Chris
@nattok.bsky.social
Librarian, Gamer, Beard Enthusiast, Foodie and More!
Moving is very stressful. But it's all gonna be ok (i say freaking out over all my accumulated junk)
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Moving is very stressful. But it's all gonna be ok (i say freaking out over all my accumulated junk)
Home ownership is difficult these days. When hardwood floors are resurfaced, it makes it all worth it. Before post carpet and after
May 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Home ownership is difficult these days. When hardwood floors are resurfaced, it makes it all worth it. Before post carpet and after
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“Laws that impose ambiguous standards and threaten punishment for subjective violations raise serious First Amendment concerns. Librarians should not have to face punishment for failing to implement vague, content-based restrictions.” — OIF Dir. Caldwell-Stone
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Where does the censorship stop? | Arkansas Advocate
Books and intellectual freedom have long been targets of the morality police, though I can’t remember a time when the far right targeted libraries in Arkansas as much as it has recently.
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May 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“Laws that impose ambiguous standards and threaten punishment for subjective violations raise serious First Amendment concerns. Librarians should not have to face punishment for failing to implement vague, content-based restrictions.” — OIF Dir. Caldwell-Stone
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NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work.
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
![The American Library Association praises servic of Dr. Carla Hayden, decries 'unjust dismissal' of Librarian of Congress. [Image of Dr. Carla Hayden standing in the stacks in a library]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreicwqv4vszkknu4dvsdfhmrzzmtscjx5eg64gykfmrgynrnhup6sai@jpeg)
May 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work.
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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Congress has begun planning for next year's budget, and they NEED to hear from library supporters like YOU. Tell your Rep to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/FundLibraries26House
While courts deliberate on the future of IMLS & federal support for libraries, we MUST ensure the agency has sustained funding.
While courts deliberate on the future of IMLS & federal support for libraries, we MUST ensure the agency has sustained funding.
April 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Congress has begun planning for next year's budget, and they NEED to hear from library supporters like YOU. Tell your Rep to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/FundLibraries26House
While courts deliberate on the future of IMLS & federal support for libraries, we MUST ensure the agency has sustained funding.
While courts deliberate on the future of IMLS & federal support for libraries, we MUST ensure the agency has sustained funding.
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the classic burger king chicken sandwich — the long boy — is underrated in the fast food chicken sandwich game
April 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
the classic burger king chicken sandwich — the long boy — is underrated in the fast food chicken sandwich game
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NEW: Today ALA & our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social filed a preliminary injunction in federal court.
This continues our ongoing legal action to save federal library funding.
Our goal is to immediately halt the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. 1/3
This continues our ongoing legal action to save federal library funding.
Our goal is to immediately halt the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. 1/3
April 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NEW: Today ALA & our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social filed a preliminary injunction in federal court.
This continues our ongoing legal action to save federal library funding.
Our goal is to immediately halt the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. 1/3
This continues our ongoing legal action to save federal library funding.
Our goal is to immediately halt the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. 1/3
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#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities.
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
April 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities.
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
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As a Buddhist I reject this interpretation.
April 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As a Buddhist I reject this interpretation.
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Tabletop industry in full panic as Trump tariffs are poised to erase decades of growth
Tabletop teams near panic as Trump tariffs could kill decades of growth
‘Devastating consequences’ on the way, says trade group
www.polygon.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tabletop industry in full panic as Trump tariffs are poised to erase decades of growth
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MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
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Scientists in New Zealand believe they may have the first-ever recording of a shark making noise.
What does the shark say? Click, click, click
Scientists in New Zealand believe they may have the first-ever recording of a shark making noise.
www.npr.org
April 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Scientists in New Zealand believe they may have the first-ever recording of a shark making noise.
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📚🚐 One week from today! Celebrate National #LibraryOutreachDay on April 9.
Let’s recognize the library professionals who bring resources beyond the library walls—meeting patrons where they are!
Find resources to celebrate at: www.ala.org/conferencese...
#NationalLibraryWeek
Let’s recognize the library professionals who bring resources beyond the library walls—meeting patrons where they are!
Find resources to celebrate at: www.ala.org/conferencese...
#NationalLibraryWeek
April 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📚🚐 One week from today! Celebrate National #LibraryOutreachDay on April 9.
Let’s recognize the library professionals who bring resources beyond the library walls—meeting patrons where they are!
Find resources to celebrate at: www.ala.org/conferencese...
#NationalLibraryWeek
Let’s recognize the library professionals who bring resources beyond the library walls—meeting patrons where they are!
Find resources to celebrate at: www.ala.org/conferencese...
#NationalLibraryWeek
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NEW: Senator @reed.senate.gov & others sent a letter to the interim director of IMLS affirming the agency's statutory requirements, including library funding.
IMLS *must* deliver on its central mission. These programs & funds are NOT optional.
Read the letter: www.reed.senate.gov/news/release...
IMLS *must* deliver on its central mission. These programs & funds are NOT optional.
Read the letter: www.reed.senate.gov/news/release...
Reed Leads Bipartisan Effort to Preserve Support for Public Libraries & Museums | U.S. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the leading champion for public libraries in the U.S....
www.reed.senate.gov
March 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
NEW: Senator @reed.senate.gov & others sent a letter to the interim director of IMLS affirming the agency's statutory requirements, including library funding.
IMLS *must* deliver on its central mission. These programs & funds are NOT optional.
Read the letter: www.reed.senate.gov/news/release...
IMLS *must* deliver on its central mission. These programs & funds are NOT optional.
Read the letter: www.reed.senate.gov/news/release...
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At this point the only reason to still have a Twitter account is so that someday you can get banned and wear it as a badge of honor.
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
At this point the only reason to still have a Twitter account is so that someday you can get banned and wear it as a badge of honor.
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Please do not speak loudly in the library. You might wake "it" up.
March 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Please do not speak loudly in the library. You might wake "it" up.
Had to ask a person for the second time to not light incense in our public library and to leave for the day. I don't know what other Librarian's are dealing with, but spring seems to have thawed out the weird behavior!
March 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Had to ask a person for the second time to not light incense in our public library and to leave for the day. I don't know what other Librarian's are dealing with, but spring seems to have thawed out the weird behavior!
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Think about that 60-some-year-old South Korean senator who was literally climbing over walls to vote for impeachment as martial law was imposed in the country and then looking at…. Chuck Schumer.
March 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Think about that 60-some-year-old South Korean senator who was literally climbing over walls to vote for impeachment as martial law was imposed in the country and then looking at…. Chuck Schumer.
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This motherfucker is going to kill children, and that's just for a start
See? Batten the Hatches—aka, get yourself and your community all of the Legacy vaccinations before they are Outlawed by JFKJr. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This motherfucker is going to kill children, and that's just for a start
aren't credit scores great? An arbitrary number assigned by private companies that determines how fit you are to live as an adult? So Grand! I got mine up super high, but took a hit while trying to get pre approved for a loan. Super great system, 0 flaws ....
March 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
aren't credit scores great? An arbitrary number assigned by private companies that determines how fit you are to live as an adult? So Grand! I got mine up super high, but took a hit while trying to get pre approved for a loan. Super great system, 0 flaws ....
Seasonal insomnia coupled with the reviled and hated DST coming up. Allergies on the rise. Spring is my least favorite time of year #endDST
March 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Seasonal insomnia coupled with the reviled and hated DST coming up. Allergies on the rise. Spring is my least favorite time of year #endDST
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