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gator-joe.bsky.social
AI doesn’t have to be intimidating—especially for older adults.
AI at 78 is a warm, practical guide to learning AI one step at a time: no hype, no jargon—just simple steps and real-life examples.
Available for libraries.
#Boston #BostonMA #BostonPublicLibrary #BPL #Reading
@bpl.boston.gov
January 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
gator-joe.bsky.social
AI doesn’t have to be intimidating—especially for older adults.
AI at 78 is a warm, practical guide to learning AI one step at a time: no hype, no jargon—just simple steps and real-life examples.
Available for libraries.
Link in bio.
#NYPL #NYC #BookRecommendations
@nypl.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
gator-joe.bsky.social
AI doesn’t have to be intimidating—especially for older adults.
AI at 78 is a warm, practical guide to learning AI one step at a time: no hype, no jargon—just simple steps and real-life examples.
Available for libraries.
Links in profile.
#Toronto #TorontoPublicLibrary #Ontario
@toronto.ca
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
gator-joe.bsky.social
AI doesn’t have to be intimidating—especially for older adults.
AI at 78 is a warm, practical guide to learning AI one step at a time: no hype, no jargon—just simple steps and real-life examples.
Links in profile.
#Libraries #Librarians #LondonUK #LondonLife #Reading
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM
zenzi10zi.bsky.social
📎

Maus, a book, by Art Spiegelman,

[ banned and removed from many schools
and libraries in Republican leaning areas ]

Americans should read Spiegelman's survivor's tale.

Especially now.
January 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
boakandbailey.bsky.social
We have this in our book 20th Century Pub.
First, there was their place in the community. To a great extent, pubs were living spaces – extensions of the home – especially for those who lived in barely tolerable slum housing. For many working men the pub served a similar function to the studies, libraries and drawing rooms of middle- and upper-class homes. In his 1971 memoir of life in Salford before the First World War, The Classic Slum, Robert Roberts summarised the attraction for men like his father: To the great mass of manual workers the local public house spelled paradise... After the squalor from which so many men came there dwelt within a tavern all one could crave for-warmth, bright lights, music, song, comradeship, the smiling condescension of a landlady, large and bosomy, for ever sexually unattainable, true, but one could dream... But above all, men went for the ale that brought a slow, fuddled joy. Beer was indeed the shortest way out of the city. (End quote.) But he also described the grim alternative: Summer evening leisure for men without the few coppers to go into a tavern meant long, empty hours lounging between kitchen chair and threshold. How familiar one grew in childhood with those silent figures leaning against door jambs, staring into vacancy waiting for bedtime.
January 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
gator-joe.bsky.social
AI doesn’t have to be intimidating—especially for older adults.
AI at 78 is a warm, practical guide to learning AI one step at a time: no hype, no jargon—just simple steps and real-life examples.
Available for libraries.
#StLouis #STL #StLouisMO #Missouri #Reading
@stlpubliclibrary.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
gator-joe.bsky.social
AI doesn’t have to be intimidating—especially for older adults.
AI at 78 is a warm, practical guide to learning AI one step at a time: no hype, no jargon—just simple steps and real-life examples.
Available for libraries.
#Boston #BostonMA #BostonPublicLibrary #BPL #Reading
@bpl.boston.gov
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM
lombardinash.bsky.social
When Nazi fascists ended democracy, they raided libraries and bookstores, burning the books, especially ones by Magnus Hirschfeld. UraniaMS restores them in English. Paperback, eBook, Hardcover #MagnusHirschfeld #lgbtqHistory #Transgender #GermanGayRights
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJRF6TYY
Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume IV Part 3 of 3 (1902)
Amazon.com: Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume IV Part 3 of 3 (1902) eBook : Hirschfeld, Magnus, Lombardi-Nash, Michael: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
eprint.ing.bot
Benchmarking of the Amortized Post Quantum Combiner for MLS (Britta Hale, Xisen Tian, Lee Wang) ia.cr/2026/034
Abstract. Overhead costs associated with post quantum (PQ) algorithms, especially digital signatures, create a significant barrier to incorporation and adoption of post quantum cryptographic protocols in various settings. To counter this, the working group for the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol under the Internet Engineering Task Force has proposed an approach where traditional and PQ sessions of the protocol are strategically combined in such a way as to amortize PQ-associated overhead, i.e., an Amortized Post Quantum (APQ) combiner. In this work, we implement and benchmark APQ using standardized NIST algorithms (ML-KEM and ML-DSA) integrated into OpenMLS with native Rust cryptographic libraries, presenting the first comprehensive performance evaluation of APQ to include PQ authenticity. Our evaluation encompasses execution run-time, message size, and memory consumption a cross various security levels and amortization ratios to compare and contrast MLS with traditional-only, APQ confidentiality-only, APQ confidentiality+authenticity, and an alternative hybrid ciphersuite. We demonstrate that APQ achieves exponential improvements in message size and memory efficiency as amortization traditional:PQ ratios decrease from 1:1 to 1:100, with optimal performance observed around 1:50 ratios. These findings establish APQ as a practical solution for deploying post quantum security in resource constrained settings. Image showing part 2 of abstract.
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
mjhautismrants.bsky.social
Their studies were deemed heretical and thus banned by many Christian societies.

