Ashli
@ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social
Attending the SAA 2026 Conference virtually. Reference assistant, currently in grad school for LIS. I do DVDs and Friday movies, Library of Things, and 3d printing.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/d499e5... To anyone who’s read this, does the mother become less of an asshole? I need to know if we are going to continue.
How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House by Jenny L. Howe
In this spooky, small-town YA romance, an amateur ghost hunter and a supernatural skeptic team up...
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my main concern is the harm rather than the output, so i don't really need to hear a product testimonial from someone who found it useful. because i don't care
Anthony Moser@anthonymoser.com · 11mo agoI keep seeing posts about ai models like "actually they're good at this thing now!" but once you understand that ai tools are being built by fascists in service of attacks on humanity, whether or not they can generate useable code or do basic searches kind of stops being the main question
Space Camp is my memoir about going through the Intensive Outpatient Program at the mental hospital and you can read the nearly 200 page story for just $5. www.patreon.com/posts/comple...
While we were out we saw this weird AF mushroom that looked like moldy bread from the upside down.
@librarycolleen.bsky.social are you still doing your blog? I want to say I remember you talking about suspending it…
Went to a local garden and rolled up on this lil friend not once but twice. 10/10 for cuteness and chill vibes (the bun, not the garden).
This! Brainstorming is fun. It’s improv and as weird as you’re comfortable with. It is yes and. I do not understand folks who neither understand nor enjoy this.
SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest.bsky.social · 3d agoI didn’t asked them because I just wanted to have title ideas given to me. I asked them as a form of human connection. I wanted to spend time with a friend. I wanted to experience the creative process with another human and build community. They missed out on that.
This morning I was looking up laptop orchestras courtesy of a talk at SAA that enlightened me on their existence. Shared with a friend. Had a complete archival nerd spiel. …She has not responded. Did I break her?
📚 Preservation isn't only about protecting the past. In A LANGUAGE WORTH SAVING, Peter Scholing shares how Aruba's National Library uses digitization to make cultural heritage accessible. On Future Knowledge's #VanishingCulture series. 🎧 Listen: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van... 🧵
And this applies to cis people as well. Just because the "truly knowing yourself" isn't as obvious or pronounced for you as trans people... You've still gotta do it. You've got to be able to see yourself, face yourself, all of yourself. You've got to know who you are, beneath all the stuff.
Jokes aside, I see people go "I think I'm trans but I'm not gonna address it because of all the difficult stuff, what would I get out of it?" And the answer is true joy. That's what you get out of it. Unless you face yourself, fully and completely, and know who you are, you will never find true joy.
Jay Hulme@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 4d ago"Being trans is sad Being trans is horrid." Shut up. Being trans is great. Look. I've got inner peace and a fucking scythe.
Free bike repairs at National Night Out! Join Bike JC and Volition Ride Co. at Arlington Park this Tuesday, Aug 4 for National Night Out! Arlington Park Tuesday, August 4 6pm to 9pm See you there!
Now I’m imagining Sarah as more like @effinbirds.com because dude has so many domains it’s silly town.
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 5d agoEvery time I come up with a new street art idea, I wanna make a website. I gotta stop making websites. It’s too many URLs.
i need the skrunkliest of skrunkles. the ones that look like crinkled tissue. mango pits. send me the pictures in the comments
When patrons ask me, I always say no. I’m also always floored by the ones who ask why I’m suddenly wearing a mask… …homie you’ve never seen my full face.
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 4d agoIt’s always odd to me when I get asked if I am wearing a mask because I am sick. In my experience, these days most people wearing a mask are doing so to prevent themselves getting sick, and most people who are sick don’t wear a mask at all.
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
About to share this on the Rutgers MI discord in hopes it helps my peers.
The labor librarian@laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 7d agoI know I’m officially old because I finally see the value of cover letters. Related: #mlis grads, I am literally begging you to read the job posting before applying. I want so badly to give y’all a chance. But you have to prove you know what job you’re applying for (🧵)
I step away from the internet for several months and it turns out people are still doing cool things, I’m just missing them.
Are you familiar with the University of Washington special collections Decorative and Decorated Papers digital collection? If not, you SHOULD be... what a cool resource! digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/coll...
Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
Alt: Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
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After a day of Computer Shenanigans I am now rewatching Star Trek DS9 after watching random episodes and realizing I have clearly forgotten a lot. From the top!
