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A public librarian who reads horror novels so you don’t have to. I find faith, ethics, and truth in the darkness. Writer for The Haunted Pulpit.
Just found this report from the McKinsey Global Institute about "Agents, robots, and us: Skills partnership in the age of AI."
Really interesting, because it delves into what a future AI world of work might look like.
Worth your time.
#AI #Librarians #Skills
www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-rese...
Really interesting, because it delves into what a future AI world of work might look like.
Worth your time.
#AI #Librarians #Skills
www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-rese...
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Just found this report from the McKinsey Global Institute about "Agents, robots, and us: Skills partnership in the age of AI."
Really interesting, because it delves into what a future AI world of work might look like.
Worth your time.
#AI #Librarians #Skills
www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-rese...
Really interesting, because it delves into what a future AI world of work might look like.
Worth your time.
#AI #Librarians #Skills
www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-rese...
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16th century Venetian lawyer/bibliophile Odorico Pillone shelved his books spine-inward and commissioned Cesare Vecellio (Titian’s nephew) to paint their fore-edges with colourful images suggesting their subject matter. Here’s how they looked on the shelf news.yale.edu/2019/03/14/p...
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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People often stop reading in adulthood because they're fatigued from school book assignments or just don't have the time. Here's how to turn the page on old habits and start reading again in 2026.
bit.ly/3YzoQdO
bit.ly/3YzoQdO
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
People often stop reading in adulthood because they're fatigued from school book assignments or just don't have the time. Here's how to turn the page on old habits and start reading again in 2026.
bit.ly/3YzoQdO
bit.ly/3YzoQdO
Check out my new post! It’s my first librarian scrapbook of interesting library-related stories that caught my eye in the last month or so. Hope you enjoy it!
What stories from the Library World caught your attention this month?
#libraries #news
What stories from the Library World caught your attention this month?
#libraries #news
On the Same Page: Looking Up, Looking Out
Wider Library World
libraryvalue.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Check out my new post! It’s my first librarian scrapbook of interesting library-related stories that caught my eye in the last month or so. Hope you enjoy it!
What stories from the Library World caught your attention this month?
#libraries #news
What stories from the Library World caught your attention this month?
#libraries #news
Spent part of the weekend weeding my home library. Not sure if you have tried it, but I found it so freeing to let books go that I didn't finish or was genuinely done with.
Have you tried it?
#homelibrary #reading #books
Have you tried it?
#homelibrary #reading #books
January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Spent part of the weekend weeding my home library. Not sure if you have tried it, but I found it so freeing to let books go that I didn't finish or was genuinely done with.
Have you tried it?
#homelibrary #reading #books
Have you tried it?
#homelibrary #reading #books
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💯 to all of this. What was really useful in replacing the doomscrolling habit with reading novels is downloading the Libby app so I could read library books on my phone whenever I had a little break.
December 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
💯 to all of this. What was really useful in replacing the doomscrolling habit with reading novels is downloading the Libby app so I could read library books on my phone whenever I had a little break.
Working on a library book display, I'm calling it "The Anti-diet Book Display: New Year—Same You."
Let's make 2026 a year where we all embrace the bodies we were given.
#BodyPositivity #Book #AmReading #Library
Let's make 2026 a year where we all embrace the bodies we were given.
#BodyPositivity #Book #AmReading #Library
December 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Working on a library book display, I'm calling it "The Anti-diet Book Display: New Year—Same You."
Let's make 2026 a year where we all embrace the bodies we were given.
#BodyPositivity #Book #AmReading #Library
Let's make 2026 a year where we all embrace the bodies we were given.
#BodyPositivity #Book #AmReading #Library
Looking for another Christmas ghost story? Here's a short list of some new and classic stories to help you get into the spirit.
#Horror #AmReading #Fiction #Holiday
#Horror #AmReading #Fiction #Holiday
Beyond A Christmas Carol: Horror for the Holidays
Festive Horror Literature
thehauntedpulpit.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Looking for another Christmas ghost story? Here's a short list of some new and classic stories to help you get into the spirit.
#Horror #AmReading #Fiction #Holiday
#Horror #AmReading #Fiction #Holiday
Usually, there is at least one "it"—meaning a super popular book—for the year, but this year it seems like there isn't one? Tell me, friends, am I missing an obvious title?
Lithub's list is a good example.
Look at the range.
#Books #Libraries #Trends #Reading #LitHub
Lithub's list is a good example.
Look at the range.
#Books #Libraries #Trends #Reading #LitHub
The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List
Happy List Season, children. I hope you’ve been good. Just like every year, I have arrived to present to you the Ultimate List, otherwise known as the List of Lists—in which I read all (or at…
lithub.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Usually, there is at least one "it"—meaning a super popular book—for the year, but this year it seems like there isn't one? Tell me, friends, am I missing an obvious title?
