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Kim
@libraryladykim.bsky.social
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she/her. youth services librarian that geeks out about anime, video games, and baked goods. views are my own.
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davescheidt.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
Although it's not as big as some of the other elections today, I am really proud of my little town for voting in/keeping the best candidates for our local offices.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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leahgreenberg.bsky.social
CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS, NO KINGS
October 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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criminalerin.bsky.social
Excellent tips for keeping ICE out of your phone now featuring alt text
Android: Don't give apps your tracking ID! One big way your Android phone tracks you is by making up an ID for itself and giving that to advertising companies, which eventually winds up in the hands of investigators. It calls this ID its "advertising ID." In the latest Android versions, you turn off delivery of this by going into the Settings app and navigate to Security & Privacy > Privacy > Ads. Tap "Delete advertising ID." In older Android versions where that option isn't there you reset it instead, which protects you better if you do it often. iPhone: Don't give apps your tracking ID! One big way your iPhone tracks you is by making up an ID for itself and giving that to advertising companies, which eventually winds up in the hands of investigators. It calls this ID its IDFA, or "ID for advertisers." Whenever an app asks for this, you can click "Ask App Not to Track" and that app (and the creeps which sweep up information from it) won't be able to follow you! Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking to turn this off for apps you might have already allowed. You can turn off another tracker by going to Settings > Privacy > Apple Advertising and set the "Personalized Ads" switch to "off"
October 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social
🗣️THIS is the message!!

Brava, Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social!!
October 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
Photo of Melania getting into a car with a green jacket that says "I really don't care do you." in white letters. A person with sunglasses and a white shirt/khakis holds the door open for her.
September 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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isabel.kim
one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a very hungry caterpillar
the very hungry caterpillar superimposed on an illustration of gregor samsa from the metamorphosis as a beetle
September 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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thereelrandom.bsky.social
My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
August 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
get her jade
August 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I'm so on board with this.
July 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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goldengateblond.bsky.social
“hope isn’t a mood. it’s a decision.” (via confettitactics on threads: www.threads.com/@confettitac...)
I've lived under martial law before. Not in the U.S.-in Thailand, after a coup. And I've walked Tiananmen Square, too. So what I'm watching in LA right now? It hits different. Because I've seen how authoritarianism takes hold-and how America's resistance isn't following the script. 1/7 In Thailand, I taught at a private school after the military coup. One of my coworkers had lived through the actual lockdown in Bangkok. He remembered hearing gunfire and realizing: they're killing people in the street. That fear settled into daily life. You complied. You stayed quiet. You survived. 2/7 The man who led the coup? He became a monk-because in Thailand, becoming a monk makes you untouchable. I was literally teaching his grandkids. People worried if the military would come for them, too. That's the weight of real martial law. It changes how you move through the world. 3/7 In China, I visited Tiananmen Square. My Chinese teacher's mother was pregnant with her when she stood in that square. That history was personal. But it was also erased. Because in authoritarian regimes, memory itself becomes dangerous. What we're not allowed to remember gets rewritten. 4/7 So watching protests erupt in LA right now-protesters shutting down freeways, standing off against SWAT, refusing to move-I'm struck by what's different. Yes, there's fear. But there's also volume. America isn't going quiet. And that matters. Because martial law requires submission. It relies on people staying home. It needs us to believe we're outnumbered. But in every major U.S. city right now, people are standing up. Not just resisting. Refusing to disappear. 5/7 They want us to believe there's no choice. But that's a lie authoritarianism always tells. And America-messy, loud, imperfect America-still hasn't bought into that lie. So yes, l'm scared. But I also have something I didn't have in Thailand or China. Thave hope. Not because everything will work out on its own. But because people are choosing to show up. Because we're not done yet. 6/7 Hope isn't a mood. It's a decision. And if you're struggling to find it-borrow mine. I've lived through a coup. I've lived under martial law. And I'm telling you right now: This moment isn't over. We're still writing the ending. 7/7
June 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
Happy Pride!
White background with rainbow hearts all around it. Text says "wishing all the homophobes a super uncomfortable month"
June 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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This whole "Pride collection" is just pathetic.
benjaminjs.bsky.social Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · May 30
Target's bold "Pride" collection this year features a colorless hoodie with the words "Out Loud & Proud" written teeny tiny only the string.
May 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
It's so easy to submit a comment! Took less than 5 minutes for me.
May 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
Listen here, Wind Breaker. I watch this show every week to see a group of Good Boys punching things. I do NOT watch this show to ugly cry in my bed at 11 at night! (coughTsubakicough)
a close up of a person 's face with half black hair and half white hair
Alt: a close up of a person 's face with half black hair and half white hair. Sakura from the Wind Breaker anime.
media.tenor.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Things feel really dark and heavy rn, so something as small as getting cards from some 3rd graders can make a big difference.
Photo of a group of handmade cards on white paper colored with crayons/markers and day things like Thank You and You want thanks with that?
May 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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heykellyjensen.bsky.social
A temporary restraining order halts further dismantling of the only federal agency for libraries, but the 2026 federal budget calls for eliminating the IMLS completely.

The latest on the state of the IMLS: bookriot.com/the-latest-f...
The Latest from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
A temporary restraining order halts further dismantling of the only federal agency for libraries, but the 2026 federal budget calls for eliminating the IMLS completely.
bookriot.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
Please sign!
debbieohi.com Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Apr 24
Deadline to add your name in support Institute of Library & Museum Services (IMLS): Mon. April 28th!

Thanks @authorsabb.bsky.social for reminder urging authors, illustrators, librarians, booksellers, literary agents, educators, & industry professionals.👇

docs.google.com/forms/d/1gpf...
SIGNATURES NEEDED: Open Letter to HarperCollins
On April 3, 2025, Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks sent a letter to Congress in support of the Institute of Library and Museum Service...
docs.google.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
Got told Happy Resurrection Day today by a patron... #saturdaylibrarian
April 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
I miss the days when the Drag Race finale was filmed in a big ass theater.
April 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Hey, so it's National Library Week. You're going to see a lot of calls to get a library card and check out books. All well and good. But I'm going to ask you to do something a little more supportive: speak up.
April 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
Ohio's representatives are responding to us with blatant lies about the budget in order to confuse people. Please spread the word with the actual numbers (www.olc.org/assets/pdf/H...):
Email from an Ohio Rep that says: "Hi, Thank you for reaching out with your concerns about the House's budget proposal and the Public Library Fund. Representative Workman truly appreciates hearing from constituents like you who are passionate about supporting libraries and the vital services they provide to families and communities. I want to clarify that the House’s budget proposal does not eliminate the Public Library Fund. In fact, it increases funding for Ohio’s libraries. Under the proposed plan, library funding will rise to $485 million in FY26 and $495 million in FY27—an increase of $2 million and $12 million, respectively, over current funding levels. Over the biennium, this will amount to nearly a billion dollars in support for Ohio’s public libraries, reflecting a more than 20% increase from 2020. Rep. Workman agrees that libraries are an essential resource for families and communities. They provide invaluable educational opportunities, access to books, and vital programs that enrich the lives of children and adults alike. She remains committed to ensuring libraries continue to thrive and that their funding is protected. Thank you again for your message and for your ongoing support of Ohio’s libraries. Your voice is heard and valued."
April 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
libraryladykim.bsky.social
I'm getting really emotional seeing not only the massive crowds that turned out in the large cities, but the ones in smaller cities like mine as well.
April 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Anyone from Ohio, please read this and then contact your reps: bookriot.com/ohios-republ...
Ohio's Republican Budget Proposal Destroys Library Funding, Restricts LGBTQ+ Books, Targets Library Trustee Terms
Ohio House Republicans would require libraries remove LGBTQ+ books from sight of those under 18 while also slashing $100 in public library funding.
bookriot.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM