Annie Pho
@anniepho.bsky.social
Libraries, zines, art, and bookish things. Obviously I still love cats, still a librarian.
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A small but very deep thing that bothers me about generative AI as a shortcut to practice and work and skill is the basic assumption that it’s impossible to take pleasure in a creative pursuit that you aren’t very good at and I assure you that is not the case
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A small but very deep thing that bothers me about generative AI as a shortcut to practice and work and skill is the basic assumption that it’s impossible to take pleasure in a creative pursuit that you aren’t very good at and I assure you that is not the case
@fobettarh.bsky.social has made such a positive difference in the LIS field and a personal impact on many of us. We will feel her loss forever. Right now her family is asking for folks to please continue to donate to her gofundme to help cover costs. Please donate and share: gofund.me/6629f3bd9
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February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
@fobettarh.bsky.social has made such a positive difference in the LIS field and a personal impact on many of us. We will feel her loss forever. Right now her family is asking for folks to please continue to donate to her gofundme to help cover costs. Please donate and share: gofund.me/6629f3bd9
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my anger is still directed where it belongs, but I’m getting at least increasingly irritated that outlets like Status reporting extensively on the layoffs aren’t even bothering to note that the Post apparently fired every single one of of its remaining arts critics
the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
my anger is still directed where it belongs, but I’m getting at least increasingly irritated that outlets like Status reporting extensively on the layoffs aren’t even bothering to note that the Post apparently fired every single one of of its remaining arts critics
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thank you for everything you did for we here and for the library and information science profession, fobazi. you were an incredible friend, thinker, writer, supporter. you’ll be dearly missed 🤍
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
thank you for everything you did for we here and for the library and information science profession, fobazi. you were an incredible friend, thinker, writer, supporter. you’ll be dearly missed 🤍
I’m heartbroken to hear this news. Fobazi has touched so many people and she will be missed so much. My thoughts are with her wife and family.
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I’m heartbroken to hear this news. Fobazi has touched so many people and she will be missed so much. My thoughts are with her wife and family.
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Apparently, Google Books deliberately removed search for previewed books??
For ANYONE doing research, this is a BIG deal.
Not to be able to search for specific things that you need? For books that will help? For references used by other authors?
My last book would have been impossible without it.
For ANYONE doing research, this is a BIG deal.
Not to be able to search for specific things that you need? For books that will help? For references used by other authors?
My last book would have been impossible without it.
I don't mean to seem alarmed, but it appears Google's book search function is, just...gone.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
February 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Apparently, Google Books deliberately removed search for previewed books??
For ANYONE doing research, this is a BIG deal.
Not to be able to search for specific things that you need? For books that will help? For references used by other authors?
My last book would have been impossible without it.
For ANYONE doing research, this is a BIG deal.
Not to be able to search for specific things that you need? For books that will help? For references used by other authors?
My last book would have been impossible without it.
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLESTICKS (1930)! 🐸🎶
🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio.
Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/Fidd...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio.
Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/Fidd...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLESTICKS (1930)! 🐸🎶
🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio.
Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/Fidd...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio.
Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/Fidd...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
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This is practical help for Minneapolis. I'm doing it.
today is the last day i will ask you to donate to people’s rent this month.
we are trying very hard to meet a $30,000
goal today to help the last few families on our list before their rent grace period ends.
we are trying very hard to meet a $30,000
goal today to help the last few families on our list before their rent grace period ends.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This is practical help for Minneapolis. I'm doing it.
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do not go piggly into that good wiggly
February 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
do not go piggly into that good wiggly
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
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◆Murakami, Kiyoshi, 2025, "[Selected Books List] How Can Academic Libraries Preserve the Ethos of Zine Culture?: Recognizing Limitations and Exploring Possibilities (Presentation Materials for the Public Talk Event: ZINE TALK 03, November 29, 2025)", arsvi .com, (www.arsvi.com/2020/2025112...).
村上潔「大学図書館はいかにしてジンカルチャーのエートスを保全しうるか【選書リスト】」
www.arsvi.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM
◆Murakami, Kiyoshi, 2025, "[Selected Books List] How Can Academic Libraries Preserve the Ethos of Zine Culture?: Recognizing Limitations and Exploring Possibilities (Presentation Materials for the Public Talk Event: ZINE TALK 03, November 29, 2025)", arsvi .com, (www.arsvi.com/2020/2025112...).
