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Just Jim<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> are one of the pillars of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CarlaHayden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarlaHayden</span></a> 14th <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p>
NLISN<p>📝'Exploring the workforce experiences of autistic librarians through accessible and participatory approaches' ⬇️ <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2021.101088" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">doi.org/10.1016/j.li...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Library" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Librarian" target="_blank">#Librarian</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Research" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Neurodivergent" target="_blank">#Neurodivergent</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Neurodiversity" target="_blank">#Neurodiversity</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Employment" target="_blank">#Employment</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Workplace" target="_blank">#Workplace</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Autism" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Autistic" target="_blank">#Autistic</a></p>
Steam Powered Frisbee 🥏<p>A Renaissance painting that's not religious or classical. </p><p>"The Librarian" by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1566(!)</p><p>It's hard to believe this was about 350 years before Surrealism or Abstract art were popular in Europe.</p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/arthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arthistory</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/renaissance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renaissance</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/renaissanceart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renaissanceart</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/italia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italia</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/arcimboldo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arcimboldo</span></a></p>
Robin Crow<p>Oh hey, it's <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post time again!</p><p>I've been knocking around these parts for a good while now but as my lovely pals <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/@tiefling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tiefling</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/@VulpineDruid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>VulpineDruid</span></a></span> very kindly let me and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/@therivercrow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>therivercrow</span></a></span> join in in this anarchic new server, I've jumped in with both feet!</p><p>I'm a <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>witch</span></a> (yes a real one, so I'll hex you if you cross me) and committed to <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> rights and freedoms.</p><p>My day job is as a <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> where I teach critical skills and other useful stuff.</p><p>I'm a <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> and currently writing <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/VampLibs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VampLibs</span></a>, even though not much of it is public yet. You can read some of my shorts on my Writing Robin blog. </p><p>I sometimes write about <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> things as well.</p><p>I game and am currently doing my third run of <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/DragonAgeVeilguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragonAgeVeilguard</span></a> so if you come for me with your Marxist takes, I will throw my controller at your face.</p><p>I've been chronically online for my many years of life so I don't tolerate much nonsense and am very selective in my follow request acceptances. If you want to follow me, let's talk first ok? Cool.</p>
River Crow<p>New instance, new <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> post!</p><p>Here we go again...</p><p>I'm River, and I've booped around a few places here on the fediverse, currently hanging out with my friends <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/@tiefling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tiefling</span></a></span> :diotima: and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/@VulpineDruid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>VulpineDruid</span></a></span> :vul: to chat about stuff and things. </p><p>I've been gaming since the heady days of OG <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/BaldursGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaldursGate</span></a>, and am currently obsessed with <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/BaldursGate3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaldursGate3</span></a> and <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/DragonAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragonAge</span></a> <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/TheVeilguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheVeilguard</span></a>. </p><p>When I'm not gaming, I'm an academic <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a>, a practicing <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>witch</span></a> and <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/Selunite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selunite</span></a>, an occasional <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> and <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poet</span></a> and a general all-round nerdy type.</p><p>I'm also queer and trans, so I will post about <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> stuff, but I will content warn anything political.</p><p>You can find my blogging, fiction, poetry and stuff via the linktree in my bio.</p>
Loki Gwynbleidd 😷🏴🎨<p>Ook 🦧📚<br><br><a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vintage</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/terrypratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/fanart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FanArt</span></a></p>
CornOnTheGob<p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/handwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handwriting</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> </p><p>I would love to see styles of antiquated handwriting, to model.<br>Peope used to be so good at writing, because writing by hand used to be important and meaningful.</p><p>I am probably most interested in examples from 11th to 17th century.<br>The sweet spot in the middle would be 14th century, but there were amazing examples all through this span!</p><p>So what I really would love is... access to resources that are hundreds of thousands of sorted images, or everything a specific scribe or writer ever did compiled cleanly in a high quality pdf,<br>and like hundreds of thousands of those.</p><p>Possibly entire digitised libraries of antiquated hand written books or papers from historical documents?</p><p>Can anyone point out some references like this that are high quality and expansive?</p><p>I am not against resources in multiple languages either. Handwriting is so cool.</p><p>Thank you!</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ink</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/pen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pen</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/pens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pens</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/fountainpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fountainpen</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/quill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quill</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nib</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/dippen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dippen</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/style" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>style</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congressional</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarians</span></a> Tell <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> 'Appointees' To Wrong Branch Of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> To Get F*cked. And welcome to your new master <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a>, Trump's personal <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> defense attorney, and this horse. Just saying - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> - all librarians - respect and defend the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a>, unfettered <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> for all, and an uncompromising belief in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> do not <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/discriminate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discriminate</span></a> <a href="https://www.wonkette.com/p/congressional-librarians-tell-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkette.com/p/congressional-l</span><span class="invisible">ibrarians-tell-trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lc</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Deputy AG Todd Blanche who represented <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> during 2024 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> trial appointed acting <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> per DOJ. Blanche replaces longtime <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> Dr. