Amanda Diane

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Little Sunfish

Sleepy puppy...

Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.

📚 It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead. ✊ #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans Sign the pledge today! via @everylibrary.bsky.social

action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge

September is National Library Card Sign Up Month!

YOU HAVE ONE DAY LEFT!!!

J/K get your library card anytime.

Graphic with a cream background. At the top in large black text: “Celebrate Bisexuality Day!” In the upper right corner is “UUA.org” in smaller black text. To the right is a blue cloud with gold sparkles, from which three vertical stripes extend downward in the bisexual pride colors: pink, purple with white dots, and blue. On the left, a large pink paint swatch is framed in black brackets, containing a white text quote: “I know exactly who I am… I’m bi today, bi tomorrow, bi forever.” Beneath the quote, in black text: “Rev. Dr. Kimi Floyd Reisch, The First Rule of Bi Club.” At the bottom left is the Unitarian Universalist Association flaming chalice logo with the words “Unitarian Universalist Association.”

🌈 #BiVisibilityDay 🌈
In “The First Rule of Bi Club,” Kimi Floyd Reisch shares the resilience, humor, and truth of bi+ lives. Who you are is real, powerful, and worthy of celebration—today and every day. 💜 https://www.uua.org/lgbtq/blog/first-rule-bi-club

#BiVisibilityDay #UU #BiPride

They managed to get Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. Now what about this guy??

Good night from Ozma. 🌙😴

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

Voters Approve a 30% Increase for the Troy Public Library in New York EveryLibrary was proud to provide support to the Troy Library during its campaign.

Troy residents have approved the Troy Public Library’s proposed 2026 budget with overwhelming support.

EveryLibrary was proud to support this campaign.

www.everylibrary.org/troyny2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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Image of a white shih Tzu reclining next to a blanket on a couch.

Image of a white shih Tzu with a red collar lying on a gray couch and looking into the camera.

Trying once again to break away from Facebook. It's not easy; most of my friends are on there. I've been having a hard time convincing them to join me on Bluesky. I know they're busy with their own lives and probably overloaded w/social media accounts, but it'd be nice to see them here. Ozma pics!

Like, follow, and share if you love libraries and reading!

Then, take action to support libraries and literacy at action.everylibrary.org

PARENT: and this story is called the ugly duckling

CHILD: ugly duckling? that’s not very nice

PARENT: that’s right. the end

Cover image for gdbee art's 2026 calendar. Text: 2026 Vibes. Calendar

2026 calendars are up for preorder till the end of October! Calendars ship in November! They're saddle-stitched with a hanging hole, 9 x 24 inches large! gdbee.store/products/vib...

Why is the number of positive online interactions I need to feel good somewhere between 25-50 but the number of negative interactions I need to make me feel bad 0-2

250,000+ people signed.

We joined @indivisible.org to deliver the petition opposing @colbertlateshow.bsky.social's cancellation straight to @cbsnews.com and @paramountpictures.bsky.social — and they tried to block us.

Watch the recap, then add your name: SaveColbert.org

#SaveColbert

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Planettes no.6: Earth!

SIGN THE PETITION: Fund Libraries in the United States Help demonstrate that Americans love their libraries and want to see them fully funded by signing this petition!

Americans deserve fully funded libraries.

When libraries are adequately funded, it empowers residents, boosts engagement, and enhances the quality of life.

action.everylibrary.org/fundlibraries

Join the fight to support the Library of Congress at www.SaveTheLOC.org

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White and brown shih Tzu dog lying down in long green grass.

Happy summer from Ozma!

They want to regulate what you and your family are allowed to read - www.bookbanpetition.us

I have not noticed this phenomenon.

Illustration of a demi goddess playing a fiddle. She has hair made of leaves that are flowering. She is wearing multiple layers of muse-like clothing with stripey patterns. There are sprouts of hyssop at her feet. Drawn by gdbeeart/prinnay, paint tool sai June 2025

Nature + Fiddle

Corporate Sponsors Pull Support For Juneteenth Celebrations Canceled federal grants and businesses moving away from so-called brand activism have hit the bottom line of events marking the end of slavery in the U.S.

What brands deserve our support if the corporations will not support their communities? Spend mindfully. History is now.
www.huffpost.com/entry/junete...