Heading to #ACRL2025 today! Don't forget to join me, @kaetrena.bsky.social @elizabethdill.bsky.social @caffeinebrarian.bsky.social and Alma Ortega on Friday at 4:30 to talk about Trauma-Informed Leadership Approaches to Legacy Toxicity: The Road to Wellness
web.cvent.com/event/98632c...
oh my gosh you're so sweet. thank you!
Great article about the Peterson Library's recent exhibit featuring the work of Hector Bori Rodriguez. We also launched our first ever digital exhibit highlighting Hector's work on his lived experience with incarceration, and dealing with themes of mental health
www.newhaven.edu/news/blog/20...
Thank you @bobbinewman.bsky.social you're so kind!
If you're critical of the US government and you are planning to cross the US border any time soon, today is a good day to review EFF's border search pocket guide: www.eff.org/document/eff...
you can also put it in the community potluck, use it as a bobber in fishing, or craft items with them
"If individuals who have experienced incarceration or the traumatization of racist policing cannot access archival material documenting the history of that experience and the people who have fought back against it, then carceral collecting reinforces exile."
Very excited to be presenting on resource allocation as part of Library Journal's "Budget Management Fundamental's" course in March. www.libraryjournal.com/event/budget...
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to identify countries that pose such a significant security risk that their citizens should be barred from American soil. This “travel ban-lite” could affect international students and scholars. chroni.cl/4gmGw2C
Truly harrowing reporting by @samtlevin.bsky.social on what's happening inside federal prisons after Trump's anti-trans executive order.
“The officials were degrading them and saying disgusting things, like: ‘We don’t have to call you women anymore. Where you’re going, you’re going to be a man.’”
is he?!?! I didn't even notice (my bad, not following your DM is a cardinal sin in D&D world)
book cover of how high we go in the dark by sequoia nagamatsu. black text on a sky background with gold moon and sun details.
Alright, "How High We Go In the Dark" was my second book of 2025 and may be the best I read all year. I won't lie, it was challenging to read about a devastating global pandemic and global warming, but it was beautifully done and transcendent. #librarianbookrecs
Pie chart showing 653,000 people are in jail in the US
1 in 3 people behind bars is in jail. Most have yet to be tried in court and are legally innocent.
Does that look like a system built on justice?
AI in Libraries: Let’s Talk Accessibility
AI is transforming library services, but without careful attention, it risks reinforcing ableism. Biased datasets, inaccessible interfaces, and a lack of diverse testing can create barriers for users with disabilities.
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SCOOP: Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months.
Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content", Meta said they are fixing this “error” after I reached out for comment.
I love libro.fm! Great audiobooks, the best recommendations for next books, and i can pick the indie book store I'm making my purchase from.
This whole thread is sadly necessary for those of us in countries with poor health insurance coverage and predatory practices of denial
What if destroying the department of education is (also) about imposing - forcing - a way of life?
Listen to librarian Amanda Jones opens up about the personal toll of book bans, the threats she’s endured, and the difficult decisions librarians now face when choosing which books belong in schools on @viewpointsradio, available on your favorite podcast platform.
Matching gift through tomorrow for therapy for formerly incarcerated folx. This is one of my favorite projects because everyone deserves and needs healing and I hope you will consider donating
Ministry of Time was one of my favorite books of the year!
Just wrapped up teaching with Library Juice Academy on library budgets. I teach this every year and with online asynchronous courses it's not always easy to know if it's meeting your students expectations/needs. But I just got the nicest email from a student that will have me smiling all day 🥰
oof! good luck! as a person with a tricky name i also get missed on key emails! Sending lots of good article review energy your way.
Here are some isolation tactics that show up in my research data & data collection projects - along with some responses you can practice. Abusers seek to isolate their victims in order to manipulate or exploit them. If you've had a low-morale experience, did any of these tactics play a role?
A graphic showing candles in the colours of the trans flag - 'Transgender Day of Remembrance', November 20
Rita Hester, a black woman wearing a layered top. She has short hair.
November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
TDOR was founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman, in 1999 to honour the life of Rita Hester, a black trans woman who was murdered in 1998.
Protect your trans friends and family, speak up for them, and listen to them.
since more people are coming here, here's the abolition resource guide I put together for those who may be interested! micahherskind.com/abolition-re...
