Susie Murphy
@camismomgwc.bsky.social
R+, cats, dogs, horses. She/Her. Avid reader, I ❤️ my local library! #LWCC
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LIBRARIAN friends my city is hiring! They are only accepting applications on one day because we live in the goddamn hunger games but if you want to librarian where I can bring you treats, throw an app on the stack? www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sant...
Job Opportunities | City of Santa Monica Career Opportunities
www.governmentjobs.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
LIBRARIAN friends my city is hiring! They are only accepting applications on one day because we live in the goddamn hunger games but if you want to librarian where I can bring you treats, throw an app on the stack? www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sant...
Let’s all be more like Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
Where many, many, MANY libraries face budget cuts this year (see the regularly updated thread...), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is on track to *raise* the library budget and increase library hours.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
Housing aid, pay raises, and library hours make the cut in Milwaukee’s amended budget for 2026
Budget amendments approved by the city's finance committee secured funding for key programs and wages called for by public and employees.
www.jsonline.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Let’s all be more like Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
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He's right. Here's a guide for voting in today's school board elections in Texas: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
He's right. Here's a guide for voting in today's school board elections in Texas: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#LoveYourLocalLibrary and remember the Houston Public Library can be a ‘local‘ library for all Texas residents
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Don't forget your local library too!
Also Texans can get free digital library cards from the Houston Public Library system, no matter what part of the state you're in
Don't forget your local library too!
Also Texans can get free digital library cards from the Houston Public Library system, no matter what part of the state you're in
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#LoveYourLocalLibrary and remember the Houston Public Library can be a ‘local‘ library for all Texas residents
great suggestions for protecting school libraries and living your life at the same time
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
Last week I was scheduled to give a presentation on grassroots activism at a university conference on censorship. That conference was censored to the point of being cancelled. So in honor of banned books week, here is some of the info I would have shared on fighting book bans at a local level:
October 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
great suggestions for protecting school libraries and living your life at the same time
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
#LoveYourLocalLibrary
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Kerr County Flood Relief Fund
The Community Foundation - a 501(c)(3) public charity serving the Texas Hill Country - will direct funds to vetted organizations providing rescue, relief, and recovery efforts as well as flood assistance.
cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
The Community Foundation - a 501(c)(3) public charity serving the Texas Hill Country - will direct funds to vetted organizations providing rescue, relief, and recovery efforts as well as flood assistance.
cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
/erp/donate/create/fund
cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Kerr County Flood Relief Fund
The Community Foundation - a 501(c)(3) public charity serving the Texas Hill Country - will direct funds to vetted organizations providing rescue, relief, and recovery efforts as well as flood assistance.
cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
The Community Foundation - a 501(c)(3) public charity serving the Texas Hill Country - will direct funds to vetted organizations providing rescue, relief, and recovery efforts as well as flood assistance.
cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
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Hello friendos
It would be terrible if you told people about Books Unbanned, a program to get free library cards into the hands of teens and young adults anywhere in the country so they can access e-copies of frequently banned materials.
Freedom to read.
They can sign up here: booksunbanned.com
It would be terrible if you told people about Books Unbanned, a program to get free library cards into the hands of teens and young adults anywhere in the country so they can access e-copies of frequently banned materials.
Freedom to read.
They can sign up here: booksunbanned.com
Books Unbanned
Inspired by the American Library Association's Freedom to Read Statement and the Library Bill of Rights, Brooklyn Public Library founded Books Unbanned in 2022 to support the rights of teens nationwid...
booksunbanned.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Hello friendos
It would be terrible if you told people about Books Unbanned, a program to get free library cards into the hands of teens and young adults anywhere in the country so they can access e-copies of frequently banned materials.
Freedom to read.
They can sign up here: booksunbanned.com
It would be terrible if you told people about Books Unbanned, a program to get free library cards into the hands of teens and young adults anywhere in the country so they can access e-copies of frequently banned materials.
Freedom to read.
They can sign up here: booksunbanned.com
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Listen. Women. We gotta start being smarter. Lives are on the line here. We are intelligent beings who can develop critical thinking skills. YES there is a toxic media environment but not everything can be blamed on 'this idiot gave me bad advice, it's his fault.'
