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John Wallace

@jrwlib.bsky.social

Librarian | Editor at PitcherList.com | He/Him

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The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.

The Librarians is streaming now thanks to PBS Independent Lens.

www.pbs.org/independentl...

09.02.2026 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Every school librarian you know is scrambling to determine suitable replacements for our resource guides, this is a gold standard public resource.

04.02.2026 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

23.01.2026 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16225    ๐Ÿ” 20398    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 216    ๐Ÿ“Œ 348
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Crowdsourced Starting Pitcher Rankings - TJStats

I created an app which lets you vote on which Starting Pitcher will be better in the 2026 MLB Season!

You will be presented with head-to-head matchups and your crowdsourced votes influence the overall rank of each pitcher

Check out the app here: tjstats.ca/apps/basebal...

10.01.2026 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Listen Live to Minor League Baseball The Official Site of Minor League Baseball web site includes features, news, rosters, statistics, schedules, teams, live game radio broadcasts, and video clips.

It's not perfect, but MiLB offers free streaming radio broadcasts of minor league games. Depending on the crew, it can sometimes be more enjoyable than the TV broadcast. www.milb.com/live-stream-...

12.12.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

About to reveal a blindspot in my music knowledge, but what song is that marching band playing?

12.09.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Op-Ed: NJ should have school librarians for every school | NJ Spotlight News New Jersey should pass legislation that would require every public school to employ at least one certified school library media specialist.

Excellent Op-Ed about the need for school librarians in NJ.

11.07.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ALA Survey: People Under 40 Prefer Print Books; Visit Libraries for Browsing, Programs, and Socializing People 40 and younger are using public libraries, often at higher rates compared with older generations even when they donโ€™t define themselves as readers, according to Gen Z and Millennials: How They ...

ALA Survey: People Under 40 Prefer Print Books; Visit Libraries for Browsing, Programs, and Socializing (2023)

www.libraryjournal.com/story/ala-su...

11.04.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order Itโ€™s a small federal agency few have heard of, but it has a large impact around the country. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums andโ€ฆ

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries.

The Trump administration has placed roughly 80% of the agency's staff on administrative leave.

02.04.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 265    ๐Ÿ” 138    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
Graphic for an Opening Day watch party with Pitcher List and other fantasy baseball industry folks.

Graphic for an Opening Day watch party with Pitcher List and other fantasy baseball industry folks.

Happy Opening Day! Come join @nickpollack.pitcherlist.com and friends for a watch party over at www.playback.com/pitcherlist

27.03.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tremendous article.

20.03.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@JeffPassan tweeted
Now is as good a time as any to remind everyone that the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City (@NLBMuseumKC) exists to tell a deeply important American story -- one that is ultimately about triumph. Our history, good and bad, is all we have. Learning it is our duty.

19.03.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Is NEMA the New England Museum Association?

18.03.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Re: new EO โœ‚๏ธ the Institute for Museum + Library Services to its โ€œstatutory functionsโ€: public libraries are mostly locally funded, but state libraries, tribal libraries, interlibrary loan, etc, rely heavily on IMLS

www.infodocket.com/2025/03/15/e...

action.everylibrary.org/what_does_fe...

15.03.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 91    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Underfunding of public goods like public libraries requires many to apply for grants to agencies like IMLS.

IMLS does important work that enables libraries, archives, and museums to serve us all.

15.03.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 92    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Word Party on Netflix is pretty decent. But Sesame Street is the gold standard.

14.03.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Highly recommend the audiobook version, too. Jacques Roy is an outstanding narrator.

10.03.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So awesome @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social hosted @enosarris.bsky.social for a talk during Love Data Week! Libraries + Baseball = My Wheelhouse.

14.02.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
library.gamehistory.org โ€”  Now in early access
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation library.gamehistory.org โ€” Now in early access

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.

Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

30.01.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5070    ๐Ÿ” 2613    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88    ๐Ÿ“Œ 294

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