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■Murakami, Kiyoshi, 2025, "How Can Academic Libraries Preserve the Ethos of Zine Culture?: Recognizing Limitations and Exploring Possibilities" [Presentation Materials for the Public Talk Event] ZINE TALK 03, November 29, 2025, arsvi .com, (www.arsvi.com/2020/2025112...). *Lang.: Japanese
村上潔「大学図書館はいかにしてジンカルチャーのエートスを保全しうるか」
www.arsvi.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM
■Murakami, Kiyoshi, 2025, "How Can Academic Libraries Preserve the Ethos of Zine Culture?: Recognizing Limitations and Exploring Possibilities" [Presentation Materials for the Public Talk Event] ZINE TALK 03, November 29, 2025, arsvi .com, (www.arsvi.com/2020/2025112...). *Lang.: Japanese
Today is a day where I wake up and hit play on some Steely Dan first thing in the morning.
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today is a day where I wake up and hit play on some Steely Dan first thing in the morning.
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Applications for the 2026 Mentorship Program are OPEN!!
Apply to be a mentor or a mentee by January 15, 2026. Link in bio.
#amagenting #literaryagentsofchange #literarycommunity #mentorship
Apply to be a mentor or a mentee by January 15, 2026. Link in bio.
#amagenting #literaryagentsofchange #literarycommunity #mentorship
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Applications for the 2026 Mentorship Program are OPEN!!
Apply to be a mentor or a mentee by January 15, 2026. Link in bio.
#amagenting #literaryagentsofchange #literarycommunity #mentorship
Apply to be a mentor or a mentee by January 15, 2026. Link in bio.
#amagenting #literaryagentsofchange #literarycommunity #mentorship
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JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints
The Folger Shakespeare Library knows that an exceptional staff is the backbone of any great organization. We hire exceptionally qualified individuals who are committed to the mission, vision, and valu...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
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You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
I’m heartbroken to read this news. Alice was an amazing light and important voice. She will be missed by many. 💔
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’m heartbroken to read this news. Alice was an amazing light and important voice. She will be missed by many. 💔
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Statement from #ZLuC2025 Organizers: “We are sad to report that the Zine Librarians unConference was attended by a non-zine librarian in bad faith. She recorded the event without permission and posted her recordings. Please read the organizers’ statement about the violation.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Statement from #ZLuC2025 Organizers: “We are sad to report that the Zine Librarians unConference was attended by a non-zine librarian in bad faith. She recorded the event without permission and posted her recordings. Please read the organizers’ statement about the violation.”
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We (Wesleyan University) are hiring a Social Sciences Librarian, with an emphasis on economics, philosophy, religion, the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, and the Center for Prison Education. More info here: wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career... #LibJobs #LISJobs
Social Sciences Librarian
The Olin Library is an active partner in Wesleyan University’s liberal arts mission, an inclusive, idea-driven space where curiosity, scholarship, and creativity converge. Serving a community of facul...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We (Wesleyan University) are hiring a Social Sciences Librarian, with an emphasis on economics, philosophy, religion, the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, and the Center for Prison Education. More info here: wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career... #LibJobs #LISJobs
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This week has already turned us every way but loose and it ain’t even Wednesday, omg.
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This week has already turned us every way but loose and it ain’t even Wednesday, omg.
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Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.
www.dailytarheel.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
My teaching librarian friends, how are you doing? It’s been a lot. What a time to be out here trying to teach critical thinking and information literacy.
October 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My teaching librarian friends, how are you doing? It’s been a lot. What a time to be out here trying to teach critical thinking and information literacy.
Every time I am at the library function my algo starts showing me the cutest sweaters.
September 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Every time I am at the library function my algo starts showing me the cutest sweaters.
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The UC Berkeley School of Information is hiring an assistant professor in the broad field of Information--including areas of info seeking/retrieval, digital humanities, cultural analytics, info viz, & philosophy of information (among others). Deadline Nov 1! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05014
Assistant Professor - Information - School of Information
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
September 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The UC Berkeley School of Information is hiring an assistant professor in the broad field of Information--including areas of info seeking/retrieval, digital humanities, cultural analytics, info viz, & philosophy of information (among others). Deadline Nov 1! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05014
Basically like that but studying or looking stuff up in the library lol
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Basically like that but studying or looking stuff up in the library lol