B.J./Mayim Pnina
@killearnan.bsky.social
Librarian/genealogist. Cats; human to Scout and Flora. Knits. Sews. Swims. Runs on lots and lots of tea. Biblioholic. ADHD/fibromyalgia. One place/name studies. Side interests: linguistics, archaeology. Happily settled in Maine, but mentally in Scotland.
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@killearnan.bsky.social
· Nov 11
If your profile mentions knitting, palaeography, cats, or BillsMafia, I'll probably follow you 😁
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It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
July 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
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Today is the 103rd anniversary of the explosion and fire which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, in the opening engagement of the Civil War. To mark the date, we are releasing over 175,000 historical documents on our site. Read more here:
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
June 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today is the 103rd anniversary of the explosion and fire which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, in the opening engagement of the Civil War. To mark the date, we are releasing over 175,000 historical documents on our site. Read more here:
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
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The Society of American Archivists calls on its members to support tribal communities.
Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice.
#archive #library 📚
www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...
Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice.
#archive #library 📚
www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...
The Society of American Archivists Calls on Our Members to Support Tribal Communities | Society of American Archivists
Society of American Archivists
www2.archivists.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Society of American Archivists calls on its members to support tribal communities.
Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice.
#archive #library 📚
www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...
Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice.
#archive #library 📚
www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...
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If you aren't already, or forgot, remember to add stories to Kelly's IMLS impact tracker. There's a lot in there already but we need a mountain of evidence!
I'd like personal experiences, anecdote, letters, etc., added to this document that includes the high level IMLS timeline. Please add your own here with anything you can share and/or pass along to those who have something to add.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A Timeline of IMLS Cuts, Lawsuits, Impact to Libraries, and More
A Timeline of the IMLS Gutting and Impact If you’ve been personally or professionally impacted by cuts at the IMLS when it comes to the world of libraries, please leave your story on this timeline. Us...
docs.google.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you aren't already, or forgot, remember to add stories to Kelly's IMLS impact tracker. There's a lot in there already but we need a mountain of evidence!
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And it's #NEH, #IMLS, and #NEA - three agencies that constituted a portion of the federal budget small than a pencil nib - that brought these things to the people of all 50 states and jurisdictions in the United States.
The #arts and #humanities are the stuff of true resilience.
The #arts and #humanities are the stuff of true resilience.
June 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
And it's #NEH, #IMLS, and #NEA - three agencies that constituted a portion of the federal budget small than a pencil nib - that brought these things to the people of all 50 states and jurisdictions in the United States.
The #arts and #humanities are the stuff of true resilience.
The #arts and #humanities are the stuff of true resilience.
Access to a library is one of the best predictors of good childhood literacy outcomes ~ and childhood literacy is a good predictor of later school/life success.
IMLS funding does an amazing amount of good with a very small budget.
IMLS funding does an amazing amount of good with a very small budget.
Klukwan, Alaska, which is an Alaskan Native village, has had to cut their library hours from 35 a week to 4. That's thanks to the gutting of the IMLS.
FOUR. HOURS. A. WEEK.
www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/06/15/k...
FOUR. HOURS. A. WEEK.
www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/06/15/k...
Klukwan Library goes from 35 hours a week to 4 following federal funding loss
Along the Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska lies a small, ancient Alaska Native village, Klukwan. The village of Klukwan is in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area and has a population of around 100. It also...
www.alaskasnewssource.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Access to a library is one of the best predictors of good childhood literacy outcomes ~ and childhood literacy is a good predictor of later school/life success.
IMLS funding does an amazing amount of good with a very small budget.
IMLS funding does an amazing amount of good with a very small budget.
I'm not optimistic that this will end the way it should, with IMLS fully funded for FY2026 but it's better than the opposite ruling would have been.
Let me emphasize that this is a big fucking deal.
I can't be optimistic, given the current draft of the FY 26 budget and its plans to close the IMLS, but this matters a lot.
I can't be optimistic, given the current draft of the FY 26 budget and its plans to close the IMLS, but this matters a lot.
Trump Overstepped His Authority By Dismantling the IMLS; Can Be Sued by Comptroller General: bookriot.com/government-a...
June 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'm not optimistic that this will end the way it should, with IMLS fully funded for FY2026 but it's better than the opposite ruling would have been.
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NEW: GAO has ruled Trump illegally impounded funds.
“IMLS ceased performing agency functions and withheld from obligation and expenditure funds that Congress appropriated for such functions. … GAO concludes that IMLS has violated the ICA by withholding funds from obligation and expenditure.“
“IMLS ceased performing agency functions and withheld from obligation and expenditure funds that Congress appropriated for such functions. … GAO concludes that IMLS has violated the ICA by withholding funds from obligation and expenditure.“
Institute of Museum and Library Services—Applicability of the Impoundment Control Act to Reduction of Agency Functions
Congress appropriated amounts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to carry out authorized mission activities for fiscal year 2025...
www.gao.gov
June 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
NEW: GAO has ruled Trump illegally impounded funds.
“IMLS ceased performing agency functions and withheld from obligation and expenditure funds that Congress appropriated for such functions. … GAO concludes that IMLS has violated the ICA by withholding funds from obligation and expenditure.“
“IMLS ceased performing agency functions and withheld from obligation and expenditure funds that Congress appropriated for such functions. … GAO concludes that IMLS has violated the ICA by withholding funds from obligation and expenditure.“
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The news is awful and depressing.