Much of their knowledge was lost to time or buried deep within libraries never to see the light of day again, save by the especially curious.
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
andrecarrington.bsky.social
When this program is available on the UCR Libraries YouTube channel, it will be a tremendous resource for researchers. I am so grateful for librarians, especially my colleague @dracopoullos.bsky.social
andrecarrington.bsky.social andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 2d
Got to my office after class just in time to tune in for the panel with SF Archives in Southern California at the Virtual Eaton Symposium! Panelists from the Huntington Library, the Lucas Museum, and Cal State Fullerton!

(btw the event is being recorded)

www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...
2026 Virtual Eaton Symposium
This virtual symposium brings together sci-fi community members to discuss the state of the field of speculative publishing genres.
www.eventbrite.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
heykellyjensen.bsky.social
Is there recent research–2019 at the *latest*–on the decline of teen librarians in US libraries? As in, the number of positions for teen librarians has dropped since its earlier days (esp the 00s)? Especially compared to other specialist library roles?
January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
trashcangoddess.com
please please please i know it’s expensive to release physical copies of games especially console releases but a lot of libraries would love to circulate ur games and its way easier if u release a physical copy (not limited run)
plus the library will pay for ur game n u get more eyes on it!!
January 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
carynhunt.bsky.social
"With the shift from books to ebooks, libraries lost ownership of their collections. Knowledge is being privatized & monetized by multinational corporations. To correct this, we need to think of knowledge, especially the knowledge collectively funded & created at universities...as a public good."
Why is knowledge getting so expensive? | Jeffrey Edmunds | TEDxPSU
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
kirstenreynolds.bsky.social
I recommend following more libraries, museums and galleries - especially the small local ones - and all sorts of intriguing nuggets will brighten your day.

Thanks to @themerl.bsky.social for this great starter pack!

I’d like to add @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social as another recommendation.
themerl.bsky.social The Museum of English Rural Life @themerl.bsky.social · 2d
Welcome to all our new followers!

If you're interested in getting more museums, libraries, galleries, and archives in your feed (because why the heck wouldn't you be), here's a starter pack we made earlier:

