GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦<p>this is my kind of library! SOOOOO easy to find an enlightening book to read!</p><p>SIGN: “some of the 381 books removed from the Naval Academy Library”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NavalAcademyLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavalAcademyLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicLibrary</span></a></p>
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GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦<p>“The books that the world calls immoral </p><p>are books that show the world its own shame.”</p><p>— Oscar Wilde</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a></p>
Milcom Miasma<p>Some people can just write.</p><p>"Behind the counter sat one of those absolutely inimitable and indomitable ladies, produced only in the city of Paris, but produced there in great numbers, who would be as outrageous and unsettling in any other city as a mermaid on a mountaintop. All over Paris they sit behind their counters like a mother bird in a nest and brood over the cash register as though it were an egg."<br>--James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a></p>
Graham Downs<p>This new Texas obscenity law proposal... It's insane. It's still not proper "Book Banning" as a friend of mine would say[*], but it's pretty damn close! :( <a href="https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-bookstores-obscene-books-20290932.php?utm_source=Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chron.com/politics/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-bookstores-obscene-books-20290932.php?utm_source=Mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p>[*] This friend of mine lived through and was part of the struggle during Apartheid, so he knows what "banned" means -- and has very strong feelings about the word -- since plenty of things (books, films, even *people*) were "banned" in South Africa during that time. He says that if you can get hold of something in an area, it's not "banned". Also, if government doesn't perform regular searches of your home to make sure that you're not in possession of it, and if you don't face stiff penalties if you're *caught* in possession of it, it's not "banned".</p><p>Well, it seems to me that if they could get away with going that far, they would. :(</p>
Janice Harayda<p>Why Banned Books Need Honest Reviews: At <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@medium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>medium</span></a></span> I write about a disturbing trend.</p><p>Writers seem afraid to make valid criticisms of banned or challenged books for fear of giving ammo to hostile pressure groups. But books--and their readers--need truthful reviews.</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medium</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://medium.com/lit-life/why-banned-books-need-honest-reviews-fff9f6ac10f9?sk=84ff368acf1a4c7635e76de66dcee443" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/lit-life/why-banned</span><span class="invisible">-books-need-honest-reviews-fff9f6ac10f9?sk=84ff368acf1a4c7635e76de66dcee443</span></a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/lit-life/why-banned-books-need-honest-reviews-fff9f6ac10f9?sk=84ff368acf1a4c7635e76de66dcee443" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/lit-life/why-banned</span><span class="invisible">-books-need-honest-reviews-fff9f6ac10f9?sk=84ff368acf1a4c7635e76de66dcee443</span></a></p>
Janice Harayda<p>What I Didn't Know About Book Banners Until They Came for Library: I'd covered book bans for years as a journalist and thought I understood them. Then they hit my library with outrageous demands.</p><p>At <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@medium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>medium</span></a></span>, I describe how the Moms for Liberty and other pressure groups sparked a culture war in my town:</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medium</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ThisHappenedtoMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisHappenedtoMe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/lit-life/what-i-didnt-know-about-book-banners-until-they-hit-my-town-917456ef11ad?sk=c3bf35ab683146eddec005f1dc1a4fa6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/lit-life/what-i-did</span><span class="invisible">nt-know-about-book-banners-until-they-hit-my-town-917456ef11ad?sk=c3bf35ab683146eddec005f1dc1a4fa6</span></a></p>
bibliothekarin<p>Ohne Erlaubnis der Eltern … <a href="https://bibliothekarisch.de/blog/2025/05/10/ohne-erlaubnis-der-eltern/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bibliothekarisch.de/blog/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/10/ohne-erlaubnis-der-eltern/</span></a><br><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Altersbegrenzung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altersbegrenzung</span></a>, <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a>, <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/B%C3%BCcherverbrennung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bücherverbrennung</span></a>, <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Minderj%C3%A4hrige" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minderjährige</span></a>, <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/PublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicLibrary</span></a>, <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
Franceska Mann<p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MN</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> this event is happening on Monday, 5 PM at Methodist Church in Saint Francis. It's the church that has the community garden 🫛. Join us! Any kid who shows up gets a free banned book!</p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@angryeducationworkers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>angryeducationworkers</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/rethinking-banned-books-exhibits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.or</span><span class="invisible">g/2025/rethinking-banned-books-exhibits/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/educationworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educationworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a></p>
Fuzzy Leapfrog<p>Wer <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> lesen möchte, findet hier die Liste der <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> aus dem Schuljahr 2023/2024 und wer teilen mag, was das Lieblingsgenre ist, bekommt von mir auch Empfehlungen.</p><p><a href="https://pen.org/book-bans/pen-america-index-of-school-book-bans-2023-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pen.org/book-bans/pen-america-</span><span class="invisible">index-of-school-book-bans-2023-2024/</span></a></p>
Andi Waffeln!<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jdvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opportunist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opportunist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/korrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>korrupt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoldOutAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoldOutAmerica</span></a></p>
Evo Terra’s on vacation in BZE<p>I never read this as a kid. Fixing that. </p><p>It’s part of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SheilaDee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SheilaDee</span></a></span>’s <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> collection.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>When the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a> sues your county <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SchoolBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolBoard</span></a> it’s a ‘good news’ & ‘bad news’ situation. <a href="https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetnashville/aclu-lawsuit-aims-to-end-book-removal-by-rutherford-county-schools/?pubid=murfreesboropost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainstreetmediatn.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/mainstreetnashville/aclu-lawsuit-aims-to-end-book-removal-by-rutherford-county-schools/?pubid=murfreesboropost</span></a></p><p>In the case of Rutherford County, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> the good news is that there’s hope that the list of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> (currently 145 titles long) targeted by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Talibangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Talibangelicals</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> cult *might* soon become just shameful <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>.</p><p>The bad news is that a majority of our Board of Education is clueless about <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>.</p>
