Bernadette A. Lear
@balibra76.bsky.social
Librarian in PA, USA. Wide interests, esp. books, coins, American Indian culture/lit, children's/YA lit, history, music, travel, Lego, cats.
Groan ... @ebsco.bsky.social 's new interface for #journal and #research databases is horrible. I hate clicking on "show more results" to see the next items in the list. And when I click on a title, then try to go back, I don't get returned to where I was in that list. What a pain!
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Groan ... @ebsco.bsky.social 's new interface for #journal and #research databases is horrible. I hate clicking on "show more results" to see the next items in the list. And when I click on a title, then try to go back, I don't get returned to where I was in that list. What a pain!
In the past 20 years, 1/3 of the local #newspapers in the U.S. have disappeared. Here in #Pennsylvania, there are some entire counties that only have 1 paper. Here's a helpful site for exploring the data: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
The State of Local News 2025
The latest insights and trends on the local news landscape across the country. Through data and graphics, explore the state of local news outlets and learn about news deserts, network sites and pathwa...
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In the past 20 years, 1/3 of the local #newspapers in the U.S. have disappeared. Here in #Pennsylvania, there are some entire counties that only have 1 paper. Here's a helpful site for exploring the data: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
This article provides helpful backstory on why #Pennsylvania is so far behind in terms of producing #renewable #energy. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/09...
How PA’s renewable energy push lost momentum
Natural gas was pitched as a bridge from coal to renewables. Fifteen years later, the bridge seems to extend endlessly into Pennsylvania’s future.
www.spotlightpa.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This article provides helpful backstory on why #Pennsylvania is so far behind in terms of producing #renewable #energy. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/09...
A helpful report showing how #immigration has been helpful to #Philadelphia and southeastern #Pennsylvania . whyy.org/articles/imm...
Greater Philadelphia immigrants fuel population, economic growth, report says
Here are six key takeaways from the report and a panel discussion hosted by The Welcoming Center and WHYY on Thursday.
whyy.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A helpful report showing how #immigration has been helpful to #Philadelphia and southeastern #Pennsylvania . whyy.org/articles/imm...
Hat tip to @JohnsHopkins University Press for keeping its e-books affordable. Many of its #ebooks with multiuser licenses are still under $100, which is super for #libraries like mine that serve multicampus #universities. So many other UP's are now charging $200, $300, even $500, which is crushing.
August 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hat tip to @JohnsHopkins University Press for keeping its e-books affordable. Many of its #ebooks with multiuser licenses are still under $100, which is super for #libraries like mine that serve multicampus #universities. So many other UP's are now charging $200, $300, even $500, which is crushing.
Just learned that #McGrawHill is pressuring textbook #authors to remove references to #gender equity and #DEI. For *college* books, on *social science* subjects where gender, race, etc. are central. I'd love to see every #college prof use and develop #OER instead of overpriced corporate #textbooks.
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Just learned that #McGrawHill is pressuring textbook #authors to remove references to #gender equity and #DEI. For *college* books, on *social science* subjects where gender, race, etc. are central. I'd love to see every #college prof use and develop #OER instead of overpriced corporate #textbooks.
#SHARP just published a new #bibliography of #LGBTQIA #BookHistory. Hundreds of books and articles about #queer authors, readers, and publishing, as wells as some material about #libraries and allied fields. I am proud to be one of the contributors. #LGBTQ sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
LGBTQIA+ Book History Bibliography – SHARP NEWS
sharpweb.org
August 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#SHARP just published a new #bibliography of #LGBTQIA #BookHistory. Hundreds of books and articles about #queer authors, readers, and publishing, as wells as some material about #libraries and allied fields. I am proud to be one of the contributors. #LGBTQ sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
More proof that stricter #voting ID is a solution in search of a problem: in #Pennsylvania, it would have prevented only 2 fraudulent votes among 62 million cast in the past 10 years. #politics www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/08...
www.spotlightpa.org
August 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
More proof that stricter #voting ID is a solution in search of a problem: in #Pennsylvania, it would have prevented only 2 fraudulent votes among 62 million cast in the past 10 years. #politics www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/08...
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#Trump has ordered review of #Smithsonian #museums toward "replacing divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate, and constructive descriptions across ... public-facing materials." In other words, WHITEWASH. #history #politics www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials
The Honorable Lonnie G. Bunch III Secretary, Smithsonian Institution 1000 Jefferson Dr SW Washington, DC 20560 Subject: Internal Review of Smithsonian
www.whitehouse.gov
August 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
#Trump has ordered review of #Smithsonian #museums toward "replacing divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate, and constructive descriptions across ... public-facing materials." In other words, WHITEWASH. #history #politics www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Just learned about #Homosaurus (homosaurus.org/v4) and #Gender #Sexuality and #Sexual Orientation Ontology (www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontolog...), 2 resources for #librarians cataloging/describing #LGBTQ #books and other materials. Since I purchase these topics, these lists are very helpful!
Homosaurus Vocabulary Site
homosaurus.org
August 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Just learned about #Homosaurus (homosaurus.org/v4) and #Gender #Sexuality and #Sexual Orientation Ontology (www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontolog...), 2 resources for #librarians cataloging/describing #LGBTQ #books and other materials. Since I purchase these topics, these lists are very helpful!
