James Neal
@james3neal.bsky.social
Civil Servant: Urban explorer | Access/Equity - Libraries - Technology (Views are my own) - jazz, art, literature, film, food ...
"Hennepin County Library is honoring one of Minnesota’s most iconic artists with a limited-edition Prince library card, available while supplies last at all 41 Hennepin County Library locations" www.hclib.org/prince?fbcli...
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Hennepin County Library is honoring one of Minnesota’s most iconic artists with a limited-edition Prince library card, available while supplies last at all 41 Hennepin County Library locations" www.hclib.org/prince?fbcli...
Every now and then I'll check in on Twitter (X) and almost every single time I find these types of new "followers" ... It's a true pathetic shame how that platform has devolved...
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every now and then I'll check in on Twitter (X) and almost every single time I find these types of new "followers" ... It's a true pathetic shame how that platform has devolved...
Watching my first Knicks game this year ... "After school, I take a dip in the pool, which is really on the wall. I got a color TV, so I can see the Knicks playing basketball."
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Watching my first Knicks game this year ... "After school, I take a dip in the pool, which is really on the wall. I got a color TV, so I can see the Knicks playing basketball."
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Congratulations. Please go above and beyond for all NYC libraries. Thanks and best wishes.
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Congratulations. Please go above and beyond for all NYC libraries. Thanks and best wishes.
I am looking forward to volunteering this Saturday for the Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore. www.volgistics.com/appform/1909... | snfparkway.org/mdff/
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I am looking forward to volunteering this Saturday for the Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore. www.volgistics.com/appform/1909... | snfparkway.org/mdff/
#Noirvember "If anyone could update the cinematic language of film noir for today’s audiences, I thought, it would be Guillermo del Toro." @sarahweinman.com @criterion.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#Noirvember "If anyone could update the cinematic language of film noir for today’s audiences, I thought, it would be Guillermo del Toro." @sarahweinman.com @criterion.bsky.social
"Humanitarian of the Year
Lonnie G. Bunch III
14th Secretary of the Smithsonian---Recognized for his stewardship in persevering history and his lifelong commitment to education, culture, and humanitarian service" www.ebony.com/power-100-20...
Lonnie G. Bunch III
14th Secretary of the Smithsonian---Recognized for his stewardship in persevering history and his lifelong commitment to education, culture, and humanitarian service" www.ebony.com/power-100-20...
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"Humanitarian of the Year
Lonnie G. Bunch III
14th Secretary of the Smithsonian---Recognized for his stewardship in persevering history and his lifelong commitment to education, culture, and humanitarian service" www.ebony.com/power-100-20...
Lonnie G. Bunch III
14th Secretary of the Smithsonian---Recognized for his stewardship in persevering history and his lifelong commitment to education, culture, and humanitarian service" www.ebony.com/power-100-20...
"5 Questions with New Vice President for Advancement, Hillary Strong" #BarnardCollege barnard.edu/magazine/5-q...
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"5 Questions with New Vice President for Advancement, Hillary Strong" #BarnardCollege barnard.edu/magazine/5-q...
Grateful for the music.... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Grateful for the music.... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
Jack DeJohnette
Drummer, Keyboardist, Composer
2012 NEA Jazz Master
Chicago, Illinois
Date of birth: Aug 09, 1942 www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/...
Drummer, Keyboardist, Composer
2012 NEA Jazz Master
Chicago, Illinois
Date of birth: Aug 09, 1942 www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/...
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Jack DeJohnette
Drummer, Keyboardist, Composer
2012 NEA Jazz Master
Chicago, Illinois
Date of birth: Aug 09, 1942 www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/...
Drummer, Keyboardist, Composer
2012 NEA Jazz Master
Chicago, Illinois
Date of birth: Aug 09, 1942 www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/...
"This panel brings together Beth Patin (moderator), Leo Lo, David Lankes, Sanda Erdelez, and Jeff Saltz to explore how libraries can navigate AI implementation while staying true to core values of access, privacy, and service to all communities" events.syracuse.edu/event/the-ai...
