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Houston Public Media<p>The future of funding that supports family reading programs, digitization of local archives and other library programming across Texas is unclear following a recent executive order by President Donald Trump.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/books-libraries/2025/04/07/518011/texas-libraries-could-lose-12-5m-following-trump-executive-order/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/education/books-libraries/2025/04/07/518011/texas-libraries-could-lose-12-5m-following-trump-executive-order/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arlington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arlington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortWorthPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorthPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KERANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KERANews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TarrantCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TarrantCounty</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>North Texas Master Naturalist Nancy Wilson 🦋 🐦 🌻 </p><p>The Skillman Southwestern Library Friends invite you to a program presented by Nancy Wilson, a North Texas Master Naturalist, entitled "Gardening for Birds, Bees &amp; and Butterflies," on Friday, February 21. </p><p><a href="https://ntmn.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ntmn.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BirdsAndBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsAndBees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Nice to see that reaching out, emailing the councilwoman, and signing the Change.org petition online made a difference!</p><p>A library set for closure will likely remain open after residents speak out 📚 </p><p>Skillman Southwestern Library was slated for closure as part of 2025 budget cuts. Now, it will likely stay open.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RSvlJcW4xc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-RSvlJcW4x</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MoneyAndVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyAndVotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WFAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFAA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SkillmanSouthwesternBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkillmanSouthwesternBranch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaulaBlackmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulaBlackmon</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>“I didn’t realize how excited and how energized the community was until you tell them you’re going to take something away.” </p><p>Dallas library could be off the chopping block after public opposition</p><p>Skillman Southwestern library branch ranked eighth out of the city’s 30 libraries in circulation last fiscal year</p><p>“This library is important to us. A vending machine can’t replace it.”</p><p>🆓🔗: <a href="https://archive.is/lgbTp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/lgbTp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/09/04/south-dallas-library-could-be-off-the-chopping-block-after-public-opposition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dallasnews.com/news/politics/2</span><span class="invisible">024/09/04/south-dallas-library-could-be-off-the-chopping-block-after-public-opposition/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SkillmanSouthwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkillmanSouthwestern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Found this gentleman's video tour of the Skillman Southwestern Branch Library for those of you from outside of Dallas that are curious. 📚 </p><p>And if it's not saved at the last minute, this video will be a nice memento of the neighborhood's great resource. </p><p>Save the Library! We need the community together to save Skillman Southwestern Branch Library </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXRs1HxOAy0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=YXRs1HxOAy</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SkillmanSouthwesternBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkillmanSouthwesternBranch</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Northeast Dallas residents want to stop Skillman Southwestern Library’s closure amid cuts 📚🤞</p><p>Blackmon said she was also considering putting a budget amendment in to save the library. “I don’t know if I can get enough support, but I’m going to try.”</p><p>🆓🔗: <a href="https://archive.is/smf2f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/smf2f</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/08/26/northeast-dallas-residents-want-to-stop-skillman-southwestern-librarys-closure-amid-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dallasnews.com/news/politics/2</span><span class="invisible">024/08/26/northeast-dallas-residents-want-to-stop-skillman-southwestern-librarys-closure-amid-cuts/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dallasnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dallasnews</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SkillmanSouthwesternBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkillmanSouthwesternBranch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChhetriDevyani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChhetriDevyani</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Never considered reading as an art form. I'm going to give Will the benefit of the doubt. 📚 </p><p>The Artful Life Questionnaire: Will Evans (Dallas, TX) | National Endowment for the Arts </p><p>"We know about the art of writing, but the art of reading is the magical, chimerical literary art. That has been a big disservice to readers everywhere, especially in places that are not traditional cultural capitals."</p><p><a href="https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2024/artful-life-questionnaire-will-evans-dallas-tx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">arts.gov/stories/blog/2024/art</span><span class="invisible">ful-life-questionnaire-will-evans-dallas-tx</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepVellum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepVellum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WillEvans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillEvans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a></p>
CogniZENsible<p>I wonder why this <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DVD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DVD</span></a> request from my <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/dallaspubliclibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dallaspubliclibrary</span></a> account was cancelled and if it relates to <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DPL</span></a> succumbing to the self-righteous side of the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/culturewars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>culturewars</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/FilmClose" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FilmClose</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Close" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Close</span></a> #🇧🇪</p><p>Oscar Nominated Belgian Film &#39;Close&#39; | All Of It | WNYC <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/oscar-nominated-belgian-film-close/#" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wnyc.org/story/oscar-nominated</span><span class="invisible">-belgian-film-close/#</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>So good to have our library back after 7 weeks! 📚 </p><p>Dallas Public Library Returns to Catalog System after Ransomware Attack</p><p>“We are also looking for community volunteers to help us re-shelve the thousands of items we’ve been unable to process until now”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCPeople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ransomware</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.peoplenewspapers.com/2023/06/23/dallas-public-library-returns-to-catalog-system/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplenewspapers.com/2023/06/2</span><span class="invisible">3/dallas-public-library-returns-to-catalog-system/</span></a></p>
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