Tina Coleman
@arystocrat.bsky.social
Library World resident, liaison to Comics Librarians and Gaming Librarians , idea-generator, connection maker, sparkler ✨
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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Prince, at Sam Goodys music-store - 1988
February 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Prince, at Sam Goodys music-store - 1988
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♥ Here's the template if you'd like to use it to write your own love letter to libraries! ♥
February 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
♥ Here's the template if you'd like to use it to write your own love letter to libraries! ♥
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Still looking for a volunteer opportunity with GNCRT? The GNCRT's Lists, Awards, & Juries committees are still looking for members, serving from Jan 1-Dec 30,2026
Submit your application here: airtable.com/appP380k3sDp...
Submit your application here: airtable.com/appP380k3sDp...
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Still looking for a volunteer opportunity with GNCRT? The GNCRT's Lists, Awards, & Juries committees are still looking for members, serving from Jan 1-Dec 30,2026
Submit your application here: airtable.com/appP380k3sDp...
Submit your application here: airtable.com/appP380k3sDp...
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My feelings on libraries offering passport services are...manifold, but I find it a hell of a coincidence that, along with the SAVE act, association libraries, like my previous library, are being told they can no longer provide these services. They'll yank em from other libraries too when they can 📚
Feds Shut Down Library Passport Services
Butterfield could lose $20K in annual revenue
highlandscurrent.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My feelings on libraries offering passport services are...manifold, but I find it a hell of a coincidence that, along with the SAVE act, association libraries, like my previous library, are being told they can no longer provide these services. They'll yank em from other libraries too when they can 📚
So many news tidbits I keep seeing this morning that librarians have been talking about (and warning people about) for literal YEARS only to have policy makers, journalists and regular leaders pat them on the head and tell them how cute it is that they get to read all day. 🙄
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
So many news tidbits I keep seeing this morning that librarians have been talking about (and warning people about) for literal YEARS only to have policy makers, journalists and regular leaders pat them on the head and tell them how cute it is that they get to read all day. 🙄
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Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
it's literally impossible for an LLM to do a historian's job
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
Not just true for book marketing, too.
Lemme tell you, these are deeply fundamental to selling a book, either as a marketer or salesperson, and the amount of time we have to actually perform these basic steps can really impact the success of that book.
Top tips for successful marketing and publicity from Viviane Basset of Quarto. 'You can be creative without having a big budget - but you really need to understand the book and the audience... it's all in the prep' #ipgsc
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Not just true for book marketing, too.
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The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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York County, South Carolina's GOP party decided one of their initiatives this year is banning the American Library Association from its county.
This is a bizarre priority for a county-level GOP party, isn't it?
Perhaps not so when you know anything about York County's Library.
This is a bizarre priority for a county-level GOP party, isn't it?
Perhaps not so when you know anything about York County's Library.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
York County, South Carolina's GOP party decided one of their initiatives this year is banning the American Library Association from its county.
This is a bizarre priority for a county-level GOP party, isn't it?
Perhaps not so when you know anything about York County's Library.
This is a bizarre priority for a county-level GOP party, isn't it?
Perhaps not so when you know anything about York County's Library.
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Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (2025)
written by Deniz Camp
art by Javier Rodríguez
written by Deniz Camp
art by Javier Rodríguez
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (2025)
written by Deniz Camp
art by Javier Rodríguez
written by Deniz Camp
art by Javier Rodríguez
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“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” Shirley Chisholm #blackhistorymonth
February 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” Shirley Chisholm #blackhistorymonth
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If you haven't had the chance to see The Librarians yet, catch Kim Snyder’s powerful documentary when it premieres February 9 on Independent Lens on PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens
The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.
www.pbs.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
If you haven't had the chance to see The Librarians yet, catch Kim Snyder’s powerful documentary when it premieres February 9 on Independent Lens on PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
Watch this doc on Feb. 9th on PBS. Stop taking libraries and librarians for granted. Being aware of what is happening is the first step to fighting back.
