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Katharine

@phenkat.bsky.social

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.

24 Followers  |  47 Following  |  13 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024  |  1.9626

Latest posts by phenkat.bsky.social on Bluesky

By author and then title. In two sizes. But I’m out of room.

27.10.2025 03:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The librarians of Boulder want to know who gave you the fish. Was it Joel or Judy?

05.09.2025 15:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Boulder” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

23.05.2025 18:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

We are celebrating a legal victory for students, readers, and the Constitution in Elizabeth, Colorado.

www.everylibrary.org/legalvictory... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

01.04.2025 16:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

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

01.04.2025 00:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was so wonderful to be in a huge crowd of like minded people. All ages!

22.03.2025 21:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

20.03.2025 18:52 — 👍 197    🔁 87    💬 3    📌 1

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

19.03.2025 15:00 — 👍 21    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 1
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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...

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

15.03.2025 17:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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

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...

27.02.2025 20:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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SB63 Sign-On Letter - Colorado School Library Right to Read Bill

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...

27.02.2025 20:57 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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SEND AN EMAIL: Protect the Freedom to Read in Colorado School Libraries

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...

27.02.2025 20:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations America! You have given the keys to a madman. Well guess what? We the People will resist the madness!
#Resist

13.02.2025 23:34 — 👍 10941    🔁 2195    💬 256    📌 78
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Trump Just Fired the National Archivist! We can expect more retaliatory attacks on our institutions throughout this administration.

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

08.02.2025 22:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Tell Congress: Show Up For Our Libraries. ALA American Library Association, Show Up For Our Libraries, #ForOurLibraries

Tell Congress: Show Up For Our Libraries. ALA American Library Association, Show Up For Our Libraries, #ForOurLibraries

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

21.01.2025 20:37 — 👍 106    🔁 58    💬 0    📌 7
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Statement on Proposed Elimination of the South Dakota State Library and HB 1041 Enacting Legislation

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

23.01.2025 01:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can’t wait to join this on Monday, and such thanks to Rebecca for pulling it together!

18.01.2025 15:57 — 👍 213    🔁 54    💬 9    📌 1

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

27.11.2024 06:33 — 👍 25    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 0
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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.

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:

23.11.2024 22:02 — 👍 548    🔁 127    💬 31    📌 11

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