Lithub's list is a good example.
Look at the range.
#Books #Libraries #Trends #Reading #LitHub
Lithub's list is a good example.
Look at the range.
#Books #Libraries #Trends #Reading #LitHub
First fruit of re-reading journal entries: rediscovering authors and books that I had loved and forgotten about. Last January, I devoured Meg Gardiner's first Unsub novel. I have now read almost, two more books in the series and am loving it.
#MegGardiner #Unsub #Mysteries #AmReading
#MegGardiner #Unsub #Mysteries #AmReading
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
First fruit of re-reading journal entries: rediscovering authors and books that I had loved and forgotten about. Last January, I devoured Meg Gardiner's first Unsub novel. I have now read almost, two more books in the series and am loving it.
#MegGardiner #Unsub #Mysteries #AmReading
#MegGardiner #Unsub #Mysteries #AmReading
Spent the day thinking about the joy that is library volunteers and the difference they can make. I found this little guide about microvolunteering helpful and want to pass it along.
#Libraries #Volunteers
#Libraries #Volunteers
What Is Microvolunteering? Opportunities and Guide
Explore microvolunteering opportunities for families, schools, and nonprofits. Learn how small, flexible tasks create meaningful community impact.
www.signupgenius.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Spent the day thinking about the joy that is library volunteers and the difference they can make. I found this little guide about microvolunteering helpful and want to pass it along.
#Libraries #Volunteers
#Libraries #Volunteers
This morning, we brought down a new book display for the library, which we had kept in storage since the new building was constructed.
And, now, the joy of building out the first book display.
Tell me, Blueky Friends, what should we focus on?
#LibraryLove #Books #Reading
And, now, the joy of building out the first book display.
Tell me, Blueky Friends, what should we focus on?
#LibraryLove #Books #Reading
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This morning, we brought down a new book display for the library, which we had kept in storage since the new building was constructed.
And, now, the joy of building out the first book display.
Tell me, Blueky Friends, what should we focus on?
#LibraryLove #Books #Reading
And, now, the joy of building out the first book display.
Tell me, Blueky Friends, what should we focus on?
#LibraryLove #Books #Reading
Spent a snow day at home reading my journals from the past year. It was interesting to see the themes and ideas that I've been working with and through.
Anyone else do an intentional journal re-read? Seems like a worthwhile practice.
#journaling #writing #endofyear #mindfulness
Anyone else do an intentional journal re-read? Seems like a worthwhile practice.
#journaling #writing #endofyear #mindfulness
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Spent a snow day at home reading my journals from the past year. It was interesting to see the themes and ideas that I've been working with and through.
Anyone else do an intentional journal re-read? Seems like a worthwhile practice.
#journaling #writing #endofyear #mindfulness
Anyone else do an intentional journal re-read? Seems like a worthwhile practice.
#journaling #writing #endofyear #mindfulness
Under the category of influences, I am loving
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' occasional emails about life design. Well worth your time.
This morning's post was about separating he quality of a decision and the quality of its outcome.
designingyour.life
#BillBurnet #DaveEvans #DesigningYourLife
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' occasional emails about life design. Well worth your time.
This morning's post was about separating he quality of a decision and the quality of its outcome.
designingyour.life
#BillBurnet #DaveEvans #DesigningYourLife
Home - Designing Your Life
designingyour.life
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Under the category of influences, I am loving
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' occasional emails about life design. Well worth your time.
This morning's post was about separating he quality of a decision and the quality of its outcome.
designingyour.life
#BillBurnet #DaveEvans #DesigningYourLife
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' occasional emails about life design. Well worth your time.
This morning's post was about separating he quality of a decision and the quality of its outcome.
designingyour.life
#BillBurnet #DaveEvans #DesigningYourLife
Still thinking about how to capture what I have tried to learn this past year, through the lens of a reading list. So far, I have realized that I have spent a lot of time reading about writing and marketing.
Does anyone have any great books to add to that list?
Does anyone have any great books to add to that list?
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Still thinking about how to capture what I have tried to learn this past year, through the lens of a reading list. So far, I have realized that I have spent a lot of time reading about writing and marketing.
Does anyone have any great books to add to that list?
Does anyone have any great books to add to that list?
Working on my librarian's best book list and realizing that I might instead create a list of the things I'm interested in and the books that helped me learn about them.
Wondering if anyone else out there already does that sort of end-of-year reading practice?
#Books #Libraries #Reading #Booklist
Wondering if anyone else out there already does that sort of end-of-year reading practice?
#Books #Libraries #Reading #Booklist
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Working on my librarian's best book list and realizing that I might instead create a list of the things I'm interested in and the books that helped me learn about them.
Wondering if anyone else out there already does that sort of end-of-year reading practice?
#Books #Libraries #Reading #Booklist
Wondering if anyone else out there already does that sort of end-of-year reading practice?
