Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.
Kelly Wooten
@kwooten.bsky.social
Archives, zines, a few things in between. Pro candy corn, anti fascist. she/her
A friend moved to a new state for a job and was laid off after just three months. He's had a hard time of things for the last few years—please help me raise funds to help him through an extremely bad time. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for a Trans Librarian, organized by Violet Fox
Hello! My name is Violet Fox and I'm raising money for a friend, a trans librarian who rece… Violet Fox needs your support for Support for a Trans Librarian
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here's a fun lil exercise for cis people: how many articles would a publication have to print calling for your extermination before you would expect people who care about you to stop giving them money? and how would you feel if their excuse for still supporting them is some fuckass crossword puzzle?
Hey bug friends, can you tell what kind of eggs these are? 🪲🐞🐛🦋??? This is a blackberry leaf in the piedmont in North Carolina.
In case yelling shut up and go away at your screens hasn't made the intrusive AI disappear, Jessamyn has some more practical suggestions.
jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d agoI 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
I love, love, love Portland-based zine distro Antiquated Future, and they're asking for help during a tough year. Buy some amazing #zines and help support the zine community! antiquatedfuture.com (Original instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DbYi0mGlN6z/)
Great reporting from our student journalists at the Duke Chronicle on increases for the most highly paid Duke employees in the wake of unnecessary massive layoffs: www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
As cost-cutting began, Duke’s highest-paid employees took big raises
Tax filings reveal administrators, including President Vincent Price and Provost Alex Gallimore, saw their compensation rise in fiscal year 2025. Managers of Duke’s endowment and standout athletics co...
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As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.
Being a Luddite Is Fun Again
As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.
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🪶New in Murmurations: K.R. Roberto's “Operationalizing Bias.” In this piece, the author describes "the problems in classification that I was personally experiencing" during an LIS PhD program, "namely, the ways in which my transness inexplicably led to medical issues and confused classmates."
Literally all my Tycho Brahe facts. But honestly, kids today!
Kelly Wooten@kwooten.bsky.social · 2w agoI got to circulate a book by Tycho Brahe and was met with blank stares when I enthused "the man with the golden nose!" and then met with consternation when I continued, "you know, the guy who died from kidney problems after he wouldn't take a break to use the bathroom?"
I got to circulate a book by Tycho Brahe and was met with blank stares when I enthused "the man with the golden nose!" and then met with consternation when I continued, "you know, the guy who died from kidney problems after he wouldn't take a break to use the bathroom?"
Only a few more days until People Do Come Home—An Event for the @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social and All Political Prisoners with Matt Meyer, Ashanti Alston, Diana Block, Josh Harper, Ray Luc Levasseur, Julie Herrada. Watch live and thereafter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhcf...
People Do Come Home - An Event for the Prairieland Defendants and All Political Prisoners
YouTube video by Common Notions
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Incredibly hilarious Zines Are Back zine by @violetbfox.bsky.social. Did I count 4 Zines Are Back articles in The Guardian alone, which doesn't include the one from earlier this week? And the metatext is devastating. Buy a copy to support the Prairieland defendents. violetbfox.info/zines-are-back
"The metaphors that define computer work in the office, Samantha wanted to destroy them."
Corel Gallery Clipart@clipart.bsky.social · 3w agoCLIPBRD.BMF
I'm going through Minnie Bruce Pratt and Leslie Feinberg's shared library and finding treats like a copy of @mbsycamore.bsky.social's book Pulling Taffy inscribed "To Leslie & Minnie Bruce--it's all about glamour."
Our library has "summer camp" for staff to share their skills and passions, so I got to hear a concert of 17th c Scottish lute music by one of my colleagues. He's sitting in a chair he salvaged from an old barn and wove the seat himself (obviously).
Marimu-chan, a mascot from Lake Akan in Kushiro City, is a sentient ball of algae wearing a traditional local Ainu costume.
Queer & / or Feminist Archives in the 2020s survey forms.gle/v4VkJ9mW8StC... I am working on a book chapter for a book provisionally titled Transnational Queer & Feminist Archives. In the chapter, I examine how people navigate complex 2020s demands, stressors, and restrictions. 📚 📜 Please share!
Queer & / or Feminist Archives in the 2020s
My name is Jenna Freedman, and I'm the founder and former Director of the Barnard Zine Library and an adjunct lecturer at the Queens College School of Information Studies. I am working on a book chapt...
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I got a steroid injection in my wrist for carpal tunnel this afternoon and the PA asked if I did yoga since I did such a good job taking a deep breath. She said I could teach breathing. #preen
I just made a donation for $550 (!) to the Prairieland defendants! Thanks to everyone who has bought a copy of my "Zines Are Back!" zine at #alaac2026 #alaac26. I'm still taking orders at violetbfox.info/zines-are-ba... if you'd like to pick up a copy for just $5.
Violet Fox 🦊@violetbfox.bsky.social · last mo.📢 New zine announcement: “Zines Are Back! : The Perennial Reemergence of the Zine Scene” is a collection of news headlines featuring all the cliché “zines aren’t dead” stories that you’ve grown accustomed to (or resentful of). violetbfox.info/zines-are-ba... #zines
Hi, I’m selling these stickers and will donate 100% of sales to legal fees and bail funds for the Prairieland defendents. I will be sure to post reciepts! $4 each, DM to order, and please help me spread the word!
Together we've raised over $250 for the Prairieland defendants through the sale of "Zines Are Back! : The Perennial Reemergence of the Zine Scene." Wow!!! Thank you to all for your support!! If you're at #alaac2026 #alaac26, stop by the #ZinePavilion (booth 2448) to pick up a copy for $5.
Let's make this a FREE #ZINE CHALLENGE! 1. Go to the #ALAAC26 @zinelibraries.bsky.social Zine Pavilion this weekend 2. Enjoy all the #zines 3. Find one of my zines 4. Take a pic of one of my zines & share it with me in this thread 5. I'll send you that same zine for free! (1 free zine per person!)
TheAmazingNeena@janineveazue.bsky.social · last mo.Fellow Librarians, Archivists, LIS folks, and all-around rad bookish people who are attending #ALAAC26 this weekend: Please say hello to the #ZinePavilion and if you happen to see my #zines sitting proudly, please take some photos and share them!
