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Library mode. All day. Every day. Occasionally craft mode. Always resistance mode. 💪🏻🇺🇦🧶 🪡 Audiobooks=reading.

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coleitrim.bsky.social @coleitrim.bsky.social · 13h
So SI is now the goodthink word for it and AI is the crimethink word? Just want make sure I have the Newspeak correct . . .
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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We passed the bill to address the thing you were really mad about! No, not the tariffs. Sorry, not the Iran war either. The Trump Checks? No, why would you even ask about that. The bill ESPN was obsessed with. You know, the thing Tommy Tuberville has been talking about. No, not the furries either.
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ms. maas @msmaas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fucking not. As a baseball fan: get wrecked, MLB
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MLB approaches Trump administration about potential game at a national park (Gift Article)
Such an event would likely require at least temporary construction of a baseball field inside federally protected land.
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
Share with everyone you know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JI4...
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Elizabeth Banks in "Just a Little Heart Attack"
YouTube video by American Heart Association
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I always get a kick out of what parents will write down at registration for their kid's nickname. Like I just need a common nickname--not what you call them at home. 😆 If it's Michael, then I want to know that he actually goes by Mikey. But don't put down Tater. I'm not calling your kid Tater. 🤣
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My dad is getting one of these this year. He’s a master gardener & used to be a hosta collector (so snails/slugs were his mortal enemies). Can’t wait! 🤣❤️🐌 Support science communicators. 🙌🏻
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Headed into book fair season. Really wish there was another game in town.👎🏻
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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hello. They are going to try to fuck with your vote, and we are NOT going to let them. Last week I pinged my friend Dana Chisnell, who knows how elections work, and said "Hey, let’s make it hard for them to fuck with us.” Today, we are very proud to announce the HOW TO VOTE zine. howtovote.tips
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How to Vote / Cómo Votar
A free field guide to what stops people from voting, and what to do about it. English and Spanish, ready to print.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OMFG WOMEN: IT'S OK TO AGE AND GAIN WEIGHT COMPLIANCE WITH FASCISM WON'T LET YOU LIVE LONGER OR BE HAPPIER FUCK ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT WANT YOU TO HARM YOURSELF FOR THEIR APPROVAL (this psa brought to you by *the emmys*)
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms.
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do NOT use this website. It is a data harvesting and tracking site funded by Elon Musk.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am a single-issue voter, and that issue is "are you actively repeating the inflammatory, unscientific, inaccurate, or hateful language the GOP uses to make normal shit sound scary, thereby reinforcing the idea that it IS scary even as you attempt to distinguish yourself from the GOP in other ways"
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Excellent piece on the complexity of grief and humanity—and how we might consider giving each other a little grace.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 06/09/2026
Guess who won an Emmy!!!! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Congratulations to THE LIBRARIANS crew on their emmy win tonight!!! So well deserved, and I hope you're all celebrating 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 thelibrariansfilm.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @librarianjones.com @technolibrary.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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Homepage - The Librarians Film | Official Site
Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A couple updates: Sanofi (Novavax) has begun shipping, and Walgreens will stop requiring prescriptions in Oregon after state officials took action. (I haven't heard back from CVS yet, but very possible they will do the same.) My article will be updated soon with this information.
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New Covid Vaccines Are Available. Here’s How to Get One. (Gift Article)
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
OK, School Library & Education folk: Who can we forward this to/tag to get this going? 'Cause I think EVERY state needs a careful School Library Census. I know some of ya'll are professors of various sorts - how do we get this to happen? #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Russia is Starving the Occupied Town of Oleshky🚨🚨🚨 Ukrainians trapped in the occupied Kherson region are desperately begging for help online. Russian drones have remotely mined all access roads around several coastal villages and towns.
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A federal court just sided with Oregon, ordering USPS to hold off on enforcing its new mail ballot rule while our lawsuit plays out. This ruling keeps Oregon’s elections where they belong – and voters can trust their ballot to arrive securely and on time.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Today, Michigan ranks 47th nationwide in its ratio of certified school librarians to students, at roughly one librarian per 3,110 students" This survey is a big deal and I hope other states do similar. hoodline.com/2026/09/wayn...
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Wayne State Launches First Statewide School Library Census as Michigan Reading Scores Sink
Michigan has lost nearly three-quarters of its school librarians since 2000. Wayne State just launched a statewide census to find out what's left.
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 02/09/2026
Every single act that these bozos do is to save their own hides. FROM WHO? YOU. That's how powerful you are.
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Always Raygun with the quick wit. 🤣They consistently have great book/library-themed stuff as well. 😍
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In case anyone is lovingly invested in the “y’all” discussion, here’s clarification 😉: @hrc.org
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Y'all Means All Pride Limited Edition T-Shirt
Celebrate Pride loud and proud with our Limited Edition Y'all Means All Pride T-Shirt - a bold, inclusive statement of love, unity, and Southern charm.100% of your purchase of this official Human Righ...
