I'm thrilled that this is kicking off, right now, all the way across the country from me but months in the making and close to my heart. Spend some time with the class website, if you have a moment, and follow Shannon for more on misfittery over the next 10 weeks.

The digital age threatens our cultural memory. Can libraries, archives & museums create a just, sustainable future? 📖 Learn how in the #booktalk for AFTER DISRUPTION with Trevor Owens & Shannon Mattern. 📅 Thurs Sept 25 🕖 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1633230118...

every year I hire an artist to draw my family for our holiday card and the process makes me so happy! this year it feels even more meaningful because ai is everywhere. here are 2021 + 2018. 💛 credit to @schrill-art.bsky.social + @ghost_puff on instagram

tomorrow! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

our Library Field project, which recently found its home on a 26-acre site in Ossining NY, has an iNaturalist project. i get to go out for my first visit next month and can't wait to log some observations. 🌝🐛🍄 www.inaturalist.org/projects/the...

just found out about a bread company in Portland with a CSA model — members pick up one loaf a week from the assigned neighborhood drop-off location, which is a fellow member's porch. 😍 www.starterbread.com

Call for applications: Endangered Archives Programme eap.bl.uk/applicants

last weekend at stardew valley: symphony of seasons, concernedape came onstage and thanked everyone for supporting the game. I will never recover? like never.

am really, really finding that social media is not a helpful place for me to get info about current events. gonna be doing a major overhaul of my follows this weekend. in: whimsy, library joy, community infrastructure, art, plants,cats, coffee, old house reno out: the ever-unfolding shitshow

i keep checking if I can pre-order this because I am READY 😂. also this webpage is gorgeous. yay for we here press.

some of my favorite former NEH employees have channeled their collective grant-making wisdom into an opportunity for funders. thrilled to see it! hire them. 💫

who among us will be the next records manager for little caesers pizza? ilitch.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/LC/job/Detro...

METRO is hosting a webinar series this fall that's gonna be so useful to anyone doing collection development work: pt 1: community-centered practice pt 2: intellectual freedom pt 3: finding balance on your shelves (and online)

I wrote "think about funding" on one of my sticky note to-do lists and I'm thinking! well, more like stewing actually. i miss old imls and neh.

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

good cats of portland:

tomorrow!

We’re thrilled to be hosting a 4-part fall event series in collaboration with the New York Public Library, exploring the social implications of AI & its impacts on democracy, the environment, & human labor. Learn more and RSVP to attend live in NYC or via livestream! datasociety.net/events/under...

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is learning new ways to grow native plants for public and private lands.

Next Tuesday, Aug 26th, METRO's hosting an Intro to iNaturalist webinar that's open to anyone interested! I'll be supporting on the back end, and also fulfilling a years-long goal of finding out what all iNaturalist does. Join us! metro.org/events/intro...

I see that #DLFforum fellowship applications are open through September 2! Students, emerging professionals, public library staff, HBCU affiliates, and grassroots archives and cultural heritage workers can apply to get their conference expenses covered. forum2025.diglib.org/resources/fe...

Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena gofund.me/c8485b58

77 Barnard staff laid off today including two librarians and an archivist. Also 30 union members. Zine library staff are still here.

I was laid off from Northwestern University today, along with 200 other people. 📚 www.northwestern.edu/leadership-n...

We're hosting a tour of BookOps, the center of collections development and distribution for The New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library, on Tuesday, July 29. Somehow there are still spots available! www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-of-bo...

tomorrow!

The Library of Congress is looking for feedback on their amazing/unique "Selected Datasets" collection. You can see the collection here and the survey link is at the top of the page. www.loc.gov/collections/... Anyone interested in working with datasets check out the collection and take the survey.

