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In The Vacuum Of AI Legislation, Libraries Have The Playbook

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/11/in-the-vacuum-of-ai-legislation-libraries-have-the-playbook/

[#veille] Nommer, décrire, rendre visible. Indexation, métadonnées et politiques documentaires LGBTQIA+ : :heart_pride: | BnF - Site institutionnel
https://www.bnf.fr/fr/agenda/nommer-decrire-rendre-visible-indexation-metadonnees-et-politiques-documentaires-lgbtqia
#bibliodons #bibliodiversité #lgbtqia #librarians #bibliothèque #description #catalogue #inventaire poke #archivistodon #archives

"Just ONE WEEK LEFT for you to stream THE LIBRARIANS for free on the PBS app and YouTube channel!

Already seen the film? Be sure to let your friends and family know to watch it before May 9th while it's still FREE to stream!

Watch and share now"

#Libraries #Librarians #USPolitics #BookBans #Censorship #PBS #FundPBS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQOCY-qDzE

Book Riot: Why These Librarians Are Running for State Political Office–And You Should, Too. “[India] May was spurred into action following a slate of anti-library bills that floated through the state legislature in 2025; now, on the heels of even more bad library bills in the state, her campaign for Iowa House District 58 takes on even more urgency. May isn’t the only librarian taking a run […]

@diffractie

Being a librarian is a sacred calling, not a paycheck. A librarian is a guardian of information, a champion of freedom, an embedded member of the community aiming to serve those in most need. The homeless people who need the information resources to get educated, to connect with resources for healthcare, housing, employment etc.

I was once married to a woman who was studying to become a librarian, and libraries have always held a special place in my heart.

Until 2023, when I turned whistleblower against the US government, and Accenture Federal Services. The persecution I faced, came from many sides, though the unkindest cut of all, was that some librarians turned out to be on the side of the establishment.

Read my account here. ( The PDF version is probably easier to read. )

https://whistleblower.lovestoblog.com/

#Hawaii #library #librarian #libraries #librarians #LibraryScience #Liberty
#Freedom #Whistleblower

@diffractie

Being a librarian is a sacred calling, not a paycheck. A librarian is a guardian of information, a champion of freedom, an embedded member of the community aiming to serve those in most need. The homeless people who need the information resources to get educated, to connect with resources for healthcare, housing, employment etc.

I was once married to a woman who was studying to become a librarian, and libraries have always held a special place in my heart.

Until 2023, when I turned whistleblower against the US government, and Accenture Federal Services. The persecution I faced, came from many sides, though the unkindest cut of all, was that some librarians turned out to be on the side of the establishment.

Read my account here. ( The PDF version is probably easier to read. )

https://whistleblower.lovestoblog.com/

#Hawaii #library #librarian #libraries #librarians #LibraryScience #Liberty
#Freedom #Whistleblower

@diffractie

Being a librarian is a sacred calling, not a paycheck. A librarian is a guardian of information, a champion of freedom, an embedded member of the community aiming to serve those in most need. The homeless people who need the information resources to get educated, to connect with resources for healthcare, housing, employment etc.

I was once married to a woman who was studying to become a librarian, and libraries have always held a special place in my heart.

Until 2023, when I turned whistleblower against the US government, and Accenture Federal Services. The persecution I faced, came from many sides, though the unkindest cut of all, was that some librarians turned out to be on the side of the establishment.

Read my account here. ( The PDF version is probably easier to read. )

https://whistleblower.lovestoblog.com/

#Hawaii #library #librarian #libraries #librarians #LibraryScience #Liberty
#Freedom #Whistleblower

@diffractie

Being a librarian is a sacred calling, not a paycheck. A librarian is a guardian of information, a champion of freedom, an embedded member of the community aiming to serve those in most need. The homeless people who need the information resources to get educated, to connect with resources for healthcare, housing, employment etc.

I was once married to a woman who was studying to become a librarian, and libraries have always held a special place in my heart.

Until 2023, when I turned whistleblower against the US government, and Accenture Federal Services. The persecution I faced, came from many sides, though the unkindest cut of all, was that some librarians turned out to be on the side of the establishment.

Read my account here. ( The PDF version is probably easier to read. )

https://whistleblower.lovestoblog.com/

#Hawaii #library #librarian #libraries #librarians #LibraryScience #Liberty
#Freedom #Whistleblower

What's up with the #gallica website? It seems not to be responding. #librarians

What's up with the #gallica website? It seems not to be responding. #librarians

CVPE (Community Voices for Public Education) doing good shit as usual. 💙 HISD anti-takeover protesters read books aloud in front of Mike Miles' home https://archive.is/Nx6H6 #Houston #HTX #TX #Texas #HISD #MikeMiles #TEA #Libraries #Books #BookBans #Librarians #Layoffs

CVPE (Community Voices for Public Education) doing good shit as usual. 💙 HISD anti-takeover protesters read books aloud in front of Mike Miles' home https://archive.is/Nx6H6 #Houston #HTX #TX #Texas #HISD #MikeMiles #TEA #Libraries #Books #BookBans #Librarians #Layoffs

