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Frank HuysmansMasha Gessen in the New York Times (ICE = Immigration and Customs Enforcement) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/opinion/trump-ice-immigrants.html?rsrc=ss&unlocked_article_code=1.804.ERd8.mw4MQEUnFyOP&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/opinion/trump-ice-immigrants.html?rsrc=ss&unlocked_article_code=1.804.ERd8.mw4MQEUnFyOP&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#library</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/publiclibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibrary</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/unitedstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unitedstates</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpadministration</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

Jane LagoI had a conversation this afternoon with the director of my regional public library, about Libby. She said that tagging books as Notify Me is what tells her what to buy. Libby notifies her about the requests for books from users, and if any book has more than three requests, she orders it. So using Notify Me is important!!! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Libby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libby</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a>

🇺🇦 Christopher Burton 🇺🇦Trump is trying to destroy libraries.<a href="https://lithub.com/trump-is-trying-to-destroy-libraries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lithub.com/trump-is-trying-to-destroy-libraries/</a><a href="https://social.lol/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Adrianna TanSFPL is hiring a main library manager<a href="https://careers.sf.gov/role/?id=3743990006947872&trid=162ef3c2-cdcc-47a9-8327-c69d95269302" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://careers.sf.gov/role/?id=3743990006947872&trid=162ef3c2-cdcc-47a9-8327-c69d95269302</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SanFrancisco</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SFPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SFPL</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Librarians</a>

AnneArchy AnneRecently heard that some <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/publicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publicLibraries</a> are offering a version of <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/DuoLingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DuoLingo</a> - not seeing details about this on the official website. anyone know how it works or found a link I missed?<a href="https://glammr.us/tags/LibraryLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryLife</a>

OCLC DeutschlandJedes Jahr verwalten Tausende Bibliotheken weltweit Millionen von Transaktionen über das Ressourcen-Sharing-Netzwerk von OCLC. Möglich machen das die umfangreichen Bestände in WorldCat – einige davon sind besonders beliebt.👏⤵️ Entdecken Sie unsere <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/WorldCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldCat</a>-Liste der 100 meistgefragten Bücher in Bibliotheken für 2024: <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/lists/3ba39fd4-6a3b-4c4d-baba-7c9488fafbb8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://search.worldcat.org/lists/3ba39fd4-6a3b-4c4d-baba-7c9488fafbb8</a><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/OCLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OCLC</a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/RecourceSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RecourceSharing</a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Bibliothek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bibliothek</a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/AcademicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcademicLibrary</a>

TamamiThis is the final week of my solo show "High Desert Colors" at Northwest Reno Library. It went really quick! If you are local, please stop by before it closes at the end of the 23rd. I'm so fortunate to have had this opportunity; the highlight of my artistic career! Also, remember that visiting libraries support the libraries. The Washoe County Library System is facing severe budget cuts. <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/RenoNevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenoNevada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/pastelartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pastelartist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a>

TamamiThis is the final week of my solo show "High Desert Colors" at Northwest Reno Library. It went really quick! If you are local, please stop by before it closes at the end of the 23rd. I'm so fortunate to have had this opportunity; the highlight of my artistic career! Also, remember that visiting libraries support the libraries. The Washoe County Library System is facing severe budget cuts. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RenoNevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenoNevada</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pastelartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pastelartist</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a>

Wendy PalmerHaving dropped my kid as his temp job today (reffing a weekend basketball tournament), and not wanting to go back to my sister-in-law’s place (it’s anxiety-inducing in its level of clutter), I hung out under a tree in a nearby park with my book until it got too hot, failed to find a cafe uncrowded enough to chill in for a few hours, and have ended up, of course, at the local public library, where not only can I read my book, I can browse theirs<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a>

