Kelly
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Kelly
@romantikelly.bsky.social
Romance reader. The right to read freely is a basic human right.
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Want to see something incredible?

#HandsOff Providence, RI drone footage courtesy of @vanguardri.bsky.social.

This is power right here.

Those who say it cannot be done should not stand in the way of the ones doing it.

drive.google.com/file/d/1jw2K...
Hands Off.mp4
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April 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS 📚
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS
Shuttering IMLS would be "an act of monumental neglect, violating the very foundation of America and what it stands for as a country," the publishers assert.
www.wordsandmoney.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
April 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Here is info on a letter four senators sent about this issue a few days ago. Looks like Senators to call -- and sound frantic- are Reed, Gilibrand, Collins , & Murkowski. Probably also a good idea to call your state AG to see if they can sue. 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
April 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.

They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yes, Romance Novels are Political
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December 3, 2024 at 3:35 PM