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Dan Pelzer passed away in July at 92, and left behind a 109-page mostly handwritten list of all the books he read since 1962. His book source was his local library.
Ohio Man Leaves Behind the Reading List of a Lifetime
When Dan Pelzer died last month at the age of 92, he left his family and friends an incredible gift: a 109-page handwritten list of all the books he’d read since 1962. And now it can be viewed by the ...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Dan Pelzer passed away in July at 92, and left behind a 109-page mostly handwritten list of all the books he read since 1962. His book source was his local library.
Trump's civil war
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Trump's civil war
And our new birth of freedom
open.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump's civil war
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Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
Thank you, Senator Padilla
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security.
sign.moveon.org
June 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
States that have passed anti-book ban legislation: California, Washington, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, Vermont, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Banning the Book Bans | American Libraries Magazine
Advocacy efforts are stemming the tide of censorship attempts in libraries, with more states enacting anti-book-ban laws.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
States that have passed anti-book ban legislation: California, Washington, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, Vermont, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
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Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
www.everylibrary.org/trump_fires_...
STATEMENT: President Trump Fires the Librarian of Congress and Now Congress Must Push Back
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May 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
www.everylibrary.org/trump_fires_...
Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
www.everylibrary.org/trump_fires_...
Pressure groups and government entities that include elected officials, board members, and administrators initiated 72% of demands to censor books in school and public libraries.
Book Ban Data
The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released new data documenting book challenges throughout the United States, finding that challenges were nearly double that...
www.ala.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Pressure groups and government entities that include elected officials, board members, and administrators initiated 72% of demands to censor books in school and public libraries.
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Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries.
Take action today!
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Take action today!
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Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.
www.everylibrary.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
In a new executive order, Trump has targeted the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients.
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Statement on Trump's Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries
www.everylibrary.org
March 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In a new executive order, Trump has targeted the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients.
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DC is already digging up the Black Lives Matter street mural, under duress. Photo is from this morning. The Great Capitulation continues.
March 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
DC is already digging up the Black Lives Matter street mural, under duress. Photo is from this morning. The Great Capitulation continues.
Trump fired her in retaliation for the stolen documents case.
The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the national archives at the time!
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The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the national archives at the time!
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Trump Just Fired the National Archivist!
We can expect more retaliatory attacks on our institutions throughout this administration.
bit.ly
February 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Trump fired her in retaliation for the stolen documents case.
The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the national archives at the time!
bit.ly/3WTxJ1s via @everylibrary.bsky.social
The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the national archives at the time!
bit.ly/3WTxJ1s via @everylibrary.bsky.social