Library Goblin 📚🌿
@tusannahkrauss.bsky.social
Academic librarian, fantasy writer, and pet parent to cats and a dog. Severely allergic to dust. She/her
Opinions my own
Formerly lemonlibrarian on the bird site.
Opinions my own
Formerly lemonlibrarian on the bird site.
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These roles were budgeted through June 2026. The librarians got an hour to pack their stuff and were escorted out like criminals. One of them is 61 and had worked at the library since she was a teenager.
Baltimore County Public Library lays off 14 part-time employees
The positions were due to be phased out since 2018, when the library decided to no longer hire part-time librarians.
www.thebanner.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
These roles were budgeted through June 2026. The librarians got an hour to pack their stuff and were escorted out like criminals. One of them is 61 and had worked at the library since she was a teenager.
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Still thinking about the FBI being the ones to first tell Mamdani’s dad about Karl Marx
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Still thinking about the FBI being the ones to first tell Mamdani’s dad about Karl Marx
I saw a person on TikTok calling up churches to tell them her baby hasn’t eaten for a day and ask if they can give her formula. Most say no.
Meanwhile my local independent bookstore has turned a back room into a free food pantry and encouraging people to donate pet food too, since pets are family.
Meanwhile my local independent bookstore has turned a back room into a free food pantry and encouraging people to donate pet food too, since pets are family.
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I saw a person on TikTok calling up churches to tell them her baby hasn’t eaten for a day and ask if they can give her formula. Most say no.
Meanwhile my local independent bookstore has turned a back room into a free food pantry and encouraging people to donate pet food too, since pets are family.
Meanwhile my local independent bookstore has turned a back room into a free food pantry and encouraging people to donate pet food too, since pets are family.
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"I asked ChatGPT"
Yeah? Well I asked Lady Catherine de Bourgh and not only did she give me the wrong answer so authoritatively I was struck silent, she criticized the precise color of the red in my bonnet and invited me to dine at Rosings Park but only after I fixed it.
#janeausten #antiAI #p&p
Yeah? Well I asked Lady Catherine de Bourgh and not only did she give me the wrong answer so authoritatively I was struck silent, she criticized the precise color of the red in my bonnet and invited me to dine at Rosings Park but only after I fixed it.
#janeausten #antiAI #p&p
July 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"I asked ChatGPT"
Yeah? Well I asked Lady Catherine de Bourgh and not only did she give me the wrong answer so authoritatively I was struck silent, she criticized the precise color of the red in my bonnet and invited me to dine at Rosings Park but only after I fixed it.
#janeausten #antiAI #p&p
Yeah? Well I asked Lady Catherine de Bourgh and not only did she give me the wrong answer so authoritatively I was struck silent, she criticized the precise color of the red in my bonnet and invited me to dine at Rosings Park but only after I fixed it.
#janeausten #antiAI #p&p
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Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena
gofund.me/c8485b58
gofund.me/c8485b58
Donate to Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant, organized by Ysabel Gerrard
Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my friends … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant
gofund.me
August 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena
gofund.me/c8485b58
gofund.me/c8485b58
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The scam artists in the administration are hiring seat fillers for Saturday's masturbation party, and they're being offered payment in cryptocurrency.
washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tlg/d/wa...
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Seat Fillers Needed - June 14th - Constitution Avenue - DC - talent gigs - craigslist
T-Mellon Events is looking for seat fillers and extras to provide their time for space maximization and attendance perception for an event taking place in Washington DC on June 14th. Extras and Seat.....
washingtondc.craigslist.org
June 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The scam artists in the administration are hiring seat fillers for Saturday's masturbation party, and they're being offered payment in cryptocurrency.
washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tlg/d/wa...
washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tlg/d/wa...
We ended up with Haymitch and Henchman 21. And yes, Haymitch’s personality is already a lovable asshole at 7 weeks.
June 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
We ended up with Haymitch and Henchman 21. And yes, Haymitch’s personality is already a lovable asshole at 7 weeks.
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Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.
May 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.
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Put in perspective, the same people who were supposed to get $10,000-$20,000 of their student loans forgiven because they were Pell Grant recipients–poor kids like me growing up–are the ones being absolutely targeted in this bill.
You don't need to reply with "that's intentional." We know.
You don't need to reply with "that's intentional." We know.
The bill that House Rs passed, which Trump is pushing, could result in at least 700,000 kids losing access to financial aid for higher ed, and raise costs for countless more.
All this comes as Trump blames foreign students for taking US kids' slots. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/1957...
All this comes as Trump blames foreign students for taking US kids' slots. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/1957...
May 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Put in perspective, the same people who were supposed to get $10,000-$20,000 of their student loans forgiven because they were Pell Grant recipients–poor kids like me growing up–are the ones being absolutely targeted in this bill.
You don't need to reply with "that's intentional." We know.
You don't need to reply with "that's intentional." We know.
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No.
Universities do not have to be "in sync with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
They are institutions of learning led by scholars who follow their research in search of knowledge. They support free inquiry and learning.
They are not political pawns.
Universities do not have to be "in sync with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
They are institutions of learning led by scholars who follow their research in search of knowledge. They support free inquiry and learning.
They are not political pawns.
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they're abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
May 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No.
Universities do not have to be "in sync with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
They are institutions of learning led by scholars who follow their research in search of knowledge. They support free inquiry and learning.
They are not political pawns.
Universities do not have to be "in sync with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
They are institutions of learning led by scholars who follow their research in search of knowledge. They support free inquiry and learning.
They are not political pawns.
One kitten is now purring when we hold him and grooms us, the other is still convinced this is a hostage situation and is horrified that his brother is falling victim to Stockholm syndrome.
