Laura Pearle
@vennlibrarian.bsky.social
Then: Director of Library Services
Now: Archivist
Always: Reader, researcher, tea-drinker, friend
Now: Archivist
Always: Reader, researcher, tea-drinker, friend
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"We asked dozens of librarians about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive." www.nytimes.com/interactive/... HT @wareian.com
Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (Gift Article)
We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"We asked dozens of librarians about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive." www.nytimes.com/interactive/... HT @wareian.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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"The idea that the law is optional is a cancer Trump and his allies have injected into the government, and it must be excised." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Scenes from a personality cult
Trump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point.
www.publicnotice.co
October 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"The idea that the law is optional is a cancer Trump and his allies have injected into the government, and it must be excised." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
He’s using it. Get ready.
TIME: Would you rule out declaring a state of emergency in the lead up to the midterms?
TRUMP: I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act?
TIME: Yeah.
TRUMP: No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes.
TRUMP: I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act?
TIME: Yeah.
TRUMP: No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes.
October 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
He’s using it. Get ready.
When the CNN and NBC programs talk about polls, etc. I just change the channel. Sorry Kornacki and Enten… lmk when you drop Kalshi and I’ll trust you again.
CBS NEWS PARTNERS WITH KALSHI CBS News is partnering with Kalshi to integrate prediction-market data into its 2026 midterm coverage. CBS joins CNN, Fox News and NBC News in highlighting prediction markets as part of their coverage
September 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
When the CNN and NBC programs talk about polls, etc. I just change the channel. Sorry Kornacki and Enten… lmk when you drop Kalshi and I’ll trust you again.
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I think it’s also about attention and credit
wanting to be treated like you’re a writer without doing the work, wanting to seem knowledgeable about books without reading them, wanting to brag to your friends about the vinyl collection you’re curating because an algorithm told you to
wanting to be treated like you’re a writer without doing the work, wanting to seem knowledgeable about books without reading them, wanting to brag to your friends about the vinyl collection you’re curating because an algorithm told you to
September 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I think it’s also about attention and credit
wanting to be treated like you’re a writer without doing the work, wanting to seem knowledgeable about books without reading them, wanting to brag to your friends about the vinyl collection you’re curating because an algorithm told you to
wanting to be treated like you’re a writer without doing the work, wanting to seem knowledgeable about books without reading them, wanting to brag to your friends about the vinyl collection you’re curating because an algorithm told you to
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Every book its reader
Every reader their book
Ranganathan got this right back in the 1930s
Every reader their book
Ranganathan got this right back in the 1930s
Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.
September 29, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Every book its reader
Every reader their book
Ranganathan got this right back in the 1930s
Every reader their book
Ranganathan got this right back in the 1930s
Good.
TMZ reports that Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, has been fired from his job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation
Cornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault Case
Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned...
www.tmz.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Good.
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The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.
September 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.
Turn off AI! All these “rogue” hacks are brought to you by people with no ethical compass. That’s exactly what they’ll allow to happen with your personal information.
why would you let meta of all companies run your life via an AI agent
what is wrong with people
what is wrong with people
September 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Turn off AI! All these “rogue” hacks are brought to you by people with no ethical compass. That’s exactly what they’ll allow to happen with your personal information.
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I cannot emphasize enough how college students were 6 years old when Trump first entered the presidential primary. Our rising adults, our next wave have experienced nothing other than Trumpian Republicanism. That's it. That's the party.
September 28, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how college students were 6 years old when Trump first entered the presidential primary. Our rising adults, our next wave have experienced nothing other than Trumpian Republicanism. That's it. That's the party.
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Thinking of creating a similar program? I think this www.librarian.net/notoai/ and this
teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/08/20/c...
would provide helpful guidance and resources.
teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/08/20/c...
would provide helpful guidance and resources.
How to disable or avoid intrusive AI
One of the biggest questions I get at Drop-In Time at the library (besides "what is taking up all my cloud storage?") is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don't want it. This is a guide for people who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment. Maybe you lik
www.librarian.net
September 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Thinking of creating a similar program? I think this www.librarian.net/notoai/ and this
teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/08/20/c...
would provide helpful guidance and resources.
teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/08/20/c...
would provide helpful guidance and resources.
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According to Corporate Media, the rapid success of Don Jr. & Eric's new defense contractors, while their father is president and starting absurd wars, is about 1/1000 as important as Hunter Biden selling a few pieces of art.
Don Jr.-backed drone-parts manufacturer congratulates Eric Trump-backed drone manufacturer on winning a DoD contract.
