Laura Crossett
@newrambler.bsky.social
"She seems like an interesting character." librarian | writer | Iowa native, Wyoming expatriate, NYC aspirant | comms @libraryfutures.bsky.social http://newrambler.net
I'm just going to start sending this as a reply to every politician who texts asking if there's ANYTHING he can do to get me to give $5 to his campaign. youtu.be/7LXpnNKNxJI?...
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show ~ "Sylvia's Mother"
YouTube video by Ronja´s Dr Hook Channel
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Same but your Canva flyer. I will die on this haterade hill
⚔️🎀 𝔉𝔦𝔞𝔡𝔥 🎀⚔️@fiadh.bsky.social · 3w agoi am begging venues & bands to rediscover clipart
New intern time is the best time at work, and I’m so impressed with these students and honored to get to work with them.
Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat do Library Futures interns do when not making the world safe for libraries in the digital age? Get to know our 2026 cohort! From city transit to cat-walking to carnivorous plants, they're a multi-talented group. We're thrilled to have them! www.libraryfutures.net/post/meet-th...
What do Library Futures interns do when not making the world safe for libraries in the digital age? Get to know our 2026 cohort! From city transit to cat-walking to carnivorous plants, they're a multi-talented group. We're thrilled to have them! www.libraryfutures.net/post/meet-th...
Meet the 2026 Interns!
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
libraryfutures.net
TIL that the John Birch Society still exists. And has some wild taxonomy. shopjbs.org/product/crim...
Where do bad folks go when they die? The don’t go to heaven where the angels fly They go to a lake of fire and fry Won’t see ‘em again till the Fourth of July. youtu.be/d4LdUQzCPPM?...
Nirvana - Lake Of Fire (Live On MTV Unplugged, 1993 / Unedited)
YouTube video by NirvanaVEVO
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“Time, and Hitler have taught the middle classes a great deal, and perhaps they will not again side with their oppressors against their natural allies.” —George Orwell, 1940 Well. Isn’t it pretty to think so?
Hey 📚 friends, the slides, text, and bonus content from my @capal-acbes.bsky.social Conference Keynote talk are now available: copystar.itch.io/now-is-the-t...
Now is the Time of Facing Monsters by Mita Williams
CAPAL 2026 Keynote
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Yesterday was Orwell's birthday, so I read his review of Mein Kampf from March 1940, which is--well, I'll let you read below:
Just shilling for work here, but I can vouch for the merch from @libraryfutures.bsky.social. 📚(Sadly I will not be there to shill it to you.)
Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · last mo.Attention ALA attendees: Library Futures merch at the Common Ground for Intellectual Freedom Booth #2345. Get there early and join Big Library--plus zines, buttons, our RELX shirt, and more!
Today I got to explain objective and subjective genitives to someone and now my work here is done.
Out now! Be the media! 📚
Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 2mo agoAcademic publishing got you down? DIY it and be your own publisher! Jessica Farrell show you how in How to Publish Your Academic Paper without Publishers, Bosses, Gods, or Masters, the latest from our Research Network! www.libraryfutures.net/post/introdu...
Seriously how many James Patterson books does your library own. When I last did collection development, I bought FIVE new hardback copies of everyone one of his books--plus I don't know how many ebooks.
Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 2mo agoOh James Patterson. A library loan does not "[undermine]" how authors are compensated for their creative contributions." And ebook legislation means libraries can buy MORE books. (Including yours.) /1 www.wordsandmoney.com/the-queue-li...
Someone please make fabric in this pattern. I need it.
Per Meredith Broussard, "AI companies [are] the catalyst for the latest skirmish in a very old battle." Laura Edit: Yes, the battle that happens when libraries can't do their jobs. www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/more...
More than 340 local news outlets are limiting the Internet Archive’s access to their journalism
McClatchy, Advance Local, Tribune Publishing and other major newspaper chains are restricting the nonprofit's archiving bots.
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Yes, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, pls explain including an AI vendor exhibitor with the marketing: “intelligent enough to not need a trained librarian”? This association's entire purpose is to support + advocate for librarians, & this is not that. See aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/why-is-ala...
Why Is ALA Giving a Platform to a Company Promoting “AI Librarians”?
Libraries are fighting cuts, deprofessionalization, and attacks on expertise. This feels like the wrong message at the wrong time.
aischoollibrarian.substack.com
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Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us for a book talk on The House Archives Built, the book that sold out its first two printings! @dorothyjberry.bsky.social and @zzcollier.bsky.social will talk Black archival possibilities June 3, 1 pm ET/10 am PT, and you're all invited. nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
1971 press release from the @uaw.org advocating, on behalf of the public good, for a certain number of channels being reserved for public broadcasting and public-access on the newest development in entertainment…cable TV. 📺 From the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.
Please enjoy this post about my ridiculous project in which I forgot to tag myself.
Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat do you do with your conference poster when it's no longer a conference poster? You turn it into a shirt, of course! LF Comms person Laura steps to the other side of the camera at PLA!
This is awful and was probably predictable
James Ball@jamesrball.com · 4mo agoSeems like Apple has totally botched introducing age verification. My mum has just updated her phone and suddenly needs to verify her age. She doesn't have a credit card. She doesn't drive, so has no driver's licence. There are literally no other options for her to verify her age.
I won an argument with someone on the internet this morning.
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Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 5mo agoGot book challenges? Need informative, interactive, level-headed, and fun advice on how to handle them? We've got you. Imagine IF: The Game is out now from Library Futures! See where you intellectual freedom adventure takes you! www.libraryfutures.net/post/library...
I'm biased, of course, but our interns really do blow me out of the water on a daily basis, and you should all come hear them.
Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 6mo agoLocal news, libraries, lawyers, zines, games, and more! Join Library Futures interns Thomas Alexander, Théodora Dillman, Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen, and Siena Oristaglio as they talk about their work Wednesday 2/25! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Really curious about where you get your data, Joni Ernst.
![Dear Ms. Crossett,
Thank you for contacting me about federal immigration enforcement. It is important for me to hear from folks in Iowa on matters like this.
No doubt Americans have firm disagreements on immigration, but it is essential for all of us, regardless of our political beliefs, to remain united behind a shared desire for the best future of our country. While I support Americans' right to protest peacefully, no disagreement justifies violence.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data show Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforcement officers have faced a dramatic rise in violent incidents and threats while carrying out their duties over the past year. [highlight] Reported figures include a 3,200 percent increase in vehicle-ramming incidents,[end highlight] an 8,000 percent increase in death threats, and a 1,300 percent increase in assaults against officers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vy363avtxv3fhv23kfj7lwrz/bafkreibql2wcxactnmtwash2pgdrwzv5yhodzjgvjheukcldfsbz43ugsy)
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
Shot in the back. Don’t shoot a man while he’s down. Close range. Sometimes it’s terrifying when figurative language comes to life.
