Aly Gray

I’m so sorry, y’all take care

This is just happy making:

DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services DOGE employees and a new acting director showed up at the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on Thursday for an intended 'raid'

This is the best piece of reporting I’ve seen so far on what is going on at IMLS. I encourage everyone who cares about the key role that libraries and museums play in the United States to read it. news.artnet.com/art-world/do...

Trump’s attack on libraries was predictable. Its consequences could be devastating | Leo S Lo The president wants to eliminate the agency backing libraries and museums. But the institutions do far more than lend books

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Did he individually sign all the j6 pardons? While he was doing his inauguration?

SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!

Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries.

Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!

action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Happy Pi Day & Happy birthday, Albert (1879)

This is today, March 4, the year or our Lord 2025. He’s threatening to remove federal funding and arrest people for exercising 1A rights (speaking against *him*) and to “expel” *Americans* … from what? The colleges he doesn’t run or the country he thinks he does? Impeach/convict/remove @resist.bot

Happy day!

Perhaps Elon & the kids can check this site?

USAspending.gov

Today, in 1990, Voyager I took the famous “Pale Blue Dot” image

But history….

Perfect
@tomgor11.bsky.social

Research, Fund, Support, Love… it matters

So true

YouTube video by DonMcLeanVEVO Don McLean - American Pie (Lyric Video)

youtu.be/PRpiBpDy7MQ

Today, in 1960, 4 young men sat down at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in my home town and helped create the modern Civil Rights movement

For a fantastic treatment, check out Carole Boston Weatherford’s (2025 ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award winner) — Freedom on the Menu

This is terrifying… I grew up in a world (not that long ago & or far away) that still had TB sanatoriums and people would have lungs removed to stop the spread of the disease…

Stack of colorful Legos

Today in 1958, the Lego brick was patented

Good day for lists - making a TBR for ‘25 - here are a few more:

Louisville the Pitino years/ok anywhere the Pitino years

Thank you

Great conversation - thanks

Another book list
#Holocaustremembranceday

TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship

They are so good — we streamed it together! I’ve done that for more than 10 years, I think… it was amazing to share it with Bee

Best day in the library world - ALA 2025 Youth Media Awards

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