September 28, 2026 at 1:08 PM
According to Corporate Media, the rapid success of Don Jr. & Eric's new defense contractors, while their father is president and starting absurd wars, is about 1/1000 as important as Hunter Biden selling a few pieces of art.
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So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it.
![Screenshot of a post from threads
matt.j.robb & 16h (€) So muse handled my Facebook marketplace today. Just found out it told people my address and agreed a lowball price and then they showed up without it even telling me until late tonight that it messed up.
Absolutely wild. 1/2
[Embedded image of a series of text messages from a meta muse "agent" given the call sign "Jarvis" (Parts of first message obscured by its logo have been replaced with brackets and ellipses and best guesses from context):]
Heads up, Usman is […] building right now for the MX Keys Mini [. He is sta]nding in front of the Shoppers Drug [Mart.]
$10 by e-transfer. The auto-reply told him to message when he's at your door.
10:28 PM Bad news on the MX Keys Mini pickup. Usman showed up at your building around 9:15 and waited, messaged a bunch of times, and nobody came down. He left angry at 9:38 and left a negative rating.
Worse, my auto-reply told him "Yep I'm here!" at 9:27 when you clearly weren't available, which is on me. That's a bad look and it made the no-show worse.
I've sent him an apology from your account owning it and offering to try again another day. But the negative rating is real, and I should probably stop the auto-replies from claiming you're home when I can't verify that. Want me to change the pickup replies so they don't promise you're there?
[reply, presumably from the threads user]: You gotta never do that ever again don't agree for pickup unless you check with me
[Response from Muse "Agent"]: You're right and I'm sorry. That should never have happened. It's locked in now as a hard rule: i will never […you]'re there unless you've explicitly […] that specific pickup. If someone proposes a time, I'll tell them I'll check and…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ybkylffhwhn2an2ic2lxh76k/bafkreiaanor72a6up5kzdjejmmzvad3lvqqimzavejo6yowdodrqftlzwq)
September 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it.
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NEW: The Tompkins County DA is re-opening the criminal investigation into the Cornell 7. abcnews.com/US/district-...
District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
abcnews.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
NEW: The Tompkins County DA is re-opening the criminal investigation into the Cornell 7. abcnews.com/US/district-...
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You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete?
7 Frat boys at Cornell University.
7 Frat boys at Cornell University.
September 27, 2026 at 1:56 AM
You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete?
7 Frat boys at Cornell University.
7 Frat boys at Cornell University.
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Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
September 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
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A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
Assistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters."
September 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
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As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it.
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
September 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it.
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
I hope @cnn.com doesn’t send reported down anyway, and solidarity over pool coverage still holds. Starve him of the the thing he craves most.
Scoop: The White House blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One to Tennessee on Saturday. It was set to serve as the designated TV pooler.
The decision calls into question the state of the TV pool which was reinstated Friday.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The decision calls into question the state of the TV pool which was reinstated Friday.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One
The White House’s decision puts the state of the rotational TV pool, which resumed on Friday, in jeopardy once more.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I hope @cnn.com doesn’t send reported down anyway, and solidarity over pool coverage still holds. Starve him of the the thing he craves most.
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I have blamed
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
September 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I have blamed
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
The agents
That hacked
Your website
And which
You probably
Reasonably thought
I controlled
Forgive me
I am rich
And unaccustomed
To taking responsibility
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Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!)
I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
September 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!)
I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
Watching @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social filling for @chrislhayes.bsky.social last night and no, the most famous retcon was not StarWars. It was Bobby Ewing’s shower scene in Dallas.
September 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Watching @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social filling for @chrislhayes.bsky.social last night and no, the most famous retcon was not StarWars. It was Bobby Ewing’s shower scene in Dallas.
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It'd be nice if the 90s-era movie stars I knew growing up (Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, etc.) were able to age gracefully onscreen a la the stars of *their* youth, like Paul Newman or Jack Nicholson.
September 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
It'd be nice if the 90s-era movie stars I knew growing up (Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, etc.) were able to age gracefully onscreen a la the stars of *their* youth, like Paul Newman or Jack Nicholson.
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We don't normally get our weather news from a Red Sox blog, but, there's a potential nor'easter brewing that could affect playoff action (rain at least, not snow).
www.universalhub.com/2026/we-dont...
www.universalhub.com/2026/we-dont...
September 22, 2026 at 12:51 AM
We don't normally get our weather news from a Red Sox blog, but, there's a potential nor'easter brewing that could affect playoff action (rain at least, not snow).
www.universalhub.com/2026/we-dont...
www.universalhub.com/2026/we-dont...