Regina KammerPenguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Sourcebooks, three authors, a public library district, the Authors Guild, a teacher, two students, and two parents are suing the state of Idaho over the book-banning law HB 710. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/05/publishers-sue-state-of-idaho-over-library-book-bans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/05/publishers-sue-state-of-idaho-over-library-book-bans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookBans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FreedomToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomToRead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Calamitous ORTBO :mstdn:I like to peruse the small <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/booksales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#booksales</a> at our <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a>. Proceeds go towards the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> & you get a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bargain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bargain</a>. Win-win. Plus there's some old Scholastic book fair nostalgia in browsing. You can find some gems that have been withdrawn from circulation bc they already have sufficient copies, they receive overstock from donations, etc. I picked up this hardcover <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> highly-rated title for only $2 CAD. Compare that to the listed retail price of $38 CAD. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Dan LerchAs a public librarian working with technology, the biggest aspirational goals I have are to 1) Disrupt the ebook lending model to provide more access. 2) End reliance on Microsoft products, or any other big tech subscriptions. 3) Replace Facebook with a de-federated social media option that offers the same value or better. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a>

infoDOCKETTexas: Montgomery County Commissioners Fire Library Director As Public Comment on Book Access Continues (via Houston Chronicle) <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/conroe/article/montgomery-county-fires-library-director-20063527.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/conroe/article/montgomery-county-fires-library-director-20063527.php</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#librarians</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a>

TamamiWhat a relief! The weather held until the reception ended. The event was successful and I am so grateful; to the people who came out, commented how much they liked the work, for the library for their support, for friends and family for their support. <a href="https://birds.town/@NevadaWolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@NevadaWolf</a> came ❤️ also some pilots who gave me permissions to use their aerial photos for reference. The show runs until Feb 25, at Northwest Reno Library. <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/PastelArtist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PastelArtist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ArtExhibit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtExhibit</a>

Daniel Carkner🥀I'm surprised a Postmedia paper covered this story competently, but it's Dan Fumano who is one of their last real journalists. I knew about this because of VPL staff friends who were grumbling it last year and the absurdity of the splitting hairs, avoid controversy policy. 🙄 <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vancouver-public-library-staff-banned-wearing-pins-support-palestine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vancouver-public-library-staff-banned-wearing-pins-support-palestine</a><a href="https://historians.social/tags/VanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VanPoli</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/VPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VPL</a>

Colleen TheisenIt looks like there might finally be remediation to this inaccessible library design? You probably saw the photo years ago. <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> Uodates here: <a href="https://licpost.com/queens-public-library-and-nyc-agree-to-make-hunters-point-branch-ada-compliant-feds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://licpost.com/queens-public-library-and-nyc-agree-to-make-hunters-point-branch-ada-compliant-feds</a>

Kate Nyhan is changing serversI'm part of this interesting free webinar in February!Getting Started with Citizen Science Kits at Your LibraryDate(s): February 10, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EST<a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/getting-started-citizen-science-kits-your-library" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/getting-started-citizen-science-kits-your-library</a><a href="https://social.esmarconf.org/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a> <a href="https://social.esmarconf.org/tags/LibrariesOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesOfThings</a> <a href="https://social.esmarconf.org/tags/EnvironmentalHealthLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalHealthLiteracy</a> <a href="https://social.esmarconf.org/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CitizenScience</a> <a href="https://social.esmarconf.org/tags/PublicScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicScience</a> <a href="https://social.esmarconf.org/tags/IAQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IAQ</a> <a href="https://social.esmarconf.org/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibraries</a>

Lisa Schiff"Free For All: The Public Library" <a href="https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-for-all/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-for-all/</a> is a wonderful film highlighting their important role in our lives, but doesn't shy away from the historical racism and classism. Current issues (book banning, attacks on libraries/librarians, etc.) are presented in an historically grounded way. The message that we must actively, intentionally, support and strengthen our libraries to ensure they meet community needs comes through loud and clear. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookbans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a>

Lisa SchiffAt the sneak preview for "Free for All: The Public Library" <a href="https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-for-all/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-for-all/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/intellectualfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#intellectualfreedom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/thirdspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thirdspace</a>

Jan Penfrat"The success of century-scale <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storage</a> comes down to the same thing that storage and preservation of any duration does: <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/maintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maintenance</a>. The everyday work of a human being <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/caring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caring</a> for something. If a collection enjoys proper maintenance and care for 400 years, odds are, that collection will survive 400 years."Century-Scale Storage is a beautiful exploration of and homage to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/archivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archivists</a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#librarians</a> and simply people who care to preserve.<a href="https://lil.law.harvard.edu/century-scale-storage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lil.law.harvard.edu/century-scale-storage/</a><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publiclibraries</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#preservation</a>

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