A great TikTok about the shoddy @npr.org story by Cory turner framing the funneling of public dollars into private schools in Iowa that is destroying the public school system as the free market.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gQWyyM/
The cyberattack on The British Library in October 2023 knocked out ebooks and almost ever other computer thing there for years.
Ebooks just came back. They were knocked out everywhere using the BL’s license (legal deposit libraries I think? More libraries?)
Distributed physical copies matter.
The call is coming from inside the house.
As long as private schools can deny admission to Iowans, vouchers will never be about "choice."
A colorful illustration of the front of a library with a librarian at the door waving to members of the community outside. A banner over the library reads "FIND YOUR JOY!" Logos for American Library Association and Library Champions in top right. Text below the illustration reads "Celebrate NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, April 19-25, 2026"
It's #NationalLibraryWeek! Take time to discover what brings you joy at your library: browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace.
Be sure to visit your library or ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library all week long!
And just recently one of the leading Republicans running for Governor said a student with two moms shouldn‘t be allowed in religious schools
Private schools including the Catholic one features do not have to provide disability accommodations for students!
disabilityrightsiowa.org/what-we-do/r...
I have never been so furious listening to an NPR program that I normally enjoy (Up First @ayesharascoe.bsky.social). To go to the 2nd largest city in Iowa and interview a gay couple to frame the GUTTING of public schools as "choice" and "free market" by Cory Turner is lazy at best.
I want to have this fight about the Midwest. At one point my office served the greater Midwest region and included Kentucky and I will die on the hill that KY is not the Midwest.
My fellow Iowa Librarians and SLIS students get those proposals in! See you in Cedar Rapids!
us21.list-manage.com/survey
yes! Excited for you!
Yes, it's been having issues all day
Global Employee Engagement Continues Decline
Global Workplace Engagement Declines to Lowest Level Since 2020
Engagement Decline Most Acute Among Managers
www.gallup.com/workplace/70...
From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory is a queer and trans history and archives hybrid conference taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 15-17, 2026. Virtual and In-Person registration available.
arquives.ca/fmv2026/
#skybrarians 📚
ALA’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Working Group has released the draft document "Guidance of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries." This is members' only content. If you're a member, I urge you to read it and comment.
#skybrarians #publibs #medlibs
www.ala.org/aboutala/com...
A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work to prevent the acquisition of the former with the same urgency and ruthlessness we use to prevent the acquisition of the latter.
Cloud wall moving across Iowa City last night.
I run a public library, and our numbers are all going up: more people through the door, more items checked out, more computer use, and a ton of new item requests. Same thing happened during the 2008 recession.
TAX DAY PRO TIP if you're filing by mail: Do not rely on a mailbox or a letter carrier today for filing your return on time.
Go inside a post office and ask for a free manual postmark at the counter.
Otherwise, your tax return may not get an April 15 postmark date and the IRS may apply penalties
How to REcover from a Toxic Job
1) find closure,
2) take control of what you can,
3) plan for triggers
4) savor the positive moments.
Have patience and self-compassion, www.physicianleaders.org/articles/how...
Taking care of your own wellbeing is a critical leadership skill
angela-pashia.kit.com/posts/wellbe...
Well, yesterday I was struggling to find some good readings on how the standard feedback processes in workplaces are biased against neurodiverse staff.
I'd love to read this!
Seeking sponsorship for our committee meetings 😉... Coffee brands looking at you.☕
If you want to know more about the NLISN committee, see here: nlisn.org/committee/
