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Jessica Zellers@stellagarp.bsky.social |
Hi everyone! One *extremely meaningful* thing you can do to fight back is to join library boards. Usually this is an appointed position, not elected. The time commitment for most public library board members is 1-2 hours monthly. I'm a former library director. Ask me anything.
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Keith Schleiffer
@kschleiffer.bsky.social
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Next election I am running for Library Board. They rarely have enough candidates to fill the open seats. My local library is essentially rural, covering a few towns.
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MommySJ
@mommysj.bsky.social
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I LOVE being on my local library board! I get to stay in touch with what is going on in my county, help set policy, and work with others to keep our library spaces fun and engaging! My appointment is a 3 year term (I'm just over halfway through). I was appointed my my county commissioner.
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Dominique Baker
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
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What skills or interests are most useful for someone in this role?
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Jesse May
@drmay.icu
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Who do I contact to get involved? Is there a position/director (Im in Toronto Canada)
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Cris (without an H)
@ambignostic.bsky.social
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What are some of your suggestions for getting appointed? (Deleted my previous reply because it was too specific and negative)
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QuestioningEspecialy 🍉
@questioning.bsky.social
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what does being on a library board entail,... and what's the most common negative experience? 👀
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Meli
@mismatched.bsky.social
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And to tag on to this: For the People is a great group looking to help get left-wing people involved with their local library via joining boards or other meaningful supports! www.librariesforthepeople.org (full disclosure, I volunteer w/them)
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Willow By The River
@geometer.bsky.social
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What steps can the average person take to become an active participant in library education and the dissemination of written material, especially things like banned books?
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