Aerials as a hobby has been one of the best possible things I have done for myself.

Gretchen McCulloch@gretchenmcculloch.com · 6h ago

One of the great joys of my adult life has been realizing that I can just pick up a new skill every so often, take a fun little class in it weekly for a year or two, and simply enjoy meeting people and getting medium proficient and not attempting to become professional in it at all!

I know this isn't targeted at librarians but I'm very proud of having been part of this project and think it probably has a lot of useful ideas that apply more broadly, especially in academic libraries. "Where the Money Resides: Demystifying Academic Job Negotiations." hcommons.org/deposits/ite...

1 like = 1 completely dull mundane fact about me.

:crunches numbers for annual report:

The final Verity! podcast episode has dropped. After nearly 14 years, we got together one last time to give Verity! a proper sendoff. It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for.

The final Verity! podcast episode has dropped.

After nearly 14 years, we got together one last time to give Verity! a proper sendoff. It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for. <3<3<3<3<3<3

lynnemthomas.com

Our final episode, its been one heck of a ride. ^K veritypodcast.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/o...

One Last Time With Feelings

Verity! began as six women talking about Doctor Who almost fourteen years ago.* A lot has changed for us and the show and it’s been a wonderful journey, but this will be our last episode (our…

veritypodcast.wordpress.com

<3<3<3<3<3 It's the end... ...But the moment has been prepared for.

Deb Stanish@debstanish.bsky.social · 10h ago

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... After nearly 14 years we got together one last time to say goodbye. It’s a long, warm ramble so grab a cup of tea and join us as we reminisce.

<3<3<3<3<3 It's the end... ...But the moment has been prepared for.

Deb Stanish@debstanish.bsky.social · 10h ago

Endings are always a little sad but I couldn’t be more proud of the work we did (and the fun we had!) Thanks @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy @xanister.bsky.social @lizbethmyles.bsky.social @lynnemthomas.com and @tansyrr.bsky.social. You made @veritypodcast.bsky.social something special.

Universities “are increasingly acting like other employers, finding “complicated and sometimes pretextual reasons” to fire employees, even those with tenure. “What we’re seeing at the New School is emblematic of the rising pressures on higher education as a labor market and as an industry”

He Had Tenure. The New School Laid Him Off Anyway.

The professor, a longtime critic of the university, was among 19 educators who lost their positions as the institution navigated financial woes.

nytimes.com

I did something similar during the first episode of White Collar, which had a manuscript theft from a library: :scoffs: He CLEARLY used a FACSIMILE he used to replace the original

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

if you ever want to see something really really funny, watch any hacking scene in a Hollywood movie while sitting next to an IT security person

Different versions of Dior’s 1949 ‘Venus’ dress survive in collections around the world. Each image offers an alternative perspective, aspects of construction that I hadn’t really noticed before. This #KSUMuseum really shows the distinction between soft layers & sequined scallops #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

:opens this year's annual report outline file: :opens last year's annual report: :cracks knuckles: #AdministrationIsGlamorous

I swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen?

Nick Harkaway@nickharkaway.com · yesterday

Having ranted about school curriculum books, I’ve just seen my son’s summer reading list, and all I can say is “I was right”. A more depressing collection would be tricky to assemble. Are we actively trying to convey to kids the idea that reading is dismal and arduous?

Congratulations to all the World Fantasy Awards Finalists!

Eugenia Triantafyllou@foxesandroses.bsky.social · yesterday

Congratulations to all the lovely finalists!!

🚨 JOB 🚨 The Department of English and Creative Writing at Hollins University seeks a colleague with specialization in Black studies to teach introductory and advanced literature courses. www.hollins.edu/about-hollin...

Faculty Positions - Hollins University

Invitation to Apply from Mary Dana Hinton, Ph.D., Hollins University’s 13th President  In 2020, Hollins University embarked on a bold and necessary plan to ensure all of our students are heard, seen, ...

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I love me some good hyena lore!

jordan@jordantyranny.bsky.social · 3w ago

29/60 HYENA (MEDIEVAL LORE) Hyenas can change their sex; sometimes they are male, other times female. They live near tombs and eat the dead bodies they find there. There is a stone in the hyena's eye that will give a person the ability to predict the future if they place it under their tongue.

Also, not everything is archived! Like... literally almost nothing in the grand scheme of humanities written work is archived. Someone has to dig through that crap and apply context to it! It really cannot be an LLM.

After four years of collaboration and more than one hard pivot, I am delighted to say: it's almost here! @illinoispress.bsky.social @disability-history.bsky.social @ncph.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

This Is a Place We Made

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#librarians this may be of interest! 📚

Sasha Kim@s-kim.bsky.social · 2d ago

Librarians, Archivists, & Archives that collect/manage popular culture materials-I've started a Discord server to discuss collections, materials, repositories, etc. to share info and build community. Comics, games, movies/tv, etc #popularculture #archives #archivists #librarians discord.gg/xvhWAhhkw

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Open Book Collective@openbookcollective.bsky.social · 2d ago

We’re hiring! Come and work with us to make the open access book landscape successful, sustainable and scalable. The role is part-time and fully remote.

If you’re teaching #Greek, #palaeography, #manuscripts, #textcriticsm etc. this coming year, consider adding my website to your course assignments or resources. It’s free, I don’t collect/sell your info, and it’d be nearly impossible to cheat with AI. See 🧵 for details

Jacob W. Peterson@jacobwpeterson.com · 7mo ago

My (free) website for learning to read from Greek manuscripts is available. Still some tweaks to be made but it’s ready with 12 lessons, tips and hints, downloadable reports if you use it for a class, and links to lots of resources. Please share and give feedback! xeirographa.com

Heads up folks! My Seattle mystery about a psychic travel agent slash karaoke queen is a special price for August! For just $1.99 you can grab the ebook from all the usual suspects - just click here and check the right-hand column here for links: 👇 www.simonandschuster.com/books/Grave-...

Grave Reservations

A psychic travel agent and a Seattle PD detective try to solve a murder in this “ebullient tap dance of a mystery” (Christopher Moore, New York Tim...

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A starry night walking home at the weekend reminded me of this fancy dress costume worn by Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1926, a dark sky chock full of beaded stars plus all of the sparkly accessories #HillwoodMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

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Sasha Kim@s-kim.bsky.social · 2d ago

Librarians, Archivists, & Archives that collect/manage popular culture materials-I've started a Discord server to discuss collections, materials, repositories, etc. to share info and build community. Comics, games, movies/tv, etc #popularculture #archives #archivists #librarians discord.gg/xvhWAhhkw

Two words for you: $2 SALE. Three more words: COTTAGECORE GIRL HANNIBAL. Please grab a copy, give one as a gift, help spread the word. And Guillotine is still on sale, too! DOUBLE THE DELILAH FOR $4.

Ugh, emotions.

This morning's earworm: youtu.be/umk4GjGpBQc?...

Qveen Herby - Happy Healed H*e

YouTube video by Qveen Herby

youtu.be

Or your local library's.

chilton 👁@chiltonm.bsky.social · 3d ago

Gentle reminder for all that if you have books that are water damaged, crawling with bugs, physically broken, or giving you travel advice for a country that hasn’t existed since the 90s, you can safely throw them away, you don’t need to make them your local thrift store’s problem.

No one ever had to spend $175M on librarian misconduct settlements Not even when we drank that Dallas bar out of tequila

sara@saract.bsky.social · 3d ago

we're on pace to spend something like 5x the total public library budget on misconduct settlements alone. do we think that number will go up or down with 1,000 more officers? you cannot propose this kind of stuff and be taken seriously as a "fiscally responsible" candidate

There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.