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Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Join me Wednesday @ 6pm EST/5pm CST when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusComEnt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusComEnt</span></a> celebrates <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> with “The Breakfast Club” (1985). Available on N*tflix and for free here (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/4mc6wxah" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/4mc6wxah</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)<br>(1/3)</p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>American Library Association challenges Trump cuts in court, as <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> face new tests</p><p>National Library Week doesn't generate significant political attention, but thanks to Trump &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, this yr's not like most.<br><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/american-library-association-challenges-trump-cuts-court-libraries-fac-rcna200845?cid=eml_maddow_20250411&amp;user_email=735ea60b869944de4ca894a31933dd24f17302de0ed1d99d06b799e8020520d6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m</span><span class="invisible">addowblog/american-library-association-challenges-trump-cuts-court-libraries-fac-rcna200845?cid=eml_maddow_20250411&amp;user_email=735ea60b869944de4ca894a31933dd24f17302de0ed1d99d06b799e8020520d6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheLibrarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLibrarians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ALA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALA</span></a></p>
EveryLibrary<p>Through EveryLibrary’s advocacy, $5 can help return up to $8,000 in funding to libraries under threat.</p><p>📚 Historically, EveryLibrary has delivered $1,600 in library funding for every $1 donated.</p><p>This National Library Week, turn your daily coffee into a powerful act of library advocacy.</p><p>💥 Make an impact today: <a href="https://www.everylibrary.org/rapid" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">everylibrary.org/rapid</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibraryAdvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryAdvocacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibrariesAreEssential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesAreEssential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RapidResponseFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapidResponseFund</span></a></p>
Deborah Elizabeth Finn<p>Here's the inscription on the facade of Boston Public Library's McKim Building: "The commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty." <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nationallibraryweek" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nationallibraryweek</a></p>
Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor<p>What a great <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> success story! Since it’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a>, I supported my own <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewJersey</span></a> township library — the Cherry Hill Public Library — by renewing my Friends of the Library membership at the “Benefactor” level.</p><p>How did YOU support <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> today? </p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@everylibrary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>everylibrary</span></a></span><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@everylibrary/114303877369634254" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@everylibrary/</span><span class="invisible">114303877369634254</span></a></p>
internetarchive<p>📚⚖️ Libraries need legal champions in the digital age. </p><p>At Georgetown Law's iPIP Clinic, future lawyers are stepping up to defend access, equity &amp; preservation. Internet Archive's senior policy counsel, Lila Bailey, explains why that matters now more than ever: <a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/08/defending-libraries-in-the-digital-age-lila-bailey-calls-for-library-legal-champions-at-georgetown-laws-ipip-clinic-celebration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/04/08/de</span><span class="invisible">fending-libraries-in-the-digital-age-lila-bailey-calls-for-library-legal-champions-at-georgetown-laws-ipip-clinic-celebration/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a></p>
MineEyesDazzle<p>This National Library Week, if you donate $15 or more in support of public libraries, Libro.FM will give you a free audiobook credit! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/librarianship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librarianship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>Happy National Library Week!</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_Week" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National</span><span class="invisible">_Library_Week</span></a></p><p>Some things you can do this week to celebrate: </p><p>- Get yourself a library card, if you haven't already, or help someone else sign up!<br>- Check out your library's free resources and services, or attend an event!<br>- Donate to your local library, if you have the means!<br>- Call your elected representatives' offices, and tell them why libraries are important to you and your community: <a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">house.gov/representatives/find</span><span class="invisible">-your-representative</span></a> and <a href="https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/members/find-your</span><span class="invisible">-member</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg<p>6 Badass Librarians Who Changed History<br>They will not be shushed.</p><p>BY APRIL WHITE<br>APRIL 5, 2024 via @atlasobscura</p><p>LIBRARIANS HAVE NEVER BEEN A quiet bunch: Information, after all, is power. To mark National Library Week—typically celebrated the second full week of April, fittingly, went into the archives to find our favorite stories of librarians who have fostered cultural movements, protected national secrets, and fought criminals.</p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/famous-librarians-who-changed-history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">atlasobscura.com/articles/famo</span><span class="invisible">us-librarians-who-changed-history</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationallibraryweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationallibraryweek</span></a></p>
e. hashman 🇵🇸<p>Ten ways you can support your local library, for the last day of <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64063be39637e16c30d774ef/t/64389390e8fb8024433f4618/1681429393268/TEN+WAYS+YOU+CAN+SUPPORT+YOUR+PUBLIC+LIBRARY.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">static1.squarespace.com/static</span><span class="invisible">/64063be39637e16c30d774ef/t/64389390e8fb8024433f4618/1681429393268/TEN+WAYS+YOU+CAN+SUPPORT+YOUR+PUBLIC+LIBRARY.pdf</span></a></p><p>Personally, I'm going to (finally) get myself a library card!</p>
Jessamyn<p>Happy <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> to those who celebrate. I love my smol library/archive Mastodon instance. I love my local library (where I check out books and also sometimes work) and I love the distributed mutual aid system that is public libraries in the United States. </p><p>There are some real problems, ones that need attention and caring (both internal and external) but I'm happy I chose libraries and am happier they chose me.</p><p>(photo is old novelty headshot but it always makes me smile)</p>
Suswati Basu (巴苏) :verified:<p>Top ten most challenged books in 2023, latest ALA report on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RightToReadDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToReadDay</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a></p><p>"The unprecedented wave of organized censorship intensifies, particularly in our public libraries"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p><p><a href="https://howtobe247.com/top-ten-most-challenged-books-in-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">howtobe247.com/top-ten-most-ch</span><span class="invisible">allenged-books-in-2023/</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>Happy National Library Week!</p><p>- 95% of libraries provide online homework assistance<br>- 95% offer summer reading programs for children<br>- 98% of public libraries offer free Wi-Fi<br>- 90% help patrons with basic Internet skills<br>- 97% help people complete online government forms<br>- 9 out of 10 libraries offer access to e-books</p><p><a href="https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ala.org/conferencesevents/cele</span><span class="invisible">brationweeks/natlibraryweek</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/LibrariesAreAwesome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesAreAwesome</span></a></p>
EveryLibrary<p>Over the last year, 90 communities have used the pro-bono tools and benefitted from our Fight For the First platform.</p><p>We're proud to support their fights to restore the right to read and oppose unconstitutional censorship.</p><p><a href="https://www.everylibrary.org/why_we_fight_for_the_first_2024" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">everylibrary.org/why_we_fight_</span><span class="invisible">for_the_first_2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a></p>
EveryLibrary<p>Libraries aren’t just collections of books; </p><p>They’re sanctuaries where communities unite, knowledge thrives, and minds expand. </p><p>This <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalLibraryWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLibraryWeek</span></a>, sign a Library Love Letter </p><p><a href="http://nlwloveletter.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">nlwloveletter.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>