I’ve not gotten the pertussis vaccine since I got the first one cos I was allergic… I’ve been seriously considering asking what would be worse: whooping cough or the reaction to the vaccine
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’ve not gotten the pertussis vaccine since I got the first one cos I was allergic… I’ve been seriously considering asking what would be worse: whooping cough or the reaction to the vaccine
Ah yes, the young employees who don’t want to work anymore are replaced by the directors who don’t want to hire anymore.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Ah yes, the young employees who don’t want to work anymore are replaced by the directors who don’t want to hire anymore.
Oh no better not say anything about my Aunt Rozelle who is my… dad’s mom’s brother’s ex-wife… I think. I’m not too sure actually because unlike her ex-husband, we still talk to Aunt Roz.
October 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Oh no better not say anything about my Aunt Rozelle who is my… dad’s mom’s brother’s ex-wife… I think. I’m not too sure actually because unlike her ex-husband, we still talk to Aunt Roz.
I told my coworker about it! He gets annoyed when I tell him about media (because I’m right and it’s usually long) so Post Games not having a big backlog helped haha
October 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I told my coworker about it! He gets annoyed when I tell him about media (because I’m right and it’s usually long) so Post Games not having a big backlog helped haha
I am just the “technically not wrong” pokemon friend lol
October 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am just the “technically not wrong” pokemon friend lol
Have we considered STARMII or STARMODES
October 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Have we considered STARMII or STARMODES
I had crochet at a conference recently and a fellow crafter watched me frog the same five rows four or five times bc I didn’t like the pattern and was modifying on the fly
October 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I had crochet at a conference recently and a fellow crafter watched me frog the same five rows four or five times bc I didn’t like the pattern and was modifying on the fly
Creating and sharing books and zines shares your perspective. In many cases, social media has replaced this (lol hi it’s me) but having analogue replacements puts the power for communication back in the hands of the creators and giving everyone the tools to create.
October 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Creating and sharing books and zines shares your perspective. In many cases, social media has replaced this (lol hi it’s me) but having analogue replacements puts the power for communication back in the hands of the creators and giving everyone the tools to create.
Having students create a commonplace book that they then use for the semester helps them build a relationship with the content they put in it as well as the process of writing and compiling ideas.
October 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Having students create a commonplace book that they then use for the semester helps them build a relationship with the content they put in it as well as the process of writing and compiling ideas.
Sometimes the later steps, the physical creation of the book, aren’t considered as closely as the early steps, the conceptualization of the book.
October 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sometimes the later steps, the physical creation of the book, aren’t considered as closely as the early steps, the conceptualization of the book.
Giving the tools to make something can also help students connect to history in a way they may not have done before.
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Giving the tools to make something can also help students connect to history in a way they may not have done before.
By making a book along with the kids, you can level the playing field. You’re learning together rather than being a “sage on a stage”
October 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
By making a book along with the kids, you can level the playing field. You’re learning together rather than being a “sage on a stage”
Having something they’re making while receiving instruction helps people learn better, he explains as we sit in the back cutting out stickers.
October 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Having something they’re making while receiving instruction helps people learn better, he explains as we sit in the back cutting out stickers.
Session 1: Bookbinding & Zine-Making
October 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Session 1: Bookbinding & Zine-Making
As a children’s librarian who orders the books for the collection, the discussion feels like when you’re making an aluminum foil ball and it’s not quite smooth and shiny yet. I think getting the kid’s perspectives to support the *why* will really shine it up.
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
As a children’s librarian who orders the books for the collection, the discussion feels like when you’re making an aluminum foil ball and it’s not quite smooth and shiny yet. I think getting the kid’s perspectives to support the *why* will really shine it up.
His point being, our state constitution does have a section that explicitly says we can’t make (or uphold) state laws that directly oppose federal laws. Though my concern right now is more, what crazy laws might the federal gov come up with that we have to fit within.
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
His point being, our state constitution does have a section that explicitly says we can’t make (or uphold) state laws that directly oppose federal laws. Though my concern right now is more, what crazy laws might the federal gov come up with that we have to fit within.
“You can’t make a law that’s illegal” I wish man 😞 Elizabeth is correcting me (in her own words):
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“You can’t make a law that’s illegal” I wish man 😞 Elizabeth is correcting me (in her own words):
Libraries aren’t directly governed by federal laws, that governing is in the hands of the state. I am grateful to work in a library that is valued and supported by the city and to know that we have a library director who will go to bat for us if necessary.
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Libraries aren’t directly governed by federal laws, that governing is in the hands of the state. I am grateful to work in a library that is valued and supported by the city and to know that we have a library director who will go to bat for us if necessary.
…but the kids and the legacy we leave for them is sort of the point of these protections. It’s not about making things safe and comfortable for *us*, although that is a happy byproduct, it’s about making sure things stay safe for whoever inherits our world.
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
…but the kids and the legacy we leave for them is sort of the point of these protections. It’s not about making things safe and comfortable for *us*, although that is a happy byproduct, it’s about making sure things stay safe for whoever inherits our world.
I agree with a lot of what he’s saying, but for someone with a platform designed to protect kid’s first amendment rights, I feel like it’s missing the perspective of the kids themselves. It’s great to use the legal background to support arguments and to talk to educators and librarians…
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I agree with a lot of what he’s saying, but for someone with a platform designed to protect kid’s first amendment rights, I feel like it’s missing the perspective of the kids themselves. It’s great to use the legal background to support arguments and to talk to educators and librarians…
Obscenity should be decided by judge and jury, yet those outside of that system have taken that role. Also my question : when is the obscenity and harmful content depicted to prove a point? When depicted in books and media, kids are given the vocab to express their situations.
October 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Obscenity should be decided by judge and jury, yet those outside of that system have taken that role. Also my question : when is the obscenity and harmful content depicted to prove a point? When depicted in books and media, kids are given the vocab to express their situations.
“Collections should support the curriculum *and* intellectual freedom of the kids wanting to borrow materials. Harmful and obscene content is not protected under first amendment right.” Unfortunately, the way we test obscenity is a bit wishy washy so there are many who would say queer experience is.
October 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“Collections should support the curriculum *and* intellectual freedom of the kids wanting to borrow materials. Harmful and obscene content is not protected under first amendment right.” Unfortunately, the way we test obscenity is a bit wishy washy so there are many who would say queer experience is.
They did a campaign to get school librarians in every elementary school in the nations capital, hits a little hard since Forsyth Co. just laid off all their media center coordinators.
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
They did a campaign to get school librarians in every elementary school in the nations capital, hits a little hard since Forsyth Co. just laid off all their media center coordinators.
First Lara Luck (my friend!) has to introduce Julie Raynor (my friend!) to introduce the speaker (a stranger)
October 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
First Lara Luck (my friend!) has to introduce Julie Raynor (my friend!) to introduce the speaker (a stranger)
Opening Keynote
Engaging the Five Freedoms in Our Libraries: Policy and Communications in Disrupted Times
Engaging the Five Freedoms in Our Libraries: Policy and Communications in Disrupted Times
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Opening Keynote
Engaging the Five Freedoms in Our Libraries: Policy and Communications in Disrupted Times
Engaging the Five Freedoms in Our Libraries: Policy and Communications in Disrupted Times