Lisa
@lspags.bsky.social
“~Reunited…~” acquisitions librarian, tennis-watcher, knitter, late-blooming wine student
Best (shy of) 10 pounds ever spent. RIP Tom Stoppard
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Best (shy of) 10 pounds ever spent. RIP Tom Stoppard
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from "Arcadia": "We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it."
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
from "Arcadia": "We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it."
My mom on the phone just now: “you *gotta* read the Federalist Papers! (background: she was the class clown who didn’t do well in school and is free-ranging all over the place in her late 70s / hashtag goals)
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My mom on the phone just now: “you *gotta* read the Federalist Papers! (background: she was the class clown who didn’t do well in school and is free-ranging all over the place in her late 70s / hashtag goals)
dogs dogs dogs dogs …. (televised and OP dogs, our cat safely contained)
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
dogs dogs dogs dogs …. (televised and OP dogs, our cat safely contained)
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One last "sharing with you although it can wait until after the holiday" email, and then going email-silent for the rest of the afternoon. Until December....
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
One last "sharing with you although it can wait until after the holiday" email, and then going email-silent for the rest of the afternoon. Until December....
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Join us Dec 11, 2-3pm ET for "Asking for More: What Works in Academic Library Acquisition Negotiation," a NASIG Continuing Education Committee webinar.
Learn strategies from experts Amy Pham & Jill Grogg who bring 25+ years of combined negotiation experience.
Link for details and to register below
Learn strategies from experts Amy Pham & Jill Grogg who bring 25+ years of combined negotiation experience.
Link for details and to register below
NASIG - Asking for more: What works in academic library acquisition negotiations
nasig.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Join us Dec 11, 2-3pm ET for "Asking for More: What Works in Academic Library Acquisition Negotiation," a NASIG Continuing Education Committee webinar.
Learn strategies from experts Amy Pham & Jill Grogg who bring 25+ years of combined negotiation experience.
Link for details and to register below
Learn strategies from experts Amy Pham & Jill Grogg who bring 25+ years of combined negotiation experience.
Link for details and to register below
Hi. We have an invoice from you for product/service - clock is ticking. Oh, you made a change and didn't tell us? Here, do these 50 things before we are able to pay you. No, you did it wrong, go back and do it again. No, we aren't allowed to do it for you because (weird isolated fraud case). Sigh.
*Pain*mentWorks, amirite?
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hi. We have an invoice from you for product/service - clock is ticking. Oh, you made a change and didn't tell us? Here, do these 50 things before we are able to pay you. No, you did it wrong, go back and do it again. No, we aren't allowed to do it for you because (weird isolated fraud case). Sigh.
Three 80s song parts earworming: guitar from Joy Divison's "Transmission," instrumental bridge from "President Gas" by The Psychedelic Furs, outro to "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" by Japan.
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Three 80s song parts earworming: guitar from Joy Divison's "Transmission," instrumental bridge from "President Gas" by The Psychedelic Furs, outro to "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" by Japan.
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Colleagues, I'm excited to share that applications are being accepted for the 2026 Minnesota Institute for Early Career Libarians! I'll be co-leading the Institute with Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros, and with support and participation of Ione Damasco! Learn more & apply here: tinyurl.com/yc6yhbha
Minnesota Institute | University of Minnesota Libraries
The Minnesota Institute for early career librarians from traditionally underrepresented groups focuses on the development of library leaders from diverse backgrounds.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Colleagues, I'm excited to share that applications are being accepted for the 2026 Minnesota Institute for Early Career Libarians! I'll be co-leading the Institute with Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros, and with support and participation of Ione Damasco! Learn more & apply here: tinyurl.com/yc6yhbha
lrskt - just came back from another show - my show-specific earplugs a major saver these days
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
lrskt - just came back from another show - my show-specific earplugs a major saver these days
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Fuckin rocking out
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Fuckin rocking out
Took myself out to the show…
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Took myself out to the show…
more sosh, pls, for all of my friends and neighbors
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
more sosh, pls, for all of my friends and neighbors
the squeeee-ness diversion
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
the squeeee-ness diversion
in that schedule, looking up tariff duty exceptions for informational material...
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
in that schedule, looking up tariff duty exceptions for informational material...
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📣TOMORROW @ 4PM 📣 UC Academic Student Employees and UAW-represented research and advising staff are rallying at every campus to demand a fair contract. Join us – our rights and our future are on the line.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
📣TOMORROW @ 4PM 📣 UC Academic Student Employees and UAW-represented research and advising staff are rallying at every campus to demand a fair contract. Join us – our rights and our future are on the line.
*Pain*mentWorks, amirite?
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
*Pain*mentWorks, amirite?
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
Lacy is here to help you with your Sunday Scaries….
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Lacy is here to help you with your Sunday Scaries….
Me taking forever to watch a streaming show because I get anxious when the characters are in a situation in which they might get caught (“you shouldn’t be in there…”) and have to turn it off and calm down.
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Me taking forever to watch a streaming show because I get anxious when the characters are in a situation in which they might get caught (“you shouldn’t be in there…”) and have to turn it off and calm down.
Finishing my Sophie scarf, looking for a similar pattern skinny scarf with flare/bevel ends (increases at either angled end with a narrower middle)
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Finishing my Sophie scarf, looking for a similar pattern skinny scarf with flare/bevel ends (increases at either angled end with a narrower middle)
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The world is a little darker today. Rest in Power Alice Wong, you changed the world for the better and helped so many disabled people find their voice while challenging the ableism we all grew up with.
Read her books if you haven't: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/
Read her books if you haven't: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/
Books
Click on each title to learn more Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories …
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The world is a little darker today. Rest in Power Alice Wong, you changed the world for the better and helped so many disabled people find their voice while challenging the ableism we all grew up with.
Read her books if you haven't: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/
Read her books if you haven't: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/
Rufus Sewell is so good at what he does (I’ve thought so since ‘93, am filling in some watching gaps….)
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Rufus Sewell is so good at what he does (I’ve thought so since ‘93, am filling in some watching gaps….)