Do Minors Have a Right to Privacy in the Library?
Several states have attempted to strip minors of their rights to privacy in public libraries in this censorship era.
This is the first in a series of pieces on library policies & minors.
That, plus the news roundup: bookriot.com/minors-right...
Having promised #UXLibs yesterday that I'd just published a blog post with my slides and associated links, it turned out I didn't actually press publish... Apologies!
So here it is, now.
Elevating Voices: UX as a tool for equity.
www.ned-potter.com/blog/elevati...
NO FAKES would create another layer of internet censorship on top of the already existing legal and voluntary takedown systems. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Our deep freezer was off for over a week. It was full of food. Mostly meat. It's grosser than you imagine. 😭😭
One of my favorite parts of living in North Liberty was using the South Slope Coop for internet.
Reach out to your House Representative and ask them to vote to fully fund the IMLS in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill.
bookriot.com/fund-imls-20...
Dangit, I am going to miss this session at #alaac26, but YOU should make sure to be there if you can!
---
CDW: You're Not Just Tired: The 7 Types of Rest Library Workers Actually Need with @thrivinglibrarian.bsky.social
cdmcd.co/7bvK8Q
OMFG
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
What do you wish you knew going into graduate school? About grad school, not the profession, think reading, writing, relationships, etc. I'm especially interested in hearing from first-gen college students. #highered #Publibs #medlibs #skybrarians
Hello buds, for 2 years I've been working w/the best group to create a new journal & next week we will present at GSISC and then launch! Our talk, 'Building Murmurations: Creating Trans-Centered Publishing Infrastructure in LIS' will introduce the journal & I'll post the website once we've launched!