"Awe is easily weaponized against the worker, allowing anyone to deploy a vocational purity test in which the worker can be accused of not being devout or passionate enough to serve without complaint." Putting this out there for friends and colleagues not only in librarianship. RIP, Fobazi Ettarh.

Remembering Fobazi Ettarh‬ by reading her brilliant work. I read about vocational awe in my last year of library school & she provided the vocabulary I needed to describe some of my observations & experiences as a BIPOC worker. She will be missed. www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...

What if people just started publishing essays and zines via librarypunk.

Shelter cats everywhere say Happy New Year 🥳 and hope to come live with you next year…please…

Stacked Librarian isn't here, and I wish they were

Today is a good day to make Mychal Threets proud of you. Read a book that brings you joy. Some people read by listening. Some people read by touch. Some people read with their eyeballs. All reading is reading. Remember your meds and have some water!

Put in a request to delete my TurboTax - Intuit account today. I fully expect OpenAI/ChatGPT to cause a massive data breach of highly sensitive personal data; hopefully, I acted soon enough not to be a part of that identity theft.

An abstract sculpture of a cherry tree in Sacramento, CA. Playfully pink colored glass orbs blossom beneath a clear blue sky. #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright #Photography

Library of Things: Check out useful household items like mini golf sets, wood chippers, sewing machines, and *radon detectors* for free with your library card! #morethanbooks

Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

I'm surprised we #SkyBrarians aren't talking about the Obama Presidential Library. I just saw a picture, & the architecture immediately brought to mind Fobazi Ettarh's article www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio.... I see a grandiose & silent space. www.obama.org/presidential...

JUST IN: California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Don't boo, vote.

btw did you know you can subscribe to PBS for only like $5/mo or a $60 one-time for a year donation, and get access to their Passport streaming service? They mail you a little live programming guide and everything, too. The 40-something seasons of NOVA alone are worth it.

Someone at Ex Libris has a quirky sense of humor, and I'm here for it 😆 "I have yet to meet a history that cannot be illuminated by the right charts and the flicker of analytical light. — Virginia Woolf, 1934 / Your Analytics report is attached."

I can't believe I had to earn a Master's degree and have 3+ years experience to be an entry-level librarian with near zero responsibility and *these* people are in the federal government.

Many data sets held by NOAA are being "retired" in may, including datasets relevant to ocean sciences and climate. If you have need for these data, or are an archivist, it would be good to download this now. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...

See also "Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone" by Sarah Jaffe

Wildfires in Los Angeles have destroyed over 40,000 acres, displacing families & devastating Altadena. Local fundraising efforts include Walk Good LA’s Black Displaced Families GoFundMe Directory & Ashley Taylor’s Amazon Wish List. Every contribution helps: thewakeful.substack.com/p/naziyah-ha...