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Catherine Morris

See #Trump’s executive order to eliminate “non-statutory components & functions” of the following entities “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”:
•Federal #Mediation/Conciliation Service
• US Agency for Global #Media
• Woodrow Wilson Int’l Center for Scholars inthe #Smithsonian Institution
• Institute of #Museum & #Library Svces
• US Interagency Council on #Homelessness
• Community Devel Financial Institutions Fund
• #Minority Business Devel Agency whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac /2

The White House · Continuing the Reduction of the Federal BureaucracyBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose. 
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Nonilex

In addition to #USAGM, #Trump's order also targeted the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service [#FMCS], the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars [#WilsonCenter], the Institute of #Museum & #Library Services [#IMLS], the US Interagency Council on #Homelessness [#USICH], the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund [#CDFIfund], & the Minority Business Development Agency [#MBDA] for cuts.

#idiocracy#law#FreePress
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Ronja

Ik kan er echt niet bij! Hoe haal je het in je hoofd om bibliotheken te sluiten ("to reduce") ?! In de VS is het nu zo ver, en daarmee geeft Trump de blauwdruk voor Nederland. Bezuinigingen op het onderwijs zijn al gepland! Waar gaat dit heen?!
This is not what democracy looks like.
whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/202

#libraries #library #books #politics #ExecutiveOrder #USA #VS #bibliotheken @bibliotheken

Screenshot of the website of the white house with the following text: ELIMINATING WASTE AND REDUCING GOVERNMENT OVERREACH: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order continuing the reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy. This Executive Order eliminates non-statutory functions and reduces statutory functions of unnecessary governmental entities to what is required by law. Affected entities include the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, United States Agency for Global Media, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Institute of Museum and Library Services, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Minority Business Development Agency, and Arctic Research Commission.
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Bernadette A. Lear

#Trump has eliminated the #IMLS, which pays my husband's salary as Rare Collections Librarian for PA's State #Library. Mike saved thousands of dollars by revising maintenance contracts. He hand-sewed copies of the PA #Constitution for legislators to swear their oaths on, rather sending them out to be expensively rebound. He goes into work whenever security alarms and climate monitors blip, to make sure Ben Franklin's original printings are safe. Yeah, he was really "waste, fraud, and abuse." 😒

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Sarah J Hoodlet

Hello from Dublin!

Yesterday we went to Marsh’s Library, a reference library with some of the oldest printed books in the world! We couldn’t touch the books, but photos were allowed.

This library was also caught in the crosshairs of the rebellion in 1916, so some of the books have bullet holes in them (none shown).

Such a cool place! 😍

Other things we did:
-Dublin Castle
-St. Patrick’s Cathedral
-Various gardens
-Tasty food

@securingdev
#library #OldBooks #Books #Ireland #WritingCommunity

A darker photo of bookshelves. Tall wooden bookshelves are on both sides of the photo, with a shaded window at the far end (center). The overall tone of the photo is dark and moody.
A photo showing one of the wings of the library. Ropes are along each alcove of the bookshelves, keeping visitors away from the books themselves. The shelves are made from oak, while the books are a cloth style “paper” with covers of leather if vellum. The light here is better, giving an older, mysterious atmosphere to the place.
The exterior/entrance of the library. The door is open, and a black wrought-iron gate across the doorway is also open. The brick building is buttressed with greenery. The red sign to the right of the door reads: “Gutenberg’s Cradle: An Exhibition of the Oldest Books in the World”.
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Forrest Brown

Public #libraries should host #Mastodon servers. I really think this could be a good thing.

The county (or city/town depending on how it works in your area) IT department could host it, and people would use their library card to access the server. Or, alternatively, perhaps some kind of private-public partnership could be arranged where a non-profit organization handles the hosting and library staff can administer it.

My thinking is: #fediverse platforms like Mastodon offer a high quality, ad-free social media experience, but there are barriers to entry that will keep most people from benefitting from it. It’s been discussed ad nauseam, but there are the technical barriers. I don’t see financial barriers discussed as often though. It costs money to maintain your own server, and even with many people chipping in, most people aren’t going to pay a few bucks or more a month to use a social media platform. There are of course free client apps, but the best ones cost money, at least in my opinion.

Maybe this isn’t the strongest point to make at a time when libraries are struggling to stay funded and are likely at risk of losing a significant amount of funding, but assuming that’s a problem with a solution, allocating funds to #library budgets to run a Mastodon server (I’m guessing a relatively small line item) seems doable. Content moderation is another issue to be dealt with, but again, I think one not without a solution.

Thoughts?

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Asterisk

Die Kolleg:innen vom #BalticUKH Projekt (u.a. an der @stabihh) haben mit vielen Beteiligten (zu denen ich gehöre) einen Artikel zum Thema "**Engaging Users in Creating the Next Library Space"** in @obibJournal veröffentlicht, der jetzt auch online ist:
o-bib.de/bib/article/view/6091

www.o-bib.deEngaging Users in Creating the Next Library Space: Innovative and Experimental Design | o-bib. Das offene Bibliotheksjournal / Herausgeber VDB
#Labspace#KnowledgeHub#Library
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concretelibraries

Tweebronnen Public Library, Leuven, Belgium.

This library occupies the former Leuven Technical School compound, designed by renowned Modernist architect Henry van de Velde and built between 1937 and 1940. When the school closed in 1984, the building stood vacant until a grassroots campaign managed to save it. Since 2000, it serves both the Leuven city library and the town archives.

📷: Fuji X-T20 + XF14mm f/2.8 R
#library #LibraryArchitecture #architecture #photography #modernism

A street scene featuring a red brick building with large windows and ivy growing on the walls. Bicyclists ride along the road, and parked cars line the street. A red van is parked on the right. Nearby, an apartment building has balconies with railings.
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Hiring Librarians

"What I'm trying to do above all is be patient with myself (and with the process), forgive myself when I'm having a hard time, and remember how far I've come and all the great skills and experiences I've acquired over time." #LIS #GLAM #Libraries #Library

hiringlibrarians.com/2025/03/1

Hiring Librarians · “The right opportunity will come – but not if I just curl into a ball and give up”
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