Proud of myself. I started the summer with a goal of submitting 2 #scholarly articles (both original #research) before the start of Fall semester, and I did it! It feels good to move forward on work that I'd put aside when Dad died. Life, love, and #libraryhistory go on.
August 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Proud of myself. I started the summer with a goal of submitting 2 #scholarly articles (both original #research) before the start of Fall semester, and I did it! It feels good to move forward on work that I'd put aside when Dad died. Life, love, and #libraryhistory go on.
For #college #professors and others in #academia who are updating their #syllabi, here is a scale that may help you devise language about use of #AI for assessments/assignments. Just learned about it today! leonfurze.com/2024/08/28/u...
Updating the AI Assessment Scale
Thanks for visiting! Before you read on, please make sure you visit our new website at https://aiassessmentscale.com/. It’s the new home for all of the AIAS related materials, publications, and resour...
leonfurze.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
For #college #professors and others in #academia who are updating their #syllabi, here is a scale that may help you devise language about use of #AI for assessments/assignments. Just learned about it today! leonfurze.com/2024/08/28/u...
Feeling energized by a 3-hour lunch I had with a #libraryhistory colleague. Lots of thoughts about how our field can acculturate scholars to be generous and supportive, instead of cut-throat and competitive, all while continuing to generate high-quality and insightful #research.
July 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Feeling energized by a 3-hour lunch I had with a #libraryhistory colleague. Lots of thoughts about how our field can acculturate scholars to be generous and supportive, instead of cut-throat and competitive, all while continuing to generate high-quality and insightful #research.
YouTube just served me this 1976 instructional video on #computers. What a hoot! Amazing how much #technology has evolved in my lifetime. I love that a woman is teaching a man about it. #data #information #programming #history youtu.be/q-gpM-KfVng?...
Basic Computer Terms (1976)
YouTube video by A/V Geeks 16mm Films
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July 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
YouTube just served me this 1976 instructional video on #computers. What a hoot! Amazing how much #technology has evolved in my lifetime. I love that a woman is teaching a man about it. #data #information #programming #history youtu.be/q-gpM-KfVng?...
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The Wizard of Oz | The Wicked Witch Is Dead | Warner Classics
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July 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Reposted by Bernadette A. Lear
Stevie Wonder is a renowned musician and vocal advocate for those with disabilities. He raises funds and awareness for children with disabilities, pushing for greater accessibility for people who are blind and visually impaired.
This Disability Pride Month, we celebrate Stevie’s art and impact.
This Disability Pride Month, we celebrate Stevie’s art and impact.
July 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Stevie Wonder is a renowned musician and vocal advocate for those with disabilities. He raises funds and awareness for children with disabilities, pushing for greater accessibility for people who are blind and visually impaired.
This Disability Pride Month, we celebrate Stevie’s art and impact.
This Disability Pride Month, we celebrate Stevie’s art and impact.
What I look like these days: Summer 2025
July 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
What I look like these days: Summer 2025
Proud of myself: it's been tough to get back on my academic feet since my Dad passed away last year. But today, I finished an article manuscript and sent it to an editor. Doesn't mean it'll get published, but it's an important step. Yay me! :)
July 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Proud of myself: it's been tough to get back on my academic feet since my Dad passed away last year. But today, I finished an article manuscript and sent it to an editor. Doesn't mean it'll get published, but it's an important step. Yay me! :)
Reposted by Bernadette A. Lear
I noticed a post of yours at the No Kings Harrisburg Protest. A good friend of mine is an organizer and leads the 50501 Movement in Harrisburg. She asked me to help spread the word. Would you be willing to share this post, especially if you have local friends? I'm 50501 lead in Mercersburg, PA.💙 TY
HARRISBURG PA PROTEST!!!
☆JULY 17TH✩
Time to spread the word!
You know what to do!
Share! Share! Share!
#Pinks 💗
#BlueCrew 💙
#50501Movement
#BridgeBrigade 🌁
#Invincible
#Pride 🏳️🌈
#Alliance
#LeagueOfWomen
#UniteCentralPA
#WeThePeoplePA
#PennsylvaniansTogetherInAction
#18fore321
#CestLeMoment
☆JULY 17TH✩
Time to spread the word!
You know what to do!
Share! Share! Share!
#Pinks 💗
#BlueCrew 💙
#50501Movement
#BridgeBrigade 🌁
#Invincible
#Pride 🏳️🌈
#Alliance
#LeagueOfWomen
#UniteCentralPA
#WeThePeoplePA
#PennsylvaniansTogetherInAction
#18fore321
#CestLeMoment
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I noticed a post of yours at the No Kings Harrisburg Protest. A good friend of mine is an organizer and leads the 50501 Movement in Harrisburg. She asked me to help spread the word. Would you be willing to share this post, especially if you have local friends? I'm 50501 lead in Mercersburg, PA.💙 TY
Curious what @fwdparty.bsky.social thinks about #Musk 's new party. Threat? Opportunity? Honestly, I hope the answer is "neither."
July 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Curious what @fwdparty.bsky.social thinks about #Musk 's new party. Threat? Opportunity? Honestly, I hope the answer is "neither."