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The IMLS was effectively shuttered earlier this week, and all work on approving federal grants for state, local and academic libraries was immediately halted.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Libraries are under siege: How Trump's cuts put community hubs in peril
Librarians, states say cuts will decimate local libraries. Feds say they will eliminate bloat and 'better showcase American exceptionalism.'
www.usatoday.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The IMLS was effectively shuttered earlier this week, and all work on approving federal grants for state, local and academic libraries was immediately halted.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
March 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
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Everything is terrible so here are some adorable fox kits.
February 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Everything is terrible so here are some adorable fox kits.
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This Saturday, libraries nationwide will be hosting special programs to celebrate #TakeYourChildtotheLibraryDay.
Find out if your local library is participating at the link below.
Find out if your local library is participating at the link below.
TYCLD
Take Your Child to the Library Day: an international initiative to encourage families everywhere to take their children to their local library
takeyourchildtothelibrary.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This Saturday, libraries nationwide will be hosting special programs to celebrate #TakeYourChildtotheLibraryDay.
Find out if your local library is participating at the link below.
Find out if your local library is participating at the link below.
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Everyone, everywhere, regardless of their age, background, or political views, deserves access to information from a wide range of perspectives and books that reflect their lived experiences @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
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
January 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Everyone, everywhere, regardless of their age, background, or political views, deserves access to information from a wide range of perspectives and books that reflect their lived experiences @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
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This is what we all should remember.
January 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is what we all should remember.
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Northern Saw-Whet Owl: The Cutest Ball of Feathers You’ll See Today
📸francoispotvin.photography
#Owl #nature #Beautyoftheday
📸francoispotvin.photography
#Owl #nature #Beautyoftheday
January 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Northern Saw-Whet Owl: The Cutest Ball of Feathers You’ll See Today
📸francoispotvin.photography
#Owl #nature #Beautyoftheday
📸francoispotvin.photography
#Owl #nature #Beautyoftheday
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Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
Book Banners Are Lying to Americans!
Don't let them lie to you!
action.everylibrary.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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Nearly two years after it was first proposed, an Idaho law that essentially “traps” people in the state to stop them from getting abortion care, was permitted to go into effect on Monday.
Federal Court Rules Idaho Can Enforce Law Banning Interstate Travel for Abortion
Sweeping language “could send someone to prison as a ‘trafficker’ for lending a teen gas money,” notes one writer.
truthout.org
December 3, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Nearly two years after it was first proposed, an Idaho law that essentially “traps” people in the state to stop them from getting abortion care, was permitted to go into effect on Monday.
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A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
Book Bans Overwhelmingly Target Children’s Books by People of Color, Study Finds
A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
truthout.org
December 2, 2024 at 3:39 AM
A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
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December 1, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
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