fickey
@seasonedvinegar.bsky.social
Educator. Librarian. Lifelong Learner. Mistake Maker.
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A “rolling unconference” provides time for librarians from around the world to exchange ideas, share challenges and successes, and take in local libraries—all while pedaling through changing landscapes.
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
When 50 Librarians Biked Across France | Reasons to Love Libraries
A “rolling unconference” provides time for librarians from around the world to exchange ideas, share challenges and successes, and take in local libraries—all while pedaling through changing landscape...
www.slj.com
May 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A “rolling unconference” provides time for librarians from around the world to exchange ideas, share challenges and successes, and take in local libraries—all while pedaling through changing landscapes.
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
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They never don't look painfully stupid
April 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
They never don't look painfully stupid
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That is exactly true.
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
That is exactly true.
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
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Nadeshiko Japan defeated the United States to win the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday.
Nadeshiko Japan defeats United States to capture first SheBelieves Cup title
Japan won the title for the first time after goals by Toko Koga and Yuka Momiki.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Nadeshiko Japan defeated the United States to win the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday.
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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ALA, AASL decry U.S. Defense Department censorship of schools and libraries on military installations
Read the full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/02...
#ShowUpForOurLibraries
Read the full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/02...
#ShowUpForOurLibraries
February 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
ALA, AASL decry U.S. Defense Department censorship of schools and libraries on military installations
Read the full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/02...
#ShowUpForOurLibraries
Read the full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/02...
#ShowUpForOurLibraries
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In praise of idleness and ephemerality: The writings of the 14th-century Buddhist monk Kenko
‘The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty’
A man of leisure from 700 years ago extols the virtues of asymmetry, imperfection and ephemerality.
buff.ly
February 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
In praise of idleness and ephemerality: The writings of the 14th-century Buddhist monk Kenko
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🗣“This is what I love doing”
The artist Andy Goldsworthy recently
visited our Loch of Kinnordy nature reserve to collect
bull rushes, which will form part of a major installation
due to open later this year.
The artist Andy Goldsworthy recently
visited our Loch of Kinnordy nature reserve to collect
bull rushes, which will form part of a major installation
due to open later this year.
February 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🗣“This is what I love doing”
The artist Andy Goldsworthy recently
visited our Loch of Kinnordy nature reserve to collect
bull rushes, which will form part of a major installation
due to open later this year.
The artist Andy Goldsworthy recently
visited our Loch of Kinnordy nature reserve to collect
bull rushes, which will form part of a major installation
due to open later this year.
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"It’s callous for gleeful billionaires like Musk and Pres. Trump to cut children off from medicine." And as JFK explained, it’s also myopic.
Cutting aid would be "disastrous and, in the long run, more expensive...Our own security would be endangered & our prosperity imperiled.'"
Cutting aid would be "disastrous and, in the long run, more expensive...Our own security would be endangered & our prosperity imperiled.'"
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"It’s callous for gleeful billionaires like Musk and Pres. Trump to cut children off from medicine." And as JFK explained, it’s also myopic.
Cutting aid would be "disastrous and, in the long run, more expensive...Our own security would be endangered & our prosperity imperiled.'"
Cutting aid would be "disastrous and, in the long run, more expensive...Our own security would be endangered & our prosperity imperiled.'"
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My latest podcast is about the role of community colleges.
No longer seen as the '13th grade' they are an integral part of higher ed and workforce development.
My conversation is with Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, pres of the Community College of Baltimore County
open.spotify.com/episode/2oAU...
No longer seen as the '13th grade' they are an integral part of higher ed and workforce development.
My conversation is with Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, pres of the Community College of Baltimore County
open.spotify.com/episode/2oAU...
No Longer the 13th Grade
Maryland Capital · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My latest podcast is about the role of community colleges.
No longer seen as the '13th grade' they are an integral part of higher ed and workforce development.
My conversation is with Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, pres of the Community College of Baltimore County
open.spotify.com/episode/2oAU...
No longer seen as the '13th grade' they are an integral part of higher ed and workforce development.
My conversation is with Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, pres of the Community College of Baltimore County
open.spotify.com/episode/2oAU...