PM folks: Do I know any librarians at New York Public Library? Please DM me. I've got a question!

Does it have to be NYPL, or will BPL do? 😀

Green and white image talking about the D65 board planning to "reallocate" middle school librarians. The call is for library supporters to show up to the board meeting tomorrow, Monday April 20, at 6 pm. It's at the Joseph E Hill Education Center at 1500 McDaniel Ave in Evanston. You can also email a statement to qureshia@district65.net

Illinois folks: District 65–that's Evanston and Skokie–is planning to "reallocate" middle school librarians. In the midst of a literacy crisis and ongoing attacks on books, show up in support of librarians if you can tomorrow.

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Just gonna leave this here, for reasons: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

Another great way to give kids a strong start is to fully fund libraries. 😍

Happy birthday!

I Love Libraries There's never been a more important time to support our nation's libraries.

Hi it is my birthday, please do something to support the freedom to read ❤️
Ilovelibraries.org

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Call your reps to oppose the federal book banning bill HR 7661: reps.fyi

Trump Once Again Zeroes Out IMLS Budget for 2027. It's Time to Take Action. For the sixth time, the Trump-Vance administration aims to dismantle and defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has been gutted in Trump's proposed 2027 budget. It's not Groundhog Day. It's just happening again.

Here's what you need to know and what you can do to take action right now.

bookriot.com/2027-imls-bu...

Absolutely tf NOT.

I will not be integrating the text-extruding plagiarism machine owned by misanthropic, world-destroying sociopaths and trained on my STOLEN BOOK into my pedagogy or research.

Fuck off with this boosterism.

What can you do to help us make this happen?

1. Let the mayor know you expect him to keep his campaign promise!

www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

2. Call your city council member:

nycplan.org/actions/call...

3. Send a letter to your council member with our demand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

Bold black letters on a white background read “Mayor Mamdani keep your promise! Fund NYC public libraries at 0.5% of the city budget. For more information visit nycplan.org”

We demand that both @council.nyc.gov and @mayor.nyc.gov Mayor fully commit to funding libraries at 0.5% rather than merely using 'ending the budget dance' as yet another ploy in the budget dance.

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries! In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...

Have you sent your letter to your council member yet about the need to fully fund our public libraries? actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

And every time libraries "step in" to do things, it's added load to library workers who too often are seen as "no one."

OK, let’s discuss what’s happened with the proposed NYC public libraries budget for FY 27. Mayor Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov released his preliminary budget yesterday. This kicks off the city budget process. [Long thread]

NYC Public Library Action Network Read our response in our latest newsletter Mar 21 at Make the Road New York (in Queens). Learn how you can advocate for increased public library funding, hear more about the services that libraries…

Public libraries are actually existing examples of the world we want. We should not have to fight for them under a democratic socialist mayor.

@nycplan.org is organizing a response. Tell Mamdani to make good on his commitment to baseline funding for libraries!

nycplan.org

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/

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Pure trash. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

There are things you can do to help.

Despite *everything,* there's really, really good stuff happening inside public libraries these days. I'm clinging to that with all I've got.

"She's too outspoken."

thank you!