Let me be clear. This claim from RFK Jr. is flat-out false. Scotland just reported finding no cervical cancer cases in vaccinated women -- zero, zilch, zip. This man's advice has been hurting people for years, but this lie will especially harm women. publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
November 11, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Listen. Women. We gotta start being smarter. Lives are on the line here. We are intelligent beings who can develop critical thinking skills. YES there is a toxic media environment but not everything can be blamed on 'this idiot gave me bad advice, it's his fault.'
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Additional scripts for cis het white men who want to be better allies:
“What a weird thing to say”
“Do you hear yourself right now?”
“You shouldn’t say shit like that to people”
“I won’t let you talk to them that way”
“That’s a disgusting opinion to have”
“Shut the fuck up, dude”
“What a weird thing to say”
“Do you hear yourself right now?”
“You shouldn’t say shit like that to people”
“I won’t let you talk to them that way”
“That’s a disgusting opinion to have”
“Shut the fuck up, dude”
Cis men truly need to understand the power of saying “that’s fucked up bro why would you say that” to another cis man
The responsibility for resisting and correcting this behavior shouldn’t fall solely on a specific gender. If you’re a man of conscience and you see another man mimicking Nick Fuentes, fuck him up on sight before the women even get a chance. I mean that.
November 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Additional scripts for cis het white men who want to be better allies:
“What a weird thing to say”
“Do you hear yourself right now?”
“You shouldn’t say shit like that to people”
“I won’t let you talk to them that way”
“That’s a disgusting opinion to have”
“Shut the fuck up, dude”
“What a weird thing to say”
“Do you hear yourself right now?”
“You shouldn’t say shit like that to people”
“I won’t let you talk to them that way”
“That’s a disgusting opinion to have”
“Shut the fuck up, dude”
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There is a handy block list for MAGA that is doing a nice job catching accounts like this. You can preemptively block them. Hit subscribe then select "block all".
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 11, 2024 at 1:39 AM
There is a handy block list for MAGA that is doing a nice job catching accounts like this. You can preemptively block them. Hit subscribe then select "block all".
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I’m a public librarian in a degenerating democracy, and I am pleading: Care about your library. Use it. See what programs and events it offers. And pay attention to its governing body. See who the trustees are. Consider running yourself. Libraries will need all the community support they can get. 📚
November 8, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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Right. Here's your to-do list for the next two months to put you in the best possible position to survive what's coming:
1. Renew your passport (or apply for a passport) this week even if it is not expiring in the next four years. Renewing early will give you the maximum 10-year validity period.
1. Renew your passport (or apply for a passport) this week even if it is not expiring in the next four years. Renewing early will give you the maximum 10-year validity period.
November 6, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Right. Here's your to-do list for the next two months to put you in the best possible position to survive what's coming:
1. Renew your passport (or apply for a passport) this week even if it is not expiring in the next four years. Renewing early will give you the maximum 10-year validity period.
1. Renew your passport (or apply for a passport) this week even if it is not expiring in the next four years. Renewing early will give you the maximum 10-year validity period.
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This is your reminder that writing is a political action.
November 7, 2024 at 10:17 AM
This is your reminder that writing is a political action.
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Most of us turned to a song, or a book, or a show today, at some point. It's easy to take that for granted and scorn anybody else for doing what you did without thinking. The humanities buoy the psyche.
Go ahead and share your stuff. An artist's insurance bill doesn't get paused for tragedy.
Go ahead and share your stuff. An artist's insurance bill doesn't get paused for tragedy.
Remember: Books are important. YOUR books are important. YOU are important.
The work of authors and artists is potentially the greatest weapon we have against fascism.
(They know it, too - why else would they try so hard to ban books, restrict access to libraries, and on and on?)
The work of authors and artists is potentially the greatest weapon we have against fascism.
(They know it, too - why else would they try so hard to ban books, restrict access to libraries, and on and on?)
November 6, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Most of us turned to a song, or a book, or a show today, at some point. It's easy to take that for granted and scorn anybody else for doing what you did without thinking. The humanities buoy the psyche.
Go ahead and share your stuff. An artist's insurance bill doesn't get paused for tragedy.
Go ahead and share your stuff. An artist's insurance bill doesn't get paused for tragedy.
Their books are mostly on bookshare as are I think something like 1,000,000+ others for those of you with print disabilities.
and some states offer sponsored memberships to the service so it’s worth checking in with your local library to see if yours is one.
and some states offer sponsored memberships to the service so it’s worth checking in with your local library to see if yours is one.
I've had people tell me directly they couldn't afford my books.
... I sent those people my books.
