Wendy Stephens
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Librarian, professor, teacher & reader in the heart of Dixie. Information science Ph.D. NBCT LMS.
After reading that Atlantic article about the decline of the humanities, I am taking the rest of today OFF to look on what little remains and despair
So glad this was, somehow, not me https://www.papermag.com/jeff-koons-balloon-dog-shattered-2659439269.html
Is today a holiday or not? So confused
Just saw someone with “any pronouns” in their email sig & that is so how I feel. I could not care less about those words.
Some gorgeous #library pictures https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/books/review/library-public-local.html
JessamynThe Vermont State University has a remarkably short-sighted money saving plan to go "all digital" with their libraries. This is a terrible idea. Once announced, they've been back-tracking, changing their website to make this seem more palatable. The Vermont Library Association released a statement yesterday. It's not quite enough "Fuck this dumb idea!!" for my tastes but it's pretty strong https://www.vermontlibraries.org/vla-statement-regarding-vtsu-library-closures
Planning for a real summer this year…
Teaching a new class for the first time is incredibly time consuming, all the more so when it's not really your wheelhouse...it makes me remember teaching English as an adjunct and the disproportionate amount of work that required. Academia is exploitative beyond belief.
Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announces 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List titles https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2023/02/graphic-novels-comics-round-table-announces-2022-best-graphic-novels-adults
Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announces 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List titles
ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is thrilled to announce the 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Adults (BGNA) Reading List. This reading list highlights the best graphic novels for adults published in late 2021 through 2022, and it aims to increase awareness of the graphic novel medium, raise voices of diverse comics creators, and aid library staff in the development of graphic novel collections. The 2022 BGNA Top Ten list features such titles as: “Days of Sand,” “Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, “Hakim’s Odyssey Books 1-3,” “The High Desert: Black. Punk.