#Books #Libraries #Reading #Booklist
The best cure for lingering post-COVID malaise? Reading Stephen King's The Stand.
I'm kicking off a new series on the Substack analyzing King's epic as a spiritual antidote to our pandemic anxieties. Part 1 is live!
Come join the slow read.
#TheStand #StephenKing #PostCOVID #BookReview
I'm kicking off a new series on the Substack analyzing King's epic as a spiritual antidote to our pandemic anxieties. Part 1 is live!
Come join the slow read.
#TheStand #StephenKing #PostCOVID #BookReview
Stephen King's The Stand: A Spiritual Cure for Post-COVID Malaise (Part 1)
Stephen King
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The best cure for lingering post-COVID malaise? Reading Stephen King's The Stand.
I'm kicking off a new series on the Substack analyzing King's epic as a spiritual antidote to our pandemic anxieties. Part 1 is live!
Come join the slow read.
#TheStand #StephenKing #PostCOVID #BookReview
I'm kicking off a new series on the Substack analyzing King's epic as a spiritual antidote to our pandemic anxieties. Part 1 is live!
Come join the slow read.
#TheStand #StephenKing #PostCOVID #BookReview
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As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
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Do you need a silly turnip-related library video for your day???
Well, here you go :)
Well, here you go :)
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Do you need a silly turnip-related library video for your day???
Well, here you go :)
Well, here you go :)
This weekend's book champion -- The Great Work by Sheldon Costa -- it beat out an impressive TBR pile to become the Sunday afternoon novel of choice.
It's a fun horror story set in the historic American frontier with a delightful pair of troublemakers hunting a dragon!
#Horror #SheldonCosta
It's a fun horror story set in the historic American frontier with a delightful pair of troublemakers hunting a dragon!
#Horror #SheldonCosta
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This weekend's book champion -- The Great Work by Sheldon Costa -- it beat out an impressive TBR pile to become the Sunday afternoon novel of choice.
It's a fun horror story set in the historic American frontier with a delightful pair of troublemakers hunting a dragon!
#Horror #SheldonCosta
It's a fun horror story set in the historic American frontier with a delightful pair of troublemakers hunting a dragon!
#Horror #SheldonCosta
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Bravo to all librarians and museum staff who are working to If preserve history.
“The librarian is a seeker and keeper of truth, and that makes her a dangerous figure in the eyes of those who fear the fullest, most comprehensive, and most uncomfortable truths emerging.”
lithub.com/in-praise-of...
lithub.com/in-praise-of...
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times
Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my work would simply not exist. I…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bravo to all librarians and museum staff who are working to If preserve history.
Why do we chase lost villages?
This week on The Haunted Pulpit, I review The Lost Village, explore our drowned history (hello, Quabbin!), and argue that horror is just a dark roadmap to healing our own absences.
bit.ly/3JzCppR
#HorrorBooks #LostPlaces #TheLostVillage #HauntedPulpit
This week on The Haunted Pulpit, I review The Lost Village, explore our drowned history (hello, Quabbin!), and argue that horror is just a dark roadmap to healing our own absences.
bit.ly/3JzCppR
#HorrorBooks #LostPlaces #TheLostVillage #HauntedPulpit
The Lost Village and the Impulse of Absence
Horror as a Dark Roadmap: Exploring What Happens When We Search for Meaning in the Absence of the Past.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Why do we chase lost villages?
This week on The Haunted Pulpit, I review The Lost Village, explore our drowned history (hello, Quabbin!), and argue that horror is just a dark roadmap to healing our own absences.
bit.ly/3JzCppR
#HorrorBooks #LostPlaces #TheLostVillage #HauntedPulpit
This week on The Haunted Pulpit, I review The Lost Village, explore our drowned history (hello, Quabbin!), and argue that horror is just a dark roadmap to healing our own absences.
bit.ly/3JzCppR
#HorrorBooks #LostPlaces #TheLostVillage #HauntedPulpit
I loved: Camilla Sten's The Lost Village. Finished it last night, meaning I got too scared to finish and skimmed to the end. Perfect November reading.
An excellent addition to The Haunted Pulpit.
#TheLostVillage #CamillaSten #Horror
An excellent addition to The Haunted Pulpit.
#TheLostVillage #CamillaSten #Horror
The Haunted Pulpit | Jeremiah | Substack
Where sermons meet specters—ghostly tales and religious commentary. Click to read The Haunted Pulpit, by Jeremiah, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
thehauntedpulpit.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I loved: Camilla Sten's The Lost Village. Finished it last night, meaning I got too scared to finish and skimmed to the end. Perfect November reading.
An excellent addition to The Haunted Pulpit.
#TheLostVillage #CamillaSten #Horror
An excellent addition to The Haunted Pulpit.
#TheLostVillage #CamillaSten #Horror