I'm not even a good artist but I will respond to basically any drawing challenge I see on social media.

If you plan to ring in the new year under a cozy blanket with a good book, we've got (more than) a few recommendations for you:

An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.

My Appearance on Library Land Loves – Workplace Well-being, Managers, Best Practices, the Physical Workplace, and more! It was a delight to chat with Michelle on the Library Land Loves podcast from the Ontario Library Association about the well-being in the workplace. We talked about what wellness…

A podcast that is only, or primarily, on YouTube isn’t a podcast if you can’t watch that video without being on YouTube. The word “podcast” specifically *means* not being beholden to any tech giants like YouTube/Google/Alphabet. anildash.com/2024/02/05/w...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday

Congrats, Becky!

So glad to learn that this episode about the joy of fun, non- stressful book club facilitation is reaching others! #TLSky #TLSkyChat #bookclubs #bookclub #RecommendedReads @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #schoolLibrarian #SchoolLibraries

My library won an Innovation award from @urbanlibcouncil.bsky.social (sponsored by @ebsco.bsky.social) for our newest branch which helps preserve the historic site of our county's segregation-era school for Black students! vimeo.com/1147090470

Hey romancelandia and fandom peeps! If you live in the U.S. right now you should know that KOSA (along with a slew of censorship bills) are advancing through congress right now. If you care about spicy books and/or fanfiction you should contact your reps right now and tell them to vote NO on KOSA!

I crunched some numbers across various platforms and came up with a list of my top five podcast episodes of the year!

Stacy is awesome!

Excerpt from Oscar the Grouch's cease-and-desist letter:

Oops, I forgot about LibFaves and now it’s halfway done!

If I was better at marketing, I imagine my podcast would be more popular. It has pretty good download numbers now, but I know spreading the word and advocating for the show (and myself) is one of my biggest weaknesses.

Circulating Ideas 302: School Libraries Supporting Students with Hidden Needs and Talents by Karla Bame Collins circulatingideas.com/2025/12/11/3...

Not sure about the "architects of AI" being the TIME person of the year, but Indie booksellers, librarians, & library workers are def our winners. They continue to fight book bans and support their communities by creating safe spaces, mutual aid drives, and opportunities for curiosity and escape 🩵

Just finished reading THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE, the newest Thursday Murder Club novel. Fun to check in with my literary friends and Osman's prose is delightful, but I'd say it was my least favorite of the series. Still worth the read, but it just didn't come together as well as the others.

WE ARE THE BORG. YOUR BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS WILL BE ADDED TO OUR OWN. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, BUT THOSE ASSIMILATED IN VEGAS, STAY IN VEGAS.

My reflections on the illegal destruction of the U.S. Department of Education for @circulatingideas.bsky.social. It’s not too late to fix this! #highered #academicsky

Circulating Ideas 301: Federal Education Policy, with Dr. Bradley Custer circulatingideas.com/2025/11/24/3...

An anonymous donor has given $100,000 to the Salina Public Library and is challenging the community to match the gift by Dec. 31.

I have accrued 274 hours of Annual Leave and 761 hours of Sick Leave, and yet I still schedule most of my doctors' appointments for when I have a day off.

Thank God we have magazines like @uncannymagazine.bsky.social that are good to short story authors, but it's a shame F&SF, Asimov's, and Analog have lost so much of their luster!

This account owner was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to murder his father. The post stated, "I knew that snake was my own sweet dad... And I said, 'My name is Sue, how do you do? Now you're gonna die.'"

1. Sticks Are For Use 2. Every Dog His/Her Stick 3. Every Stick Its Dog 4. Save The Time Of The Dog 5. The Dog Is A Good Boy/Girl

"That's a lot of harmonica for a song called 'Piano Man.'" - my 14 yo son, as we are listening to my Billy Joel playlist in the car

10/10 take. No notes.

I just renewed my main domain registration through 2027, but I'm going to let a couple of other ones expire in January, including withdrawnpodcast.com bc now that it's coming up on the 10th anniversary of our last episode, I don't think @loather.bsky.social and I are coming back to it!

I had a weird situation with Facebook earlier this year where apparently my account was hacked and my account was suspended. FB's customer service department is basically unreachable, so I lost my FB account.

I wonder if we'll get a petition candidate this year? Also, will I interview the candidates on the podcast? Probably? 🤷🏻‍♂️ www.ala.org/news/2025/11...

I had this podcast about AI come out in August. It's generally a positive, constructive portrayal of the technology. circulatingideas.com/2025/08/20/2...

Circulating Ideas 300: The New Civic Path by Rich Harwood circulatingideas.com/2025/11/05/3...

ME: “I don’t have anything to read.” RIGHT BEHIND ME ON MY DESK:

I'm looking for books or articles on giving useful feedback at work. Particularly ones that recognize neurodiversity and do NOT focus on personality and acknowledge that gender, race, ethnicity, etc, affect the types of feedback people give and receive.

Apparently, @rdlankes.bsky.social is watching me at work!!

If you haven't looked yet, it's worse than you're imagining. I seriously checked the URL 3 or 4 times to make sure it wasn't a satire site.

Circulating Ideas 299: The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair by Max Brallier circulatingideas.com/2025/10/23/2...

My 14 yo son is raising money for a band trip to Hawai’i (!) in 2026, and he would appreciate your help! vraise.org/ntMHRi

@jfruh.bsky.social I assume you've already seen this, but I just came across it and you were the first person I thought of (sorry!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/clo...

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Alternate headline: Adult Nerds Refuse to Grow Up

- Psycho - Alien - Scream - The Fly (the one with Goldblum)

It's @libraryreads.bsky.social Day!! November 2025 list is live! raforall.blogspot.com/2025/10/libr...