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Kass G. @anarkass.bsky.social · 12h

If you have a library you can run for the board of, do it!

Otherwise you end up with a list of corporate interests being represented like we have in Philly.

(Ours are either voted in by the board or appointed by the mayor so they're all representatives of local power)

Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

LIBRARY BOARDS
Pursue a seat on your local public library board. Your board may be elected, or it may be appointed. Need help finding details about your local board? For the People: A Leftist Library Project has you covered: data.librariesforthepeople.org

For The People

data.librariesforthepeople.org

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

ETC
And think about all the other ways you may be able to get involved.
-Become a board watcher
-Speak up at a public meeting (council, library board, etc)
-Work with some friends on a #Warm4Holidays effort: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#Warm4Holidays2024

#Warm4Holidays Public Library Edition For a few years on Twitter, I used the #Warm4Holidays hashtag to organize crafters to join a New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day challenge. Crafters were invited t...

docs.google.com

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

ETC
Or watch the newly released public libraries 101 video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwsc...

How to help your public library

YouTube video by For the People Libraries

www.youtube.com

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

ETC
If none of this feels right, there's definitely more ways to plug in. Check out FTP's Public Library 101 zine here: www.librariesforthepeople.org/s/Public-Lib...

www.librariesforthepeople.org

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY
FTP has you covered here too. Check out Public Library People's Assembly Toolkit: www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#pe.... Another great org, @nycplan.org, has run two of these in NYC this year and is planning three more (one per borough) and they are great.

Resources — For The People

www.librariesforthepeople.org

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY
Maybe your local library system's board is in a large urban area and operates more as a "pay to play" reputation-washing operation than a true governance body. Maybe they also discourage/disallow friends groups. All is not lost. You can organize a People's Assembly!

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

LIBRARY FRIENDS
Not feeling up to the board at this point? Try joining or starting a Friends of the Library group. FTP just launched a new zine about friends groups. Thanks to everyone on the team and @kruttika.bsky.social for designing it: www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...

Resources — For The People

www.librariesforthepeople.org

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

LIBRARY BOARDS
If you're planning on pursuing a public library board seat, you can apply to the For the People (FTP) training cohort. It's a FREE 12-week course that kicks off in February 2026 and you can apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort

Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...

docs.google.com

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

LIBRARY BOARDS
Pursue a seat on your local public library board. Your board may be elected, or it may be appointed. Need help finding details about your local board? For the People: A Leftist Library Project has you covered: data.librariesforthepeople.org

For The People

data.librariesforthepeople.org

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #BannedBooksWeek. If you love libraries and hate censorship, I'd encourage you to do more than just read a banned book this week. Here are a few ideas:
1. Get involved in your local public library board
2. Join or start a friends group
3. Organize a people's assembly for your public library

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10d

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 11d

anyway:

www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

Winning the Middle

What makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.

www.the-reframe.com

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Liz Roderick, Veoma Jeziva 👻 @talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social · 10d

There’s been something I’ve been wanting to talk about on here for a while, but I’m always disturbed by the swarm of randos who somehow come pile on my posts when I talk about housing and housing costs.

BiH population is CRASHING. Legit crashing. But housing costs here still doubled since Covid.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 10d

I wrote about Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein, why swallowing live frogs is a bad idea, and how context and history can release you from bright-kid syndrome, the illusion that you yourself are going to have every answer or fix the world.

You don't have to swallow frogs

Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.

degenerateart.beehiiv.com

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 11d

We need a bigger tent, that’s why we must betray and expel the following types of people:

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 11d

I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".

Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 11d

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

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Will. (he/him) @iamwlaw.bsky.social · 11d

Aww! people.com/reading-rain...

Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars

Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.

people.com

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 13d

Little Free Anti-ICE Libraries: yesterday multiple people were abducted by ICE in my Chicago neighborhood (Avondale). This morning I added 40 ICE alert whistles to three different LFLs, including one box that is about a block from one of the kidnappings. I have ordered 700 whistles.

Bright orange individually packaged whistles, stapled to English and Spanish literature designed by Pilson Arts Community House in Chicago. They are placed inside a little free library in my neighborhood: Avondale in Chicago.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 15d

Do you want to take measurable and material action to protect and enhance our libraries?

Join us at our second People’s Assembly!

We’ll be at the NY Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan [2 W 64th St] Saturday, October 4th, from 12:45-4:30pm.

RSVP : nycplanpeoplesassembly.eventbrite.com

NYCPLAN is hosting a People’s Assembly in Manhattan at the NY Society for Ethical Culture, located at 2 W 64th st, on Saturday October 4th, from 12:45-4:30pm. RSVP at nycplanpeoplesassembly.eventbrite.com

In this image advertising the event, people are sitting around a table taking excitedly about their vision for NYC public libraries and how we can secure more funding for libraries. There will be snacks, and Spanish translation can be provided if asked for.

We’d love to see you there!

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 15d

👋 Hi Bluesky!

We’re New York City Public Library Action Network (NYC PLAN) 📚

Our mission is to amplify, strengthen, and progress the futures of New York City’s three public library systems through community-led organizing, action, and increased funding.

Learn more about us at nycplan.org

NYC Public Library Action Network

Join NYC PLAN at our upcoming Public Library People’s Assembly It will be held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on the Upper West Side on Saturday, October 4th from 12:45pm-4:30pm.

nycplan.org

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 16d

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 17d

2 down, 23 to go!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19d

I want to thank some of you for taking up our call to meet with your City Council member about funding NYC public libraries. We have over half of the districts covered by at least one person. We still have 25 districts that need a constituent to sign up. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

City Council Districts

Are you represented by any of the following council members in NYC? If yes, would you consider arranging to meet with them to discuss needed funding for NYC Public Libraries? NYC PLAN would love you...

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 20d

www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

NYC Public Library People's Assembly

NYC Public Library Action Network (NYCPLAN) is hosting our second people's assembly! Come learn how you can advocate for our libraries.

www.eventbrite.com

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 20d

beautiful day at the @bkbookfest.bsky.social to hand out a few flyers for the upcoming People’s Assembly for NYC #libraries #bkbf2025

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20d

We're recruiting NYC residents who are willing to set up a meeting to speak with their City Council member by the end of January 2026 to get them on record about supporting a 0.5% allocation of the operational budget for public libraries. If interested, sign up here & we'll be in touch.

NYC PLAN Survey: Share Your City Council District, Community District, and Preferred Library Location

This form is for NYC PLAN members to share their City Council and Community Board districts. This information will help us coordinate efforts and plan how to push our elected and appointed officials t...

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