’s not your fault. I know the feeling and it’s why very few people I know know that I have it.
May 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Correlation is not causation, but yeah, seems it had to have contributed.
April 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It’s different?
April 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🤪🤣😂
April 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Ahhh, we’re moving to a different vendor because I don’t play.
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My husband has several email doppelgängers as does a close friend and it’s always amazing to me how these other people just don’t seem to care? Like, other people are receiving reasonably important emails that belong to you and you aren’t doing anything about it?
April 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
(Word is that the CSL employees normally paid through IMLS grants are being covered through funds that the State taps when there are government shutdowns.)

Otherwise there’s a page listing what LSTA covers and that’s what we’ve got.

libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/Federal-...
LibGuides Home: CT State Library | Federal Library Funding in Connecticut: Overview
Federal funds are provided through the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) in support of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants to States Program.
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org
April 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
with state and federal offices to respond to this situation, and we continue normal operations. We do not have definitive answers for you yet, but we will keep you apprised as this continues to unfold.
April 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Project grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities has also been terminated.

We do not yet know why our three states were singled out for this decision, but our colleagues across the country are sharing in our concerns and sending their good wishes.

CSL continues to work closely
April 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Very limited here in CT.
Yesterday, in an email to a statewide listserv:
Good afternoon, everyone,

Connecticut, Washington, and California were notified last night that our LSTA/Grants to States awards are being terminated, effective April 1, 2025. CSL was also notified that our National
April 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Same.
April 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
They’re sooooo good!
March 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Ohhhhh, that would be soooooo bad.
March 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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March 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM