Amelia
@litjrzygrl.bsky.social
IT Librarian. Writer. Mini-geek. Part-time Foodie. she/her/hers
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Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves missouriindependent.com/2025/11/18/m...
Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves • Missouri Independent
A Jackson County Circuit Court struck down a 2022 law that criminalized school employees for providing "sexually explicit material."
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November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves missouriindependent.com/2025/11/18/m...
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bi...
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.
www.bbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
The CDC Library plays an important role in providing our public health professionals with access to the best information.
Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak.
bit.ly/4qaDIMi via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak.
bit.ly/4qaDIMi via @everylibrary.bsky.social
PETITION: Protect the Center for Disease Control Library
Staff at the CDC Library were laid off on October 10th and have not been brought back. Sign the petition to call for their return.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The CDC Library plays an important role in providing our public health professionals with access to the best information.
Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak.
bit.ly/4qaDIMi via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak.
bit.ly/4qaDIMi via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs 📚💙
Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs
Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’
www.404media.co
October 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs 📚💙
I mean the writing was on the wall but I'm still kinda shocked by this - Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
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Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.
www.publishersweekly.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I mean the writing was on the wall but I'm still kinda shocked by this - Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Because reasons here's Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk Concert - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouuP...
Bad Bunny: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Because reasons here's Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk Concert - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouuP...
Quick Reader Vent: Couldn't sleep the other night so read a book I had gotten from KU and really liked it. Did a search today on reddit to see what other people thought and what I should read next and discovered the author is problematic and now I feel gross for liking the book so much. 💙📚
September 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Quick Reader Vent: Couldn't sleep the other night so read a book I had gotten from KU and really liked it. Did a search today on reddit to see what other people thought and what I should read next and discovered the author is problematic and now I feel gross for liking the book so much. 💙📚
"The consequences are that AI slop is entering libraries, everyone who uses AI products bears at least a little responsibility for the swarm, and every library worker, regardless of role, is being asked to try and mitigate the effects." 💙📚
Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books
It’s a trippy time to have a library card.
www.404media.co
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"The consequences are that AI slop is entering libraries, everyone who uses AI products bears at least a little responsibility for the swarm, and every library worker, regardless of role, is being asked to try and mitigate the effects." 💙📚
Hey #booksky I could your help. I'm doing a reading challenge this year to read books by or about Puerto Ricans and I need book recommendations for Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, and Horror (not too scary on the horror please). 💙📚
September 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hey #booksky I could your help. I'm doing a reading challenge this year to read books by or about Puerto Ricans and I need book recommendations for Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, and Horror (not too scary on the horror please). 💙📚
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The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found on September 15. The family is calling for an independent autopsy. Read more:
Trey Reed: NAACP, Politicians Call for Investigation Into Hanging Death
The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found on September 15. The family is calling for an independent autopsy.
www.teenvogue.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found on September 15. The family is calling for an independent autopsy. Read more:
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It's a fair question though I think she needs to turn that question to some of her fellow judges.
NEW: Bemoaning the lack of civics education, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wonders if Americans know the difference between a president and a king:
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Justice Sotomayor questions if Americans know the difference between presidents and kings
The liberal justice was speaking about the importance of civics education at a conference in New York.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's a fair question though I think she needs to turn that question to some of her fellow judges.
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
September 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
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Missed previous years or want to revisit the great talks of #VirtualJaneCon? They are all available on YouTube! www.youtube.com/hashtag/virt.... You can see my presentation, Merchandising Jane, youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo here!
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Missed previous years or want to revisit the great talks of #VirtualJaneCon? They are all available on YouTube! www.youtube.com/hashtag/virt.... You can see my presentation, Merchandising Jane, youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo here!
Watched the reading of the names with my mom. She watches every year as she watched live that day. It had been less than a year after my dad passed, mom tried to make those next birthdays special and had taken the day off for my brother’s birthday.
September 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Watched the reading of the names with my mom. She watches every year as she watched live that day. It had been less than a year after my dad passed, mom tried to make those next birthdays special and had taken the day off for my brother’s birthday.
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This one I care about.
The other one with that guy who I can't tell from any of the other guys who are just like that guy, yeah, not so much.
The other one with that guy who I can't tell from any of the other guys who are just like that guy, yeah, not so much.
Just a reminder that there was also a multiple-person shooting at a high school in Denver today.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This one I care about.
The other one with that guy who I can't tell from any of the other guys who are just like that guy, yeah, not so much.
The other one with that guy who I can't tell from any of the other guys who are just like that guy, yeah, not so much.
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“I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” -Charlie Kirk
newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-s…
newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-s…
September 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” -Charlie Kirk
newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-s…
newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-s…
Protect the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The administration is threatening to upend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
The administration is threatening to upend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
Stand up for employment services staff
Thousands of AFSCME members who work in state employment services are under threat. A new rule change proposed by the Department of Labor would strip them of their civil service protections. Submit a ...
act.afscme.org
September 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Protect the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The administration is threatening to upend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
The administration is threatening to upend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
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are the gop trying to wipe out all life
August 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
are the gop trying to wipe out all life
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My first ever completed Zine idea! "Why GenAI Sucks and You Should Not Use It" with 20 sources cited on the inside page. Thanks to all the researchers and journalists for the hard work I built from!
The scanned zine to print your own and all the references can be found at padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
The scanned zine to print your own and all the references can be found at padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
June 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
My first ever completed Zine idea! "Why GenAI Sucks and You Should Not Use It" with 20 sources cited on the inside page. Thanks to all the researchers and journalists for the hard work I built from!
The scanned zine to print your own and all the references can be found at padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
The scanned zine to print your own and all the references can be found at padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
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you gotta respect a man committed to doing the hell out of his job
Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see it was mentioned in the press.
“While we can’t speak to the details of the story,” he said, “we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...
“While we can’t speak to the details of the story,” he said, “we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...
The Chips Fall as Rivals Fry the Mayor
The jokes and jabs are flying as Eric Adams’ closest aides was slapped with new criminal charges the day after another of his longtime allies offered a reporter cash inside a potato chip bag.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
you gotta respect a man committed to doing the hell out of his job
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"Bullying promptfondlers and botlickers is a socially acceptable, and required, practice now."
On AI Slop, consumer backlash, credit where due, that newsletter platform, and adults reading comics.
On AI Slop, consumer backlash, credit where due, that newsletter platform, and adults reading comics.
Five Things: August 21, 2025
"Bullying promptfondlers and botlickers is a socially acceptable, and required, practice now." Five Things for August 21, 2025
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August 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Bullying promptfondlers and botlickers is a socially acceptable, and required, practice now."
On AI Slop, consumer backlash, credit where due, that newsletter platform, and adults reading comics.
On AI Slop, consumer backlash, credit where due, that newsletter platform, and adults reading comics.
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having thought about this for three days, my current status is:
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
this makes me suspect that one of the routes that AI companies are aiming at is targeting young people. anything that existed when you were a kid feels normal and indispensable. especially if you always used AI to write all your essays for you. and to comfort you when your parents were arguing.
August 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
having thought about this for three days, my current status is:
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
First day back at work after 2 weeks on vacation. I'm still on Alaska time so I'm running on less sleep than I really need to function.
Wish me luck and send all the good vibes!
Wish me luck and send all the good vibes!
August 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
First day back at work after 2 weeks on vacation. I'm still on Alaska time so I'm running on less sleep than I really need to function.
Wish me luck and send all the good vibes!
Wish me luck and send all the good vibes!