Wendy Blankenship

HUGE fan of my public #libraries! Their digital collections (esp #audiobooks) come to the rescue daily!!!🎧📚💙

'The Librarians' Review: An Essential Watch About the Written Word One of the most important docs you'll see in 2025

“If you prize literature, intelligence, independent thought, safe spaces for children, it’s a necessary watch. Kim A. Snyder pours so much heart and respect for her subjects here. It’s a film that will make you angry, sad, and galvanized to do something.”

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An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

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SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS. Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!

On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.

On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.

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Bagley Cartoon: The Least of These Check out Pat Bagley’s latest cartoon: The Least of These

Check out Pat Bagley’s latest cartoon: The Least of These

Love these ladies--forever helping us writers. I'm excited for #MSWL Day . . .

More from ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl: "By cutting off federal support from libraries, the Trump administration is cutting off opportunity for the American people – economically, culturally, professionally and socially."

Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

Take action: ala.org/showup

Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries. This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.

BREAKING: IMLS staff were just placed on admin leave!

IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.

This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work.

Take action today!

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After DOGE-ordered hiring freeze, Utah’s largest military installation is losing child care Dozens of Utah families are searching for new child care options after a facility on Hill Air Force Base closed last week.

Approximately 31 families’ children no longer have a spot in a care facility on the Davis County base. The shuttering of one of two child development centers was triggered in part by a civilian hiring freeze for the Defense Department.

Triple daily rent is a mandatory judgment in Utah. Lawmakers voted against making it optional. Under Utah law, judges must grant treble damages as long as a landlord can prove the amount owed by a tenant.

Nick Lloyd, a landlord attorney who works with Kirk Cullimore Sr., spoke against the bill.

“If you can’t pay your rent, you should move on,” he told the committee.

Kirk Cullimore Jr. — Utah’s Senate majority leader — voted against the bill.

Speaks volumes about the president.

Bagley Cartoon: Monsters Inc. Check out Pat Bagley’s latest cartoon: Monsters Inc.

Check out Pat Bagley’s latest cartoon: Monsters Inc.

Statement on Trump's Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries

In a new executive order, Trump has targeted the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients.

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SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!

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Comp Titles: Everything You Need to Know — MadHope Editorial Everything you need to know about comp titles for your book when querying or pitching, including examples.

I’ve seen a few people asking about comp titles! I have a blog post that can hopefully help: www.madheditorial.com/blog/comp-ti... #RevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control' Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.

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DOGE “seemed unsure” of what USAID programs they cut and is now attempting to reverse some of the cuts, says @propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy. “This is the opposite of a careful review."

When courage meets conviction you get @librarianjones.com

ACTION NEEDED TODAY - THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO OVERTURN TWO NEW STATEWIDE BOOK BANS AND RETURN DECISION-MAKING TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS Click now to send an email today: letutahread.org/localcontrol
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