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CarlaHayden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarlaHayden</span></a>, fired last week by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a>. Rewind to past - unqualified White Male with no expertise, training as a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a>, now heads largest <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> in the world. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scholarship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholarship</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LC</span></a> has a copy of every book published <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LbraryofCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LbraryofCongress</span></a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-library-congress-todd-blanche-carla-hayden-cc2154fa8644a5c29d196e505e4faa51" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-libra</span><span class="invisible">ry-congress-todd-blanche-carla-hayden-cc2154fa8644a5c29d196e505e4faa51</span></a></p>
Jim Wald<p>Thursday, Pres. Trump fired <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> of Congress Carla Hayden</p><p>These pieces point out that her career has been anything but controversial--even Republicans have praised her many accomplishments</p><p>view.nl.npr.org/?qs=18b0474ea81692ee80b155e5eb182987a8307a4a62c7de8003aa86fd0afdbd42e2bf715040ebaa4e0948416f62e07afac14bf9d3e868cdae583db135e6a7493b551c02749ebfad6cf58a0768b96f377dd801cc3049de9e00</p><p><a href="https://monocle.com/culture/carla-hayden-library-congress-main-reading-room/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">monocle.com/culture/carla-hayd</span><span class="invisible">en-library-congress-main-reading-room/</span></a><br>1/2</p>
STOPDISINFORMATION<p>NEW: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ALA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALA</span></a> salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt &amp; unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope &amp; breadth of her work.</p><p>Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...</p>
beSpacific<p>Fired - 1st <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> and the 1st <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/African" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>African</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> to be <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>. Anne Applebaum: "Every <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/published" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>published</span></a> in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books." Reporter: <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> fired the Librarian of Congress. Why? <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Leavitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leavitt</span></a>: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> and putting inappropriate <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> in the library for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Patrick Vanhoucke<p>The United States of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> fired its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> Carla <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hayden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hayden</span></a> on Thursday, as the country continues to purge the federal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> of those perceived to oppose the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> and his agenda.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g-s1-65271/librarian-of-congress-fired" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/09/g-s1-65271/</span><span class="invisible">librarian-of-congress-fired</span></a></p>
Fuzzy Leapfrog<p>"Trump abruptly fires <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> of Congress in latest purge of government"</p><p>"The group, American Accountability Foundation, accused Hayden and other <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> leaders of promoting children’s books with “radical” content and literary material authored by Trump opponents."</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a> - Was soll dass ein?</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/09/trump-congress-librarian-fired" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ay/09/trump-congress-librarian-fired</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>“It’s like heaven,” she said in a video published by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obama</span></a> White House when she was nominated to be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>. In the video, she reflected on her status as the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> &amp; first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> librarian of Congress, saying that her selection showed “what a national <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> can be.”</p><p>“It’s inclusive,”she said. “It can be part of everyone’s story. I believe in what libraries can be for a civilized society, &amp; a country that is open to all.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Dr. Hayden became the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> after a lengthy run as the chief librarian in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baltimore</span></a>, her longtime home, where she had overhauled the city’s struggling public <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> system.</p><p>She had known <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obama</span></a> since her early days as a librarian working in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicLibrary</span></a>. She started as a librarian in Chicago in 1973 &amp; ultimately became the city’s chief librarian.</p><p>But she harbored a special appreciation for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LibraryOfCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfCongress</span></a>, which she called a “treasure chest.”</p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin fired the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>, Dr. Carla D. Hayden, on Thurs, drawing swift outcry from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a>. Hayden was the 1st <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AfricanAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanAmerican</span></a> &amp; 1st <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> to serve as the head of the institution.</p><p>Hayden, appointed as the 14th librarian of Congress by Pres Barack <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obama</span></a> in 2016, had overseen the library through Trump’s first term. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LibraryOfCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfCongress</span></a>, the oldest govt-run cultural institution in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>, only rarely gets a new leader. Hayden was its 1st since 1987.</p>
Nonilex<p>FFS</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration Fires <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p><p>Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AfricanAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanAmerican</span></a> &amp; the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> to serve as the head of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LibraryOfCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfCongress</span></a>. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaleSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaleSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/trump-librarian-congress-carla-hayden.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=852E056C-9A33-4D16-B6B0-B5E2354FA7A9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-librarian-congress-carla-hayden.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=852E056C-9A33-4D16-B6B0-B5E2354FA7A9</span></a></p>
Bernadette A. Lear<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> firing Carla <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hayden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hayden</span></a> is not a surprise, because he's getting rid of any high-ranking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> employee who is female or Black. But what a stupid move. She was the first <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> of Congress in my lifetime who had professional training and had led a major library prior to her appointment. Let's see if her replacement can even spell "liberry." <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/donald-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef</span></a></p>
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