“If our country does manage to save itself, it will be because people just like these librarians say enough is enough. We the people have a right to read what we want, and no billionaire or self-appointed prophet will take that right from us.” @la-cac.org
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Librarians, Our Unlikely Heroes
In a documentary airing soon on PBS, we meet people who risked their jobs and their safety to resist the wave of reactionary book-burners.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Watch this doc on Feb. 9th on PBS. Stop taking libraries and librarians for granted. Being aware of what is happening is the first step to fighting back.
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I really don't think most people understand how little coverage these stories are getting and that goes especially true for how little coverage they're getting *outside* the library bubble.
People have no clue how much is being stolen from them, nor how many lies are being told and recorded.
People have no clue how much is being stolen from them, nor how many lies are being told and recorded.
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I really don't think most people understand how little coverage these stories are getting and that goes especially true for how little coverage they're getting *outside* the library bubble.
People have no clue how much is being stolen from them, nor how many lies are being told and recorded.
People have no clue how much is being stolen from them, nor how many lies are being told and recorded.
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Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Thank GOD some other outlets are finally talking about this.
www.propublica.org/article/inst...
Thank GOD some other outlets are finally talking about this.
www.propublica.org/article/inst...
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Thank GOD some other outlets are finally talking about this.
www.propublica.org/article/inst...
Thank GOD some other outlets are finally talking about this.
www.propublica.org/article/inst...
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This podcast episode is SO GOOD! Amanda Jones & Audrey Wilson Youngblood tell their stories of being attacked by book banners, and director Kim A. Snyder explains how she made the film. Great questions from Kate & Charlie, who ❤️ libraries. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
@librarianjones.com
@librarianjones.com
“Book banning is wrong. And we are talking about it this week.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
The Librarians: A Must-See Documentary for Book Lovers
Podcast Episode · The Book Case · 02/05/2026 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
This podcast episode is SO GOOD! Amanda Jones & Audrey Wilson Youngblood tell their stories of being attacked by book banners, and director Kim A. Snyder explains how she made the film. Great questions from Kate & Charlie, who ❤️ libraries. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
@librarianjones.com
@librarianjones.com
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If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
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Annette Lewis Phinazee was the first woman and the first Black American woman to earn a library science PhD from Columbia University, in 1961. She was the first Black president of the NC Library Association in 1975.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette...
#BlackHistoryMonth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette...
#BlackHistoryMonth
![Slide from a talk showing a photo of Dr. Phinazee, a middle aged Black woman in a suit jacket. Text alongside her reads "Though a good policy in the long run, one negative result [of library associations merging] was that the Black library associations in each of the southern states was dissolved, depriving Black librarians of a useful anti-segregation tool and depriving most of them of library association leadership roles."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tjj7wet2ww7v7rrn7lvcf37p/bafkreicpjid5u6nvnkpuzhutukohnal7ne5jetq2vd7dus22jkewriw2eu@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Annette Lewis Phinazee was the first woman and the first Black American woman to earn a library science PhD from Columbia University, in 1961. She was the first Black president of the NC Library Association in 1975.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette...
#BlackHistoryMonth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette...
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Norman Rockwell - born on this date!
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Norman Rockwell - born on this date!
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Cartoonist & illustrator E. Simms Campbell (Jan. 2, 1906-Jan. 27, 1971). The 1st Black cartoonist published in a national magazine, his work appeared in Esquire, Playboy, & more. His comic strip, Cuties, ran from 1940–71, but he is most known for his 1932 night-club map of Harlem. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Cartoonist & illustrator E. Simms Campbell (Jan. 2, 1906-Jan. 27, 1971). The 1st Black cartoonist published in a national magazine, his work appeared in Esquire, Playboy, & more. His comic strip, Cuties, ran from 1940–71, but he is most known for his 1932 night-club map of Harlem. #BlackHistoryMonth
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On this day in 1976, Jenette Kahn, a comics outsider was installed as publisher of DC Comics, which was failing and in danger of shutting down completely. At the time I thought WTF, what sort of corporate skullduggery is this? As did most of comicdom. Man, were we all wrong. She's a legend.
February 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
On this day in 1976, Jenette Kahn, a comics outsider was installed as publisher of DC Comics, which was failing and in danger of shutting down completely. At the time I thought WTF, what sort of corporate skullduggery is this? As did most of comicdom. Man, were we all wrong. She's a legend.