The Mindful Mrs. P.

Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

IMLS funding supports the interlibrary loan program at my small library, awarding access to larger collections across the state. This is devastating.
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The Universe rewarded you for being a perfect pumpkin.

In Letter, IMLS Advisory Board Says Its Core Activities Cannot be Slashed by Executive Action In a letter to the agency's new acting director, the National Museum and Library Services board said it stands ready to help "support and strengthen" the agency's mission as mandated by law.

Don't start with librarians.
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As a small town librarian, loss of IMLS funding means loss of interlibrary loans for our patrons. I'm heartbroken and disgusted.

They look delicious, friend.

I thought it was pizza. 🤣

The real irony is most people who say shit like that will go home and eat a cousin.

I find this quite clever. Vandals will still spot them, but perhaps they'll pass them up for their efforts.

Whatcha gonna do with it?

Perfect meme doesn’t exi….🤣🎯

Real punks always support local libraries! Oi! Oi! Oi!

Beautiful!

My family colloquially refers to JCP as Penneys, but there's also an Irish company named Penneys. I'm unsure if JCP ever produced marketing with simply "Penneys". Great find!

I still pay property taxes.

Homeschooling has been catching some heat lately, thanks to media coverage and the Trump administration. Please know we're not all Christian Nationalists.

Those knee injuries stick with us. Sorry your troubles started so young.

My homeschoolers loved that one too.

We're all feeling the weight of the world. It's OK to embrace joy when you stumble upon it.

April and May when the weather improves. We get outside plenty, but indoor lessons become entirely daunting.

Programs should aim to cater to the entire community. This is embarrassing.
Sincerely,
An Inclusive Librarian

You seem like a reasonably intelligent person who likes to read. Might I recommend "Raising Free People" by Akilah S. Richards and "Dumbing us Down" by John Gatto?

You seem like a reasonably intelligent person who likes to read. Might I recommend "Raising Free People" by Akilah S. Richards and "Dumbing us Down" by John Gatto?

I don't see how homeschooling my children contributed to Trump's presidency. I didn't vote for him. And please don't include MY children in YOUR assessment of what is best for "OUR" children. Also, not a cult member.

Socialization, naturally. And any quizzing. Back off, Becky. They aren't beholden to you.

Pssst. 24 days until spring.

If you need a sign that it's time to #govegan , just take a look at egg prices.

In case you were wondering, spending your weekend sorting thousands of Legos doesn't distract the mind from the shitshow that is the U.S. It does, however, make one question their life choices which led to this point.

Plant a garden instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#booksky #bookchallenge #books

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#booksky #bookchallenge #books