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05.11.2025 04:44 — 👍 9616 🔁 2051 💬 25 📌 34
An image still from the movie mean girls, where both characters are wearing pink, with text that reads “On Wednesdays we demand .5% of the budget for library funding”.
Feeling inspired to take action this morning?
Join us in calling our City Council members and demand .5% of the budget be committed to fund our libraries!
Already called? Tell us how it went:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Ok it would actually be hilarious if The Onion made a spin off “Teen The Onion” and hired a bunch of the political journalists who just got laid off from Teen Vogue.
04.11.2025 01:13 — 👍 206 🔁 46 💬 6 📌 6it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
The image is a hand drawn flow diagram with the title of “how can I get involved?” The diagram shows a deepening commitment and involvement with NYC PLAN as options are chosen. The first way to get involved is through being an Ally, subscribing to our newsletter or getting connected with For the People for someone outside nyc. The next option is to be a Sponsor, and provide material resources to our group such as space, money, or printed materials. Then there’s a Network Supporter, for someone who is contributing to campaigns and events when they can. Then there’s a member - someone who comes to meetings, joins a working group, and gets involved with events.
📢 Want to organize around NYC public libraries to secure stable and expanded funding?
Our next meeting is Nov 16, 2-4:15 in Brooklyn - email info@nycplan.org for details.
We’re organizing a People’s Assembly + Library propaganda fair in addition to our current campaign - hope to see you there!
Folks in the US, send us your stories of your experiences with your public library systems! Are you part of your library board/ raised funds/organised to keep your library open/part of your friends group? We want to hear it all!: librariesforthepeople.substack.com/p/for-the-pe...
02.11.2025 14:27 — 👍 35 🔁 27 💬 0 📌 1
thanks to a donation from the Brooklyn Book Bodega, we gave out nearly 300 books to trick or treaters at the kids’ school Halloween event!
01.11.2025 11:57 — 👍 178 🔁 22 💬 2 📌 3life really is all about perspective instead of thinking “i’m stuck in a sewer drain 😢 ” say “i’m going to meet a fireman 😃 “
27.10.2025 18:24 — 👍 694 🔁 126 💬 7 📌 4might be one of the funniest videos i’ve ever seen
26.10.2025 19:27 — 👍 25153 🔁 5621 💬 1222 📌 1153@tomservo42.bsky.social FYI
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⛴️STATEN ISLAND! Is this your City Council District?
49: Kamillah Hanks
50: David Carr
51: Frank Morano
Join us in calling your Councilmember to get .5% of the budget for our libraries!
Not sure who your rep is? Look it up here and use this helpful script:
nycplan.org/actions/call...
📣 BRONX! Is this your City Council District?
08: Diana Ayala
12: Kevin C. Riley
14: Pierina Ana Sanchez
15: Oswald Feliz
16: Althea Stevens
17: Rafael Salamanca Jr.
18: Amanda Farías
Join us in calling your Councilmember to get .5% of the budget for our libraries!
nycplan.org/actions/call...
🚇BROOKLYN! Is this your City Council District?
41: Darlene Mealy
42: Chris Banks
43: Susan Zhuang
44: Simcha Felder
46: Mercedes Narcisse
Join us in calling your Councilmember to get .5% of the budget for our libraries!
Use this helpful script :
nycplan.org/actions/call...
👑 QUEENS! Is this your City Council District?
20: Sandra Ung
21: Francisco Moya
23: Linda Lee
25: Shekar Krishnan
27: Dr. Nantasha Williams
28: Adrienne E. Adams
31: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
Call your Councilmember with us to get .5% of the budget for our libraries!
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What if 10% of the people that marched in the No Kings protests this past weekend spoke up against book bans at their school boards and public libraries?
What if they spoke up about defunded libraries?
What if they ran for office or volunteered to be on a public minicipal board?
1/2
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23.10.2025 17:07 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Huzzah!
Thank you, #TheThinkingSpot, for being a great #LBS (Local Book Shop)!
And thank YOU, @thewaroncars.bsky.social, for tackling this crazily important issue head-on!
#LifeAfterCars
It’s that time of the week to do one quick thing to help protect and enhance our public libraries.
22.10.2025 12:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An image of a phone and text on line ruled paper - the text says “calls will continue until library budgets improve! Join us in calling our city council members every Wednesday to let them know library funding is a non-negotiable priority! Ask for .5% of the budget for libraries!”
☎️ Wednesday phone zap time!
Join us in calling our City Council members to tell them library funding is a non-negotiable priority ☎️
Find your council member and use this helpful script to make your voice heard!
nycplan.org/actions/call...
I've mentioned this before but it bears repeating. Don't leave FSA funds on the table at the end of the year. LOTS of places like homeless shelters etc... would love donations of FSA eligible items. For the past 2 years, I've used left over funds to shop here: fsastore.com - then donate the items.
19.10.2025 21:46 — 👍 524 🔁 349 💬 10 📌 0📣 Get in the fight for NYC’s public libraries! 🗽
Want to know what you can do?
Check out this new NYC PLAN zine with lots of ideas :
drive.google.com/file/d/1aWup...
I can’t recommend enough: A giant pro-democracy protest in the morning that ends early enough to have a taco dinner with friends.
Tacos were tinga de pollo because chicken was on sale at Bravo and so was avocado. You need to keep the cans of chipotle chiles en adobo on hand for moments like this.
A illustrated graphic showing a stack of books, with the spine facing the viewer. The titles say “Wednesdays for libraries”, “call your city council member”, “advocate for library funding”, “we want .5% of the budget”, “now through January”, “every single Wednesday”, and “scripts available”. The background is a warm tan, the same color as PLAN NYC’s logo.
Wednesdays are for libraries!
We’re calling our city council members every Wednesday now through January to demand at least half a percent of the city budget be dedicated for the NYC library systems.
Call with us!
Here’s a script including how to find your city council member :
bit.ly/3KM9Eq9
New @nycplan.org zine just dropped today too. Get in the fight for our public libraries! drive.google.com/file/d/1aWup...
18.10.2025 23:32 — 👍 20 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1
#nokings was more than tolerable; it was good.
18.10.2025 19:53 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0The public library is one of humanity's greatest inventions and I am convinced that frequenting them is good for the soul of a citizen. A public realm where goods are exchanged with no money trading hands is spiritually cleansing.
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There's a large mobilization on Saturday and I hope that everyone who can go does. ALSO, Communiversity is happening on Saturday too in BK and if for whatever reason you can't make it to NO KINGS and you want to gather with others, join us. There are 4 good sessions to choose from.
16.10.2025 14:28 — 👍 35 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0@nycplan.org is seeking more people who live in the Bronx and Queens to join our work. In particular, if you might want to co-organize People's Assemblies in these boroughs. Our next meeting is virtual & on Sunday. Email info@nycplan.org for details if you want to get involved in local organizing.
16.10.2025 17:12 — 👍 39 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 0Libraries are really cool.
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