DOJ Extends Web Accessibility Deadline Public colleges now have until next year to ensure their web pages and mobile apps are accessible to people with disabilities in accordance with recent updates to the ADA. Disability advocates decried...

The deadline was pushed back by a year. 📚
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Interesting contrast between these two articles:
Iowa as a whole state: www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...

Chicago: blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c...

Chicago Turns All Public School IDs Into Library Cards To Boost Student Access Chicago Public Library and CPS announced the expansion of The 81 Club, building on a pilot launched in 2022 to give students access to the library system's vast collection and databases.

This is such a good idea. We should do this in NYC.

"All Chicago Public Schools students now have access to nearly everything the city’s libraries have to offer — including physical items like books as well as extensive digital resources."

blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c...

TL;DR: support interactive assignments so educators can help students engage in deeper learning. Let students take electives and support them in branching out. And pay teachers a living wage!
Thanks for sitting through my reflective mid-day social media posting. 😅

And it's notable that these courses were Not in my major. They were extras, filling time or credit hours I needed to graduate. Today, some might say they were a waste of time. But without them, I would be a less well-rounded person and I'd likely have less empathy for the work of my peers.

Patience the mastiff pup sits with her head resting on her paws, her eyes looking up sideways at the camera.

Look, all we're saying is we smelled it all the way in Iowa. A sister knows exactly who dealt it.

This is Stinky and Binky. Their human jokingly started offering ad space on their backs, but then people actually started buying spots. Good thing Binky is running a special. 14/10 for both (TT: toocutelabs)

a screenshot of a record in HOLLIS (our instance of Primo) showing the mentioned related persons addition to the book record

So this new version of Primo... when you open a record, you now get this huge additional side-panel with "Related Persons."

Who asked for this and why?

Because this is just making load times worse for no real reason.

2026 Mary Iber Spring Conference Scholarship Application Scholarship Information and Application

Spring ILA ACRL conference scholarship opportunity for academic library workers and aspiring academic library workers in Iowa! More info found on the application link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater

NEW: for @nytimes.com, I wrote about a new study showing that queen bumblebees can breathe underwater, surviving submerged for a week

the “remarkable” study stems from a lab snafu, when a co-author thought she accidentally drowned several bees—but later found that they were alive 🧪

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That's it, all right there:

How a Quiet Profession Became a Public Battleground - Houston Press The Librarians, a PBS documentary looks at members of that profession across the county including three from Texas.

“The film documents a shift that many library professionals describe as unprecedented in scale. It also examines how libraries, once considered neutral and largely uncontroversial, have become contested ground in broader conversations about race, identity, and the role of public education.”

Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.

Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.

Do I know anyone working in the intellectual freedom space looking for a virtual intern or open to taking on a stellar student for a fieldwork project (this person is a library school student and one I can highly recommend)? Feel free to DM me!

Des Moines (IA) is talking about cutting the library budget for FY 2027 by a quarter of a million dollars: archive.ph/qu4nS

I have a new favorite olympian.

This is Ladybird. She's politely requesting butt pats. Will accept them for as long as you're willing to provide them. Could be days. Weeks even. 13/10 (TT: christina.stamper5)

I started watching the broadcast last night on Iowa PBS but I was getting too riled up before bed so I'm going to stream it later this week :)

Holding Fobazi's community in my heart as they navigate this new grief.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Grunya Sukhareva - Wikipedia

TIL: Before Hans Asperger or Leo Kanner, a Jewish-Ukrainian psychiatrist named Grunya Sukhareva defined autism in 1925. Both men did not cite her work. She also had documented how it affected women and girls, where the men did not.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_...

This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)

'Fireworks' wins Caldecott, Newbery is awarded to 'All the Blues in the Sky' The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country's top honors by the American Library Association on Monday.

The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country's top honors by the American Library Association on Monday. n.pr/3O9AUjO

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

The Dogs of 2025 YouTube video by WeRateDogs

The Dogs of 2025

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As you look back on 2025, remember you are not your productivity! You're a person. Being a good friend, creating, existing, persisting, finding joy, being loyal, being kind, and much more are all worthy of celebrating.

🗃️ My History Department is hiring for a tenure track position in Native American history. See link for details!

jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Best Books of 2025 Best Books of 2025 Created & Maintained by Librarian & Professor Dan Chibnall (Bookowl on Bluesky) Message me on Bluesky or Facebook if you have suggestions for additional links Static bitly link for ...

Every year around this time I compile a list of lists of the best books of 2025 and put them into a shareable Google Doc. Here's the 2025 list. Bitly & QR code available in the doc. Happy reading, everyone! bit.ly/bestbookslis... 📚