Not surprised but still delighted! I can't wait to see what insights she can bring to Mellon in light of the collapse of IMLS funding. I hope we see more of these Senior Fellow type roles at Mellon and other private funders

From Jan 1, 2026, the Smithsonian will no longer host the Biodiversity Heritage Library. If you know institutions that might host (part of) the BHL's activities, do let them know! Expressions of interest requested by 31 Aug, w/ with rolling consideration thereafter." #histsci #histmed #libraries

there's a public agency in Oregon called Metro that supports regional transportation, research, parks, waste/recycling, and even the zoo and convention center in Portland. it's my favorite "metro" that isn't METRO (the Metropolitan New York Library Council) www.oregonmetro.gov

gonna try a little harder to get off Instagram in the second half of this year. a lot of my favorite features are gone or messed up — including my hashtags for my cats and plants, which don’t even show up anymore. here’s what I see when I click on a hashtag now (left) vs what I used to see (right)

last weekend was portland’s thai festival. it rained on saturday, so most people (including me) went on sunday. the crowds made it hard to try a lot of things, but I had these amazing ‘hotcakes’ with green onion, ube, and corn. so, so good.

just submitted a couple inquiries to therapists in my new state — something about the nyc election inspired me to want to like. hash things out and get better. oh! hope. that's hope. 🥲

I see the HBCU Library Alliance is seeking a new executive director — an exciting opportunity to lead a small but wonderful org and work with library directors from across HBCUs. www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?...

we've just posted an upcoming event from METRO: a book talk with @abelantara.bsky.social and @edrabinski.bsky.social, the editors of Ways of Knowing: Oral Histories on the Worlds Words Create. July 16, 1pm ET! metro.org/events/book-...

for any librarians looking for a way to get involved in LIS research, need a service commitment for your dossier, or are interested in helping shape a space for library workers to share their research experiences!

@brettbobley.bsky.social and his team at @neh-odh.bsky.social put a tremendous amount of effort and care into growing the digital humanities field over the years. Beyond that, they were generous enough to let students (like me!) watch and listen as they worked.

Today is the last day at the NEH for me and many of my amazingly dedicated colleagues. We did our best to represent & serve the American people. To champion humanities research, teaching, public engagement, cultural heritage, infrastructure, and innovation.

We're hosting another free zine-making workshop via Twitch on Friday June 20th! Sign up now: www.eventbrite.com/e/possible-f... 12pm PDT | 3pm EDT | 9pm CEST | 10pm EAT

my colleague Allison will be presenting about her work with Archipelago Commons at Open Repositories next week. the team has been grappling with interesting challenges this year, from bot traffic to implementation across institutions! the full conference program: www.conftool.net/or2025/sessi...

Not all treasures are lost… some are just waiting to be reclaimed. Announcing Relooted: An Africanfuturist heist game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums. Please share, & wishlist! youtu.be/KgPxPfXb734 (Wishlist links in next tweet!) @dayofthedevs.org #SummerGameFest

We now have the details of the federal 2026 budget proposal, and it spells the end of IMLS. The request is $6,000,000 to "conduct an orderly closeout of IMLS." Whatever happens in the 2 court cases would be moot if this passes. bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...

people lately: "chatgpt is my new best friend." "ai is the future." "with some help from artificial intelligence, I just put together this response on Medium." me:

the only way I can accurately depict the week since our offer was accepted:

"How did such an intellectually dishonest, poorly argued editorial get published in College & Research Libraries, a highly-regarded library journal?" Starting off hot and ending up volcanic.

Working on this has been a true bright spot — I can't wait to see what comes of it. (ALSO! Check out that peek at METRO's new branding, debuted last week.) 😍

i’m in the Arizona desert for #netinclusion25 this week! honored that gila river indian community is hosting us and excited to connect about digital inclusion in this amazing place.

When my parents got married, their marriage was illegal in seven states. That’s how recent this shift is: my (still living) parents could not visit some states for the first four years of their marriage.

this week my spouse and i started the house search. things are scary, but as i’ve read on reddit a million times, you can’t time the market (or interest rates, or the president’s whims about your field). hopeful we’ll find our place. 🤞🏼