So cats it is.
So cats it is.
June 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The news is awful and depressing.
So cats it is.
So cats it is.
Yes, we need to fight politically ~ but we need this energy, too.
June 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yes, we need to fight politically ~ but we need this energy, too.
The cuts to NEH, NEA, IMLS... such tiny parts of the federal budget but so much joy generated.
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The cuts to NEH, NEA, IMLS... such tiny parts of the federal budget but so much joy generated.
Amazing work!
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
June 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Amazing work!
Foster kittens have arrived! Here's one practicing his dance moves.
May 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Foster kittens have arrived! Here's one practicing his dance moves.
Earth Day poem 😜😺
Wif oshins blu
And gwass gween
Da erff be speshil
Keep it kleen!
Be gwateful for
All dat it gibs
Cuz dis da only
Place we livs
#CheddarPoetry #EarthDay #Erff #DaErffBeryImportint #BuryYorPoopyWenPoopyingOutside
And gwass gween
Da erff be speshil
Keep it kleen!
Be gwateful for
All dat it gibs
Cuz dis da only
Place we livs
#CheddarPoetry #EarthDay #Erff #DaErffBeryImportint #BuryYorPoopyWenPoopyingOutside
April 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Earth Day poem 😜😺
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Libraries are for everyone!
I oppose the Trump Admin’s efforts to ban books, eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), & slash funding for public libraries that would cut services.
Let’s keep libraries free, accessible & welcoming to all!
I oppose the Trump Admin’s efforts to ban books, eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), & slash funding for public libraries that would cut services.
Let’s keep libraries free, accessible & welcoming to all!
April 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Libraries are for everyone!
I oppose the Trump Admin’s efforts to ban books, eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), & slash funding for public libraries that would cut services.
Let’s keep libraries free, accessible & welcoming to all!
I oppose the Trump Admin’s efforts to ban books, eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), & slash funding for public libraries that would cut services.
Let’s keep libraries free, accessible & welcoming to all!
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Due to the destruction of IMLS, the Maine State Library just laid off 13 employees and will be restructuring.
The dominos are all going to fall very fast, folks.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/09/s...
The dominos are all going to fall very fast, folks.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/09/s...
Maine State Library lays off 13 workers, will restructure after losing federal funds
The library last received funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services on March 24 and has not gotten any updates on when — or whether — payments may resume.
www.pressherald.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Due to the destruction of IMLS, the Maine State Library just laid off 13 employees and will be restructuring.
The dominos are all going to fall very fast, folks.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/09/s...
The dominos are all going to fall very fast, folks.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/09/s...
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides grants to libraries and museums nationwide, has been effectively shuttered and its staff placed on administrative leave.
Libraries are under siege: How Trump's cuts put community hubs in peril
Librarians, states say cuts will decimate local libraries. Feds say they will eliminate bloat and 'better showcase American exceptionalism.'
www.usatoday.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides grants to libraries and museums nationwide, has been effectively shuttered and its staff placed on administrative leave.
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This #NationalLibraryWeek, celebration must come with action.
📚 Libraries are under threat—from book bans to budget cuts.
⚠️ Now, federal funding via IMLS is at risk.
Here's how you can help ➡️ imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
#SaveIMLS
📚 Libraries are under threat—from book bans to budget cuts.
⚠️ Now, federal funding via IMLS is at risk.
Here's how you can help ➡️ imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
#SaveIMLS
IMLS Matters
IMLS Matters
imls-matters.github.io
April 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This #NationalLibraryWeek, celebration must come with action.
📚 Libraries are under threat—from book bans to budget cuts.
⚠️ Now, federal funding via IMLS is at risk.
Here's how you can help ➡️ imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
#SaveIMLS
📚 Libraries are under threat—from book bans to budget cuts.
⚠️ Now, federal funding via IMLS is at risk.
Here's how you can help ➡️ imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
#SaveIMLS
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My preferred RIF is Reading Is Fundamental.
April 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My preferred RIF is Reading Is Fundamental.
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Not sure of the paywall status with this but really enjoyed this piece in The New Yorker, assembling a practical guide to remaining fully American, even under Trump, w interviews from global dissident movements. Good stuff. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
So You Want to Be a Dissident?
A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.
www.newyorker.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Not sure of the paywall status with this but really enjoyed this piece in The New Yorker, assembling a practical guide to remaining fully American, even under Trump, w interviews from global dissident movements. Good stuff. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
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The evisceration of the NEH will halt efforts to preserve history and support local culture everywhere, but will be especially devastating in small towns and rural areas. A very well written piece and a must read: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Latest Cuts Will Hit Small-Town Culture Hard
The NEH budget is tiny. The loss is huge.
slate.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The evisceration of the NEH will halt efforts to preserve history and support local culture everywhere, but will be especially devastating in small towns and rural areas. A very well written piece and a must read: slate.com/news-and-pol...
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I will surely come up with something thoughtful to say about the proposal to cut NASA's science budget in half, and especially one that reminds everyone that the cosmos is worth our curiosity and NASA explores it quite cheaply but also, FUCK FUCK FUCK, that's a major cut to climate change science 🧪
April 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I will surely come up with something thoughtful to say about the proposal to cut NASA's science budget in half, and especially one that reminds everyone that the cosmos is worth our curiosity and NASA explores it quite cheaply but also, FUCK FUCK FUCK, that's a major cut to climate change science 🧪
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This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.
April 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.
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April 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?