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This is part of why I remain a #librarian schmuck vs the librarian "rock stars" out there. I don't post performances consistently nor care much about being viewed as popular, productive, etc. BTW, this goes back to the days of Library 2.0 at least.

I just do my work.

#academia #HigherEd #SocialMedia

Blog post up! This one is about the juxtaposition of humilty and needing to tell one's story while working in public service.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

https://www.justinthestacks.com/when-humility-gets-in-the-way/

#publicservice #librarian #libraries #leadership #management

I recieved some wonderful news this morning: I got into Grad School!!!

I'm planning to attend University of Alabama's MLIS (Master of Library and Information Studies). The program is 100% online.

Roll Tide!

#library #librarian #MLIS #gradschool #goodnews #excited

"Dozens of Alberta school divisions have pulled more than 170 books from library shelves this year to comply with a provincial order, including poetry collections, award-winning graphic novels, a sex education comic book and the film and graphic novel adaptations of George Orwell’s 1984.

Ira Wells, president of PEN Canada and author of On Book Banning, said that in the examples of inappropriate materials put forward by the province to justify the book ban, such as the graphic novels Blankets and Flamer, officials have taken “snippets of these books that are ripped out of context” to shock the public.

“There's certainly a concern that those behind the initiative will end up limiting youth access to works that might have enriched their lives, that might have provided them with a sense that their own lives are worth living, that they're not alone,” Wells said.

Canadian poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur’s books have sold millions of copies and been translated into 43 languages. They have also now been banned by four school divisions in Alberta.

“Kaur is not a pornographer,” Wells said. “She is, however, probably the most popular young poet in the world.”

He added, “Rupi may have been a kind of gateway into the pleasures of reading and into a lifetime of enjoying poetry…. And now those pleasures will be closed off from Alberta students, who will be intellectually poorer for the government's actions.”
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#library #librarian #cdnpoli
https://theijf.org/article/41-alberta-school-divisions-banned-books-to-comply-with-provincial-order

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https://barland7.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/library-news-17/