Nicole
@nscherer.bsky.social
Librarianing for public library workers in the actual reality. TV, film, culture, travel. Unrepentant Long Islander.
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Hello, 911? He’s back. Yeah, on his pony. Sticking feathers in his hat, calling it macaroni
February 25, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Hello, 911? He’s back. Yeah, on his pony. Sticking feathers in his hat, calling it macaroni
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THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
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bad bunny just won album of the year and his entire acceptance speech was in spanish so if you didn't understand it that's ok you weren't the intended audience
February 2, 2026 at 4:37 AM
bad bunny just won album of the year and his entire acceptance speech was in spanish so if you didn't understand it that's ok you weren't the intended audience
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I'll straight up compare thee to a summer's day, idgaf
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I'll straight up compare thee to a summer's day, idgaf
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Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
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"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
gifting this article because it made me laugh, which is hard to do in this context. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/n...
After Mamdani Nods to ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Library E-Book Downloads Surge
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
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Life tip: If you miss going to video libraries and borrowing videos or dvds, I'm delighted to tell you that *actual* libraries have dvds, *and* you can reserve films to borrow (whether they're new or old).
*Additionally* they have loads of films that aren't on streaming.
*Additionally* they have loads of films that aren't on streaming.
a blockbuster store with a man walking in front of it
Alt: a blockbuster store with a man walking in front of it
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Life tip: If you miss going to video libraries and borrowing videos or dvds, I'm delighted to tell you that *actual* libraries have dvds, *and* you can reserve films to borrow (whether they're new or old).
*Additionally* they have loads of films that aren't on streaming.
*Additionally* they have loads of films that aren't on streaming.
Oh, it’s just me weeping over the Carol Burnett spotlight in the season (series?) finale of the sublimely silly Palm Royale. She really did Something Good.
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Oh, it’s just me weeping over the Carol Burnett spotlight in the season (series?) finale of the sublimely silly Palm Royale. She really did Something Good.
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Books don't turn kids into someone else. Books show them they don't have to deny who they really are.
No book is going to turn kids into someone else. But books will regularly show kids other people like them and show those kids they're not alone. And they'll show kids other types of people who also exist. There is a large proportion of the population who are terrified of this.
January 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Books don't turn kids into someone else. Books show them they don't have to deny who they really are.
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the whole point of being an american is eating food from every country on earth with people from that country and partying with them. that's the thing we're best at and it's fun as hell and i can't believe these dickheads are trying to fuck things up for us
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM
the whole point of being an american is eating food from every country on earth with people from that country and partying with them. that's the thing we're best at and it's fun as hell and i can't believe these dickheads are trying to fuck things up for us
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They did it. Those bastards. They finally did it.
![Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lljbxysrlh6d2f6nahgqkcoc/bafkreifelxjon3jc2rly6jo3lbskn7owv2h2lia4muwn6w2xzw4t5v747a@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 AM
They did it. Those bastards. They finally did it.
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You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
After a non-Christmas (everyone sick but me!) we really made up for it yesterday - Conehead sundaes with my cousin and the annual kid-free friends group bash with hometown beloveds, some of whom I’ve been close with for 30+ years. Certain things are just ageless…
January 2, 2026 at 1:42 AM
After a non-Christmas (everyone sick but me!) we really made up for it yesterday - Conehead sundaes with my cousin and the annual kid-free friends group bash with hometown beloveds, some of whom I’ve been close with for 30+ years. Certain things are just ageless…
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Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
December 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
Sheeeeeeeit. Rest easy, legend.
RIP Isiah Whitlock Jr. We loved all the characters you played, especially as Clay Davis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UXJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UXJ...
The Wire: Shit Clay Davis Says | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
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December 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Sheeeeeeeit. Rest easy, legend.
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This is from a word scramble gameshow where the host of this show gave plenty of clues and the contestant still got the answer wrong.
December 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is from a word scramble gameshow where the host of this show gave plenty of clues and the contestant still got the answer wrong.
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in this house we cherish the holiday classics 🎄
December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
in this house we cherish the holiday classics 🎄
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“‘My most daring idea is to refuse,’ she said to applause.”
Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything
Renowned sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom says that AI is a tool for the rich to cement control over society.
futurism.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“‘My most daring idea is to refuse,’ she said to applause.”
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FYI, If your child falls into an enclosure we get to keep it.
December 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
FYI, If your child falls into an enclosure we get to keep it.
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the category is RANGE
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
the category is RANGE
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A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
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Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
Intertapes — Main
Obscure tape finds and their stories
intertapes.net
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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me when an ai tool offers to "help"
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
me when an ai tool offers to "help"