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MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.

Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...

Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

"Reading builds empathy": The case for saving America's libraries America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically.

America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically. www.salon.com/2025/03/30/r...

Tell Congress to protect funding #ForOurLibraries. bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

IXP-Fellowship: Using Contribution Credits to encourage organizations to hire new #Drupal talent.

Mike, Ana Laura, and Carlos are talking about how to bring new talent into the community and help people train up in Drupal along with fellowships and place them in internship-type roles. #drupalconatl

Congratulations to community member Kristen Pol for winning the 2025 Aaron Winborn Award! #DrupalThanks for all that you’ve done for Drupal. 🫶

#Drupal #DrupalConAtlanta

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Honestly, contribution day is probably the most valuable hours you will spend at #DrupalCon. You will learn from those that have been doing this stuff for years, you will make new connections, you will learn new things about how #Drupal really works, and you will have actually achieved something […]

Libraries are vital, providing access to information, technology, and learning. Cutting IMLS funding threatens these services, especially in underserved areas. Library funding isn’t political—it’s an investment in education, opportunity, and civic engagement. #LibraryLove #ForOurLibraries ala.org

Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.

Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.

Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Library Funding Targeted in New Trump Executive Order: What It Means & What To Do Now What the Executive Order slashing the Institute of Museum and Library Services means, how it will impact you, and what you should do right now to stop the cuts.

Library Funding Targeted in New Trump Executive Order: What It Means & What To Do Now

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Without IMLS, there would be no Omeka and there would be no Zotero. Write to your representatives to defend IMLS today.

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LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.

BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status.

The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.

1,000+ Queer Books That Came Out in 2024: Having trouble finding queer books? Check out this list of 1,000+ queer books out in 2024, including representation and genre. https://bookriot.com... #QueerBooks #LGBTQ

@romtoronto.bsky.social has an exhibit on Auschwitz right now which is amazing but also horrifying. We must remember so that we don’t repeat past mistakes. These words have never been more relevant.

I fail to understand how.

Picture of a window with raindrops on it and an e-reader in the corner.

The weather outside is almost as gloomy as the one inside. Staying in and reading to block everything else out has never looked better.

The plan for Sunday is denial!

Pro tip: bsky works NOTHING like tiktok and you really have to do a lot of work to see what you want

1. Follow a lot of people with similar interests. Find some starter packers here blueskydirectory.com

The same guy who wants to ban Tiktok is now being named as its savior to save it so he will look good for the gullible Americans.
This script is so predictable.

Public libraries are cool and badass

Selling Native children to anyone who wrote to them and sent in $10. American history. Repulsive.

With really weird things happening to journalism, I see people turning to substacks or other newsletters (often paid). But I can't find anyone talking about how libraries can provide access to (or preserve) these resources. Anyone having these discussions?

Also, AI is only as good as the dataset. But if soon, everything is created by AI, then AI training data will also be AI generated! You see the problem?
#ai #tech
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NLP has been a thing for years before chatGPT. If you really needed AI in your software you’d have heard about it before it blew up. Is it just great marketing to get people to train data models by the big corporations? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was.
#ai #tech
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I’m not anti-AI at all, but it’s a tool.
Would you use a flamethrower to light a candle, just because it’s cool? Use the right tool for the job and if you don’t need AI, you don’t have to use AI just to be cool. Save some trees, write your own emails!
#ai #tech
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I’m honestly amazed by how people can trust AI so much. Probably because they only see the shiny things. Like, have you not heard of hallucinations?
#ai #tech
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Hello, Bluesky!

Now that Meta is “masculine”, and X has been an ex for a while, gotta find new places for my social media fix!

#booksky #bookcomics