Katia Fowler

Always the right choice to listen to Kelly Jensen! Take advantage of this early recess to advocate for the restoration of the IMLS Budget for FY2026 and reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018!

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Documentary Explores Historic Struggles, Lasting Impact of Black Librarians in America “Are You a Librarian? The Untold Story of Librarians” connects the history of public libraries, civil rights and literacy to the current political attacks on the public library system.

Documentary Explores Historic Struggles, Lasting Impact of Black #Librarians in America (via @wttw.bsky.social) news.wttw.com/2025/07/23/d... #libraries #publiclibraries

Please call it the Everglades Concentration Camp.

Something I need to hammer home here because it's not being hammered enough: we need to be urging Congress to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018. Without it, funding would be meaningless.

FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...

If you think you might want to run or seek appointment to your local library board, we have a 2026 cohort for you. You can sign up now to be alerted when applications open this fall - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Libraries and native plants! Two of my favorite things ❤️📚🌱

Read "Clarifying Intellectual Freedom, Neutrality, and Professional Expertise to Better Defend Libraries from Books Bans, Disinformation, and Defunding" by Allison Jennings-Roche and Paul T. Jaeger at the link below.

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Former archivist raises red flags over NARA cuts Former Archivist Colleen Shogan said the 10% cut proposed for NARA in 2026 will hamper the agency's mission and digital modernization efforts.

Funding is being cut & eliminated where the National Archives & Records Administration needs it most. These targeted cuts are a deliberate attempt to weaken our ability to function as a democracy & hold members of our government accountable for their actions. federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2025/...

I strongly encourage US #ScholarlyLibrarians to sign up for this free webinar. The @everylibrary.bsky.social team really know what they’re doing so you’ll get lots of great and practical advice on how to #DefendResearch at your institution

Colorful graphic that has a rainbow in the top left corner. At the center, it reads "Pride Month Attacks in Libraries 2025" with a circle of words saying "share your experiences." Beneath that pink text box, there is more pink text saying "Share your stories at https://tinyurl.com/pride-in-libraries-25."

Library workers–have you already experienced pushback, censorship, or attacks on your plans for Pride 2025?

I'm again collecting those stories for an article in mid-July.

I'll share this link throughout June as well. Details in the form, w/ previous stories.

tinyurl.com/pride-in-libraries-25

Image for booktalk with Authors Alliance and Internet Archive logos. Text reads: In Through the Side Door. June 12th, 10am PT / 1pm ET. ONLINE. Join us for a book talk with ERIN MALONE, author of IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, uncovering the untold story of how women pioneers shaped the field of user experience & interaction design—from the early days of computing to the modern web & beyond. Author ABBY COVERT will lead our conversation.

There's still time to sign up for today's #booktalk, IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, discussing the women working in the emergent discipline of interaction design as the graphical user interface was developed.📚

📅 TODAY! June 12
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 ONLINE
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1333098526...

I needed this today.

How cool is this? (Very, the answer is very.)📖🤓

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Staff back at the office may have been a little jealous.

Illustration for the "Future Knowledge" podcast. A surreal, retro-futuristic landscape blends past and future elements: a bust of a Roman figure, stacks of books, file cabinets, satellites, DNA strands, skyscrapers, and futuristic buildings. A cartoon mouse steers a ship’s wheel connected to a giant computer mouse. An old desktop computer displays the Authors Alliance logo, and an open file drawer shows a yellow folder labeled Internet Archive. At the bottom, bold text reads: “FUTURE KNOWLEDGE.”

🚨 Our new podcast—Future Knowledge—is coming June 4th, but the teaser episode is out now!

🗣️ Get a sneak peek at what’s ahead: conversations on digital culture & the future of knowledge. Co-hosted with @authorsalliance.bsky.social.

🎧 Listen & subscribe: archive.org/details/futu...

#Podcast

Everyone concerned with research, libraries, and education should register for this webinar--you will get information and ideas for how to take #action to protect our invaluable knowledge infrastructure. #DefendResearch #DefendLibraries @everylibrary.bsky.social @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social

How To Prepare For Pride Month in Libraries in 2025 A handy guide to preparing your library now for Pride month, including ideas for educating patrons about the current attacks on LGBTQ+ books, libraries, and more.

How to prepare for Pride Month in libraries this year: bookriot.com/how-to-prepa...

YouTube video by Internet Archive lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to

I collaborated with the Internet Archive to make a new 24/7 lofi livestream!

By day, you can see scanners scanning and what they're scanning. After hours, you will see public domain silent movies and pictures. Sorta like an Internet Archive TV

WATCH LIVE HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPg2...

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Mallory has contributed so much to the Consortium. One of my colleagues honored her with a post on our Member Portal: usmai.org/portal/x/vgH-F

I love this so much. 😻 #LibrarySky

Woohoo! Congrats, Mallory!

Federal Court Halts Dismantling of IMLS in ALA Lawsuit | American Libraries Magazine On May 1, the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the dismantling of IMLS.

Days before a planned mass layoff of nearly all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the agency. Find out more and how you can help by showing up for libraries.

Plans to celebrate America's 250th anniversary were underway. Then came the federal funding cuts Leaders of state humanities councils throughout the country say federal funding cuts by President Donald Trump's administration will force them to scale back or eliminate celebrations next year commem...

I sincerely hope local organizations will celebrate our 250th with truth and inclusivity however they can. Otherwise, we risk a celebration that will involve people sitting at home watching propaganda.

Does your institution have plans for our nation's 250th?

apnews.com/article/fede...

Trump v. Research: How We Could Turn the Threats into Opportunities - The Scholarly Kitchen Alice Meadows and guest chef Suze Kundu look at how, by acting collectively across all stakeholder groups, we could turn the Trump administration's threats against research into opportunities

Trump v. Research: How We Could Turn the Threats into Opportunities scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/30/t...

Poster listing tomorrow’s protests in Baltimore: 4pm March for Palestine at McKeldin Plaza 4pm Hands Off Our Students and Faculty at Penn Station 4pm 99 vs 1 March at City Hall 4pm March for Cultural Workers at Enoch Pratt Central Library 4:30pm Family & Kids March for Justice at Rash Field 4:30pm March for Migrant Justice at Columbus Park 4:30pm March for Worker Justice at Camden Yards (Eutaw St entrance) All marches leading to the main rally at 5:30pm at McKeldin Plaza

A map showing the locations of the marches from previous slide

Baltimore! Tomorrow is the day we hit the streets! Seven feeder marches all converging for one unified rally at 5:30 at McKeldin Plaza (at Light and Pratt). Join your neighbors and add your voice to the fight for a better future! More info at
bmoremayday.org.

Very relatable. 😂

YouTube video by LIBER Europe Building a Sustainable Future for Open Science

NEW Video Recording: LIBER-SCOSS Webinar: "Building a Sustainable Future for Open Science" www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xp... #libraries #openscience @libereurope.bsky.social @scossfunding.bsky.social