Liminal Librarian
@malleycat.bsky.social
📖: Academic Librarian
📚: OER for All Advocate
📑: Speculative Fiction Writer
🐈⬛: Catmom
🌶️: New Mexico Democrat
📚: OER for All Advocate
📑: Speculative Fiction Writer
🐈⬛: Catmom
🌶️: New Mexico Democrat
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Books matter.
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Books matter.
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Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Being a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration
Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"Recognizing the political agendas and methods of potential book banners will help us... remain responsive to our local communities while discouraging coordinated, bad faith assaults on our staff, collections, and the freedom to read." www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/rethink...
Rethinking Banned Books Exhibits in the Library – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
April 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Recognizing the political agendas and methods of potential book banners will help us... remain responsive to our local communities while discouraging coordinated, bad faith assaults on our staff, collections, and the freedom to read." www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/rethink...
"How did we arrive at this moment? The targeting of library funding appears to be financial, but it’s deeply political.... Librarians increasingly face intimidation simply for defending intellectual freedom, the very principle libraries have always championed." Dr. Leo Lo, Dean of Libraries at UNM
Geez louise, here I go again with my new second job, writing letters to my senator.
#libraries #loveyourlibrary #bibliophile #FundLibraries #ShowUpForLibraries.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#libraries #loveyourlibrary #bibliophile #FundLibraries #ShowUpForLibraries.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s attack on libraries was predictable. Its consequences could be devastating | Leo S Lo
The president wants to eliminate the agency backing libraries and museums. But the institutions do far more than lend books
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"How did we arrive at this moment? The targeting of library funding appears to be financial, but it’s deeply political.... Librarians increasingly face intimidation simply for defending intellectual freedom, the very principle libraries have always championed." Dr. Leo Lo, Dean of Libraries at UNM
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Hey guys I know it's really hard to be conscious of your health right now, so please remember that after every hour muttering “wtf” to yourself while scrolling on your phone you should stand up and banshee scream for at least 5 minutes to stretch out your lower back
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hey guys I know it's really hard to be conscious of your health right now, so please remember that after every hour muttering “wtf” to yourself while scrolling on your phone you should stand up and banshee scream for at least 5 minutes to stretch out your lower back
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Good post on 130 years of providing information by Susanne Caro, our Government Information Librarian at the New Mexico State Library.
libguides.nmstatelibrary.org/govdocs/Fede...
libguides.nmstatelibrary.org/govdocs/Fede...
LibGuides: Government Documents - Federal: Federal Friday
LibGuides: Government Documents - Federal: Federal Friday
libguides.nmstatelibrary.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Good post on 130 years of providing information by Susanne Caro, our Government Information Librarian at the New Mexico State Library.
libguides.nmstatelibrary.org/govdocs/Fede...
libguides.nmstatelibrary.org/govdocs/Fede...
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Pete is in the house!👏🏼🎉
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Pete is in the house!👏🏼🎉
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A reminder that if there are URL's of OER that you think may disappear due to various world events, go throw those URL's into @archive.org's Wayback Machine at web.archive.org
Totally unrelated, remember that nearly everything published by the federal gov't is in the public domain.
Totally unrelated, remember that nearly everything published by the federal gov't is in the public domain.
January 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A reminder that if there are URL's of OER that you think may disappear due to various world events, go throw those URL's into @archive.org's Wayback Machine at web.archive.org
Totally unrelated, remember that nearly everything published by the federal gov't is in the public domain.
Totally unrelated, remember that nearly everything published by the federal gov't is in the public domain.
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Trump is trying to get rid of the employees who help your parents and grandparents with their Social Security checks, who help your friends and family after a flood or a fire, and who take care of injured vets after they come home from a deployment.
February 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump is trying to get rid of the employees who help your parents and grandparents with their Social Security checks, who help your friends and family after a flood or a fire, and who take care of injured vets after they come home from a deployment.
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Trump is telling America’s top scientists that their research funding may be cut off if they use words he doesn’t like, including “women,” “gender,” and even “historically.” The U.S. government funded research that…
February 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump is telling America’s top scientists that their research funding may be cut off if they use words he doesn’t like, including “women,” “gender,” and even “historically.” The U.S. government funded research that…
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If they can do this…your Medicare and Social Security data is not safe. Government of, by, and for the billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If they can do this…your Medicare and Social Security data is not safe. Government of, by, and for the billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"Biden didn't cancel my student loans!"
