Indigo
@thatshadeofpurple.bsky.social
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artist• future librarian• crafter• library enthusiast•
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artist• future librarian• crafter• library enthusiast•
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Reading is a privilege that many have died for. Don’t take it for granted
May 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Reading is a privilege that many have died for. Don’t take it for granted
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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Firing the Joint Chief Chair and replacing him with an under-qualified white man is the definition of unfair preferential hiring practices. It’s why they hate DEI so much, they see it as their invention being used against them
Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Firing the Joint Chief Chair and replacing him with an under-qualified white man is the definition of unfair preferential hiring practices. It’s why they hate DEI so much, they see it as their invention being used against them
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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
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Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
January 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
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Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
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Remember you can make a difference!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
January 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Remember you can make a difference!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
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I spent a good chunk of today in a public library. Just can't emphasize enough what a good thing libraries are. Truly one of humanity's best ideas. 1/3
January 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I spent a good chunk of today in a public library. Just can't emphasize enough what a good thing libraries are. Truly one of humanity's best ideas. 1/3
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Every time I go to a public library I begin to believe again that we can create amazing things that are just there for all to enjoy and use for free.
January 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Every time I go to a public library I begin to believe again that we can create amazing things that are just there for all to enjoy and use for free.
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Charles Bukowski said it best:
doubt is the burden of the thoughtful. Confidence, unfortunately, often belongs to the clueless.
doubt is the burden of the thoughtful. Confidence, unfortunately, often belongs to the clueless.
January 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Charles Bukowski said it best:
doubt is the burden of the thoughtful. Confidence, unfortunately, often belongs to the clueless.
doubt is the burden of the thoughtful. Confidence, unfortunately, often belongs to the clueless.
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Here’s a New Year’s Resolution:
Stand with the readers, not the book banners.
Choose knowledge, stories, and freedom of thought.
Stand with the readers, not the book banners.
Choose knowledge, stories, and freedom of thought.
January 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Here’s a New Year’s Resolution:
Stand with the readers, not the book banners.
Choose knowledge, stories, and freedom of thought.
Stand with the readers, not the book banners.
Choose knowledge, stories, and freedom of thought.
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If your goal this year is to read more books, remember:
you don’t have to finish every book you start. If you’re halfway through and can’t stand the characters or just don’t care what happens, it’s okay to put it down.
Life’s too short to read books you don’t love!
you don’t have to finish every book you start. If you’re halfway through and can’t stand the characters or just don’t care what happens, it’s okay to put it down.
Life’s too short to read books you don’t love!
January 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
If your goal this year is to read more books, remember:
you don’t have to finish every book you start. If you’re halfway through and can’t stand the characters or just don’t care what happens, it’s okay to put it down.
Life’s too short to read books you don’t love!
you don’t have to finish every book you start. If you’re halfway through and can’t stand the characters or just don’t care what happens, it’s okay to put it down.
Life’s too short to read books you don’t love!
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may you find the time, energy, inspiration, dedication and silliness to draw more in the coming year
December 31, 2024 at 6:44 PM
may you find the time, energy, inspiration, dedication and silliness to draw more in the coming year
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Libraries are pure magic. They’re more than books—they’re portals to other worlds, safe havens for curious minds, and the heart of every community. Whether it’s a cosy corner to read or a digital catalogue full of endless adventures, libraries have it all. Support yours today
January 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Libraries are pure magic. They’re more than books—they’re portals to other worlds, safe havens for curious minds, and the heart of every community. Whether it’s a cosy corner to read or a digital catalogue full of endless adventures, libraries have it all. Support yours today
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Tell your kids, seek out the librarians…instead of a policeman.🧐 It’d be safer, imo.
December 3, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Tell your kids, seek out the librarians…instead of a policeman.🧐 It’d be safer, imo.
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Support your librarians. Speak up at your local school board meeting when books are challenged/banned.
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Support your librarians. Speak up at your local school board meeting when books are challenged/banned.
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December 1, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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Banned books make excellent presents for teenagers and young adults!
Push back and flood society with the titles these pieces of shit want to ban.
Push back and flood society with the titles these pieces of shit want to ban.
November 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Banned books make excellent presents for teenagers and young adults!
Push back and flood society with the titles these pieces of shit want to ban.
Push back and flood society with the titles these pieces of shit want to ban.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Started making patches 🙌🏼
November 30, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Started making patches 🙌🏼
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Do you want to know why
I 💚 libraries so much?
They were my salvation when I had nowhere else to go for answers to my (many) questions.
Libraries informed me of good influences, art, culture, history, music, science, and just whatever general knowledge struck my fancy at the time.
I 💚 libraries so much?
They were my salvation when I had nowhere else to go for answers to my (many) questions.
Libraries informed me of good influences, art, culture, history, music, science, and just whatever general knowledge struck my fancy at the time.
November 30, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Do you want to know why
I 💚 libraries so much?
They were my salvation when I had nowhere else to go for answers to my (many) questions.
Libraries informed me of good influences, art, culture, history, music, science, and just whatever general knowledge struck my fancy at the time.
I 💚 libraries so much?
They were my salvation when I had nowhere else to go for answers to my (many) questions.
Libraries informed me of good influences, art, culture, history, music, science, and just whatever general knowledge struck my fancy at the time.
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Saw this and had to repost. <3 Credit to Marpal Embroidery for the work!
November 29, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Saw this and had to repost. <3 Credit to Marpal Embroidery for the work!
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SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU OFF THE LEDGE:
"If you ever get the blues about the status of American culture, there are still more public libraries than there are McDonald's. During the worst of the Depression, not one public library closed its doors."
~David McCullough
SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU OFF THE LEDGE:
"If you ever get the blues about the status of American culture, there are still more public libraries than there are McDonald's. During the worst of the Depression, not one public library closed its doors."
~David McCullough
November 20, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU OFF THE LEDGE:
"If you ever get the blues about the status of American culture, there are still more public libraries than there are McDonald's. During the worst of the Depression, not one public library closed its doors."
~David McCullough
SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU OFF THE LEDGE:
"If you ever get the blues about the status of American culture, there are still more public libraries than there are McDonald's. During the worst of the Depression, not one public library closed its doors."
~David McCullough