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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>
Sankofab<p>On this day in 1740, South Carolina barred enslaved Black people from learning to read, earning money, and gathering, and authorized white enslavers to whip and kill them for being "rebellious."</p><p><a href="https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/10" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calendar.eji.org/racial-injust</span><span class="invisible">ice/may/10</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crt</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BLKNewsNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BLKNewsNow</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@blackgirlnerds/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackgirlnerds</span></a></span></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 — RhRR.us<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>
Iñaki de Miguel Díaz :verified_aroace:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://neopaquita.es/@taxorubio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taxorubio</span></a></span> tienes toda la razón en eso, sé que por ejemplo existen grupos de bibliotecarios unidos contra cosas así o los infames <a href="https://masto.es/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> pero no nos llega nada de eso por los medios 😭</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’ &amp; ‘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>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/teenagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teenagers</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> </p><p>' Brooklyn Public Library marked three years of Books Unbanned on April 10... The initiative provides teens an e-card allowing them to access the library’s entire digital collection of approximately half a million items. Since April 2022, almost 10,000 young people — aged 13 to 21 — in all 50 states have applied for the card. Books Unbanned card holders have checked out more than 330,000 books.'</p><p><a href="https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2025/04/17/brooklyn-public-library-marks-three-years-of-books-unbanned/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brooklyneagle.com/articles/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/17/brooklyn-public-library-marks-three-years-of-books-unbanned/</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>
Prism & Pen<p>With Lesbian Visibility Week running from Monday 21 April to Sunday 27 April this year, I wanted to spotlight and celebrate several books written by queer women or containing lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer or trans characters which have been banned or restricted worldwide.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/banned-lesbian-books-you-should-read-this-week-165b56cb2b75?sk=c8aa703808313026b7510bf7b64e0d01" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/banned-le</span><span class="invisible">sbian-books-you-should-read-this-week-165b56cb2b75?sk=c8aa703808313026b7510bf7b64e0d01</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LesbianVisibilityWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LesbianVisibilityWeek</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/QueerBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerBooks</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>
Ronja<p>Online event on banned books | World Book Day </p><p>"Celebrating the Freedom to Read" - a cross-cultural discussion on banned books, censorship, and the right to free access to information.<br>23 April 2025 <br>16:30 to 18:00<br>English and German spoken.<br>The online event is free. <a href="https://queerbrarians.de/2025/03/13/online-veranstaltung-zu-banned-books-am-welttag-des-buches/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">queerbrarians.de/2025/03/13/on</span><span class="invisible">line-veranstaltung-zu-banned-books-am-welttag-des-buches/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/WorldBookDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBookDay</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Queerbrarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queerbrarians</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@fuzzyleapfrog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fuzzyleapfrog</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/lgbtqbookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lgbtqbookstodon</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/diversebooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>diversebooks</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/lgbtqbookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lgbtqbookstodon</span></a></span></p>
cuNha<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Livros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Livros</span></a> banidos nos EUA, segundo a organização PEN America. Alguns destes estão editados em Portugal.</p><p>E <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/palavras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palavras</span></a> também não escapam! </p><p>Até ao momento, a lista tem "mais de 250 palavras e expressões que, alegadamente, deixaram de ser consideradas aceitáveis pela administração Trump", desde "aborto" a "mulheres", passando por "deficiência", "idosos", "nativos americanos" e até "Golfo do México".</p><p><a href="https://24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/ha-livros-que-lutam-por-um-lugar-na-prateleira-nos-eua-e-podem-ser-lidos-em-portugal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/</span><span class="invisible">ha-livros-que-lutam-por-um-lugar-na-prateleira-nos-eua-e-podem-ser-lidos-em-portugal</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/penamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penamerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/literatura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literatura</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bannedwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bannedwords</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/eua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eua</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portugal</span></a></p>
ULB Münster › FachInfos<p>Die Lehrstühle für Book Studies und American Studies am Englischen Seminar der Uni Münster haben das “Banned Books Network Münster” (BBNM) gegründet: <a href="https://www.uni-muenster.de/Anglistik/bookstudies/BannedBooks.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uni-muenster.de/Anglistik/book</span><span class="invisible">studies/BannedBooks.html</span></a><br>Am 22.5. gibt es eine erste Veranstaltung im SpecOps im Aegidiimarkt: "Banned Books in Conversation" <a href="https://indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3370/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3</span><span class="invisible">370/</span></a><br><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/Netzwerk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netzwerk</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/BBNM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBNM</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>
StanceOfMind<p>Top 5 LGBTQ+ books banned in the U.S. </p><p><a href="https://www.advocate.com/top-5-lgbtq-books-banned-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advocate.com/top-5-lgbtq-books</span><span class="invisible">-banned-2024</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LGBTQBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQBooks</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>