Melanie Cofield

In a nutshell: Librarian, technology wrangler, public space enthusiast.

[Blanton Museum @BlantonMuseum]

We're offering free entry to #Harvey evacuees & hope to provide some respite from last week's events.
Ask at our Visitor's Desk on arrival.

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

Support sustainable and organic family farms and ranches in Texas struggling in #Harvey aftermath: https://t.co/jWwCeZXQAC #HarveyRelief

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

Help those suffering in the wake of Hurricane #Harvey - donate directly to TX-based relief groups #HarveyRelief https://t.co/Rek3COZvTM

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

Fed budget is WRONG, support for public good IS a core federal responsibility https://t.co/p1UGVcyDkO #saveIMLS #saveNEA #saveNEH #saveCBP

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@RepRWilliams support for the public good is actually a core federal responsibility. #saveIMLS #saveNEH #saveNEA #saveCPB

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@SenTedCruz support for the public good is actually a core federal responsibility. #saveIMLS #saveNEH #saveNEA #saveCPB

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@JohnCornyn support for the public good is actually a core federal responsibility. #saveIMLS #saveNEH #saveNEA #saveCPB

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

People! Don't let @realDonaldTrump kill our libraries and museums. https://t.co/RPEZTHRElz

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

.@US_IMLS has been funding #libraries across America for 20 years. The Administration is using wrong math for their budget. #saveIMLS

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@SenTedCruz, support federal funding for libraries-sign “Reed/Collins LSTA” & “Reed/Grassley/Stabenow IAL” Dear Appropriator letters now

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@JohnCornyn, support federal funding for libraries-sign “Reed/Collins LSTA” & “Reed/Grassley/Stabenow IAL” Dear Appropriator letters now

[Mayor Kirk Watson @KirkPWatson]

Using fear to justify discrimination & harm folks under pretense of protecting majority from an amorphous threat alarming trend #txlege #sb6

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@GregAbbott_TX how can you sign #SB6 if it claims to protect privacy & safety yet discriminates/marginalizes/harms people? bad deal

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

If this ludicrous TX bathroom bill passes, I say we all just start peeing in public #SB6.

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

Thanks @MayorAdler for straight talk on the value of community policing & trust in our local law enforcement in face of Fed fear tactics

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

Thank you @SallyTCSheriff for exercising your professional discretion to keep our city safe in face of ICE & bully @GregAbbott_TX overreach

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@austintexasgov we're disheartened that #ATXCouncil didn't approve a historic designation for the Lightsey home boo

[Creative Commons @creativecommons]

U.S. Senate committee gives green light for floor vote on bill to increase public access to research http://t.co/CEN4QxV4U0 #MoveFASTR

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@gluejar calls for help w/ crowdsourcing metadata for free ebooks at www. http://t.co/eMfjO1z1r9 #alctsac15

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

Epiphany listening to @gluejar talk abt github for crowdsourcing metadata-version control & documentation! #alctsac15

[Melanie Cofield @melcofield]

@alyssa_briggs, @sf433 suggested libraryjuice course on ontologies & linked data in pre-conf yesterday #alctsac15