Always exciting to partner with our colleagues in the Division of Student Affairs + Campus Diversity on the Black Research Symposium at the @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK

Very grateful to everyone who supported San Diego State University yesterday during our Day of Giving and especially to those who helped raise almost $10,000 to promote and extend the work of the University Library @sdsulibrary.bsky.social givenow.sdsu.edu/schools/SanD...

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

Welcome to the SDSU Day of Giving! Thanks to an alum, we have a Challenge doubling the impact of any gift supporting digital humanities, student engagement, or initiative of your choice. Give to @sdsulibrary.bsky.social today & make a difference to everyone at SDSU givenow.sdsu.edu/schools/SanD...

"In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America when she encountered a stumbling block at the Library of Congress: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as 'missing on shelf.'" HT @monsieurwaldo.bsky.social

While I look forward to joining our friends in donating to the @sdsulibrary.bsky.social during tomorrow’s Day of Giving, it’s also a good time for some new collections gifts

We were the recipient of one of the terminated grants, doing extraordinary digital collections work w/colleagues in Mexico. We have continued the work with support from donors but the damage done to the infrastructure for teaching, scholarship, & engagement with the humanities is unprecedented

Proud to be part of the @calstate.bsky.social today (as well as a long-time @sjsuischool.bsky.social instructor): "Our support for the LGBTQ members of our community, who have experienced threats and harms over the last several years remains unwavering." blogs.sjsu.edu/newsroom/202...

Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661

A brutal look into the state of public higher education in Florida @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

One of our favorite events, the awards for the SDSU Student Symposium (including the Library Research Award) @sdsuresearch.bsky.social @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

Speaking as a Democrat who had to live under Rahm Emanuel as a citizen of Chicago, no, no-one should be asking him to provide any opinion or serve in any role. Ever.

My grandfather was a bread baker - working at the oven for 10 hours a day - and a union leader

At the SCELC meeting, hearing a great talk about “communicating library value” and flashing back to a paper I wrote almost 10 years ago. Still a good topic! www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/...

Looking forward to a great day with my SCELC colleagues, but starting with a run to the beach

This was madness. I entered the queue 9 hours ago & there are still 9,000 people ahead of me. I renewed my old Field Museum membership just to buy tickets to the #Pokemon exhibit. I assume this was the best day for membership sales ever @nbcchicago.com www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/t...

Heartened to see community support for the DePaul University Art Museum @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/plan-to-clos...

The Field Museum had no idea how to prepare for #Pokemon Fossil Museum, did they?

Interesting. @insidehighered.com features a few academic libraries for doing what so many academic libraries have been doing for so many years. One thing is true: there is almost certainly something powerful happening at your library & you should get in on it! www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

It’s #ReadAcrossAmerica Day here at the @sdsulibrary.bsky.social & your chance to pick out a book and/or talk to librarians about what you’re reading (or what you might like to read) @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social www.nea.org/professional...

Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.

Given other newd out of DePaul this week, perhaps their ne t symposium will be on “AI in Art”? blogs.depaul.edu/ai-institute...

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party. We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

Having completed another Grad Slam (3-minute thesis), we continue sharing exemplary student research today with the SDSU Student Symposium (I am eager to see the winners of this year's @sdsulibrary.bsky.social Library Research Award!) @sdsuresearch.bsky.social research.sdsu.edu/sdsu_student...

The DePaul Art Museum was a great partner for the library in demonstrating the power of collection-centered teaching, scholarship, and student employment while I was there. It saddens me, but does not surprise me, to see how things have changed (1/3) www.wbez.org/museums/2026...

Kudos to our colleagues at @everylibrary.bsky.social on this new evidence of the good they are doing as part of the library community during a period of unprecedented challenge to our profession, our communities, and the freedom to read, inquire, and speak assets.nationbuilder.com/votelibrarie...

The only question is when institutions of higher education in other states will begin to question the value of any degrees earned in Florida when considering applicants for graduate school or professional employment @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Every city should have a comics museum, but I’m especially glad that we do

As a family that has lived in Indiana, in Ohio, in Idaho, and in Kansas, we look in horror at the places that they have become … or maybe always were?

I was working in a comic shop in Washington, DC, when this book dropped. It was the start of a busy few months!

Oh, and it’s worth noting that I’ve been saying this for a while so at least I’m consistent? @anuncivilphd.bsky.social crl.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

On other social media platforms, I am questioning whether the academic acquisition of library education programs by information/computing/data science programs is an unalloyed good (1/3)

Columbia economics professor telling students they *must* use AI for reading assignments, for coding assignments, for lecture supplements. Why not just let AI run a simulation of a college education and call it a day? You can get a little NFT diploma and show it off to your ChatGPT girlfriend too.

This one hits hard.

Great to see the @sdsulibrary.bsky.social Prison Book Project complete its first “booking packing” for over 100 incarcerated people with help from library faculty and staff along with Criminal Justice students

Membership renewed! @cbldf.bsky.social

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

True www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/202...

“It was hard. People tried their best. It was unprecedented. Those trying to deliver the teaching were also living through it.”

Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17 One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states www.patreon.com/posts/149210...

I showed Wiseman's "High School" almost every semester I taught Social Foundations of Education back in the day; perhaps time to watch "Ex Libris"

Reading comics is reading @libcomix.bsky.social www.gocomics.com/pearlsbefore...

Of course, it’s only a coincidence that they also want to require passports for voting. buff.ly/RbIN6i0

These are wonderful and, yes, I clicked right through and bought a few of her prints @kcur.org www.kcur.org/arts-life/20...

The Scholastic Book Fair, the bookstores in the mall, the Hallmark card shop, Gordon’s Smoke Shop … all places with mass market paperback aisles that I lived in from grade school to college @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...

Cowards @gallup.com @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Looking forward to collaborating with our campus colleagues on another Pride Research Symposium @sdsulibrary.bsky.social

Hey Georgia! Get on the horn to your state reps about this!

It’s a big day for public programming at @sdsulibrary.bsky.social next Thursday! Hope to see you there!