There's this thing about being financially vulnerable that makes you want to help people who are in your boat. But damn if I don't balk when you just decide to take and flaunt attitude.
... I sent those people my books.
There's this thing about being financially vulnerable that makes you want to help people who are in your boat. But damn if I don't balk when you just decide to take and flaunt attitude.
July 15, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Are you as addicted to @maryrobinette.bsky.social's Lady Astronaut series as we are? We're thrilled to be offering a never-before seen cut scene from her latest LA novel, Relentless Moon.
igg.me/at/locusmag2024
igg.me/at/locusmag2024
April 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Are you as addicted to @maryrobinette.bsky.social's Lady Astronaut series as we are? We're thrilled to be offering a never-before seen cut scene from her latest LA novel, Relentless Moon.
igg.me/at/locusmag2024
igg.me/at/locusmag2024
#LoveYourLocalLibrary they need the support!
I don't think people understand the gravity of making librarians and teachers *criminally liable* for disseminating information. Fascist shit, from a known playbook. No one has the luxury of being surprised anymore.
Fuck this. Librarians are the best. I stand with librarians and against book banning now and forever.
www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-n...
www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-n...
February 20, 2024 at 8:31 PM
#LoveYourLocalLibrary they need the support!
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Pls encourage your followers to make sure they have an up-to-date account at their local library & are using it. Libraries will only continue to exist for the folk we imagine need them if they’re also used by the people we imagine don’t need them (ofc everyone needs them whether they know it or not)
February 20, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Pls encourage your followers to make sure they have an up-to-date account at their local library & are using it. Libraries will only continue to exist for the folk we imagine need them if they’re also used by the people we imagine don’t need them (ofc everyone needs them whether they know it or not)
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I'm slow at getting the hang of this site, but reblogging a recommendation of @marthawells.bsky.social 's Murderbot series is surely a good start.
#Novellavember day 17
In honour of the non-novella release of System Collapse just this week, please consider Murderbot by @marthawells.bsky.social
The novellas that you need even if you think that you hate novellas.
(I bet you that Murderbot thinks that they hate novellas)
(You know I’m right)
In honour of the non-novella release of System Collapse just this week, please consider Murderbot by @marthawells.bsky.social
The novellas that you need even if you think that you hate novellas.
(I bet you that Murderbot thinks that they hate novellas)
(You know I’m right)
November 19, 2023 at 3:18 PM
I'm slow at getting the hang of this site, but reblogging a recommendation of @marthawells.bsky.social 's Murderbot series is surely a good start.
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This is one of my foster kittens. Will you help Bones find her forever home? She's based in Chattanooga, TN/North Georgia and I am perfectly willing to transport her farther away.
She has a GIANT purr and is a great snuggler. She's been socialized with dogs & cats
www.petfinder.com/cat/bones-69...
She has a GIANT purr and is a great snuggler. She's been socialized with dogs & cats
www.petfinder.com/cat/bones-69...
Adopt Bones on Petfinder
Bones is an adoptable Cat - Domestic Short Hair searching for a forever family near Fort Oglethorpe, GA. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.
www.petfinder.com
November 6, 2023 at 7:33 PM
This is one of my foster kittens. Will you help Bones find her forever home? She's based in Chattanooga, TN/North Georgia and I am perfectly willing to transport her farther away.
She has a GIANT purr and is a great snuggler. She's been socialized with dogs & cats
www.petfinder.com/cat/bones-69...
She has a GIANT purr and is a great snuggler. She's been socialized with dogs & cats
www.petfinder.com/cat/bones-69...
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Half Price Books workers union is negotiating their first contract and the company will only give them 1% raises, not enough for the cost of living. The company has stated that it can afford to pay higher wages, but it just won't. You can support the workers union here: p2a.co/ua5jyxr
Half Price Books, Pay Workers a Living Wage!
Join me in telling @halfpricebooks to pay their booksellers a living wage!
p2a.co
October 11, 2023 at 1:01 PM
Half Price Books workers union is negotiating their first contract and the company will only give them 1% raises, not enough for the cost of living. The company has stated that it can afford to pay higher wages, but it just won't. You can support the workers union here: p2a.co/ua5jyxr
The eldest spawn took a picture of today’s eclipse. Can’t wait for next years event!
October 14, 2023 at 5:26 PM
The eldest spawn took a picture of today’s eclipse. Can’t wait for next years event!