"Librarians We Have Lost," a crowdsourced initiative from ALA's Library History Round Table, seeks to honor the memory, service, and professional contributions of librarians, educators, and library workers over the past 50 years.
Read more and learn how you can add a tribute: https://bit.ly/4uPGc4Y
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📚 If you are someone who is not super aware of Advanced Search options, then I guess you should read this if you can stand Substack (which you maybe shouldn't).
Also, talk to a librarian (even online) to ask if you're actually looking in the right place. Many databases aren't searchable via Google
We have now reached our stretch goal on this. Thank you to everyone who contributed. You can follow Andrea on FB (if you use it) or I'll try to post updates as I can.
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I am sponsoring a racecar in Vermont, driven by a young woman from my town. The entire hood and back bumper have been reserved for whatever pro-library message I'll put on there. $600 total. 🏎️
I crowdsource this fun project every year. Chip in?
Venmo: @iamthebestartist or DM me for other options.
My town was just named as one of Yankee Magazine's best small towns in New England (#18!) and the tiny blurb mentions the "thriving gathering place" which is my public library. RIP my property taxes eventually I guess, but this is a nice thing.
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"Libraries are sanctuaries for knowledge and peace... We should embrace them more, all of us." Bill "Spaceman" Lee's comment when his hometown public library (pop. 1343) was awarded a 25K grant in honor of the 1975 Red Sox. 📚
www.craftsburypubliclibrary.org/yawkey
A few past posts about Andrea and her racecar.
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Can't chip in? Absolutely no worries! Toss your ideas for racecar library slogans here. Must be apolitical (or look like they're apolitical) as much as if it were MY racecar it would just say ICE OUT or equivalent.
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Today I gave Andrea the money you all chipped in, here and on Mastodon. Twenty-six different people. Andrea chose from an assortment of slogans and we're going with "Burn Rubber, Not Books" which I am good with. I'll share a picture of the hood image (same as last year) when it's done.
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@trackgovinfo.bsky.social is a group of librarians “tracking actions by the current administration that impact government info,” including “removed or modified documents & websites; language censorship; suspension or elimination of agencies, programs, funding, or services; & collection of gov data.”
Ready to trade the commute for a true sense of community? These 25 picks for the best small towns in New England deliver a master class in the good life.
They told you it was inevitable. It’s not. It never was. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing.
Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service:
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A project that tracks removed, modified, and impacted federal government information & resources
🏎️ Start your engines! 🏎️
I am sponsoring parts of two racecars in Vermont, driven by a young woman from my town. The racecars will have library messages. On one I get the entire hood (!) on the other, two rear quarter-panels.
I crowdsource this fun project every year. If you'd like to chip in.
The studio giant will no longer move forward with its OpenAI investment, as the AI company exits the video generation business.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
