'It opened up a whole new life for me.'
The UK is shuttering about 40 #libraries a year:
TIL about narrm ngarrgu library in Narrm/Melbourne. It has some of the most amazing amenities for a public library. Check out their site, they have so many good ideas to support the community and create engaging spaces.
"Spanning three levels and 3000 sqm, narrm ngarrgu is an urban oasis for families designed so everyone in our diverse community can explore their interests, learn something new and access integrated family support."
https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/news/your-guide-to-narrm-ngarrgu-library
#libraries
A warm and impactful opening keynote at @alianational #InfoOnline25 on Building a Foundation for #IndigenousLibrarianship in Aus. “Establishing Indigenous Librarianship as a distinct profession creates a pathway for us to progress these efforts and support them into the future” —Thorpe & Booker
#Libraries #Australia #ALIA
Trump is trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.
Tell Congress to overturn the President’s harmful order to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Eliminating IMLS, the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, would be harmful for ALL the Americans who rely on library programs and services.
Library workers deserve protection, not prosecution https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/03/17/library-workers-deserve-protection-not-prosecution/ #Books #Libraries #Fascism
https://action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
"A new executive order has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients. The Executive Order says that IMLS must be reduced to its "statutory functions.””
Stand by your local library and libraries across the country: sign your name to the petition by clicking the link above.
You can also follow this link (https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=23577) to tell congress your library story—share the impact that your library has had on your community.
Little Free Library opens its 200,000th book box in a milestone for youth literacy https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/little-free-library-200000-milestone #Books #Libraries
I need suggestions what title it is he's looking for... 
My guess is he's looking for "The adventures of Sir Puff'nStuff, mostly stuff but also puff." 
@libraries @librarians @bookbubble @bookstodon
#Library #LibraryMemes #Memes #Libraries #Librarians #Humor #Humour
#Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing
How I find most books these days is just browsing my libraries genre tag or seeing if my favorite narrators narrated something new. #Books #Library #Libraries @bookstodon
#DOAJ is a leading partner in the #ThinkCheckSubmit initiative (thinkchecksubmit.org)
We are delighted to see a blog post by Lorraine Estelle on the IFLA blog about the important work that TCS does in helping authors avoid questionable journals and books:
It comes from a loose coalition of #archivists & #librarians, who are standing athwart #history & yelling “Save!” They belong to organizations such as the #InternetArchive, which co-created a project called the End of Term Web Archive to back up the federal web in 2008; the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, or #edgi; & #libraries at major #universities such as #MIT & the University of #Michigan.
It's not about the money it's about controlling access to what libraries offer
Sadly we spend more on sports than we do on libraries.
Update. "#Trump Executive Order Targets #IMLS for Closure"
https://www.wordsandmoney.com/trump-executive-order-targets-imls-for-closure/
"In a March 14 Executive Order, President Donald Trump has targeted seven more federal agencies for permanent closure, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
If some parts of IMLS are "statutorily required" and cannot be shut down by an executive order, the #OMB has seven days to show it.
"EveryLibrary is hosting a petition [to keep IMLS open]…The American Library Association has…weighed in with a statement."
"Our library supports storytellers globally to create impactful content that can inspire change and optimism for our planet."
https://openplanet.org/
#Libraries #SolarPunkSunday 
Trump slashes funding for media & libraries
Voice of America staff placed on leave as Trump moves to gut state-funded media & cultural institutions. Advocates warn this undermines free press & global democracy. #Trump #VoiceOfAmerica #Libraries
Alert friends & family. The more voices speaking up, the stronger our impact. Share this & encourage everyone you know to call & protest. 
202-224-3121
The longer we normalize these destructive cuts to #education, #jobs, #conservation, & our #communities, the harder it will be to rebuild what we've lost. 
