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Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.
Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
The Florida Electronic Library provides most of the online research databases and ebooks for k-12, academic schools, and for all Fl residents. 😞
www.seflin.org/page/Library....
www.seflin.org/page/Library....
Library Advocacy - Southeast Florida Library Information Network
If you love your library, let's team up and ADVOCATE! Call, email, or book a visit with your local representative. To email your representative, find their counties and names below. The links navigate to their email address or their online email form. You can find a list of all Florida Representatives by county and all contact information here.
www.seflin.org
April 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Florida Electronic Library provides most of the online research databases and ebooks for k-12, academic schools, and for all Fl residents. 😞
www.seflin.org/page/Library....
www.seflin.org/page/Library....
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...
www.ala.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
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If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.
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Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
February 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
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"Knowledge is power. And that’s exactly why there are so many people trying to keep the public from accessing it. We don’t have to let them. Even in the places, like this school district in Florida...we can win."
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author/AABB leader
#UniteAgainstBookBans
lithub.com/authors-agai...
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author/AABB leader
#UniteAgainstBookBans
lithub.com/authors-agai...
How Authors Against Book Bans helped defeat attempted library censorship in Florida.
If you’ve been following the right wing’s obsessive book-banning over the last few years, you’ve probably heard of Authors Against Book Bans, a coalition of writers, illustrators, and other book pe…
lithub.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Knowledge is power. And that’s exactly why there are so many people trying to keep the public from accessing it. We don’t have to let them. Even in the places, like this school district in Florida...we can win."
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author/AABB leader
#UniteAgainstBookBans
lithub.com/authors-agai...
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author/AABB leader
#UniteAgainstBookBans
lithub.com/authors-agai...
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I'm not sure how soaring egg prices, mass firings, emboldened Nazis, a Measles outbreak, and planes falling out of the sky count as "wins" to MAGA, but I'd sure hate to see what losing is to them.
February 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I'm not sure how soaring egg prices, mass firings, emboldened Nazis, a Measles outbreak, and planes falling out of the sky count as "wins" to MAGA, but I'd sure hate to see what losing is to them.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
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If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy
February 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy
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If you were wondering if there is a word to describe how the United States is currently being governed, why, yes, there is: kakistocracy!
February 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you were wondering if there is a word to describe how the United States is currently being governed, why, yes, there is: kakistocracy!
Protect our National Parks! It's only a matter of time before they are next to go. ourparks.org
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Our Parks is all about enjoying our beautiful parks the right way. We're here to show you how to experience their beauty while making sure they stay beautiful for everyone, now and in the future.
ourparks.org
February 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Protect our National Parks! It's only a matter of time before they are next to go. ourparks.org
Happy Valentines Day ❤️🩷📚
Roses are red,
a glance is a look.
We've made you a heart,
from a reference book. ❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. 💕
#LoveLibraries
a glance is a look.
We've made you a heart,
from a reference book. ❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. 💕
#LoveLibraries
February 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy Valentines Day ❤️🩷📚
Obama was such a bad ass! We need true leaders again.
February 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Obama was such a bad ass! We need true leaders again.
In case you are trying to keep track.
February 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In case you are trying to keep track.
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Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"
February 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"
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"If you want to control people, you interfere with their access to information. That's why we're telling people to come together and #UniteAgainstBookBans."
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/02/08/e...
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/02/08/e...
Book bans could escalate after Department of Education dismisses censorship complaints
Education Department pulls back on book bans, raising censorship fears
www.axios.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"If you want to control people, you interfere with their access to information. That's why we're telling people to come together and #UniteAgainstBookBans."
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/02/08/e...
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/02/08/e...
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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 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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.