go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
literaturegeek.bsky.social
We've various spinoffs come from hashtag use—eg conference panels+workshops, zoom talks, peer-reviewed journal issues+articles, group project by mail—if those appeal to you! But goals (just as I observe them) =joy, community, not treating art/craft as unprofessional/something DHers don't post about
Screenshot of a page from Sam Blickhan and Amanda Wyatt Visconti's "Speedweve for Mending" #DHmakes zine. The text says: "What is #DHMakes??????? DH = digital humanities (using or building digital tools like websites, code, VR to explore humanities areas like culture, history, art, ethics; or using that humanities to critique tech) Makes = craft, art, makerspace types of creative work #DHmakes is • folks in digital humanities, libraries, academia, & otherwise doing learning-work, who • craft/make (including outside work, as a hobby) & • share about it online! #DHmakes posts have looked like: How do I get started w/this method? • sharing works-in-progress, fails, public figuring-out how to use some method/project • I made/am making a thing! • Anyone want to collaborate on a thing?? • Crafts & textiles belong in makerspace & making! • encouraging sharing "this is my hobby, not my job" crafts, even if you usually only post about work • Explicitly celebrating, amplifying, encouraging, welcoming folks to the #DHmakes community (digital humanists or not!) WELCOME" Screenshot of a page from Sam Blickhan and Amanda Wyatt Visconti's "Speedweve for Mending" #DHmakes zine, following the page in the previous image. The text says: "Sound cool? Please join us-we're friendly! You do not need to already know a craft, or "be good at" one. TinyURL.Com/DHBluesky to join Bluesky (if you're not on yet), then tag #DHmakes! What kinds of making/crafting? All of them! Especially work that often gets left out, when folks picture makerspaces. #DHmakes often tags craft-y work related to: • culture & pop culture • history; & trying out historical craft practices • data visualization & embodiment, including personal data • queer/feminist/critical tech, social justice • expansive definitions of making that assert awesomeness of areas like fabric arts, cooking, fashion... • zines So far, folks have collaborated on: Zoom crafting hangouts, a long-distance collaborative craft project, cowriting a journal article & a blog post, conference sessions... and these #DHMakes talks/zines! (tl;dr? the goal is community!) (Text on this & facing page quoted from Visconti, Dombrowski, Berger: "What Is #DHMakes?", https://literaturegeek.com/2024/09/26/what-is-dhmakes-hashtag)"
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
wlvunilibrary.bsky.social
At this busy Exam and Assessment time, the University Library is here to help, whether you need a quiet space to study or require advice on improving your revision technique. We have displays at each of libraries, and a wealth of online materials can be found at www.wlv.ac.uk/lib/info/exa...
The picture shows a display table on the ground floor of our Walsall Library. On top of a blue tablecloth are a selection of helpful study skills textbooks (focusing especially on Time Management and Exam Technique), plus racks of Skills for Learning study guides, and posters with QR codes to point students towards our online materials
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 AM
eluciusftw.bsky.social
I never understood fully why Microsoft got rid of. NET Standard to communicate the compatibility of features. I thought it was a reasonable abstraction, especially for libraries, instead of having to use (multiple) runtime monikers there.
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
nemalki.bsky.social
Variety, especially in the FAST space, is pretty damn good to see.

Even better when FAST channels actually have a straight lineup and aren't airing mass globs of marathons.

Man, I want these studios with bigger libraries embrace FAST a lot more in the future.
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
critgal.bsky.social
I just had that happen with two in a series where I had purchased both the kindle and audionook versions. Thank you for this post. Everyone whose libraries contain both audio and kindle books should check both sites and document purchase dates. Especially the audiobooks.
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
follettcontent.bsky.social
What does the closure of B&T mean for #Libraries—especially for comics & graphic novels?

@ginagagliano.bsky.social takes a thoughtful look at the ripple effects, and Britten Follett shares her perspective on what’s next and how the industry can support public libraries.

@comicsjournal.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
lyrabee.bsky.social
While this is not the primary message of this TED Talk, the implications are profound. Owning print books is a good idea.
"I've been with the libraries for well over half my life, over 35 years, and I've come to believe that libraries are a fundamental pillar of democracy. Democracy demands an informed citizenry and informed citizens must have free and equitable and open access to information, and to knowledge, especially the knowledge that we've collectively funded and created. Knowledge is not a private commodity to be handed off to some third party. Knowledge is a public good and it must be treated as such." ~Jeffrey Edmunds Digital Access Coordinator at the Penn State University Libraries
January 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
yaypineapple.bsky.social
In a word: No.

Especially if you mean "widely supported" as in "works smoothly with most IDEs, autocomplete, build tools, etc." And most libraries will continue to use headers for the foreseeable future. `#include` will never die
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
drweb2.bsky.social
Self-Care for Librarians During the Winter Slump

For those of us working in libraries during a Midwest winter—especially in the Chicagoland area—January can feel especially long. Short daylight hours, gray skies, and bitter cold make it harder to stay energized, even as our work continues at full…
Self-Care for Librarians During the Winter Slump
For those of us working in libraries during a Midwest winter—especially in the Chicagoland area—January can feel especially long. Short daylight hours, gray skies, and bitter cold make it harder to stay energized, even as our work continues at full speed. After the whirlwind of holiday programs, many librarians face a “winter slump,” when both physical and emotional energy feel in short supply. But self-care doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Small, intentional strategies can help you stay steady, healthy, and energized—even during the darkest months of the year. Why Winter Hits Librarians Hard Winter brings unique challenges for library work: Recognizing these factors is the first step: understanding that your fatigue is real and valid helps reduce guilt and pressure. Practical, Desk-Friendly Self-Care Tips You don’t need to overhaul your life to feel better at work. Try these approachable strategies: At-Home Self-Care That Actually Works Winter self-care continues... The post Self-Care for Librarians During the Winter Slump appeared first on ALSC Blog.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM