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Want to be a #LibraryDefender? Join (or start!) a Friends of the Library group. #FriendsOfTheLibrary groups are a great way to strengthen your local library and fight for #InformationAccess for all! Learn how in our new Friends of the Library 101 Zine! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...
Resources — For The People
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November 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
Become a #LibraryDefender! This #FriendsOfTheLibrary week commit to strengthening your library--get involved with governance or on a Friends group! Learn how in our Libraries 101 video and Friends of the Library 101 Zine! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo... @librariesftp.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
There are so many great ways to be a #LibraryDefender! Being part of your #FriendsOfTheLibrary group is definitely one of them!!!
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Want to be a #LibraryDefender? Join (or start!) a Friends of the Library group. #FriendsOfTheLibrary groups are a great way to strengthen your local library and fight for #InformationAccess for all! Learn how in our new Friends of the Library 101 Zine! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...
Resources — For The People
www.librariesforthepeople.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
After watching The Librarians, become a #LibraryDefender! Come to the @librariesftp.bsky.social Feb 19th Open House to learn about how #FriendsOfTheLibrary & Foundation Groups can be great places for strengthening and protecting libraries! www.librariesforthepeople.org/events/ftp-f...
February 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
lschiff.bsky.social
Book bans are a symptom; library governance ensuring intellectual freedom is the prevention and cure. Join your library board or Friends of the Library group and become a #LibraryDefender! Check out librariesforthepeople.org to learn how! #BannedBooks
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October 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
Heartening to see that libraries around the world recognize what's happening in the U.S. and are registering support. www.ala.org/library-comm... #LibraryDefender #Libraries #DefendResearch
Libraries Around the World Support U.S. Library Community
The international library community has been sending its support to the U.S. library community and ALA during these challenging times. And in opposition to recent the firing of Dr. Carla Hayden as the...
www.ala.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
lschiff.bsky.social
So great that you have stepped into #library governance and are such a strong #LibraryDefender!!!
October 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
librariesftp.bsky.social
Love #libraries? Then become a #LibraryDefender! You can start by getting involved in your local #FriendsOfTheLibrary or Foundation group. Learn how at our Feb. 19th Open House: www.librariesforthepeople.org/events/ftp-f...
FTP Friends and Foundations Network Open House — For The People
Strengthen and protect your library by getting involved with a Friends of the Library or Foundation group! FTP is launching a Friends and Foundations Network to help folks get involved in these local ...
www.librariesforthepeople.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
librariesftp.bsky.social
There's still time to sign up for the April 22nd FTP Friends & Foundations Network meeting! We'll spend part of the time talking about what to look for in by-laws followed by an open discussion. www.librariesforthepeople.org/events/frien... #FriendsOfTheLibrary #libraries #LibraryDefender
Friends & Foundations Network April Meeting — For The People
FTP’s Friends & Foundations Network helps folks strengthen and protect their libraries by getting involved with a Friends of the Library or Foundation group!  Join us at our next monthly meet...
www.librariesforthepeople.org
April 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
For anyone who loves libraries, now's the time to let that love inspire you to become a #LibraryDefender. Check out the latest newsletter from For The People (www.librariesforthepeople.org) to learn about ways to strengthen and defend public libraries! substack.com/@librariesfo...
For The People Newsletter Vol. XXVIII
For everyone working to strengthen and expand public libraries
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June 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
lschiff.bsky.social
As an example, a #LibraryDefender in Toledo spotted this in their local library and shared it with me!
April 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
christebbens.bsky.social
Anyway this feels relevant.
A graphic produced by For The People that says “U.S. cities spend nine times more on policing than public libraries.” There is a chart showing that police received $123 billion in 2019, while libraries got $13 billion. At the bottom is a question asking “are you a #LibraryDefender?”
April 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
librariesftp.bsky.social
Want to stop #BookBans? Want to make sure #libraries continue as shared spaces for all? Become a #LibraryDefender! Come to our Feb. 19th Open House to learn about how #FriendsOfTheLibrary and Foundation groups can play a role in strengthening libraries. www.librariesforthepeople.org/events/ftp-f...
February 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
Keep the #NoKings energy going--locally! Become a #LibraryDefender! Join your #FriendsOfTheLibrary group and protect #IntellectualFreedom and access to knowledge! Learn how in this Friends of the Library 101 Zine! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo... from @librariesftp.bsky.social
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October 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We at Bank Street Library want to acknowledge and push back against attacks on libraries within our city and across the nation. Here are more ways you can support libraries to make sure everyone has the right to read and learn! #ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries #librarydefender #bankstreetlibrary
Image has graphic of books with the text: Ten Ways to Help Your Local Public Library Get (and use!) your library card. Actively using your library card to borrow books, ebooks, graphic novels, media, and other resources is critical to helping libraries maintain and expand their annual public funding sources. Vote in your local elections. Find out what elected body oversees your library — is it a city council, a library board, or some other group? Support, vote for, and advocate for elected officials who will support public libraries. Speak up at public meetings. Once you know who the decision makers are, attend public meetings and make public comments on the record. Not sure what your library needs? Get to know your director and staff, and ask them. Request materials you want to see. Most libraries accept - and indeed welcome! - patron requests for books or other media, and will buy those materials for the community. If you want to see a more diverse collection, submit a request! Join a library support group. Most libraries have a Friends of the Library group or a foundation that helps support the library. Join other library lovers to help volunteer, fundraise, and get the word out to your neighbors. Spread the word about libraries. Libraries work tirelessly to get the word out about programs and services - and you can help! Tell your friends and neighbors about what’s happening at your local library and all it has to offer. Show up to public library programs. Actively attend programs that your library is putting on, and bring a friend (or five). Branch out and try new options - many libraries depend on meeting attendance goals to maintain diverse programming. Fight censorship and book bans. Speak up locally for the freedom to access and read diverse materials - fight back against book bans and censorship. For more information, read through our resource library or visit GetReadyStayReady.info to learn about strategies and find resources. Donate to support groups or …
April 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
#Libraries are continuing to be under assault, now with increasing rates of bomb threats: buttondown.com/wellsourced/... Check out everylibrary.org and www.librariesforthepeople.org to learn how to be a #LibraryDefender
One Week, Four Library Bomb Threats
Bomb threats at libraries have become a far too common occurrence. In the summer of 2023–two years into an unrelenting attack on public librarians, as well...
buttondown.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
lschiff.bsky.social
And here are some concrete actions anyone and everyone can take to support their local public library! Be a #LibraryDefender ! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#te...
Resources — For The People
www.librariesforthepeople.org
August 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
lschiff.bsky.social
Syphoning funds from the public library for the police department is not a good move. Would love to hear more from any #LibraryDefender folks in Wisconsin. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/03/m...
Menomonee Falls diverts $300k from library to police budget • Wisconsin Examiner
The Menomonee Falls village board voted late last month to move $300,000 from the library to the police budget.
wisconsinexaminer.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
scholasticsquid.bsky.social
Check out Everylibrary.org’s interactive book banning map to see what bills have been proposed in your state - and then head straight to LibrariesForThePeople.org to figure out what actions you can do to start organizing locally as #librarydefendere#bookbansn#booktoko#booksk#libraryry
January 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM