Hummingbirds looking a bit rough this year.

According to a federal court, Trump's IRS illegally shared confidential taxpayer information with ICE 42,695 times.

When ICE officers enter a public library, staff need to respond calmly and within the law. Watch this on-demand webinar for real-world guidance from libraries navigating these situations. Free for ALA members. Open to nonmembers for a registration fee. elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...

BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

NEW: ALA strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation introduced in Congress, HR 7661. As ALA President Sam Helmick said, "Parents, not politicians, should guide their children's reading." Call your Rep and tell them to oppose this new bill. More from ALA: www.ala.org/news/2026/02...

For the first time ever, Team USA finished a solo 2nd place in both gold medals and total medals at the Winter Olympics. It's the best we've ever done. And U.S. women carried Team USA on their backs: 67% of gold medals, 61% of total medals. Thanks, Title IX!

Librarian here. We grant library cards to ALL residents, no matter their age or legal status. Our ID requirements pertain to establishing residency only. Do not invoke libraries, which embrace *everyone* in its civic fold, as a precedent for measures designed to *suppress* civic participation.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

The next Season 30 episode of #antiquesroadshow airs Monday, February 2, 2026 at 8 pm EST. Title is Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 2. #Quirk and I hope to see you then!

Apparently, this is today's theme and I'm here for it. #forestbathing #saturdayvibes

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

Well, this is delightful news. 📚 bookriot.com/new-host-of-...

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‘Squirrelled,’ as in “squirrelled away,” can be pronounced “SKWERLD.” ‘Squirrelled’ has 11 letters, making it the longest one-syllable word in English.

5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information Changes to federal health websites have raised concerns about their reliability. These independent sources offer an alternative. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w... #medlibs #publibs #skybrarians 📚

What better day to launch a Bluesky account than our birthday? We turn 225 today! 🎂 🥳 Here's a brief summary of the Library's history, courtesy of Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress. www.loc.gov/about/histor...

Colbert once lovingly roasted us with a “live feed” of MapQuest HQ: Our Chief Nostalgia Officer. Unconscious, lit by the glow of Windows 98. And honestly? Still outperforming Congress.

@midwestvseverybody.bsky.social so when are you going to start posting here?

I went to a free chamber music string ensemble at a public library this evening. They were playing traditional Chinese music and new compositions by a Chinese composer. It was one of the best concerts that I’ve been to in a long time and it was free because public libraries are awesome.

ALSO, if you have a library card, you can read paywall articles for free with the Libby app.

In the future, all these books by politicians will be forgotten while the books they're trying to ban will remain classics and live on for generations.

Withdrawing health care from vulnerable people is a Texas specialty. Move to Michigan, come for the healthcare, stay for the beaches and reliable power grid.

If you’re connected with NOAA’s GLERL, or other Great Lakes teams affected by federal cuts + shifts, I’d love to hear from you. I’m a ProPublica reporter in Michigan with a longtime interest in water. Background: www.propublica.org/people/anna-... and www.annaclark.net Signal: annaleighclark.14

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wapo.st/4ikgfn2 Shame on these legislators for using the excuse of protecting women and children to take away human rights from a vulnerable group of people. I don't want to be used as an excuse to rob people of their rights.

To the many, many USAID staffers clearing out their desks - and all other government workers with something to share - get in touch with @propublica.org here: www.propublica.org/tips/

Can confirm.

Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business. We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.

But are you just a library patron or are you Noble Library Patron, Reader of Books and Keeper of Knowledge?

While many professions/businesses use the term "customers" at a library you're a "patron," which I think sounds much nicer and fancier.

You go on and have some fun this weekend! Just be sure you come back, because reality will still be here and we’re going to need all hands on deck.😳

To absolutely no one’s surprise except MAGA voters, the Trusk administration continues to gleefully screw everyone , including their own base

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.

Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚 Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚

The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.

Water your real Christmas tree, America. A dry tree burns faster than newspaper.

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I heard this is a good place to talk about taxing the rich, breaking up big tech, and ending Washington corruption.

I don’t understand why people attempt to denigrate Hallmark Christmas films by referring to them as “too cheesy”, as if that is a bad thing? I mean, have you *had* cheese? It’s not exactly the insult that you think it is.

400+ years after the "First Thanksgiving" most Americans have no idea that the Wampanoag people are still here. My tribe, the Aquinnah Wampanoag, is on Martha's Vineyard and we're still fighting for our land and rights. We’re also doing some cool stuff. 🧵👇 if you’d like to learn more & support us

I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.

we haven't forgotten about this btw we're just speed-running a Master's degree in advanced astrophysics, so that we're equipped to represent a hog so big that its number of sides has exceeded the known limits of the geometric üniverse

That's all folks! The first two editions of the Verified Bluesky Press List are now full! That's 300 reporters, news outlets, TV folks, and other media types who have been Officially, Personally, and Artisanally Verified by yours truly! bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack...