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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 3h

I grew up in Columbus when this and other fabulous buildings were designed and built. Coming up on it from the hill is indeed unexpected!

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 17h

It reads like a song lyric 🎶

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 23h

Chicago's Regional NARA facility is on the chopping block, too! Here's looking to you @ilattygeneral.bsky.social @kwameraoul.bsky.social to help stop the closure of the Great Lakes Region NARA Facility in Chicago! CAA will be out on Federal Plaza to help raise awareness.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

🧵🧵🧵 The NY Times posted a 15-minute video today in which I got to tell NYT what’s wrong with its coverage. They said they saw my critical posts on Bluesky and invited me to do a video with them to air my grievances. Weird, right? I didn’t hold back. I blasted their sanewashing of MAGA extremism.

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Video: A Reader on What He Thinks We Get Wrong About Trump

In this first installment of “Sound Off,” Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, speaks with Mark Jacob, former metro editor for The Chicago Tribune, who shares his criticism...

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Chicago Area Archivists @chicagoarchivists.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Join us in protesting the closure of the Chicago NARA branch. We’ll be at the Federal Plaza (on the N side) from 11am-1pm M-F from Oct 12-16th, and we encourage you to come by and show your support! If you are able, please RSVP on our website. If you can only make one day, shoot for Friday.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It's a beautiful day! Come join us on Federal Plaza between 11am and 1pm to support CAAs efforts to Keep Our Archives in Reach!!

Picture of Chicago Regional NARA facility with info on action on Federal Plaza today to resist closure of the facility.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Go visit our CAA folks on the plaza!

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Come join us from Monday October 12 - 16 at 11am - 1pm on Federal Plaza to raise awareness of why this issue is important!

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Do we really need to explain to people that it is really, REALLY important to read to young children? Like, you, personally, need to read to your child - your voice, your face, your hand gestures, your lap, your arms, your closeness. What kind of parent doesn't know this in their bones?

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 07/10/2026

This book is 27 years old and just as relevant now as in 1999, because rape culture. It’s also been one of the most frequently banned books in American libraries since it was published, because god forbid young people know they’re not alone and have a voice to speak out against sexual violence.

Photo of the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson on a wood background.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have never seen a hawk on a busy street light pole. Sheridan and Berwyn.

Hawk on a light pole at Sheridan and Berwyn.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Culture Buses were awesome!!!!

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026

Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.

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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 10/09/2026

Last fall, ICE and CBP launched an all-out assault on Chicago with Midway Blitz. It’s been a year of peaceful resistance and advocacy against their illegal mass deportation operation. Yesterday, I was proud to stand with @chuygarcia.house.gov and continue the fight to protect our community.

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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hey Chicago South Siders (and others): please go to rhschallenge.square.site and help the Ridge Historical Society hire an archivist to go through the massive piles of history from the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods. @sorenspicknall.bsky.social @suesswassersee.bsky.social

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Ridge Historical Society: $10,000 Matching Challenge

An anonymous donor has generously provided a $10,000 matching grant to help us preserve that history—help to unlock it!

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Lee Bey @leebey1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My architecture column today. "The new hall would be almost 30-feet tall and a whopping 458-feet — nearly three-quarters of a city block — in length: A big old wide-brimmed hat blocking the screen at the movie theater."

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Griffin MSI's new design must go back to the drawing board: 'Carbuncle in the park'

The two-story, 458-foot long entry pavilion threatens to visually overpower the landmark museum's historic entrance and great lawn.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I cannot think of these stories without seeing his fabulous illustrations!

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There's no doubt that our history is under attack. Please also support Rep. Mullins' bill to save our NARA regional archives! H.R.10131 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): National Archives Protection Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress share.google/tlJwIerda6kP...

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Boekwetenschap UvA @boekwetenschapuva.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In case you missed it, librarians won on one of America's biggest stages. A documentary about librarians standing up against book bans and defending the freedom to read was honored at the Emmys. via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/emmys

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Librarians Won the Emmys!

We need to turn this moment of recognition into a moment of action.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Everyone has that crazy uncle at the party. Courtesy of the Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona.

Childrens party scene with miniature hot air balloon and crazy Uncle Ned in the background wearing some kind of paper hat.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12/09/2026

Happening now in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park: Community members have gathered to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the death of local resident Silverio Villegas González, whom an as-yet unidentified ICE agent shot and killed on this block at the start of "Operation Midway Blitz."

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Libraries need more than quiet support. They need visible action. Sign petitions. Call your representatives. Submit public comments. Write letters. Send postcards. Hold officials accountable. Get loud for libraries and librarians: action.everylibrary.org

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What a fantastic archival display! This place is small, but very mighty! Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona | Ajuntament de Barcelona share.google/L3DQTSDp9xf0...

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Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona | Barcelona City Council

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What Fresh Hell is This? What's worse: the design that photo-bombs itself in front of Charles Atwood's landmarked classical facade, or the way they're evading public comment, with renderings not released until AFTER Landmarks Permit Review rubber-stamped it? arcchicago.blogspot.com/2026/09/what...

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What Fresh Hell is This? Stern vs. Atwood at the Museum of Science and Industry

No debate. No real public input. On Friday, the Chicago Department of Planning and Development went on social media to reveal plans, with ...

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@rebeccamakkai.bsky.social Was happy to see you represented on the Back to School shelf in Barcelona's Backstory Bookshop!

Red, orange yellow, white book cover of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai on a bookshelf in Backstory Bookshop/Barcelona Spain.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's a scandal that the president of the United States is out of his damn mind. It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My latest story for WBEZ's Curious City: Why is the island in Washington Park behind a locked gate? (Also look for it in the Curious City podcast feed.)

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Why is the island in Washington Park behind a locked gate?

Bynum Island once bustled with park activity, but over the years, the playground fell into disrepair and the land wasn’t maintained.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is like my favorite (not being snarky) book request as a librarian. "Can't remember the name or author, but the cover was blue. Maybe with a red stripe." I love a good treasure hunt!

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If you go to Thirsty Ears Classical Music Street Fest in Ravenswood, stop by the Poems While You Wait table, where @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social and her cohort will compose poems on demand.

People sit at an outdoor table with typewriters in front of them, while others sign a sheet of paper.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Lovely photos! The ULCC looks pretty good for 100 years!

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Knowing all of the right people. It's really not hard. I'm always happy to show off our beautiful building.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I just realized all you all are a LOT younger than me. Which is is not a problem. I just need to be better at being the elder storyteller.

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The Formidable Genealogist is a national treasure. Yes -- this is Part 15. Thank you Jen for spreading the word about the closures of regional NARA facilities in Chicago and San Bruno, CA. www.youtube.com/watch?v=maV9...

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What does the decreasing National Archives budget really mean? #genealogy #nationalarchives

YouTube video by The Formidable Genealogist

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Cheryl Ziegler @bibliographix1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This whole thread made doing my laundry bearable! I can't stop laughing!

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The Formidable Genealogist @formidablegen.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

9 Aug 2026 Maybe your family isn’t in these records, but don’t wait until it affects you directly before you speak up. #genealogy #nara #nationalarchives

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Elizabeth (Etta) Tramonti @ettatramonti.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

There are currently no relocation plans for Record Group 75, the BIA records. Many of the records are not yet digitized. Losing them means the loss of Native treaty, land and trust property, and boarding school records referenced by tribal governments, genealogists, and attorneys. #NARA #NativeNews

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