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Melanie Gloerfelt Townsend
@melanietownsend.bsky.social
Library lady and believer in democracy. Kindness advocate. Clevelander by choice. Opinions are very much mine and I do not pretend to speak for my employer.
My 10 year old would like a word.
October 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
No Kings Cleveland, reporting for duty!!
October 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Cleveland Public Library staff is brushing up on Alice in Wonderland as we prepare to celebrate 100 years of our beautiful Main Library!!!
May 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Cleveland Public Library is pure magic.
February 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Love is in the air here at Cleveland Public Library… and we’re setting you up on the perfect blind date—with a book! 📚💘 Will it be love at first page? Or a plot twist you didn’t see coming? Watch as I take the plunge into a literary love affair.... #librarysky #cleveland #library #valentines
February 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It’s National Shelfie Day!! Come on #booksky. I showed you mine. Now you show me yours!!! #librarysky
January 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
He engaged with kids about the legacy of Dr King and what we can do to make this a more just world. Our mayor is fabulous, and these kids will be part of his legacy !!!
January 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb spent the day at Cleveland Public Library’s E131 Branch, and I got to meeeeet him!!!!!!!
January 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"The democratic way of life cannot be made by a reality by affirmation or by wishful thinking..." Please read this important document from 1939's Cleveland Public Library Board Report. May we have the courage of our convictions.
November 23, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Recommended Read #5
Beyond Ally--The Pursuit of Social Justice
by Dr. Maysa Akbar
#Booksky #Ally
November 21, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I finally gave in and read On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Please please please read it too. There is even an illustrated Graphic Edition. Read it.

It could save lives, and it will steel your nerves for what's coming.
#BookSky
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Recommended Read #4 (kids version)
Racial Justice in America--How Can I be an Ally?
by Fatima D. El-Mekki with Kelisa Wing
November 19, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Recommended Read #3
How to Be and Ally
Melinda Briana Epler
#Booksky
November 19, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Recommendation #2:
The Savvy Ally
By Jeannie Gainsburg
November 18, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Recommended Read #1:
Dear Cisgender People
by Kenny Ethan Jones.
November 16, 2024 at 9:51 PM