Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."

The self-seriousness of charging Kneecap with terrorism while letting war crimes slide is pretty wild to say the least

“We’re watching Huntington Beach closely. We’ve traditionally looked to the courts to preserve our civil liberties, but in a time when litigation takes years, it might be more effective to go to the ballot box…” — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

saying "Please" and "Thank You" to a librarian results in no extra energy usage or cost to our organization

New Bev playing Wu-Tang Clan before a Zatoichi double feature is why this is one of my favorite theatres in LA.

that's The Dream™

Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk has been released from an immigration detention center following a federal judge's order.

Dr. Carla Hayden is one of the most amazing librarians in this world. This is horrifying and infuriating.

Spending the afternoon with croissants, Édith Piaf playing in the background and books for Husband and myself.

fighting tears

Diana Wynne Jones, Zetta Elliot, B.B. Alston, Alechia Dow, Tracy Badua, Van Hoang, Ursula K. Le Quin, Jonathan Strand, Cressida Cowell, Anne Ursu, Dhonielle Clayton, J. Elle, Julie Abe and Jessica Townsend are all kid’s fantasy authors I would recommend instead of that horrifying, hateful person.

See the movies or don't, read your kids whatever you want, but this self-portrait of a gloating hatemonger is the identity she has chosen.

Acclaimed Palestinian photographer and photojournalist Fatma Hassona was killed this morning, along with several relatives, when an Israeli airstrike struck their home in Gaza City.

Watched the last episode of The Pitt this afternoon and it’s now my favorite show of 2025. It’s just that good.

RIP, Mario Vargas Llosa.

SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source. They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).

BREAKING: Yuval Abraham, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," says Israeli settlers beat his co-director Hamdan Ballal, injuring his head and stomach — and then Israeli soldiers invaded the ambulance he was in and seized him. Ballal's whereabouts are now unknown.

Uh oh! The Punisher is woke!

Years ago, I decided to watch the full Twilight Saga within a week, just so I could have an honest opinion about the films instead of judging them by the trailer and fan reaction. Breaking Dawn Part 2 was my reward and totally worth the effort.

Today, we sent a letter warning the new Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director not to cut library programs required by federal law. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

Keith E. Sonderling is the new acting head of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main source of federal funding for libraries and museums across the country. President Trump issued an executive order last week saying he aims to close the agency.

Don't just protect libraries; protect library workers too. 📚 www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT MOVIE THEATER

Say his name

"Our film has the power to change the hearts and minds of people. I hope it gets seen by millions of people in the US." NO OTHER LAND, an urgent, undistributed exposé of Israel's war crimes in the occupied West Bank, has won the Oscar for best documentary feature: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/b...

NO OTHER LAND!!!! No Other Land now has more Oscars than it did distribution offers. a great and enduring shame upon the American film industry. free Palestine forever.

This is my annual reminder that the Oscars take place in a mall. There is a Footlocker and a Hot Topic.

'have you said thank you once?' trots with BIG my-house-has-a-lot-of-holes-in-the-drywall energy

DONT BUY SHIT WRITE YOUR BOOK

Our armed forces consider it part of their mission to protect the freedoms and values we hold (er, held) dear. Their children are being prohibited from reading about those values and exercising those freedoms.

Happy birthday to Makoto Shinkai, one of the great masters of anime romance. ☀️🌸 Movies: WEATHERING WITH YOU 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS

Anyone want to pay off my student loans before the Department of Education is destroyed? Asking for reasons.

Reskeeting for friends. And also for me.

Today’s library resistance contribution is that so far this morning I helped two kids learn how to use scissors, find a Pete the Cat book for a very eager three-year old, prep for an author visit on Saturday, and plot for Friday’s storytime.

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

This was released at the end of last year - if you need a reminder on why the work of libraries matters, here you go. Thank you @nypl.bsky.social New Study on Libraries and Well-Being #publiclibraries #libraries

ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it

This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility

Agreed. Not enough people ate talking about the tariffs as abuse of emergency powers. Everyone should be calling senate/house reps on Monday to demand they obstruct everything they can—tariffs are definitely bad but there’s much worse he can do if Congress rolls over on him abusing emergency powers.

History repeats gizmodo.com/cdc-ordered-... daily.jstor.org/90-years-on-...

California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order: "It does nothing" "It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach" Will not comply.

NEWS: After near-universal condemnation across state, profession, and industry lines, the Trump Administration has rescinded its order pausing most federal grants and loans. You made noise. We made noise. EVERYONE made noise. And we made our leaders listen. But we're not out of the woods yet. 1/2

Fellow Librarians - this will affect library and museum grants through the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Call ASAP.

If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi... They need to hear from you.

Congrats to everyone who got a phone call over the weekend and whose books will be celebrated today. AND congrats to everyone who didn’t get a call, but who poured their hearts into books for young people this year. We see you. We need you. THANK YOU! #ALAYMA #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians #kidlit

The wait is almost over! Join us this morning for the announcement of the 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards. #ALAYMA

I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...