CVPE (Community Voices for Public Education) doing good shit as usual. 💙 HISD anti-takeover protesters read books aloud in front of Mike Miles' home https://archive.is/Nx6H6 #Houston #HTX #TX #Texas #HISD #MikeMiles #TEA #Libraries #Books #BookBans #Librarians #Layoffs

CVPE (Community Voices for Public Education) doing good shit as usual. 💙 HISD anti-takeover protesters read books aloud in front of Mike Miles' home https://archive.is/Nx6H6 #Houston #HTX #TX #Texas #HISD #MikeMiles #TEA #Libraries #Books #BookBans #Librarians #Layoffs

CVPE (Community Voices for Public Education) doing good shit as usual. 💙 HISD anti-takeover protesters read books aloud in front of Mike Miles' home https://archive.is/Nx6H6 #Houston #HTX #TX #Texas #HISD #MikeMiles #TEA #Libraries #Books #BookBans #Librarians #Layoffs

📚 Boost student engagement & get hesitant readers excited about reading with film-book pairings for National Library Month! Check out our suggestions for films to pair with Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper and more!

https://journeysinfilm.org/boost-student-engagement-with-film-book-pairings/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_id=National+Library+Week&utm_content=link

@bookstodon

#NationalLibraryMonth #NationalLibraryWeek #Bookstodon #Books #Reading #Libraries #Librarians #Education #Homeschooling #Parenting #Families

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

Ever since my PhD contract has ended last month, I have been going through my personal project backlog, including this very Mastodon account and actually making progress on my personal website.

Yesterday, I was thinking what to do about my Goodreads account when I discovered @bookwyrm and by proxy @OpenLibrary and @inventaire ! Obviously, I am now on bookwyrm.social.

Because my Goodreads shelves are a mess, many of my books can't be imported automatically, including some japanese light novels and web serials. The latter, I've never really bothered to track outside of dedicated websites (novelupdates, ao3, fanfiction.net) because of how difficult it is.

Big question for people in the know and #librarians, is there a database of web serials or am I doomed to add my books manually (or programmatically)?

#bookwyrm #openlibrary #inventaireio #askfedi

All in favour of changing Library to Book hoard, and Librarian to Book Dragon? 😁

P.S Book Dragon is obviously the best kind of dragon 😊

@[email protected] @[email protected] @library @books @bookstodon @[email protected] @[email protected] @aiop @joinin
@reading

#ReadingMemes #Meme #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Library #LibraryMemes #Meme #Memes #Libraries #Librarians #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove

All in favour of changing Library to Book hoard, and Librarian to Book Dragon? 😁

P.S Book Dragon is obviously the best kind of dragon 😊

@[email protected] @[email protected] @library @books @bookstodon @[email protected] @[email protected] @aiop @joinin
@reading

#ReadingMemes #Meme #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Library #LibraryMemes #Meme #Memes #Libraries #Librarians #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove

All in favour of changing Library to Book hoard, and Librarian to Book Dragon? 😁

P.S Book Dragon is obviously the best kind of dragon 😊

@[email protected] @[email protected] @library @books @bookstodon @[email protected] @[email protected] @aiop @joinin
@reading

#ReadingMemes #Meme #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Library #LibraryMemes #Meme #Memes #Libraries #Librarians #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove

All in favour of changing Library to Book hoard, and Librarian to Book Dragon? 😁

P.S Book Dragon is obviously the best kind of dragon 😊

@[email protected] @[email protected] @library @books @bookstodon @[email protected] @[email protected] @aiop @joinin
@reading

#ReadingMemes #Meme #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Library #LibraryMemes #Meme #Memes #Libraries #Librarians #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove

Our next event is happening on the the 23rd April Online 2-3pm Fitting In and Standing Out: Exploring the Lived Experiences of #Autistic #Librarians in Ireland More info & book here ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/fitting-in... #Autism #Library #LIS #Research #Neurodivergent #Neurodiverse

Fitting In and Standing Out: E...

#SolarPunkSunday musings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

#SolarPunkSunday musings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

#SolarPunkSunday musings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

#SolarPunkSunday musings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

The False Choice We Keep Making About AI aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/the-problem-… #AI #librarians #polarization

The False Choice We Keep Makin...

‘The Librarians’: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/the-librarians-book-bans-documentary

‘The Librarians’: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/the-librarians-book-bans-documentary

‘The Librarians’: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/the-librarians-book-bans-documentary

‘The Librarians’: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/the-librarians-book-bans-documentary

‘The Librarians’: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/the-librarians-book-bans-documentary

I know #bookreviews are a gateway to being in #library holdings, and that #librarians use reviews as a gauge of how much #readership a #book might enjoy, but like I decided that querying literary magazines was a waste of time, I'm rapidly approaching the point at which I will say the same about ##bookreviewers and ##bookbloggers

I'm sure this works for many other #writers, and other #writersofmastodon may find it worth the time, but I'm not seeing the value vs spending that effort #writing