Graham Downs<p>A recent study has found that banning a book actually increases its readership and circulation: <a href="https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/mksc.2024.0716?utm_source=Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pubsonline.informs.org/doi/ful</span><span class="invisible">l/10.1287/mksc.2024.0716?utm_source=Mastodon</span></a></p><p>I'm in no way surprised by this. Everyone knows that the best way to get someone to do something is to forbid them from doing it. There's also no such thing as bad publicity. If I hear that a book I've never heard of has been banned somewhere, I'm obviously going to want to find out more about that book, and potentially to read it myself so that I can understand what all the fuss is about. <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Knut 🏳️🌈 🇳🇴🧸<p>I hope the Library of Congress is hiding <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> these days. I really hope so. I've _heard_ they are known for "loosing" material and hiding it. I know public libraries do that all the time (that's where the sexy art books are BTW) <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a></p>
Cainmark Does Not Comply 🚲<p>The "Banned Book Club" graphic novel was really good. I don't blame them for not doing a book tour in the U S. As it's being run by fascists traitors destroying America's good things. And being so, so stupid about immigrants. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SKleefeld/114348659346167363" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@SKleefeld/114</span><span class="invisible">348659346167363</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nc_comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nc_comics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/graphic_novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic_novel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarians</span></a> in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads | <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> | The Guardian </p><p>Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take <a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> off shelves, particularly <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ titles <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nimitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nimitz</span></a> Naval Academy 381banned books <a href="https://lithub.com/the-naval-academy-banned-over-300-books-from-its-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-naval-academy-b</span><span class="invisible">anned-over-300-books-from-its-library/</span></a></p><p>Listed <br><a href="https://media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/2003683009/-1/-1/0/250404-LIST%20OF%20REMOVED%20BOOKS%20FROM%20NIMITZ%20LIBRARY.PDF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/</span><span class="invisible">2003683009/-1/-1/0/250404-LIST%20OF%20REMOVED%20BOOKS%20FROM%20NIMITZ%20LIBRARY.PDF</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NimitzLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NimitzLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NavalAcademy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavalAcademy</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So yeah. This REALLY pisses me off! I have friends who work for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineStateLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineStateLibrary</span></a>. Grrrrr.... </p><p>Maine State Library issues layoffs, cites inability to access federal funding<br>The Maine State Library announced Wednesday 13 staff members, whose positions are supported by federal funding, were laid off.</p><p>April 9, 2025 </p><p>"The Maine State Library announced layoffs on Wednesday, citing an ongoing inability to access federal funding. </p><p>"The announcement comes after President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> signed an executive order in March deeming the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 'unnecessary' and slated to be dismantled, later placing the entire agency's staff on administrative leave. </p><p>"The Maine State Library said in a news release that IMLS funding represents 30 percent of its annual budget and has not received any communication from IMLS on if or when funding might be restored. </p><p>"The state library said it last received funds from its 2025 federal award advance through the IMLS on March 24. </p><p>"Thirteen employees whose positions are supported by federal funding have been laid off, the state library said. Those employees represent approximately 30 percent of Maine State Library staff. </p><p>"The Maine State Library said the layoffs could be rescinded if funding is restored. </p><p>"Starting on Thursday, the Maine State Library will close for a two-week reorganization period where its location at 242 State St. in Augusta will not be open to the public. </p><p>"'Losing access to this Federal funding harms Maine residents and will have negative consequences in communities across the state," Maine State Librarian <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoriFisher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoriFisher</span></a> said in the release. 'Despite these significant cuts, the Maine State Library remains committed to advancing the mission of libraries in Maine and to serving every library patron to the best of our ability.'</p><p>"In 2024, the Maine State Library says it received $1,526,754 from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IMLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMLS</span></a> Library Services and Technology Act Grants to States program which supports services including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HighSpeedInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedInternet</span></a> for public libraries; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InterlibraryLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterlibraryLoans</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBooks</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a>; services for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VisuallyImpaired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisuallyImpaired</span></a> patrons; and professional development for library staff. </p><p>"The library says it is continuing to evaluate the range of impacts on library services from the funding cuts and hopes to provide further updates as they become available. </p><p>"Following Trump's executive order, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined 20 other attorneys general in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from dismantling a handful of agencies, including the IMLS."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-state-library-issues-layoffs-inability-access-federal-funding/97-3adb5f7f-a6c1-42fe-a519-dc849384dd99" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscentermaine.com/article/ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/local/maine-state-library-issues-layoffs-inability-access-federal-funding/97-3adb5f7f-a6c1-42fe-a519-dc849384dd99</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfThings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunitySpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunitySpaces</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CentersOfLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentersOfLearning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FundLibrariesNotSpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundLibrariesNotSpaceX</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>I am thinking when I get a bit of time I may check our library catalog and see how many books on the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> list we have locally. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
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