Oh no how did this happen
May 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
One kitten is now purring when we hold him and grooms us, the other is still convinced this is a hostage situation and is horrified that his brother is falling victim to Stockholm syndrome.
Taking name suggestions (book inspired) for these little boys. My husband and I each get to name one, and his top name right now is 1994 Toyota Camry.
Oh no how did this happen
May 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Taking name suggestions (book inspired) for these little boys. My husband and I each get to name one, and his top name right now is 1994 Toyota Camry.
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I am in that quarter.
Harassment Crisis!
24% of school librarians were harassed over books this year—30% at high schools. When did protecting young minds become a contact sport?
www.slj.com/story/Nearly...
#slj.com #librariesforeveryone #assaultonbooks #fREADomtoread #librariansunderffire
24% of school librarians were harassed over books this year—30% at high schools. When did protecting young minds become a contact sport?
www.slj.com/story/Nearly...
#slj.com #librariesforeveryone #assaultonbooks #fREADomtoread #librariansunderffire
Nearly a Quarter of School Librarians Have Experienced Harassment Over Books | SLJ Censorship Survey
Twenty-four percent of school librarians have been harassed this past year over books or displays in their library. That’s according to a recent SLJ survey, which found the rate even higher among high...
www.slj.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I am in that quarter.
Oh no how did this happen
May 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Oh no how did this happen
Oh no how did this happen
May 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Oh no how did this happen
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fuuuuuuck
This decision says it's okay to remove books from a public library due to their content because patrons can always just buy them or "borrow from a friend". www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
No right to information at public libraries, 5th Circuit rules
A Texas public library did not violate patrons' right to free speech by removing books due to their content, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled on Friday.
www.upi.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
fuuuuuuck
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We also have the Great Depression to thank. In CA and many other states, the CCC was put to work building our highways and improving existing dirt roads. With new highways and post-war prosperity, the streetcar was doomed.
did you know that the automobile companies were the ones behind the death of the mass streetcar movement?
Agree - it should have been done already in areas that have public transit. Also concerned about the idea of public transit itself, i.e. the vast majority of the US has little to no public transit to *make* free. Trains + streetcars would be vastly popular if ppl had them, but a hard sell 😭
May 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
We also have the Great Depression to thank. In CA and many other states, the CCC was put to work building our highways and improving existing dirt roads. With new highways and post-war prosperity, the streetcar was doomed.
It’s kitten season and I have kitten fever send help
May 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It’s kitten season and I have kitten fever send help
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DR. CARLA HAYDEN WAS THE FIRST *QUALIFIED* PERSON TO BE HIRED AS THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS, BTW
The librarian of Congress before Carla Hayden held the job for 28 years and when he was finally ousted WaPo reported anonymous staffers saying they felt like forming a conga line around Capitol Hill
May 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
DR. CARLA HAYDEN WAS THE FIRST *QUALIFIED* PERSON TO BE HIRED AS THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS, BTW
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Just because I am not surprised does not mean I'm not angry. Carla Hayden, like every other *actually qualified federal worker* that has been shamefully treated in this unconscionable manner deserves better. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just because I am not surprised does not mean I'm not angry. Carla Hayden, like every other *actually qualified federal worker* that has been shamefully treated in this unconscionable manner deserves better. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
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Dr. Carla Hayden will always be our Librarian of Congress ❤️🩹
1st woman, 1st African American Librarian of Congress. Your presence is a blessing to libraries. We love you! ✨
Thank you for your service 💜
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef
1st woman, 1st African American Librarian of Congress. Your presence is a blessing to libraries. We love you! ✨
Thank you for your service 💜
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
apnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Dr. Carla Hayden will always be our Librarian of Congress ❤️🩹
1st woman, 1st African American Librarian of Congress. Your presence is a blessing to libraries. We love you! ✨
Thank you for your service 💜
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef
1st woman, 1st African American Librarian of Congress. Your presence is a blessing to libraries. We love you! ✨
Thank you for your service 💜
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef
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I want to see every MSM reporter challenging every Republican they interview to justify this: "The total cost of her wheelchair was close to $6,000, of which nearly $3,500 was for tariffs alone."
Americans are already seeing Trump's tariffs kick in. They sent in receipts to prove it
www.npr.org/2025/05/08/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/08/g...
Americans are already seeing Trump's tariffs kick in. They sent in receipts to prove it
There's new tariffs on almost everything that is imported. Some of that increased cost is being eaten by exporters in other countries, but a lot of the higher prices are being picked up by Americans, ...
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I want to see every MSM reporter challenging every Republican they interview to justify this: "The total cost of her wheelchair was close to $6,000, of which nearly $3,500 was for tariffs alone."
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Also a valid point. The Library of Congress is in the legislative, not executive, branch.
Why is the President being allowed to fire the Librarian of CONGRESS, of the Library of CONGRESS. Where is CONGRESS in all of this?
May 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Also a valid point. The Library of Congress is in the legislative, not executive, branch.
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At the start of this year, three of the institutions most important to American cultural preservation—the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History—were run by women for the first time.
As of today, Trump has fired two of those three.
As of today, Trump has fired two of those three.
May 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
At the start of this year, three of the institutions most important to American cultural preservation—the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History—were run by women for the first time.
As of today, Trump has fired two of those three.
As of today, Trump has fired two of those three.
Really great to listen to @cindyhohl.bsky.social, Dr. Temple Grandin, and @mychal3ts.bsky.social in ALA’s webinar today about autism in the context of libraries!
April 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Really great to listen to @cindyhohl.bsky.social, Dr. Temple Grandin, and @mychal3ts.bsky.social in ALA’s webinar today about autism in the context of libraries!