🎉 Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHL’s website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL 🌍 📚 🧪

The Parting Tree 🍃🛖

the mortifying ordeal of posting on linkedin

ChipDrop - which connects arborists with ppl willing to accept a dump truck full of wood chips - is one of my favorite examples of a site that simply & efficiently bridges a need. It even shows recent 'drops' and the time between request/delivery. getchipdrop.com

Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the agency’s new grant guidelines could fund projects that encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.

went to a portland-area bank to try to get some new bills for lunar new year. “the best I can do is one or two fresher-looking bills?” the teller said with a shrug. a disaster. will try another bank tomorrow.

reading about NYSDEC's new, bond-funded Open Space Conservation grants, which funds land acquisition for conservation across the state of NY. really inspiring to see heat mitigation, large-scale habitat connectivity, and waterway conservation as some of the goals.

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

in a bit of a Buy Nothing/#libsky crossover, I have some library-related zines that I’d love to pass along to an individual or institution that might appreciate them. let me know if that’s you! happy to cover postage to mail them your way. 🙏

All are welcome at the library. www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2026/02...

Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines. The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy. But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk. Get 'em at SquidFacts.net

i bought Crusader Kings III and am gonna try it out this weekend, as a fun little distraction from crusader kings 2026.

if you enjoy exploring libraries x the environment, our latest #libraryfield newsletter, especially the 'bits of inspiration,' will be a delight. mailchi.mp/metro/welcom...

Friend’s extremely Minnesota protest sign

CLIR is issuing a Call for Proposals for the next cohort of its Pocket Burgundy series! The deadline is March 24, 2026. For more details and to apply: bit.ly/4qUpHlA

"As library worker exposure to library values rejection, systemic harm, and compromised safety continue ... we need to revisit and to acknowledge the very real interruptions to rest practices – especially for truamatized workers and those with historically ignored identities." - tinyurl.com/2jw76hjv

RBS is now accepting applications for our summer 2026 courses—including new course offerings & partner locations! Details: rarebookschool.org/schedule The first-round deadline is 𝟭𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆. Applications received after that date will be reviewed on a rolling basis. #BookSky #RareBooks

The goose is out of the bag! The illustrated puzzle I've been working on is now available through magicpuzzlecompany.com/products/the... This is the biggest drawing I've ever done and I'm so pleased with how it turned out

Pew Research Center just posted a brand new opening for a Data Archivist! This is a 2-year, grant-funded position housed within the methods team (the best team obv). Check out the link below for a full description and to apply! #openscience

Amidst all that is destructive and demoralizing, we're meeting to celebrate civic culture + public knowledge and build solidarities. Open to NYC info workers (librarians, archivists), grad students, artists, designers. Apps are due Wednesday, Jan 7, end-of-day! Confirmed sessions include:...

*This Is Fine meme but instead of the dog it’s me sitting in a burning house watching Taskmaster*

A lovely feature on Second Generation Seeds, an initiative that gives me a lot of hope in these truly insane times. written by Ko Lyn Cheang, for @sfchronicle.com

oh hey! an opportunity to help a member of the library community start 2026 with less medical debt. let's go.

this seed library in my portland neighborhood is lovely. took some yarrow seeds to sow this spring. 🌱

a geniune good thing about the internet: r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer taught me how to buy a house this year, and r/PersonalFinance is teaching me about maxing retirement savings. as someone whose family isn't the most financially savvy, this has been life-changing.

Video: my May "Brighter Social Media Skies: Bluesky For Library-Worker Online Community" talk for METRO NY Libraries (also 👍 for academics). Focus: if use; how to tilt Bluesky toward some good+less bad for you; kept button-pushing to my tinyurl.com/DHbluesky guide 📚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=98_a... +

new neighborhood is governed by this cat, according to neighbors. he strides up determinedly every time I see him, even from a block away!! looks menacing but only wants pets. 10/10

How the library community reacts to stuff like this matters. Proud of the scholarship committee's commitment to keep their program as it is, and the planning committee's determination to find a new venue or move online. ❤️

We're hosting an info session about our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition — which is open to all information workers and students @ METRO member institutions + self-identified NYC / Westchester artists + designers — next Monday, Dec 8, at noon ET! More info in the call below!

ohh man. just learned about Portland Stamp Company, which prints custom, old-fashioned poster stamps. they also have an artist collaboration series?! 😍 theportlandstampcompany.com

one of my favorite duties is sitting on the review committee for our continuing education grants, which provide $500.00 toward conferences, classes, or courses for those working at libraries and archives in the metro ny area. the app is open now! www.surveymonkey.com/r/CEGrantWS26

trying to hype myself up to sign up for a beginner weight-lifting class at a very welcoming-sounding local gym and I am still SO SCARED! (letty for strength)

we’ve been in our house about 2 weeks now and Olive is really exploring *every* corner.

There's still time to sign up to resist the vendor machine! Join Library Futures, Stephanie "Cole" Adams, Samantha Teremi, Layla Maurer, and Hayley Park to talk AI and library contracts. That's this Thursday 11/20! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

my new next door neighbor’s mother was a librarian in new york. the world is always smaller than it seems. ❤️

New survey researching how recent policy shifts within the U.S. in higher education are impacting DEI reparative metadata/cataloging efforts in academic libraries & archives in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. 📚 #critcat uncg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

heard from someone at omaha public library today who designs escape rooms based on children's books as part of their programming 😍 omaha.bibliocommons.com/events/678aa...

Job alert: the University of Illinois Library is hiring a Humanities Librarian to serve as liaison to African-American Studies and English Literatures. I’m sure someone here would be a great fit for this job—& we’ve got a pretty phenomenal community here Please share!

four days before we were set to move into the house we’ve been renovating for 5 months, the first big rain of autumn hit and created a leak through the ceiling. 😬 a plumber and roofer working together ID’d a faulty 100-year-old lead pipe as the culprit. they‘re going in through the closet today.

last week i learned my spouse donates to wikipedia every time he gets the little pop up requesting money. “it might be my favorite website.” he said as he hit the pay button on his phone. a real green flag moment.

spotted this flyer over the summer in portland and i’ve been occasionally pulling up the photo and cackling to myself, ever since. 💖

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

one bright spot on this friday: it's payday and my federal worker spouse is still working & getting paid, so I'm going to support a few lovely projects that've come my way this week. first: this family storytelling game from the South Asian American Digital Archive.

i love you, portland.

Kodak is officially selling their own film again for the first time in many years and will be selling directly to photography stores now. 🔗 www.404media.co/kodak-is-sel...

METRO's offering a 4-session series for library staff who want to explore co-designing programs and services with their communities. It kicks off next week and there's still room to join! metro.org/events/desig...

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