Thankful to have made it from last Thanksgiving to this one. Also old friends and new ones, family that cares about me, a spouse that makes me a better person, and entertainment like Lower Decks. Looking forward to finding out what happens this coming year and the new ways I can be thankful.

thanksgiving is a time for people to come together, to celebrate the spirit of unity despite our differences, and to demonstrate that, here is busta rhymes performing "break ya neck" with raphael the ninja turtle

Wearing some of my mom's old socks for her favorite holiday. Food got made only slightly late and I might have finally figured out how to make gravy. #CookingWithColleen

#CookingWithColleen second Thanksgiving with a dead mom, so we got a smaller turkey and I don't have to wake up before 8am to make it. Can this even be real? (We used to wake up at like 4am)

if there is one American value I really do pride myself on adhering to when I travel abroad, it is “I will enthusiastically try all of your local foods”

There is always some anxiety from my LIS students about finding a job. This semester though... I've had more questions about the job market than ANY OTHER TOPIC... What advice would you give new librarians, trying to find their first post-MLS job, in 2025/2026?

Butter, friends, money (hopefully all good things)

We're on the second local restaurant I really liked closing in less than a month because of rising costs and while this isn't the worst thing collectively happening, it is still a real bummer because I want joyous things to look forward to.

I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.

If someone knits or crochets you a blanket or sweater, they want to keep you warm AND they dedicated many hours of their lives to making it for you. There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.

Do you (or does someone in your network) want to tour New York City's book world with me on a "study abroad - at home!" trip next May? We'll be going to the Morgan Library, Grolier Club, Christie's book department, and the NYPL (the one with the lions) and a few other places I'm still looking into!

Join us for #BibWeek26! And stay tuned for more information about our weeklong program. The 2026 Keynote lecture, "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates" will be delivered by the @universityofga.bsky.social's @norabenedict.bsky.social  #bookstagram #bookhistory #bibliographyweek

The deadline to apply for the SHARP News Editor-in-Chief position has been extended through November 28th. This is such a great opportunity for any one interested in public-facing book history work! sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...

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networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online

In a free public lecture and hands-on workshop, designer and printer Brad Vetter will demonstrate the ways in which blending analog and digital technologies can profoundly alter both. Find more information and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3JChaDP

I‘m doing Noverwhelmedber

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!

What a great start to the week at @uklibraries.bsky.social #KingLibraryPress

Had a really great day driving up to Bloomington for an author talk and catching up with friends. Definitely need to do this more often!

📣 SHARP News needs a new Editor in Chief. Could it be you? Applications due November 14 2025. Details: sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20... #BookHistory #Editor

We're getting closer to the deadline. Please consider applying!

on reflection, perhaps this is more of a Monday morning question than a Friday night one

Women like these vehicles

Other person: I have an anxiety disorder ME: Not me, my anxiety is extremely well organized

Some day I'll actually put time into looking at network theory and do something serious with it but as someone who likes following blurbs on recent pubs, I think it's interesting that Silas House got Jason Isbell to do one.

So Northern Illinois University Library is looking for a metadata librarian/cataloger. $70k, and you'd be working primarily on the special collections that I helped to build while I worked there, along with some amazing Southeast Asian holdings. employment.niu.edu/postings/87516

This is absolutely true.

Friends and colleagues! I am looking for suggestions for literature on failure. I know Halberstam, but anything else – from queer studies or not, will be welcome.

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Kate Ozment's book, The Hroswitha Club and the Impact of Women Book Collectors 📖 Read Emiko Obata Hastings's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: http://journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737110 #BookReview #Bibliography

It's out, #BookHistory and #PeriodicalStudies peeps! Here's the CFP for the 14th annual ESPRit conference: “Periodicals and the World” 🗓️ Deadline is 7 January 2026 👉 events.vub.be/periodicals-...

all i want is a really good cortado and a million dollars

Once again, I am grumpy that in order to check my Outlook Calendar on my phone, I have to go through my email to get to it. Yet another tactic on the part of Big Email.

Midwest Archives Conference proposals due Oct 17th. 📜 archivespublishing.com/2025/09/24/c...

very pleased to be offering an open ended Archives Cataloguing post working with the University of Edinburgh's wide and deep literary archives. please do share with anyone interested! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

JOB ALERT: Assistant Professor of Art at Smith College, focusing on artists’ books and artist publications: apply.interfolio.com/173234?fbcli...

We're delighted to share we're now a member-run non-profit w/a new Cville location, + our new Insta (www.instagram.com/vabookarts/) & website (vabookarts.org)! Scroll to the bottom on the latter for listserv signup, to hear when we're ready to open & offer events, & ways you can help.

🚨 Funding Alert! 🚨 Are you passionate about book history, bibliography, or book arts? Check out this funding opportunity to support events in your community! 📖✨ 📅 Deadline: 3 November – Don’t miss your chance to apply! Learn more & apply today 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/funding-opportunities

Always check the signage ...

Your library card most likely also gives you access to e-books, audiobooks, music, and video entertainment. Libby, Kanopy, etc…

We have a small budget to make a start on gathering resources for a Book Lab: does anyone have any recommendations, either for materials we should be buying, or for resources that give advice on doing such a thing?

I’m cooking today. #typehighday

Work inbox 93, I have some work to do.

Come work with me! The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is looking for a new Research Coordinator with a specialism in collaborative grants. 1. Knowledge of Swedish meritorious but not required. 2. We also have humanities and social sciences researchers www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

They also make me think of my mom, which may be meaningful only to me.

At a music festival and now I'm wondering first what the environmental cost of attending this is compared to AI use and secondly the cost of this versus an academic conference. Totally normal I'm sure...

hey friends, if you teach comics and graphic novels (reading them or writing them) can you please tell me how you make the readings accessible? do you prefer to type up descriptions of the images in each panel, or record an audio file of you describing them, or something else?

I attended a talk from a museum professional last night who praised librarians for their organized systems of mentorship for new members of the profession. RBMS is in need of new mentors! THAT MEANS YOU. Invest the time to make that praise true! 📜 rbms.info/committees/m...