Photo of several puzzle piece with various hand-drawn designs on them. I Love Libraries logo. Text over photo reads: "Find Your Joy and Return to It Often: Why Libraries Matter More than Ever. Sam Helmick, 2025-2026 ALA President" ALA150 American Library Association

"So this week, I encourage you to engage with your library in person or online. Wander the stacks. Attend a program. Ask for a recommendation. Let yourself be surprised." - ALA President Sam Helmick

Read Sam's full piece: https://bit.ly/4cQ4Qvf

📸 Tomahawk (WI) Public Library

#NationalLibraryWeek

i went to the Moomin exhibit and it was nice i liked it. sat in one of the little rowboats.

We all have days like this

What Emergency Managers Say They Need More Than Ever We heard from more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states about what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.

What do America’s emergency managers need? We talked to more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states to find out. Here’s what they told us.

they should make a type of logging off that is equivalent to slamming down an old phone handset after hanging up on someone

SECRETARY RUBIO: Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, Irans had spent that money helping the people of Iran. They would have had a much different country.

objectively the funniest critique an american could level at another country

I’m just not here for any demobilizing or disorganizing talk right now. If you have alternate paths and plans, issue those invitations. We need them. But demobilizing and disorganizing won’t make us stronger or better.

And like it or not, in this incredibly fascist moment, this imagery does matter

Toad sits at his breakfast table, studying his to-do list. From "A List" In *Frog and Toad Together*

He got out of bed and had something to eat. Then Toad crossed out: Eat Breakfast.

Frog and Toad craddle warm cups of tea in their hands, as they sit in cozy chairs in front of the fire. From "Shivers" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

The night was cold and dark.

“Listen to the wind howling in the trees,” said Frog. “What a fine time for a ghost story.”

Yes, we'll be talking about freedes.net

listened to this on my way to work, then started the day planning a zine workshop about the history and present role of zines in social movements. god i love being in libraries, and the community we've got.

Why is every tech ceo the villain from the Lorax

these were called 'record stores'

This is the greatest website.

Noooo.😭 Megan, all of the love in the world to you and dearly departed flora💔

A DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar tools. @evystadium.bsky.social reports.

Story by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...

Whale fact big!

wow!

US WOMEN TEACH MEN HOW TO SCORE IN OVERTIME GOLD #OLYMPICS

He thought about it.

dont yell at me, i had my gummo season

big L for "edgy" film dudes

if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there

Cartoon. A person is standing in front of a desktop computer. PERSON: Say "I am alive" COMPUTER: [typed text] I AM ALIVE PERSON: oh my god.

Moon Palace Books Your neighborhood independent bookstore located in south Minneapolis. Selling new and used books since 2012.

Minneapolis is still occupied even if national media has looked away. Moon Palace is still running a book drive for Spanish language books. Help out by buying a few. (And skipping the coupon)

"what were YOU doing in clown town?"
well

the cover of the book Clown Town by Mick Herron

and everybody knew you, etc

a medieval illustration of two hares killing and skinning a man

they’re doing this to me tomorrow