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If we want good libraries, we need to stay vigilant and focused on ensuring they will be able to capably serve us. Electing officials and selecting library board members who are true library advocates, supporting library programs via attendance and promotion, utilizing online library resources, etc. all play a role in maintaining a positive library presence in the community. Ballot initiatives and elections of officials are not one day events. To be successful, we need proper planning and execution. We also need to build organizations and networks. While I haven't read either of these titles cited below, I know they will be useful in developing what libraries need to build necessary political infrastructure to provide optimal services. #libraries #libraryfunding #supportforlibraries #booklovers #readers #access

Had the pleasure of participating in a Q&A and book signing for N.Y. Times Best Seller, Barb McQuade’s new book; Attack from Within, How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. Very apt for the times.. “An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practical solutions that can be pursued to strengthen the public, media, and truth-based politics.” https://lnkd.in/g8r2mqjE

The book aims to share insights gleaned from over 16 years of experience in database management, political strategy, and grassroots work across diverse constituencies and parties. Download for free at: https://lnkd.in/dcayYQip

🗳️ Exploring Democracy and Governance 🗳️ I’m excited to share that I’ve started following Democracy Notes on Substack! 📚Engaging in Public Service and Government ✍🏿 Having worked in public service and government, I know firsthand how vital it is to explore unique and diverse spaces that contribute to the strength of our democratic systems. Democracy Notes provides insightful perspectives on positions and ideas that are shaping the future of governance. If you're passionate about democracy, governance, and the impact of public service, I highly recommend giving it a read. Let’s continue to explore how we can make our communities more inclusive and equitable. 💬 👇🏿 #DemocracyMatters #PublicService #DiversityInAction #ContinuousLearning

Exciting evolutions in the 4th year of Review of Democracy as our editorial team expands. More #RuleofLaw content to come into 2025 and beyond. https://lnkd.in/ebBq7Xke

#Register #InPersonEvent #AuthorsAndInsights #JohnsHopkins #June3 : "On Monday, June 3, #New #York #Times #opinion #columnist #Carlos #Lozada #discusses #his #new #book, #The #Washington #Book: #How #to #Read #Politics #and #Politicians, #with #Ashley #Parker, #senior #national #political #correspondent for The #Washington #Post."

Today is Right to Read Day, a national day of action in support of the right to read. The State of America's Libraries Report is below, including the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023. #RightToReadDay

A discussion about chapter 1 of the Alberta Grade 6 textbook, Voices in Democracy. Appropriate for a Grade 6 level.  https://lnkd.in/gr_p9YAd

Fascinating insights into "country papers" and how Americans kept abreast of international and national news through reading this weeklies in their small and rural towns. The US government WAIVED the postage delivery fee *between newspaper editors,* and most country newspaper editors -- also functioning as owners, printers, typesetters and reporters, all in one -- received dozens of big-city (and medium-city) newspapers each week! Reprinting snippets of news (with attribution, of course) was both expected and desired, by the federal government and by the citizens. Local news was barely included in local newspapers in the first half of the 19th c., though many local ads were included. Many small towns with even just a couple-few hundred subscribers for their papers had two newspapers, one for each political party, and the newspaper editors made no pretenses at neutrality. Such a fascinating bit of insight into THEN. "... a new and consolatory proof that wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." ~ T. Jefferson, 1789 https://lnkd.in/e2dk4tMr

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