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They want to regulate what you and your family are allowed to read - www.bookbanpetition.us
June 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
They want to regulate what you and your family are allowed to read - www.bookbanpetition.us
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Be sure to stop by the ALA Connect Lounge during #ALAAC25 for iconic Tina Coleman ribbons and other fun surprises.
Which ribbon is going to run out first?
Which ribbon is going to run out first?
June 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Be sure to stop by the ALA Connect Lounge during #ALAAC25 for iconic Tina Coleman ribbons and other fun surprises.
Which ribbon is going to run out first?
Which ribbon is going to run out first?
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The newest issue of The Political Librarian includes "Heritage Is More than a Job: Implications of Project 2025 on the Future of Libraries, Archives, and Museums" by Lydia Curliss, Qadira Locke, and Paul T. Jaeger.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The newest issue of The Political Librarian includes "Heritage Is More than a Job: Implications of Project 2025 on the Future of Libraries, Archives, and Museums" by Lydia Curliss, Qadira Locke, and Paul T. Jaeger.
buff.ly/3PNFguj
buff.ly/3PNFguj
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On Monday, March 24, 2025, the New Hampshire House Finance Committee introduced a shocking amendment to eliminate funding for the New Hampshire State Library completely.
Just 24 hours later, we won!
www.everylibrary.org/nhdefundingr...
Just 24 hours later, we won!
www.everylibrary.org/nhdefundingr...
How EveryLibrary and Allies Stopped the Defunding of the New Hampshire State Library
Within 90 minutes, EveryLibrary launched a full-scale rapid response campaign—and within 24 hours, lawmakers reversed course.
www.everylibrary.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On Monday, March 24, 2025, the New Hampshire House Finance Committee introduced a shocking amendment to eliminate funding for the New Hampshire State Library completely.
Just 24 hours later, we won!
www.everylibrary.org/nhdefundingr...
Just 24 hours later, we won!
www.everylibrary.org/nhdefundingr...
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Today we’ve announced a strategic partnership with the EveryLibrary Institute (ELI), a non-profit, non-partisan organization committed to advancing and supporting libraries, academic institutions, and library professionals.
@everylibrary.bsky.social
@everylibrary.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Today we’ve announced a strategic partnership with the EveryLibrary Institute (ELI), a non-profit, non-partisan organization committed to advancing and supporting libraries, academic institutions, and library professionals.
@everylibrary.bsky.social
@everylibrary.bsky.social
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We value libraries. We value democracy. We value YOU. We write now not from defeatism but from hope, not from resignation but from inspiration.
With belief in a better future, we offer THE BLUE SKIES STATEMENT from Library Futures.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/introdu...
With belief in a better future, we offer THE BLUE SKIES STATEMENT from Library Futures.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/introdu...
Library Futures | Introducing The Blue Skies Statement: An Equitable Policy Vision for Libraries
Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.
www.libraryfutures.net
March 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We value libraries. We value democracy. We value YOU. We write now not from defeatism but from hope, not from resignation but from inspiration.
With belief in a better future, we offer THE BLUE SKIES STATEMENT from Library Futures.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/introdu...
With belief in a better future, we offer THE BLUE SKIES STATEMENT from Library Futures.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/introdu...
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@copafs.bsky.social has drafted a letter to Senate & House leadership expressing opposition to removal of public data & requesting Congress take action to restore any data removed and ensure a similar data purge does not occur again. The deadline is February 10: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Protecting and Preserving Public Access to Federal Data
February **, 2025
Re: Protecting and Preserving Public Access to Federal Data
Dear Majority Leader Thune, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Johnson, and Minority Leader Jeffries,
We write to express o...
docs.google.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
@copafs.bsky.social has drafted a letter to Senate & House leadership expressing opposition to removal of public data & requesting Congress take action to restore any data removed and ensure a similar data purge does not occur again. The deadline is February 10: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The administration says it will conduct a comprehensive review of grant recipients' political and social ideology before resuming any funding.
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
STATEMENT: Trump Freezes All Grant Funding to Libraries, Archives, and Museums
While this "pause" will negatively impact millions of Americans, it will also considerably impact libraries.
www.everylibrary.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The administration says it will conduct a comprehensive review of grant recipients' political and social ideology before resuming any funding.
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
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Want to know more about a key architect of dismantling the federal workforce and relieving congress of its appropriations authority? Meet Russell Vought, who is cruising to confirmation to again lead OMB: 19thnews.org/2025/01/proj...
How Trump nominees could make Project 2025 a reality
And it starts with Russell Vought, his pick to lead the little-known Office of Management and Budget.
19thnews.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Want to know more about a key architect of dismantling the federal workforce and relieving congress of its appropriations authority? Meet Russell Vought, who is cruising to confirmation to again lead OMB: 19thnews.org/2025/01/proj...
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JAN 29: Interference Archive’s Library Cataloging Party, 314 7th St in #Brooklyn. 6:30-8:30PM. Help catalog the book collection at this radical archive and community space in Park Slope. No experience needed. To RSVP, see the post at the link: www.instagram.com/interference... #critcat #critlib #NYC
January 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
JAN 29: Interference Archive’s Library Cataloging Party, 314 7th St in #Brooklyn. 6:30-8:30PM. Help catalog the book collection at this radical archive and community space in Park Slope. No experience needed. To RSVP, see the post at the link: www.instagram.com/interference... #critcat #critlib #NYC
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This Wednesday 1/29! Imagine a feminist digital future with @levendowski.net of the Intellectual Property and Information Policy Clinic at Georgetown Law and Yasmin Sokkar Harker, Librarian and Law Library Professor at CUNY Law! Imagine! And then let's do it!
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This Wednesday 1/29! Imagine a feminist digital future with @levendowski.net of the Intellectual Property and Information Policy Clinic at Georgetown Law and Yasmin Sokkar Harker, Librarian and Law Library Professor at CUNY Law! Imagine! And then let's do it!
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
Exclusive: Wiener Holocaust Library has digitised more than 150,000 items including letters, pamphlets and photos
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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When life is hectic, I often forget to breathe. Having plants in my office helps me remember to take breaks. Take a look at all the babies exploding out of this pretty #succulent #planttherapy #worksuccs
January 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When life is hectic, I often forget to breathe. Having plants in my office helps me remember to take breaks. Take a look at all the babies exploding out of this pretty #succulent #planttherapy #worksuccs
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We made it easy here- action.everylibrary.org/emailreps
January 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We made it easy here- action.everylibrary.org/emailreps
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If you want leaving Facebook and Instagram to have consequences for Meta, here are some things to do before or instead of deactivating/ deleting! www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you want leaving Facebook and Instagram to have consequences for Meta, here are some things to do before or instead of deactivating/ deleting! www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
❤️ Teen Vogue
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
❤️ Teen Vogue
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A quick reminder of this hopefully useful starter pack of librarians & library teams interested in open research (including open access, FAIR research data management, open licensing, open educational resources & more):
January 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A quick reminder of this hopefully useful starter pack of librarians & library teams interested in open research (including open access, FAIR research data management, open licensing, open educational resources & more):
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Libraries across the US are gearing up for #TakeYourChildtotheLibraryDay on Sat, Feb 1, 2025.
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 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Libraries across the US are gearing up for #TakeYourChildtotheLibraryDay on Sat, Feb 1, 2025.
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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“I Should Not Have to Live Like This': Librarian Amanda Jones Files New Defamation Lawsuit”
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
'I Should Not Have to Live Like This': Librarian Amanda Jones Files New Defamation Lawsuit
In a November 26 complaint, Jones accused Dan Kleinman, a longtime ALA critic who authors a blog called Safe Libraries, of Defamation and False Light, seeking damages in excess of $75,000.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:21 AM
“I Should Not Have to Live Like This': Librarian Amanda Jones Files New Defamation Lawsuit”
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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There’s been a lot of skeeting about public libraries this week! Here are some ways you can support public libraries in these Trying Times™️. www.librariesforthepeople.org #librarysky
November 13, 2024 at 6:50 PM
There’s been a lot of skeeting about public libraries this week! Here are some ways you can support public libraries in these Trying Times™️. www.librariesforthepeople.org #librarysky