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"This panel brings together Beth Patin (moderator), Leo Lo, David Lankes, Sanda Erdelez, and Jeff Saltz to explore how libraries can navigate AI implementation while staying true to core values of access, privacy, and service to all communities" events.syracuse.edu/event/the-ai...
Forthcoming in November: "Design for Privacy: Keeping Personal Information Private" ...
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Forthcoming in November: "Design for Privacy: Keeping Personal Information Private" ...
"The Search For Hannah Crafts---A new book by Gregg Hecimovich tells the story of the North Carolina native who wrote the first known novel by an African American woman." waltermagazine.com/noted/the-se...
October 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"The Search For Hannah Crafts---A new book by Gregg Hecimovich tells the story of the North Carolina native who wrote the first known novel by an African American woman." waltermagazine.com/noted/the-se...
Seen in Clarendon...
October 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Seen in Clarendon...
It's been a brilliant autumn this year despite the chaos ...
October 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's been a brilliant autumn this year despite the chaos ...
"The initiative will serve rural and small libraries in need across the country through grant funds, education, and in-depth training. Applications for the 2026 grants will be open from Dec. 17, 2025-Jan. 21, 2026."
www.ala.org/united/grant...
www.ala.org/united/grant...
October 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"The initiative will serve rural and small libraries in need across the country through grant funds, education, and in-depth training. Applications for the 2026 grants will be open from Dec. 17, 2025-Jan. 21, 2026."
www.ala.org/united/grant...
www.ala.org/united/grant...
"The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller traces the career of twentieth-century futurist, architect, engineer, inventor, and author R. Buckminster Fuller. Green narrates the film in person and cues images from a laptop while Yo La Tengo performs their original score" buckminsterfullerfilm.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
"The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller traces the career of twentieth-century futurist, architect, engineer, inventor, and author R. Buckminster Fuller. Green narrates the film in person and cues images from a laptop while Yo La Tengo performs their original score" buckminsterfullerfilm.com
Opening October 25, 2025 at the Central Library,The Enoch Pratt Free Library: House of Melo: Where Tomorrows Are Promised, a cultural exhibit honoring Baltimore native Carmelo Anthony on the occasion of his 2025 induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame www.prattlibrary.org/carmelo-anth...
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Opening October 25, 2025 at the Central Library,The Enoch Pratt Free Library: House of Melo: Where Tomorrows Are Promised, a cultural exhibit honoring Baltimore native Carmelo Anthony on the occasion of his 2025 induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame www.prattlibrary.org/carmelo-anth...
I am super excited for this music. I think the cover is brilliant.
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I am super excited for this music. I think the cover is brilliant.
"In Aug. 1965, Silver brought a line-up to The Penthouse in Seattle w/ Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor sax...Newly discovered recording gets its first-ever release with Silver In Seattle: Live at the Penthouse @bluenoterecords.bsky.social store.bluenote.com/products/hor...
October 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"In Aug. 1965, Silver brought a line-up to The Penthouse in Seattle w/ Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor sax...Newly discovered recording gets its first-ever release with Silver In Seattle: Live at the Penthouse @bluenoterecords.bsky.social store.bluenote.com/products/hor...
This is an excerpt from Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless by Maria Pinto, which will be published by the University of North Carolina Press on October 28, 2025. longreads.com/2025/10/16/t... @longreads.com @uncpress.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is an excerpt from Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless by Maria Pinto, which will be published by the University of North Carolina Press on October 28, 2025. longreads.com/2025/10/16/t... @longreads.com @uncpress.bsky.social
"In the 1990s, Ann Arbor police illegally took blood samples from more than 600 Black men" ... I was one of the Black men coerced into providing a blood sample. I'll never forget the Ann Arbor police detectives who entered my workplace at a bookstore on State Street to coerce me to provide a sample.
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"In the 1990s, Ann Arbor police illegally took blood samples from more than 600 Black men" ... I was one of the Black men coerced into providing a blood sample. I'll never forget the Ann Arbor police detectives who entered my workplace at a bookstore on State Street to coerce me to provide a sample.