So that's at least two of the top programs for archivists & librarians being subsumed into a new unit for computing and AI, and I'm guessing many more to follow.

A commission of a painterly style Steller's Jay. It is perched on a rock and looking over its shoulder.

Steller's Jay

they should give seattle their basketball team back now

Please consider donating towards the funerary and hospital costs for Fobazi Ettarh; and showing support for her partner Elena.

Fobazi was brilliant; and that brilliance included her geekiness, humour, and (when necessary) cutting remarks. She will be dearly missed.

With sorrow, we announce the passing of FOBAZI M. ETTARH 1989 - 2026. Fobazi changed so many lives with her friendship, love, and brilliance. She was so loved, and leaves behind a powerful legacy. We thank Fobazi's community for their support over the last several months of her illness. A private burial will be held for family. We will be in touch with further information about a future Celebration of Life event, as well as ways to support Fobazi's family and legacy.

If you are someone who edits wikipedia and you insist on publishing highly sensitive and personal information before it is publicly announced by those it most severely impacts, I implore you to consider that not everything is meant to be known, and not all information is yours to publish. Cheers.

mr bean

Sandra @SandraH3llo on x posts image of Kombucha girl meme: bad face—weird AI music. Maybe face (with curly wig and accordion)—Weird Al music

This is very good

‘Crying out for advocacy’: impressions from NZ’s big library meet-up Insights about AI, school libraries and a robot called Romi....

‘Crying out for advocacy’: impressions from NZ’s big library meet-up

The kids have sold their PlayStations to Cash Coverters so they can buy food for their families.

America’s top companies keep talking about AI — but can’t explain the upsides FT analysis of hundreds of filings suggest the S&P 500 businesses are clearer about the risks than benefits

“The biggest US-listed companies keep talking about artificial intelligence. But other than the ‘fear of missing out,’ few appear to be able to describe how the technology is changing their businesses for the better.”

I spy @tinamakereti.bsky.social in this lineup from Ms Magazine! <3

THE HOUSE ARCHIVES BUILT AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BLACK ARCHIVAL POSSIBILITIES BY @dorothyjberry.bsky.social COMING OCTOBER 14 LETS GO ❤️‍🔥 www.weherepress.org

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Kia ora for the review takahē + Melissa Oliver! 😍

We can't wait to share takahē 114 tomorrow!

Including book reviews of these incredible titles 🤩

Front of Te Matapihi

Corner of Te Matapihi

Front of Te Matapihi

GREAT NEWS! Our wonderful library, Te Matapihi, has reached a huge milestone with construction work now finally finished. On time and on budget. It'll re-open in March 2026. For me, this marks an exciting future for Wellington where we'll start to see parts of our city open back up again. #nzpol

Robert Sullivan confirmed as new Poet Laureate The National Library - Te Puna Maa-tauranga O Aotearoa - has just announced Robert Sullivan will take over as Poet Laureate.

We have a new Poet Laureate for Poetry Day!
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Out now! Organize Your Library! Developing the Collective Power of Library Workers from @alaeditionsns.bsky.social

Grateful for all the library unionists who spoke to us for the book, and to co-authors @kellymce.bsky.social @mkahn.bsky.social and Angelo Moreno!

alastore.ala.org/oryrlib

Thank you for the invite to jot down some whakaaro...

A mock-up of an open book- on one side there is light mint/robin's egg blue background and the text "The House Archives Built, Revisited" with smaller text in a typerwriterish font. On the other side there is a sepia photo from the 1870's of a Black man standing on a porch with his hands on a chair and his legs crossed in a jaunt manner.

There is so much bad news on micro and macro levels lately, I will share a little personal win. Here is a sneak peek at a very early dummy of the interior layout for my book "The House Archives Built, and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibility," upcoming from @wehere.bsky.social press.

Donate to Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant, organized by Ysabel Gerrard Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my friends … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant

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

‘We need to support New Zealand authors’: Kirsten Le Harivel’s books confessional 'It may sound clichéd, but if we want a literary landscape we need to buy the books. There are so many local writers out there doing awesome stuff."...

‘We need to support New Zealand authors’: Kirsten Le Harivel’s books confessional

A rainbow-haired librarian surrounded by books.

One like = One children's book recommendation.

A wee order is coming my way (to the States)! So much for my recently weeded bookshelf 😅

Ah, thank you both! <3

slurpee machine with one crashed screen

I'm drinking the Bios Crash slurpee I hope it crashes my bios I hope I blue screen