This was written by the White House Domestic Policy Council. I don't see any named authors. Are any of them historians, archeologists, archivists, curators? Were any consulted? Did the American Alliance of Museums or American Historical Association weigh in? SAA? IMLS? apnews.com/article/trum...

Happy Independence Day

Mount Vernon has made a remarkable journey. This annual citizenship ceremony is part of that. wtop.com/virginia/202...

"...angry, uneducated mayonnaise." So apt!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream After several attempts, I finally managed to photograph fireflies in the Czech woods.

Freedom250 shoved the annual A Capital Fourth celebration aside. It was held on July 3rd instead, with performers you've actually heard of and seemed as well-attended as ever. www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fo...

Happy Independence Day! I like to think we can overcome the current threats to the liberty of all of the people in the USA.

Facts have a liberal bias

Too often, the conversation about staff safety focuses on what frontline staff should do differently. The more important question is: What should library management do to ensure staff feel safe, supported and confident? janecowell8.medium.com/staff-safety...

The cooling centers in my area are all run by the county, which has a 2-day holiday during these 3 heat alert days. I just don't know how folks are going to cope. This juxtaposition with 250 celebrations emphasizes an American failure.

My colleague made an "Unsolicited Advice" library display with how-to books. It includes "Today's Word of Wisdom." Each of these ends with "Also never use a speaker or FaceTime in public spaces."

"Mandating age verification...effectively hands Big Tech and the government a skeleton key to the identities of every whistleblower, dissident, and investigative reporter who uses online platforms, not to mention everyone else, including children."

This is what they wanted They looked at their Black neighbors and said "fuck you, even it costs me" And they voted accordingly This one of the bleakest, most recent, examples of the idea that republicans AREN'T voting against their interests, you just didnt understand what their interests are

It's stormy and hot and dank. Folks are welcome to come in and get out of the rain, and maybe even read something. If we lose power today, it is going to be nasty, so keepp your fingers crossed for our creaky HVAC system& that power junction that keeps going down. #SundayLibrarian

Wacom recently asked me to talk about why I make queer comics, and given there are multiple bills right now floating around in congress that are effectively "we will kill your livelihood if we get a sniff of queer" I had some pretty strong, simply feelings to relay.

"They FOUND you!" My kids and me to my jackmormon spouse when the missionaries showed up this week.

Generative AI is not only fundamentally based on the rejection of consent, but also *standards*. Artists have been micromanaged and hounded over individual pixels, academics fighting to defend every minute detail of their thesis, etc, and then are tossed away in favor of the get shit wrong machine.

Hooray for the Resistance Rangers! www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

So many fireflies!

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Rest is an accomplishment.

Don't get complacent if you are at any risk at all of anaphylaxis! With bees around & exposure to picnic/bbq potluck food, you're going to want epinephrine 1) near and 2) effective. P.S. The caption on the photo refers to past Epipen price hikes. We don't forget, Mylan. wtop.com/local/2026/0...

This is awesome. While so many companies are just blindly embracing AI and sending the quality of their articles to shit, Food & Wine and others are putting more money than ever into test kitchens and real recipe writing. AI is not "inevitable".

Found at the store. I’m stumped as to the target customer. Do Hello Kitty folks like Spam?

One of the ways moving to Finland has been *bizarre* is that it has 3rd places galore. I didn't realize how I haven't seen old people or kids (sans parents) hanging out in groups for ages. This is a street intersection with free hammocks man. wtf what have we done. we used to be a society lol

Badass! This is the back flap of the book jacket for the Elizabeth Marshall Thomas book, Growing Old: Notes on Aging with Something Like Grace.

One thing I like about social media is that I can contentedly amuse myself with cute & funny otters and then learn about the relationship of orthophosphate to algae blooms.

Oh woe! Alas! Alackaday! I put a hole in my favorite sneakers today! It's the last day of school and the first day of the library's Summer Reading Adventure. Let's hope this isn't an omen.

I’m surprised they haven’t added ivermectin to the reflection pool yet to try and rid of the algae

Beautiful Jane—how sad I am to say farewell, but how lucky I am to have called you friend and mentor. Jane Yolen left us with 450 published books, but perhaps her greatest legacy will be the love and support she shared with so many of us writers and illustrators in the children’s book community.

Holy cow! This may be the weather photo of the year. Double rainbow, orange sky over Nationals Park Friday evening. Absolutely amazing capture by Alex Warofka.

I was briefly stuck in an elevator and then nearly got in a car accident on the way home today. Drinking wine now.

THEY'RE SO SHINY YOU CAN SEE A REFLECTION OF YOURSELF NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD GROCERIES!

1/2 My God! This appears actually to be happening! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm...

Nice to know that we only have to sacrifice a few babies for a man to change his mind

This happened last week, fwiw, but because search is *so fucking terrible*, I just got it now via a non-Google engine.

A man walked up to the Laramie County Public Library in Wyoming, set fire to the book PAPER TOWNS, and threw it inside the library. cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/03/m...

The woman at the counter walked out to where I was waiting for my order of momos and handed me this energy drink tonight. I guess I looked really tired?

One of those days at work when I check to see if the moon is full. It's not. Here's hoping people will behave like reasonable adults until we close in 55 minutes.

Can't get into the UFC fight on the White House lawn? Stop by the Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room in Chinatown instead! wtop.com/dc/2026/06/e...

No place trolls better than San Francisco.

This pineapple sparkle lava lamp(?) is available at a thrift store near me! If it didn't look like it was leaking, I would have bought it.

I specifically requested no more metaphors

I’ll be out in front of the Washington Post at 9:00 am today ahead of my arbitration to challenge my wrongful firing by @washingtonpost.com. Let’s gooo.

I'm glad they're so happy.

I think I'm coming down with a cold. Also, I might have forgotten deodorant. Both are great reasons for people to stay away from me. (Yes, I'm wearing a mask when I'm around others.)

The Read Global, Dine Local book club I started 7 years ago as a library program decided to meet on their own after I had to drop it for other commitments. I stop by once in a while. We talked about the gorgeous prose in The Sunflower Boys (Wachman) while eating Azerbaijani food.

Happy Pride Month. If you know a young person (age 13-26) in the US who is getting their access to queer library books restricted because of local small-minded folks, please refer them to the Books Unbanned program. More people should know about it. #pride booksunbanned.com/card

If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.