Stormy
@stormydawnc.bsky.social
Librarian, Swiftie, life-long reader. Owned by three cats.
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A gold standard tool used for professional weeding in libraries has been quietly shut down: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
A Gold Standard Tool for Library Weeding Was Quietly Shut Down
In 1976, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission developed the CREW Method. The CREW Method, as rendered in the CREW Manual, is a guide to...
buttondown.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A gold standard tool used for professional weeding in libraries has been quietly shut down: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
And when you can't sleep at night YOU HEAR MY RECLAIMED LULLABIES
May 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
And when you can't sleep at night YOU HEAR MY RECLAIMED LULLABIES
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Seeing modern public libraries, one of America's greatest innovations and contributions to the world, be attacked, politicized, and conquered by authoritarians is too much to bear.
Declaring library books "government speech" is horrifying.
Check on your librarians, we are not okay.
Declaring library books "government speech" is horrifying.
Check on your librarians, we are not okay.
Politics Can Now Dictate Public Library Collections in Three States, Per Fifth Circuit Ruling
The Fifth Circuit ruling will open the doors to rampant book censorship in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
bookriot.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Seeing modern public libraries, one of America's greatest innovations and contributions to the world, be attacked, politicized, and conquered by authoritarians is too much to bear.
Declaring library books "government speech" is horrifying.
Check on your librarians, we are not okay.
Declaring library books "government speech" is horrifying.
Check on your librarians, we are not okay.
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Another librarian is standing up for herself! If you feel led to do so, consider giving up a snack/treat this week and donating that $5 to my friend Christine.
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
Donate to Legal Fees for Librarian Christine Beachler, organized by Michelle Vanallsburg
No one should be consistently attacked for doing their job as a schoo… Michelle Vanallsburg needs your support for Legal Fees for Librarian Christine Beachler
www.gofundme.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Another librarian is standing up for herself! If you feel led to do so, consider giving up a snack/treat this week and donating that $5 to my friend Christine.
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
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Folks saying “DEI” will be used against all libraries now … where ya been? Four+ years!!! They just shoved all their previous targets of “critical race theory,” “comprehensive sexuality education,” and “social emotional learning” under one umbrella term. It’s the same things with a snappier name.
May 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Folks saying “DEI” will be used against all libraries now … where ya been? Four+ years!!! They just shoved all their previous targets of “critical race theory,” “comprehensive sexuality education,” and “social emotional learning” under one umbrella term. It’s the same things with a snappier name.
This will devastate so many small libraries. Others, like my system, will technically be OK but will definitely not be able to do everything we're doing now. Database access, interlibrary loans. . . all at threat.
A temporary restraining order halts further dismantling of the only federal agency for libraries, but the 2026 federal budget calls for eliminating the IMLS completely.
The latest on the state of the IMLS: bookriot.com/the-latest-f...
The latest on the state of the IMLS: bookriot.com/the-latest-f...
The Latest from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
A temporary restraining order halts further dismantling of the only federal agency for libraries, but the 2026 federal budget calls for eliminating the IMLS completely.
bookriot.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This will devastate so many small libraries. Others, like my system, will technically be OK but will definitely not be able to do everything we're doing now. Database access, interlibrary loans. . . all at threat.
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All right Texas. If you've got local elections coming up, it's beyond time to start preparing for them.
Frank's guide to major local school board races in the state is your go-to guide.
Frank's guide to major local school board races in the state is your go-to guide.
Hey, Texas. Let’s take our f-ing school boards back. Early voting starts tomorrow. Let’s go! franklinstrong.substack.com/p/lets-take-...
Let's Take Our School Boards Back
Early voting for the May 2025 school board elections starts Tuesday, 4/22. Use this guide to fight the book banners and Christian Nationalists.
franklinstrong.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
All right Texas. If you've got local elections coming up, it's beyond time to start preparing for them.
Frank's guide to major local school board races in the state is your go-to guide.
Frank's guide to major local school board races in the state is your go-to guide.
Yeah, I feel this too. I hope I'm wrong, but . . .
I don't think they're bringing that poor man back from El Salvador, and to be honest I question sometimes whether he is even still alive. I think that place is an extermination camp. I don't think anyone leaves. Everyone facilitating this deserves the Hague
April 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yeah, I feel this too. I hope I'm wrong, but . . .
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We recognize this is what'll happen with IMLS, right?
I would bet if funding is brought back to the states through the IMLS, the provision will be no LGBTQ+ books or content.
Ohio was yet another test run.
I would bet if funding is brought back to the states through the IMLS, the provision will be no LGBTQ+ books or content.
Ohio was yet another test run.
April 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We recognize this is what'll happen with IMLS, right?
I would bet if funding is brought back to the states through the IMLS, the provision will be no LGBTQ+ books or content.
Ohio was yet another test run.
I would bet if funding is brought back to the states through the IMLS, the provision will be no LGBTQ+ books or content.
Ohio was yet another test run.
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Want to know what it’s like to currently be a librarian in the U.S.? I wrote a book about it and my story is similar to thousands of librarians’ stories.
April 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Want to know what it’s like to currently be a librarian in the U.S.? I wrote a book about it and my story is similar to thousands of librarians’ stories.
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📚 Wishing you all a happy National Library Week! Libraries need your love and support right now, just as they love and support you. 💙📚
Big thanks to @goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social for being the Honorary Chairs!
Big thanks to @goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social for being the Honorary Chairs!
April 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
📚 Wishing you all a happy National Library Week! Libraries need your love and support right now, just as they love and support you. 💙📚
Big thanks to @goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social for being the Honorary Chairs!
Big thanks to @goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social for being the Honorary Chairs!
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I think the line about an IMLS audit should be the thing sending chills up and down every person's spines.
They will use that info to spread misinformation about what the money was used for, just as their Instagram posts showed today.
They are 100% out to get every library and museum worker.
They will use that info to spread misinformation about what the money was used for, just as their Instagram posts showed today.
They are 100% out to get every library and museum worker.
I've obtained a copy of the letter sent by IMLS Acting Director Keith Sonderling to state library grantees letting them know their funding was being pulled, effective immediately:
April 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I think the line about an IMLS audit should be the thing sending chills up and down every person's spines.
They will use that info to spread misinformation about what the money was used for, just as their Instagram posts showed today.
They are 100% out to get every library and museum worker.
They will use that info to spread misinformation about what the money was used for, just as their Instagram posts showed today.
They are 100% out to get every library and museum worker.
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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.
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And now the Ohio House is proposing eliminating the Public Library Fund. Ohioans, contact your reps and say FUCK NO.
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April 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
And now the Ohio House is proposing eliminating the Public Library Fund. Ohioans, contact your reps and say FUCK NO.
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Also fuck Strom Thurmond. Anything that removes him from a record book is good. I hope wherever he is in hell this hurts him.
April 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Also fuck Strom Thurmond. Anything that removes him from a record book is good. I hope wherever he is in hell this hurts him.
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
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I'm old enough to remember when something like what Cory Booker is doing would be covered an all of the cable channels almost uninterrupted. I'm old enough to remember when the whole country would be watching. For the "DO SOMETHING" crowd, remember we do not have the same kind or press.
April 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I'm old enough to remember when something like what Cory Booker is doing would be covered an all of the cable channels almost uninterrupted. I'm old enough to remember when the whole country would be watching. For the "DO SOMETHING" crowd, remember we do not have the same kind or press.
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
April 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
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IMLS makes up .0046% of the federal budget
DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question.
bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted
DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.
bookriot.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
IMLS makes up .0046% of the federal budget
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FYI, I collected links to what the IMLS funds in most of each of the US states and they're in here so you can know on a state and sometimes even local level what is going to be severely impacted very very soon.
DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question.
bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted
DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.
bookriot.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
FYI, I collected links to what the IMLS funds in most of each of the US states and they're in here so you can know on a state and sometimes even local level what is going to be severely impacted very very soon.
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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Ah damn it turns out this whole political system relies on false assumptions about how big of an asshole someone could be
February 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Ah damn it turns out this whole political system relies on false assumptions about how big of an asshole someone could be