Well not entirely, but he did create programs that...
"I don't care! He did nothing for me personally. I want change!"
Um, okay. Here you go. Your loans are definitely changing.
Well not entirely, but he did create programs that...
"I don't care! He did nothing for me personally. I want change!"
Um, okay. Here you go. Your loans are definitely changing.
February 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Biden didn't cancel my student loans!"
Well not entirely, but he did create programs that...
"I don't care! He did nothing for me personally. I want change!"
Um, okay. Here you go. Your loans are definitely changing.
Well not entirely, but he did create programs that...
"I don't care! He did nothing for me personally. I want change!"
Um, okay. Here you go. Your loans are definitely changing.
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In New Mexico
Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez
Santa Fe 505 428 4680
Gallup 505 551 4696
DC 202 225 6190
Fernandez.house.gov
They ask to share concerns on website
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Santa Fe 505 230 7040
DC 202 224 6621
Sen. Martin Heinrich
Santa Fe 505 988 6647
DC 202 224 5521
Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez
Santa Fe 505 428 4680
Gallup 505 551 4696
DC 202 225 6190
Fernandez.house.gov
They ask to share concerns on website
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Santa Fe 505 230 7040
DC 202 224 6621
Sen. Martin Heinrich
Santa Fe 505 988 6647
DC 202 224 5521
February 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In New Mexico
Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez
Santa Fe 505 428 4680
Gallup 505 551 4696
DC 202 225 6190
Fernandez.house.gov
They ask to share concerns on website
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Santa Fe 505 230 7040
DC 202 224 6621
Sen. Martin Heinrich
Santa Fe 505 988 6647
DC 202 224 5521
Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez
Santa Fe 505 428 4680
Gallup 505 551 4696
DC 202 225 6190
Fernandez.house.gov
They ask to share concerns on website
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Santa Fe 505 230 7040
DC 202 224 6621
Sen. Martin Heinrich
Santa Fe 505 988 6647
DC 202 224 5521
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PRO TIP: check out books from the library — their funding is often tied to circulation, you can literally keep them in operation by just shamelessly borrowing as many books as you can carry.
PRO TIP2: bring a book bag
PRO TIP2: bring a book bag
February 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
PRO TIP: check out books from the library — their funding is often tied to circulation, you can literally keep them in operation by just shamelessly borrowing as many books as you can carry.
PRO TIP2: bring a book bag
PRO TIP2: bring a book bag
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January 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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weatherman: avoid going outside today if you can
me, on the couch under three blankets and two cats, elbow deep in a bag of peanut-butter pretzels with 12 seasons of Murder-She-Wrote queued up: okay
me, on the couch under three blankets and two cats, elbow deep in a bag of peanut-butter pretzels with 12 seasons of Murder-She-Wrote queued up: okay
January 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
weatherman: avoid going outside today if you can
me, on the couch under three blankets and two cats, elbow deep in a bag of peanut-butter pretzels with 12 seasons of Murder-She-Wrote queued up: okay
me, on the couch under three blankets and two cats, elbow deep in a bag of peanut-butter pretzels with 12 seasons of Murder-She-Wrote queued up: okay
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I hope you’ll join me in the Cool Person challenge (being a Cool Person by getting a library card, lengthening your attention span and sharpening your mind through extensive reading)
January 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I hope you’ll join me in the Cool Person challenge (being a Cool Person by getting a library card, lengthening your attention span and sharpening your mind through extensive reading)
An addition to this excellent thread, because I can't believe I still see this - when a creator you like turns out to be a shithead, the answer isn't to say, "but look, *this guy* is still good and wholesome, let's all obsess over him instead!", it's to recognise that you *don't know these people*.
It sounds harsh but actually the only way you're going to avoid having to wrestle with your connection to an artist when they turn out to be a shithead is just to treat creators as normal people rather than parts of your identity.
January 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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In elementary school, my teacher told my mother I was “unteachable.” I was behind in every subject, including reading. Then I found this one book in the school library and connected with it, reading it hundreds of times. I made a career in reading, writing, and editing.That’s what a book can do.
December 17, 2024 at 12:01 PM
In elementary school, my teacher told my mother I was “unteachable.” I was behind in every subject, including reading. Then I found this one book in the school library and connected with it, reading it hundreds of times. I made a career in reading, writing, and editing.That’s what a book can do.