Maureen Hartman

Mom Hasn't Ordered Favorite Pizza Topping In Over A Decade

Mom Hasn't Ordered Favorite Pizza Topping In Over A Decade theonion.com/mom-has...

Octavia E. Butler said, “We don’t have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start.” Word.

Yes. And also this particular issue is not related to banned books.

This is a bad-ass and awesome thing to do as a public sector leader.

Quiz: Could You "Land a Job" at NYPL in 2025? | The New York Public Library A mix of library know-how, literary expertise, and NYPL-specific knowledge to test your acumen!

Cute. www.nypl.org/blog/2025/07...

Love this piece

Samesies

Picture of the cover art for the album Disintegration by The Cure

Hennepin County Library has her papers—her story and life are so fascinating. archives.hclib.org/resources/gr...

It’s why we have libraries and library staff!!!

Carla Hayden AND Stacey Abrams?!?! Be still my liberal librarian heart! 🤩

My kids are old teenagers now but totally same. I had entirely forgotten this experience; thanks for the reminder.

Phase One A poem by Dilruba Ahmed

There are few things as beautiful as this poem by Dilruba Ahmed. Read here by Padraig O Tuama

onbeing.org/poetry/phase...

Never ever ever

Same strategy used to (unsuccessfully) block new Hamline Midway Library. This is not what MERA and MEPA (and the EAW process) were designed for. The way library and city leaders were treated (and time wasted and money spent) was heartbreaking.

Minneapolis residents celebrate the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee Avenue Historic District Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared July 13 “Milwaukee Avenue Historic District Day” during the celebration on Sunday afternoon.

Happy anniversary to Milwaukee Avenue in Minneapolis, one of the city's hidden gems. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

'Pony up' has nothing to do with horses.

It probably comes from the Latin phrase ‘legem pone,’ found in Psalm 119 of the Bible.

It essentially meant “money down” and was invoked on March 25, which was the first payday of the year and the date when debts were settled.

A tan cat named Booker T. sleeping in a box with his face squished in the corner

why order books through Am*z*n when you could order from Wild Rumpus Books Dot Com and probably get some cat hair packaged in with it

Congrats @stpaulpublibrary.bsky.social staff—great piece!

Great advice.

My kid last night, attempting to justify some questionable behavior, “it was like that French guy who got arrested for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean-Paul Gaultier!”

Rice Street Library was gifted a monarch egg by a gardening volunteer. Visitors watched it grow from tiny caterpillar to chrysalis—then, earlier today, emerge as a butterfly. We'll release it once it's ready to fly!

Don’t overlook this good news about e-rate!

What Gives Carla Hayden Hope | American Libraries Magazine The former Librarian of Congress talked with author Kwame Alexander at ALA's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia on June 28.

#ALAAC25 It was an honor to celebrate Dr. Carla Hayden at ALA Annual—a visionary who has shown us, time and again, what it means to lead with wisdom, purpose, and grace. Learn "What Gives Carla Hayden Hope" at American Libraries. bit.ly/4eskLzf

One of us; one of us! 🫠

#OurForeverLibrarian A class act, Dr. Carla Hayden. #ALAAC25

Group of 140 Orgs Urge Lutnick to Restore Digital Equity Funding Lutnick told lawmakers earlier this month that 'the courts will decide.' Grant winners have not yet sued.

ALA joins 140+ organizations to decry the cancelation of billions of dollars in Digital Equity Act funds. Secretary Lutnick MUST restore these funds.

This funding would help transform the lives of Americans without digital access or skills: broadbandbreakfast.com/group-of-140... #ForOurLibraries

How One MN School District Killed Its Right-Wing Book Ban - Racket St. Francis School Board members recently restricted certain books to appease conservative ideologues. But the Trump-voting exurban community isn’t as monolithic as the book banners thought.

St. Francis School Board members recently restricted certain books to appease conservative ideologues. But the Trump-voting exurban community isn’t as monolithic as the book banners thought.

Restricted-Access Federal Facility, Effective July 7, 2025 Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions, and your cooperation is appreciated.

We don’t know exactly what this means, but if it means what it seems like it means, it's very bad.
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park

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