Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library:

• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨

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Have you stocked up for #BannedBooksWeek? We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order by Sept 18 to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984

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Coalition says masked ICE agents seized at least 8 people in Saratoga Springs Owner of Mittler's Market on Phila Street says one woman was also taken.

Ripping people off the streets while wearing masks, refusing to identify themselves, and using unmarked vans are not the actions of a legitimate law enforcement agency. These actions sow terror in our communities and I’ll be demanding answers from ICE.

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YouTube video by RepPaulTonko Condemning Trump's Shutdown of the 988 LGBTQ+ Crisis Lifeline

Stripping away specialized crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth, like the 988 crisis lifeline, is an act of utter cruelty. This was a lifeline for nearly 1.3 million young people, many of whom had nowhere else to turn.

We should be expanding these resources, not dismantling them.

Wisconsin prison phone failures leave families disconnected The Wisconsin Department of Corrections blames contractor ICSolutions for glitches during a free tablet rollout.

"Grandma, why didn’t you call me? You said you’re going to call me."

Every year, prisons & telecom companies make MILLIONS off phone calls and tablets – all at the expense of incarcerated people + their families, who are struggling to even get in touch

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for banning books and curricula about race and gender at schools on military bases around the world.

This is a violation of students’ First Amendment rights.

20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.

A better world is possible.

'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops the ALA's list of most challenged books Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new report from the American Library Association.

The majority of attempted book bans in 2024 were for books about LGBTQ people or people of color.

We have a right to read and learn about our communities, free from censorship.

I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from web sites is no different than burning books

Yes, yes, it is.

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#saratogasprings #saratoga #supportlibraries #saveourservices #nationallibraryweek #booksky #librarians #bookssavelives

The SAVE Act is not about protecting elections—it's about stopping voters, in particular women, from making their voices heard.

This bill would prevent millions who changed their last names from registering to vote. I'm fighting against this blatant attack on the right to vote.

Trans youth belong in our schools, our families, and our communities.

donald trump is sitting in a chair wearing a suit and tie and talking to someone . ALT: donald trump is sitting in a chair wearing a suit and tie and talking to someone .

Hey President Trump, have you forgotten how to do this?

Fire Hegseth and Waltz.

As Donald Trump and Elon Musk plot to eliminate services and strip away benefits from hardworking Americans, I have one message for this administration: keep your hands off our Social Security. Read more about how I’m fighting back:

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Join me on April 5th

ALBANY: On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join us to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab.

Details and link to register for the Albany event are coming soon.

For now, learn more here: app.sosha.ai/s/YgB30xjJ

@indivisible.org

When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism

Dr. King said "the time is always right to do what is right."

The GOP budget vote is at 1pm today.

Our Senators need to wake up and fight.

I’ll NEVER support a plan to cede Congress’s power to Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Keep calling. Keep fighting.
#fightback

Save Our Services: Let Us Work Mass Call YouTube video by The FUN

Tonight is the night… we’re going to end DOGE. See you there 👀

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Next Wednesday, 3/19 from 2 PM to 5 PM, my office is hosting Mobile Office Hours at the Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls!

If you're in the area and have questions about federal services or need assistance with a federal agency, I welcome you to stop by and speak with my staff!

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.

Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.

Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.

TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

Alt Text: A digital flyer with a dark red background promotes the "Save Our Services: LET US WORK Mass Call" event. The main text is in bold white and light blue, with "LET US WORK" in large, uppercase white letters and "MASS CALL" in bold outlined text. Below, the flyer highlights four featured speakers with circular headshots: Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Robert Reich (Former Secretary of Labor & Co-Founder of Inequality Media), Liz Shuler (President, AFL-CIO), and Maurice Mitchell (National Director, Working Families Party). The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 13th at 8PM ET / 5PM PT, with a call to action in bold: "Register: bit.ly/march13RSVP." On the left side, logos of supporting organizations are stacked vertically, including the Federal Unionists Network (FUN), AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Working Families Party (WFP), and MoveOn. At the bottom, white text reads "+ more!!" indicating additional speakers. The flyer visually emphasizes urgency and collective action against federal worker layoffs.

🚨 Trump and Musk want to fire federal workers, gut public services, and hand our government to billionaires. We’re not letting that happen.

📢 Join us this Thursday at 8PM ET for a mass call to hear how we fight back—together.

Transgender service members to be removed from military, Pentagon memo says Transgender troops will be removed from U.S. military service unless they obtain a waiver, according to the Pentagon's memo.

This is hateful, cruel, and un-American.

Removing individuals who have bravely served and sacrificed for our nation weakens our military and is a betrayal of those who serve. This action must be overturned at once.

YouTube video by RepPaulTonko Standing against the Republican budget betrayal

Our job is to serve the American people, not rip access to basic care and services away from them. Yet that is what the Republican budget does.

Anyone who cares about working families in their district should join me to vote NO on this cruel betrayal.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

This is how it’s done.

Miami-Dade Public Library System Social Services office door, with a chair right in front. Lettering on door also reads: “NO WRONG DOOR. Connecting residents to government resources and services.”

Social Services at the Library display at the Miami-Dade Public library. Locations are listed, along with a description of their services and contact info to take part.

If you ask library workers to describe their dream library, one of the first things they’ll mention is having a social worker at the library (emphasizing the extraordinary helpers that they are!) 💚

Love that the Miami-Dade Library has social services to help neighbors access resources & programs ✨

This is Ivy. She is full of rage. Just because she can fit in your pocket doesn't mean you can let your guard down. Stay vigilant. 12/10