#Ohio!

This week, the House Finance Committee accepted an amendment that eliminates the Public Library Fund and replaces it with a line-item appropriation— cutting #library funding by $100 million compared to Governor DeWine’s budget.

Tell them to restore the Public Library Fund to the amount designated in the Governor’s proposed budget and share how you County Public Library has helped you and your family save money.

Some gov't contact info below

Par la fenêtre feutrée de l'école Estienne #window #photo #photography #light #lumiere #library #bibliotek #bibliotheque #paris #secret

Hi! We are the Kathryn & Shelby Cullom Davis #Library of the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, aka #IHEID / #GVAGrad.
We specialise in international affairs (history, politics, economics, sociology) and publish news and updates from our blog. Feel free to ask us questions! #Introduction #AcademicLibrary #HigherEducation

Trésors multilingues à l'école Estienne – #Paris Aujourd’hui, j’ai eu la chance de feuilleter des ouvrages rares conservés à la bibliothèque de l’école Estienne. Ici un dictionnaire multilingues du XVIIe siècle, petit vertige temporel, entre latin, néerlandais, espagnol, italien, portugais, anglais et français…Et toujours, cette émotion intacte face au grain du papier ancien. #biblio #livresanciens #typographie #histoireduLivre #rare #books #oldbooks #library

Det här kommer jag jobba med framöver:

Gemen­sam stan­dard för utlån av digi­ta­la böcker – nytt uppdrag till KB

Regeringen ger Kungliga biblioteket (KB) ett nytt uppdrag som ska öka likvärdigheten inom det allmänna biblioteksväsendet. Målet är att ta fram gemensamma krav och en gemensam standard till en tjänst för utlåning av digitala böcker vid folkbiblioteken.

https://www.kb.se/5.73e322aa195d12ef4da9d2.html

#bibliotek #bibliotekarier #ebook #ebooks #library # librarians

Dodgy interwebbel connection all day while the provider make repairs/adjustments/upgrades or who knows to it.
But I got to the #library for some new reads, several in fact. I'll give a book about 100 pages to kick in and if it doesn't, then it's "Next!" Because I just won't live that long. #Books

Wow! I was once a Special Libraries Association member. The library field has certainly changed. At least the American Library Association, IFLA, and others live on, supporting the institution and fighting for righteous causes.

#SLA #libraries #library #ifla #speciallibrariesassociation #ireadbannedbooks #ala

https://sla.org/news/697086/Special-Libraries-Association-Announces-Dissolution-After-116-Years-of-Service.htm

Look at this awesome resource my friend put together for library fans to take action and support local libraries in the US!

#library

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGjg-pf-hI/Sts7zhvzOCgtq4PhKNcBLw/view?utm_content=DAGjg-pf-hI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h6cbc06faf5

Each year during the American Library Association’s “Banned Books Week,” librarians display famous books that have been challenged in the past as well as the most frequently challenged books in the present day. This book-centric approach seems to be the standard. By focusing on the books themselves, however, do librarians tacitly concede that these books are indeed controversial?

https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/rethinking-banned-books-exhibits/

Robin makes the case for working at your local #library.
https://authorhelp.uk/making-the-case-for-libraries/

I had to take the car to be fixed. The #library is closed, so I'm working in #Starbucks.

How do people manage to work in coffee shops? It's only half full, yet still louder than the library when they're hosting a story bears singing session.

Masha Gessen in the New York Times (ICE = Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/opinion/trump-ice-immigrants.html?rsrc=ss&unlocked_article_code=1.804.ERd8.mw4MQEUnFyOP&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#work #office #fediverse #library That's me from at #home where I'm finally getting half decent upload speeds. The local, #Pembroke, has no #wifi & the #park has no #benches. Go figure. The 'office' is #Haverfordwest . A beautiful working space! Crap #photocopier though! n.b. The #british and #ucl libraries spoilt me !

Can we create one library with all
isbn’s?

https://annas-archive.org/blog/all-isbns.html

When you get a message from the library that your reserved book is ready for collection and then you discover that TWO of your reserved books are ready!! What a great day.

Since these are very much up my alley, they may not give me loads of new information but I'll enjoy them all the same

I just signed the petition “Prevent Closure of the Beloved Rottingdean Library” and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.

Our goal is to reach 1,500 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here:

https://chng.it/hWNv9wP6Ks

Thanks!
#petition #brighton #Rottingdean #library #libraries

Shutting down IMLS is threatening museums that I care about, and almost certainly museums that you like, too.

Write to your senators and representative about it.

Here is my letter, along with links to find museums that are affected and your representative and senators.

https://cheerfulcurmudgeon.com/2025/04/01/lets-eliminate-real-wfa/