Book bans have expanded, using other techniques like 'do not buy' lists, books mislabeled as 'explicit', etc. PEN America (it used to be an acronym, now just a word for writers) found 23K book bans in past four years! From July '24 - June '25, they found 6,870 book bans, with FL, TX, and Tennessee leading the way, no surprise there.
#freedom to #read #fascist #USA #censorship #library #librarians #threat of #jail #time #book #bans #school #district #county #PenAmerica https://19thnews.org/2025/10/women-authors-banned-books-week/

WQED: ‘Reading Rainbow’ to Return, With New Host Mychal Threets. “Reading Rainbow is returning to TV with a new host: Mychal Threets, also known as Mychal the Librarian, a Bay Area librarian immensely popular on TikTok and Instagram. News of the show’s return with Threets was announced on Monday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/04/wqed-reading-rainbow-to-return-with-new-host-mychal-threets/

The Crack Squad of #Librarians Who Track Down Half-Forgotten Books

Reuniting stumped readers with the books from the edges of their memories.

by Jessica Leigh Hester, published August 2018

Excerpt: "A few years ago, staffers in the New York #PublicLibrary’s reader services division drafted a blog post about how to track down a book when its title eludes you. This post spurred a follow-up, in which reader services librarian Gwen Glazer recommended library resources and a number of other strategies (among them are Goodreads groups, a sprawling Reddit thread called whatsthatbook, an indie bookseller in Ohio who is happy to poke around for a $4 fee). Thanks to Google—“how to find a book”—many stumped people seem to land on that post, and they have often written about their enduring puzzles in the comments section. The messages now number in the thousands. Glazer says she often arrives at work to see another 10 title requests.

"To solve these little mysteries, Glazer assembled a team of sleuths from across the branches: Chatham Square, in Chinatown; the Jefferson Market, in Greenwich Village; the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, near the Flatiron Building; and the Mulberry Street branch, in Nolita. At lunchtime on a Wednesday in 2018, they were gathered in that computer lab in the library’s offices—across the street from the soaring, spectacular Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (the Main Branch)—to nibble on homemade lemon rosemary cookies and apple, carrot, zucchini bread while they clattered away on their keyboards. Other members of the team participated remotely. The '#TitleQuest' #hackathon was underway."

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-crack-squad-of-librarians-who-track-down-half-forgotten-books?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#LibrariesRule! #ReadABook #Bookstodon #Books #Libraries

Canada: “New University of Victoria Academy Aims to Help #Libraries Adapt to a Digital Future” https://www.infodocket.com/2025/09/19/canada-new-university-of-victoria-academy-aims-to-help-libraries-adapt-to-a-digital-future/ #librarians #Kula #digitaltransformation

How Soon is #TooSoon to #Publish #Books About High-Profile Court Cases? — And More Questions for #Librarians to Ponder

https://bookriot.com/publishing-questions-for-librarians/

Documentary Explores Historic Struggles, Lasting Impact of Black #Librarians in America (via #WTTW) https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/23/documentary-explores-historic-struggles-lasting-impact-black-librarians-america #libraries #publiclibraries

Many thanks to @AuthorsAlliance for launching this form to collect author experiences under the new federal #OpenAccess policies, including the #NIH policy.
https://www.authorsalliance.org/fedpublicaccess/

"We are particularly interested in learning about:
* Challenges with #publishers whose policies may disallow their uploading of articles to agency-designated #repositories;
* Common questions or points of confusion expressed by grantees;
* Confusion or questions about agency guidance;
* Other technical, legal, or practical barriers to depositing articles."

Note to #librarians: When you encounter authors facing any kind of problem with a fed OA policy (understanding, compliance, publishing), please refer them to this form. The more we document the problems, the more we can facilitate solutions.

#Monitoring #NelsonMemo #OSTP

Many thanks to @AuthorsAlliance for launching this form to collect author experiences under the new federal #OpenAccess policies, including the #NIH policy.
https://www.authorsalliance.org/fedpublicaccess/

"We are particularly interested in learning about:
* Challenges with #publishers whose policies may disallow their uploading of articles to agency-designated #repositories;
* Common questions or points of confusion expressed by grantees;
* Confusion or questions about agency guidance;
* Other technical, legal, or practical barriers to depositing articles."

Note to #librarians: When you encounter authors facing any kind of problem with a fed OA policy (understanding, compliance, publishing), please refer them to this form. The more we document the problems, the more we can facilitate solutions.

#Monitoring #NelsonMemo #OSTP

Many thanks to @AuthorsAlliance for launching this form to collect author experiences under the new federal #OpenAccess policies, including the #NIH policy.
https://www.authorsalliance.org/fedpublicaccess/

"We are particularly interested in learning about:
* Challenges with #publishers whose policies may disallow their uploading of articles to agency-designated #repositories;
* Common questions or points of confusion expressed by grantees;
* Confusion or questions about agency guidance;
* Other technical, legal, or practical barriers to depositing articles."

Note to #librarians: When you encounter authors facing any kind of problem with a fed OA policy (understanding, compliance, publishing), please refer them to this form. The more we document the problems, the more we can facilitate solutions.

#Monitoring #NelsonMemo #OSTP