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Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today

The 2026 Federal Budget Proposal Shutters The Institute for Museum and Library Services The details of the 2026 federal budget proposal spell out the goal of shutting down the Institute for Museum and Library services.

We now have the details of the federal 2026 budget proposal, and it spells the end of IMLS. The request is $6,000,000 to "conduct an orderly closeout of IMLS."

Whatever happens in the 2 court cases would be moot if this passes.

bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...

Well that was a missed opportunity.

When my great-grandmother was in her 90s, she had a stack of VHS tapes she watched a lot. One day she chose one that surprised my grandmother. “Ma, you don’t like the way that movie ends.” She said, “maybe it’ll end differently this time.”

Well, to be fair, they got rid of all the scientists, so there’s nobody to listen to anymore. Or to come up with a cure (or remind them that the best cure is people not getting it in the first place).
So, um, put onions on the soles of your feet and wash your face with morning dew?

The nice woman at Wild Bird Unlimited said mid-April! I just want to be prepared. And maybe I’m a little impatient.

This basically...

A gray and white tuxedo cat with a pink nose, long white whiskers, and white paws is laying on a colorful paisley blanket. He has his front paws on what looks like someone’s leg wearing athletic pants. He has big green eyes and is looking at the camera.

Well I didn’t talk about my Dad much so I don’t blame you for meaning FezzBear. The cats were clamoring for wet food last night (after kibble) so I went and pulled out four cans… and then put one back. 😢

They are both very missed. I assume you meant my cat because he’s the one in the photo but honestly I’m having a hard time missing both right now.

Thank you. He is very missed.

Book spines (author, title, publisher)
Library spine labels
Stickers (again thinking library, we use genre stickers, location, or other attributes, like children’s collection or large print)

Oh! Business cards, of course!
Promotional items (pens, stress balls) like you get from the bank
File folder tabs
Coffee mugs
T-shirts
Tattoos

Do the mechanisms themselves have to be small? Or just the tidbits of information? Because:
Gravestones
Memorial plaques
“George Washington Slept Here” signs
Signs on monuments
Cards next to artwork in museums

A hand holding up a stack of books in front of blurry bookshelves. The books are, from top to bottom: LIKE A CURSE by Elle McNicoll ONYEKA AND THE ACADEMY OF THE SUN by Tolá Okogwu MIA AND THE LIGHTCASTER by Janelle McCurdy, illustrated by Ana Latese WITCHES OF BROOKLYN by Sophie Escabasse WITCHLINGS by Claribel Ortega THE MARVELLERS by Dhonielle Clayton THE GRIMOIRE OF GRAVE FATES edited by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen

Hey Blueksy, if you're looking for magic books and magic school books that *aren't* horribly exclusionary, let me share some fantastic examples with you. #BookSky 💙📚

These people aren’t even saying they don’t use the library. They just say they’ll use the library the next town over. We all share, but that’s because all the libraries pay to be in a materials sharing consortium, and if you don’t have a library, then you’re not part of it.

No, sir, what isn’t fair is that you’re voting to defund town libraries, which cost roughly $60 per person annually, because you think you don’t need it, because other people will do it for you.
Just… just support us, okay? We’re all doing our best here.

People who live in the next town over who have been saying they’ll defund their library and just use our library are SO MAD to find out that they aren’t allowed to just use other towns’ libraries. IT ISN’T FAIR!

Diversity
Equity
Inclusion

live and let live
love and let love

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Protest sign at Albany Hands Off Rally

My favorite sign from the Albany #HandsOff rally.

“Protecting” kids without empowering kids is actually just “controlling” kids and if you remember that you will see through a lot of bullshit

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.

Email addresses for all IMLS staff were being disabled today. Those with questions or concerns over IMLS funding will no longer be able to reach the individual or individuals with whom they’d been working.

bookriot.com/imls-gutted/

Woman’s shoulder, showing neckline of dress, Caucasian skin, and brown hair. The dress has a pattern of brown, orange, tan, and yellow books and cats on a bookshelf. In the middle is one googly eye.

It happened again.

Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.

Who wants some good news?

The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

In this post Kelly provides great list of easy steps you can take: sign the EveryLibrary petition, call your senators + reps (use 5Calls!). Protect our state libraries, tribal libraries, interlibrary loan, digital equity, vital grants to libraries of all species... 📣 And please spread the word!! 📣

Statement on Trump's Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries

www.everylibrary.org/statementiml...

Quite possible.