“We cannot forget what happened in the past or we are doomed to repeat it. And the president’s effort to whitewash the past because it makes him uncomfortable is beyond offensive. It’s un-American, actually.”— Wendell Pierce.

#caturday

Prestonsburg's Perkins center among 99 Job Corps centers shut down by Department of Labor - Mountain Top Media WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 25,000 students at Job Corps centers around the country, including those at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center in Prestonsburg, face an uncertain future, after the U.S. Dep...

Hundreds of students in Prestonsburg just learned their futures are being ripped away. The GOP's budget bill strips funding from Job Corps programs that give our young people real opportunities.

Republican Congressman Hal Rogers is allowing this cruelty to happen.

Music Hall in Cincinnati, OH

Book censorship: Why it's not going to stop with the books, no matter how you spin it I grew up in a home where no book was off-limits. I still remember borrowing Toni Morrison’s The…

Interesting article.
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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.

The Librarian of Congress has been fired. This really hurts. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...

Funding cut for landmark study of women's health The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.

Don't look for health information if you not a man
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Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr

I thought this was the party for families.
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“This is not about the money. It’s a minuscule amount of money in the federal budget, though it’s critical to meeting public media’s civic responsibilities. This is about attacking a free press.”— Jim Schachter, CEO of New Hampshire Public Radio, on Trump administration attempt to defund NPR & PBS.

Book purges at Fort Campbell, other schools run by Defense Department challenged as unconstitutional • Kentucky Lantern Students sue Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alleging First Amendment violations after books are removed from libraries at Defense Department schools.

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PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER GUTTING INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM & LIBRARY SERVICES By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administrations executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted American institutions and the staff and services they offer. show up FOR OUR LIBRARIES American Association

Dear Congress,
Libraries are the place we all belong. The place where Mister Rogers’ neighbors collide at the library to help one another. We come together to embrace library joy. What good is the world without libraries and museums? ❤️‍🩹

Call, email Congress! Help libraries & museums! We need you 💛

Gov. Andy Beshear responds to National Weather Service layoffs HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear responded after hundreds of weather forecasters with the National Weather Service were fired this week. Federal workers who were not let…

Trump and Musk's federal cuts have now targeted National Weather Service forecasters who protect Kentuckians.

These layoffs threaten crucial early warnings that save lives.

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I have realized you could burn yourself out if you tried to protest/help everything that is happening. Find your passion. Pick your battle. I am concentrating on intellectual freedom and making sure we have items at the library for everyone we serve.

Show Up for Our Libraries. ALA American Library Association

Today, ALA and a bipartisan coalition of civil society groups, archivists, librarians, & historians strongly reaffirmed that the Archivist of the United States should be appointed based on professional qualifications, not politics.

Read our letter to the Administration: www.ala.org/sites/defaul...

‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance

A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

a man with a crown on his head and the words awesome wow Alt: The Hamilton Musical character playing King George wears a crown on his head and the words: awesome, wow

DYK? The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is kinda a big deal. For 65 years, the MMWR provided weekly, real-time data & analysis about disease outbreaks & emerging health threats. The MMWR's continuous stream of data-driven information -the voice of the CDC- was stopped in January 2025.

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

How scientists with disabilities are making research labs and fieldwork more accessible Disabled scientists are trying to make research labs and fieldwork more accessible. They say labs and field sites aren’t designed to serve them.

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Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚

Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚

I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.

One act of kindness a day.

5 Intriguing Reasons Public Library Staff is Crucial to Communities 5 Intriguing Reasons Public Library Staff is Crucial to Communities

“Our findings suggest that only having one side of the equation — access to books or adult support — is insufficient. Rather, both are necessary.

Without access to books, one cannot read to children; without adult support, children cannot be read to,” said Neuman.”

"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library." Albert Einstein

Federal e-rate program is an important broadband discount program for public & school libraries. Now this program is in jeopardy.
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As a public librarian thank you for this supportive post. My Library offers passport services, GED testing, notary services, makerspaces, and stufy rooms to name a few services.