Mary Rose Quinn
@marshmaryrose.bsky.social
Librarian, library advocate, banned books reader.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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What Ed said
No funding for ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem now. Hold Trump and his lackeys accountable for the violence and terror being inflicted all across our country.
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Hey all! I’m back with another message about our mighty campaign — Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts!
Help us close out the year with the resources, support, and momentum we need to protect our strong gun laws from the opposition’s repeal effort.
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Help us close out the year with the resources, support, and momentum we need to protect our strong gun laws from the opposition’s repeal effort.
More info and a link below! 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Mark and Melissa lie peacefully at the center of our state and our hearts today. Their memorial, guarded by service dogs and men and women in uniform, casts a momentary shadow over L'Étoile du Nord as we honor their life’s work to make Minnesota shine brighter for all.
June 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Mark and Melissa lie peacefully at the center of our state and our hearts today. Their memorial, guarded by service dogs and men and women in uniform, casts a momentary shadow over L'Étoile du Nord as we honor their life’s work to make Minnesota shine brighter for all.
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The reboot we’ve been waiting for!
No More Kings!
No More Kings!
June 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The reboot we’ve been waiting for!
No More Kings!
No More Kings!
From the Boston Globe: an OpEd by David Leonard, President of the Boston Public Library
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/10/o...
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The assault on libraries must end - The Boston Globe
The assault on libraries must end.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
From the Boston Globe: an OpEd by David Leonard, President of the Boston Public Library
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/10/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/10/o...
Trump attacked Federal Funding for Libraries.
We need Americans like you to take action today!
Please sign and share the petition before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
We need Americans like you to take action today!
Please sign and share the petition before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
action.everylibrary.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Trump attacked Federal Funding for Libraries.
We need Americans like you to take action today!
Please sign and share the petition before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
We need Americans like you to take action today!
Please sign and share the petition before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Okay BookSky people, libraries need your help.
March 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Okay BookSky people, libraries need your help.
The right to be who they are and love who they love. Oh and read what they want.
It will never not shock me that people will work so hard to deny others a doctor’s appointment. A place to live. A meal to eat. Safety. Peace.
February 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The right to be who they are and love who they love. Oh and read what they want.
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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February 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"A path of healing across the city of Boston"
This spot is now a connection point, a place of inspiration, a path of healing across the city like intersecting tree roots. It’s one of seven poles memorializing lives lost to violence creating a peace trail.
Peace trail poles offer a connection point for grief
“It’s become a place that I could come to when I needed courage,” said Ruth Henry, artist-in-residence at the Peace Institute. “There's been some moments in my life where I've just needed to come and ...
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January 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"A path of healing across the city of Boston"
Looks like it’s time to start dusting off this ol’ guy again.
December 13, 2024 at 11:38 PM
exactly. a humanities degree is ideally supposed to be about developing a well-rounded citizen, but it also works quite well in the job market by teaching you skills that are broadly relevant in all kinds of fields rather than narrow technical expertise bsky.app/profile/wiki...
The first like 5 years after I graduated I thought it was the height of stupidity that I majored in English just because I like reading. Now I consider it one of the best decisions I ever made.
November 25, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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