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Firthermor @firthermor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The differences in the way Dolly Parton treated books and the way AI CEOs treat books speaks volumes.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 25/08/2026
I LOVE THIS IDEA
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IsDJTalive @isdjtalive.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today belongs to no one but Dolly.
Dolly Parton
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sorry I missed this excellent list until now. Starfish was my favorite middle grade book of 2021! ❤️📚🙌🏻
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furryninja.bsky.social @furryninja.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Those that live in vote-by-mail States, return your ballots to county collection boxes - and return them EARLY so you time to make sure your vote was counted. County election office webpages will have collection box locations. Fuck the USPS. And FDT.
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Adrian @adrianwashere.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We went from having an ice cream boat & delivering fresh baked goods from NYC to the front in WWII to being unable to keep ships stocked w just the basic necessities under Hegseth & Trump's failed leadership. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! Indeed.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Deregulation is going great.
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Outshine Frozen Fruit Bars Recalled Over Glass Contamination Concern (Gift Article)
The parent company, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, voluntarily recalled five flavors nationwide. No injuries linked to the recalled products have been reported.
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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My district sent an email two days before staff left letting us know we should use summer break to find our MMR records in case we have an exposure next year and have to prove our status (or face a potential 21-day quarantine). 🙄🤦‍♀️
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Colleen T @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
There is still time to apply for a full-time instructional-track teaching position in the School of Library and Information Science at the U. Iowa. That is well-suited for librarians with teaching experience. I am chairing this search and I can answer questions. joblist.ala.org/jobs/view/as...
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Recent Jobs - ALA JobLIST_Jobs in Library & Information Science & Technology
View jobs available on ALA JobLIST_Jobs in Library & Information Science & Technology. Search for and apply to open jobs from ALA JobLIST_Jobs in Library & Information Science & Technology.
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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
If you alter the way you write, these motherfuckers have won. Change nothing. Be yourself. Em Dash it up. Go to town. Have an em dash dance party. Use any POV you want. Write as you have always written. (Unless, you know, you want to change style for reasons of levelling-up, or whatever).
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Cliff Pervocracy @pervocracy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
man that must have been a difficult experience being a Muslim kid in NYC in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, just as scared as anyone else but the worst people are acting like this is somehow your fault and 25 years later the bullies are still at it
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is so cool. I love crows and books! Portland rocks. *in fact, it’s already on my list to buy a couple additional copies of Wildwood for my library when school starts because everyone is going to want to get their hands on it.
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Did I miss a disturbance in the Bookiverse today (on multiple platforms)? I’ve gotten to welcome so many “audiobooks aren’t really reading” people to the block party. 🙄
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Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose: Umm Actually
Alt: Alexis Rose says Umm Actually
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/08/2026
Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!
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Adam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Here are 10 recently released or soon-to-be released YA books from Indigenous authors! You can discover more on the Indigenous Reads Rising website, where we provide online resources for teachers, librarians, and readers to learn more about Indigenous books 📖🧡 📚 indigenousreadsrisin...
Graphic with a photo of thick white clouds against a bright blue sky as the background. At the center is a light blue box with rounded corners containing the title “2026 Indigenous Young Adult Releases”.  Underneath the title text is an illustration of an open book, and inside the open pages is a blue buffalo running through a field of open grass. There is a gold ribbon wrapping around the buffalo that says, “Support Native Creators”. At the bottom of the graphic are the logos for We Need Diverse Books and Indigenous Reads Rising.Graphic with a photo of thick white clouds against a bright blue sky as the background. This slide is titled “What is Indigenous Reads Rising?” followed by this description: “IndigenousReadsRising.com is an online resource where teachers, librarians, and readers can learn about books written by Indigenous authors. Indigenous Reads Rising includes a variety of best practices articles and resources for where to find more books by Native authors and illustrators, as well as extensive book lists organized by age category and topic. We also provide resources for Native writers and illustrators interested in honing their craft and applying for grants and mentorships!” Beneath the body text is a mock-up image of the homepage of Indigenous Reads Rising displayed on a laptop and a smartphone.
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
How is this serious?? More than $460M of taxpayer money isn’t enough—they also want us to be anti-union? Do they even know what city they’re in? 👎🏻🖕🏻
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ukrainian parents today know that unaddressed trauma comes at a cost, having grown up with the legacy of decades of Soviet oppression that silenced discussion of Ukrainians’ suffering. They do not want to repeat that pattern and “want better understanding and good mental health for their children.”💔
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‘Why Isn’t Dad at Home?’: The Books Helping Ukrainian Children Process the War (Gift Article)
A surge of books in Ukraine since the war began has aimed to help children and their parents cope with trauma.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sunday Taquitos #30: Flock This! Art by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social
A cartoon of two people standing under a flock camera speaking to each other. The man says “I’m fine with mass surveillance ‘cause I’m not doing anything wrong.” The woman responds “… Until someone changes the definition of what’s ‘wrong.’”
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...
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Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
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Free People Read Freely @librarymode.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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