@piecesofthepi
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Lover of books, yoga, nature and food- not necessarily in that order. My name was slightly different on the other site.
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It’s all the detective books.
When library funding goes up, crime tends to go down
Want Safer Neighborhoods? Invest in Libraries
When library funding goes up, crime tends to go down
buff.ly
December 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It’s all the detective books.
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#LibFaves25 Day 8
THE AI CON: HOW TO FIGHT BIG THCH'S HYPE AND CREATE EHTE FUTURE WE WANT by Emily M Bender & Alex Hanna
A must read. Period.
THE AI CON: HOW TO FIGHT BIG THCH'S HYPE AND CREATE EHTE FUTURE WE WANT by Emily M Bender & Alex Hanna
A must read. Period.
December 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
#LibFaves25 Day 8
THE AI CON: HOW TO FIGHT BIG THCH'S HYPE AND CREATE EHTE FUTURE WE WANT by Emily M Bender & Alex Hanna
A must read. Period.
THE AI CON: HOW TO FIGHT BIG THCH'S HYPE AND CREATE EHTE FUTURE WE WANT by Emily M Bender & Alex Hanna
A must read. Period.
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The news the past few days has been extremely hard.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The news the past few days has been extremely hard.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
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Are you in Mesa County, Colorado? Your public library board is about to be overtaken with extremists.
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
MAGA book burners target Mesa County Public Library system and a call to action! – AnneLandmanBlog
annelandmanblog.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Are you in Mesa County, Colorado? Your public library board is about to be overtaken with extremists.
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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The US was in cluster 2 in the 2023 report, I wonder what it would rank now.
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The US was in cluster 2 in the 2023 report, I wonder what it would rank now.
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
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Interesting article on where people on X actually are. www.businessinsider.com/x-shows-loca...
X erupts after the platform reveals the locations where accounts are based
X, formerly Twitter, launched a feature that shows accounts' locations, in an effort to promote transparency.
www.businessinsider.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Interesting article on where people on X actually are. www.businessinsider.com/x-shows-loca...
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Please do this! Libraries and librarians really really need your support. Because the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact us ALL
Libraries do so much for our communities and families and we'd like to give back!
Please take time this coming week to send an email or postcard of appreciation for your library to your superintendent, school board/city council, county commissioners court- or to librarians themselves!
Please take time this coming week to send an email or postcard of appreciation for your library to your superintendent, school board/city council, county commissioners court- or to librarians themselves!
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Please do this! Libraries and librarians really really need your support. Because the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact us ALL
Yesterday our local brewery had an adult scholastic book fair supporting 6 local libraries in the region and a local book store. It was so much fun and you could feel the love for libraries and books and beer. A Win- win! Support libraries and support local businesses! #booksky #libraries
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yesterday our local brewery had an adult scholastic book fair supporting 6 local libraries in the region and a local book store. It was so much fun and you could feel the love for libraries and books and beer. A Win- win! Support libraries and support local businesses! #booksky #libraries
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Journalist types I know, I am genuinely curious: why does no one demand clarifications from him when he blatantly lies?
Trump: Our groceries are way down. Everything is way down. So I don't want to hear about the affordability.
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Journalist types I know, I am genuinely curious: why does no one demand clarifications from him when he blatantly lies?
@anandian.bsky.social Thought of you and your book when I saw this. Source: NJ PBS share.google/05A0rQwRmFyM...
In coal country, community works to heal political divisions | PBS News Hour
For decades, coal was more than an industry in Pike County, Kentucky. It was a way of life, powering homes, paychecks, and a deep sense of identity. But as the economy shifts, residents there are also...
share.google
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
@anandian.bsky.social Thought of you and your book when I saw this. Source: NJ PBS share.google/05A0rQwRmFyM...
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The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA
Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA
Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA
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#LetFreedomReadDay is TODAY!
#UniteAgainstBookBans with other advocates and take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship. Find resources, tools, and actions you can take in just 5 minutes at uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day @la-cac.org
#UniteAgainstBookBans with other advocates and take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship. Find resources, tools, and actions you can take in just 5 minutes at uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day @la-cac.org
October 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#LetFreedomReadDay is TODAY!
#UniteAgainstBookBans with other advocates and take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship. Find resources, tools, and actions you can take in just 5 minutes at uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day @la-cac.org
#UniteAgainstBookBans with other advocates and take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship. Find resources, tools, and actions you can take in just 5 minutes at uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day @la-cac.org
it’s that season where the temperature is just right for blankets, comfy pillows and good sleeping weather! Feel like hibernating!
a bear laying on its back next to a tree with its mouth open
ALT: a bear laying on its back next to a tree with its mouth open
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
it’s that season where the temperature is just right for blankets, comfy pillows and good sleeping weather! Feel like hibernating!
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Not to be whiny, but I would really like for something good to happen. On a personal level. On a national level. On a global level. One of all three.
October 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Not to be whiny, but I would really like for something good to happen. On a personal level. On a national level. On a global level. One of all three.
Why?
Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives destined for low-income countries were destroyed at the direction of the Trump administration.
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.
nyti.ms
September 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Why?
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How to find community in 2025: ‘The most important thing I’ve learned is I’m not alone’
How to find community in 2025: ‘The most important thing I’ve learned is I’m not alone’
Civic participation is in decline across the English-speaking world. To opt out of the trend, Tom Gill learns to join in
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How to find community in 2025: ‘The most important thing I’ve learned is I’m not alone’
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“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” sojo.net/magazine/sep...
Learning To See Through Margaret Renkl and Mary Oliver’s Eyes
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
sojo.net
September 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” sojo.net/magazine/sep...
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As a bookish kid, I admired the Supreme Court for having the character to unanimously come out against segregation in the 1950s, when no other branch of our government would have had that courage.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
As a bookish kid, I admired the Supreme Court for having the character to unanimously come out against segregation in the 1950s, when no other branch of our government would have had that courage.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
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💯 agree!!!
We really need to make licenses harder to both obtain and to keep
As a matter of public safety
(Among other things)
As a matter of public safety
(Among other things)
"Approximately 20% of drivers were engaged in distracting or impatient driving, with one in ten drivers being engaged in unlawful behaviours involving the use of handheld devices while driving. Drivers of larger vehicles also exhibited more dangerous driving." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
💯 agree!!!
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THIS
It's just so easy for folks to shift the responsibility of democracy on anyone else but themselves and then wonder why nothing is changing.
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US. *WE* are the goddamn adults in the room who have to do the work.
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US. *WE* are the goddamn adults in the room who have to do the work.
September 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
THIS
Heartbreaking story esp. with climate chnge and dismantling of protections for workers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/us/wildfire-firefighter-cancer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE8.iL5U.gczoB6hVrH8K
‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Heartbreaking story esp. with climate chnge and dismantling of protections for workers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/us/wildfire-firefighter-cancer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE8.iL5U.gczoB6hVrH8K
The new PLA survey is out and has recommendations for staff and program development. www.ala.org/pla/data/pla... #libraries #librarylife
PLA Surveys and Data
PLA administers a survey to U.S. public libraries every year in the fall.
www.ala.org
September 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The new PLA survey is out and has recommendations for staff and program development. www.ala.org/pla/data/pla... #libraries #librarylife