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M T Doherty
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Academic librarian, Cooks Illustrated recipe follower, reader. She/her
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the world is a mess
here, enjoy some ferret drawings from our students
#VCU #Whiteboards
photo of a large whiteboard, covered in colorful drawings in response to the prompt: draw your best ferret
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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I didn't have this on my 2025 bingo card, an unsolicited gen AI review in a podcast style of my paper, voiced by an AI with a British accent. weird. also no.
Screenshot of email notification with this wording: "Academia: an AI created a podcast of your paper. Private to you: "gender inclusive library workgroup report", followed by an audio play button with the text "Listen to podcast"
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Taking required security training today; have to love the metacognition that describes this image as "bad representation of a cyber criminal"
Illustration titled "bad representation of a cyber criminal" showing a person wearing a red hoody and white gloves, with neon highlighting Xs over their eyes and their mouth stitched shut; behind them is a wall of falling numbers in gold agains a black/red background.
March 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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A literal palette cleanser, courtesy of a Fb post from 2013: lemon pudding cake, a traditional favorite in my family
The alt-text isn't working for me, so here's the description: photo from above of ingredients on a counter, including 2 fresh lemons, 4 eggs, sugar, flour, plus measuring spoons an an 8" Pyrex dish.
March 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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My crafty friend made me a positive potato recently, and I had to share! This delightful desk companion is holding a little whiteboard, but I messed up and used a permanent marker on it. 🤷 It's still perfect!
Photo of a small crocheted potato, in light brown yard, with shiny round black eyes over a straight line mouth. The potato is holding a small whiteboard in their hands, and a heart is drawn on it (oops, in permanent marker). It is perfect!
December 9, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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Oh, nothing much, just greyhounds in sweaters taking a walk through campus.
Photograph of a group of greyhounds wearing colorful sweaters being walked by a cheerful group of people bundled up because it's cold out (35 degree Fahrenheit)
December 6, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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Stumbled upon a thank you note that I tucked into prize bags for randomly-selected students who completed a post-instruction session evaluation. What kind of swag? Whatever's on hand: yo-yos, temporary tattoos, clicky pens, phone wallets... Incentives make a difference in results!
Note card with this text: "V-C-U Libraries. Congratulations! You've won a selection of V-C-U Libraries swag for completing a post-library instruction session evaluation" library.vcu.edu
December 6, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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What's the best advice our students say they've ever received? LOTS! #LibraryWhiteboards
Photo of a large whiteboard completely covered with responses to the question: what's the best advise you've ever received? Comments include: 'don't put all your happiness into one basket,' 'don't believe everything you think,' 'leap! and the net will appear!,' 'healing requires healthy grieving,' and many more
November 21, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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#AcademicLibraries Today's task: helping our libraries' social media intern take photos of our new assessment tool which we hope will provide us with good feedback from students attending our events. Vocab was tested with current students (1=meh, 2=mid, 3=slay)
Photo of items on a wooden bench, including a sign that says "Rate this event" and "pick a gem and drop it in a jar" plus 3 jars which indicate options to rate the event. Jars have the following labels: on a scale of 1 to 3, this event is 1 = nah; this event is 2 = meh, and this event is 3 = slay. There is also a small bowl full of colorful plastic 'gems' that let folks choose a gem and drop it in the jar that matches their rating.
November 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Hands down best office gift exchange! Filled with original Hershey kisses (as indicated on my "what I like" slip) in silver foil.
Image of a quokka, burned into the lid of the box; the marsupial is smiling as usual, and has its front paws held up by its chest.
December 18, 2023 at 3:55 PM
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Seen at this weekend's December #VCU graduation ceremony: a decorated mortar board which says "I read banned books." Shout out to that smart grad! vcu.exposure.co/23c779e9356f...
A decorated mortar board on the head of a student, with two borders covered in white dogwood flowers, the rest of the board covered in mostly pink sparkles. On top are the words in all caps: "I read banned books"
December 11, 2023 at 9:25 PM
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Out of the mouths (and creative hands and minds) of students: t.co/jxIppIAQkK. Winning submission for the VCU Libraries #JurgenComicsContest is "The Right to Read: Censorship in America’s Prisons."
Photo of V-C-U student Wanda Felsenhardt standing in front of the winning comic she created. Wanda is wearing a blouse covered with small blue dots on a white background and is smiling broadly.
December 6, 2023 at 3:59 PM