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Katharine

@phenkat.bsky.social
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I’m a librarian. I read books and talk about them. I’ve published a few things, have two children who both live overseas, and I live with my husband and three greyhounds.

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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Investing in prison libraries is an investment in safer communities, stronger families, and a more just society. Send an email and stand for rehabilitation, literacy, and second chances. share.nwmd.social/s/SlbXmBEt
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Send an Email: Support the Prison Libraries Act
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Don’t forget to pick up a copy of the commemorative zine celebrating 56 years of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table. At the Zine Pavillion and elsewhere.
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Union Yes at ALA! To support American Library Association employees forming their union with AFSCME, add your name here: actionnetwork.org/forms/union-...
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Union Yes for ALA employees!
Add your name to congratulate and stand with employees of the American Library Association who are forming their union with AFSCME! @ILCWUAFSCME
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Don't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading
Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Day 3 #LibFaves25 Seven Stories Press presented FIELD NOTES FROM AN EXTINCTION by Eoghan Walls. I expected to merely endure this book but I loved it. Laughed and cried for the Great Auk and over Irish hunger.
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Day 2 of #Libfaves25 THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE by Rabih Alameddine
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
#libfaves25 The Road to Tender Hearts. A heartwarming odyssey.
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Boulder” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS Boulder · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** We'll hold a rally on the grassy area along Canyon between the Boulder Library and the Municipal Bldg. Then, we will march/parade in downtown Bou...
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We are celebrating a legal victory for students, readers, and the Constitution in Elizabeth, Colorado. www.everylibrary.org/legalvictory... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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A Legal Victory for Students, Readers, and the Constitution in Elizabeth, Colorado.
This ruling is not only a win for the students of Elbert County but also reinforces the principle that public schools cannot censor books simply because some individuals disagree with their content.
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Trump attacked Federal Funding for Libraries. We need Americans like you to take action today! Please sign and share the petition before it's too late! action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
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Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
There is nothing “neutral” about this. U.S. media outlets want you to think that not covering this as the genocide that it is is the way to be “unbiased.” It is in fact the complete opposite: an Orwellian rewriting of history by recasting it as it happens and finally, ignoring it all together
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HarleyQuinn @harleytheequinn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I'd love to see @indivisible.org or a similar organization schedule a rally on a certain date/time at every public library & every post office nationwide. I bet zillions of Americans would be happy to show their support & opposition to the DOGE cuts. #FireElon #SaveThePostOffice #SaveOurLibrary
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Trump attacked Federal Funding for Libraries. We need Americans like you to take action today! Please sign and share the petition before it's too late! action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Protect access to research in Colorado schools and school libraries. Contact your legislators to vote No on HB25-1158 and stop unhelpful and harmful restrictions on school library databases. via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/oppose_hb115...
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SEND AN EMAIL: Oppose HB 25-1158 and Protect Access to Research in Colorado Schools
Stop the Harmful Restrictions on School Library Databases
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
If you are an organization, you can sign on to this letter to urge the General Assembly to prioritize this critical legislation in the 2025 legislative session to protect the freedom to read via @everylibrary.bsky.social www.saveschoollibrarians.org/sb63_colorad...
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SB63 Sign-On Letter - Colorado School Library Right to Read Bill
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Protect the freedom to read in Colorado school libraries. Contact your state legislators to ask them to prioritize this important legislation. via @everylibrary.bsky.social www.saveschoollibrarians.org/sb63_colorad...
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SEND AN EMAIL: Protect the Freedom to Read in Colorado School Libraries
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Voice of Reason @raggapegs.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Congratulations America! You have given the keys to a madman. Well guess what? We the People will resist the madness! #Resist
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Trump fired her in retaliation for the stolen documents case. The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the national archives at the time! bit.ly/3WTxJ1s via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Trump Just Fired the National Archivist!
We can expect more retaliatory attacks on our institutions throughout this administration.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
NEW: Tell Congress to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. With increased threats to libraries & library workers, we MUST tell our elected leaders to show up for us: bit.ly/ALAShowUp25 Find more tools, resources, & opportunities for action at Show Up For Our Libraries, with more coming soon: ala.org/showup
Tell Congress: Show Up For Our Libraries. ALA American Library Association, Show Up For Our Libraries, #ForOurLibraries
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
EveryLibrary—the national political action committee for libraries—strongly opposes the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget cuts to the South Dakota State Library. www.everylibrary.org/statement_pr... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Statement on Proposed Elimination of the South Dakota State Library and HB 1041 Enacting Legislation
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Can’t wait to join this on Monday, and such thanks to Rebecca for pulling it together!
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Trump has previously proposed cutting all federal funding for libraries. But we can take action today! Please join us and sign the petition to show your support for fully funding IMLS in the Continuing Budget Resolution. action.everylibrary.org/imls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 23/11/2024
Pete Hegseth has said that women should no longer have combat roles in the military. His comments reflect a broader tendency among Trump and his allies to treat every evolution in social norms as a DEI project gone awry, Juliette Kayyem writes:
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What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Trump’s allies treat every change in social norms as a DEI project gone wrong.
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