New Jersey residents, call your reps about ICE agents escalating their abuses. Thread with contact info and scripts below.

A library kid gave this note to me more than a decade ago, and now the "kid" works for my library system and we were in a meeting together and I recognized her and showed her that I still had her note. I don't think libraries are "magical," but they sure can be meaningful and impactful.

I try to clearly articulate where things currently stand here: open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...

Library (kid) art.

If you STAY masked, you don't have to GET masked.

Material support beyond buying/borrowing books would be calling your reps to demand they are vocally against the federal book banning bills btw. They need to vote no on HR 7661 and HR 2616 reps.fyi

Illinois folks: District 65–that's Evanston and Skokie–is planning to "reallocate" middle school librarians. In the midst of a literacy crisis and ongoing attacks on books, show up in support of librarians if you can tomorrow. 1/2

Another great way to give kids a strong start is to fully fund libraries. 😍

Hi it is my birthday, please do something to support the freedom to read ❤️ Ilovelibraries.org + Call your reps to oppose the federal book banning bill HR 7661: reps.fyi

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has been gutted in Trump's proposed 2027 budget. It's not Groundhog Day. It's just happening again. Here's what you need to know and what you can do to take action right now. bookriot.com/2027-imls-bu...

Absolutely tf NOT. I will not be integrating the text-extruding plagiarism machine owned by misanthropic, world-destroying sociopaths and trained on my STOLEN BOOK into my pedagogy or research. Fuck off with this boosterism.

What can you do to help us make this happen? 1. Let the mayor know you expect him to keep his campaign promise! www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic... 2. Call your city council member: nycplan.org/actions/call... 3. Send a letter to your council member with our demand: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

We demand that both @council.nyc.gov and @mayor.nyc.gov Mayor fully commit to funding libraries at 0.5% rather than merely using 'ending the budget dance' as yet another ploy in the budget dance.

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

Have you sent your letter to your council member yet about the need to fully fund our public libraries? actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

And every time libraries "step in" to do things, it's added load to library workers who too often are seen as "no one."

OK, let’s discuss what’s happened with the proposed NYC public libraries budget for FY 27. Mayor Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov released his preliminary budget yesterday. This kicks off the city budget process. [Long thread]

Public libraries are actually existing examples of the world we want. We should not have to fight for them under a democratic socialist mayor. @nycplan.org is organizing a response. Tell Mamdani to make good on his commitment to baseline funding for libraries! nycplan.org

Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/

Despite *everything,* there's really, really good stuff happening inside public libraries these days. I'm clinging to that with all I've got.

I had the flu once without a vax and nearly died. I've also had it with a vax and while it was still rough I was back to work within a week. Get the flu shot while you still can, trust me. It's not like getting a cold.