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Gardener. Father. Academic librarian. (bibliothecarius communicendi). I drink and I know things. https://johnxlibris.com #librarians #libraries #skybrarians

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Evaluating and expanding collections through the Decolonizing Collections Committee

From Binghamton University Library: Evaluating and expanding collections through the Decolonizing Collections Committee libnews.binghamton.edu/news/2026/02... πŸ“š

06.02.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recently in Academic Libraries: January 2026 - john, from the library This January, academic libraries made plans for the future, established new partnerships, fell in love with data, and went to the cottage.

What were academic libraries up to this past month? Making plans for the future, that’s what! We saw things like:

♻️ Upcycled art in study rooms
❀️ Love Data Week plans
πŸ’‘Planner and vision board workshops
πŸ“š Reading challenges
πŸ’ And many trips to the cottage

www.johnxlibris.com/2026/02/rece...

03.02.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukulele Funshop - Running Up That Hill (ST Kate Bush) With the finale for Stranger Things, I think we've gotta learn Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. We provide ukuleles. We'll show you how to form the chords and then slowly walk...

The University of Mississippi offers ukulele classes. And yes there's a LibGuide: calendar.lib.olemiss.edu/event/162102... πŸ“š

28.01.2026 06:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Aggie-Themed Group Study Rooms Launch at Shields Library – UC Davis Library Shields Library’s reservable group study rooms are getting a makeover, with each of the eight reservable spaces being redecorated with a different campus-related theme. The first two to be completed β€”...

Love seeing art in library study rooms! From UC Davis Libraries: library.ucdavis.edu/news/aggie-t...
πŸ“š

27.01.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Explaining Academic Librarianship to 3rd and 4th Graders | LiBlog

From the University of Cincinnati Libraries: Explaining academic librarianship to 3rd and 4th graders libapps.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/2026/... πŸ“š

23.01.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Libraries’ New Synth Lab Opens with Reception Jan. 22 – WSU Libraries

If I had had this in college, I would have never left the lab! Wash U has a new Synth Lab: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2026/01... πŸ“š

22.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love Data: Data Poisoning with Glaze and Nightshade | Events | RIT Learn from Shawn Shan (Dartmouth College) about how Glaze and Nightshade can "poison" data to protect human art from AI scraping.Β  GlazeΒ is a system designed to protect human artists by disrupting sty...

Oooo, RIT Libraries are hosting a β€œdata poisoning” workshop in Feb: www.rit.edu/events/love-... (plus other Love Data Week events) πŸ“š

22.01.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DIY Planner Making Workshop at the Downtown Campus Library! - UCF Libraries Get organized and stay on top of those New Year’s resolutions with your very own custom planner! Your Downtown Campus Library invites you to create your own planner to keep track of your classes, assi...

UCF Libraries is hosting β€œmake your own planner” workshops: library.ucf.edu/news/diy-pla... πŸ“š

21.01.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Honoring Sherry Chang’s 57 Years of Library Service at Stony Brook University | Stony Brook University Libraries

57 years of service to the university library. I can only image the stories she has, the things she's seen! πŸ“š library.stonybrook.edu/2026/01/16/h...

21.01.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Houston Libraries The University of Houston Libraries serves University of Houston students, faculty, staff, and the scholarly community. The system consists of MD Anderson Library, the William R. Jenkins Architecture,...

Weird! Maybe try this URL and then scroll down to β€œpioneer peers” libraries.uh.edu/reimagined/f...

17.01.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Houston Libraries The University of Houston Libraries serves University of Houston students, faculty, staff, and the scholarly community. The system consists of MD Anderson Library, the William R. Jenkins Architecture,...

The University of Houston has launched a peer mentoring program that trains students to develop their own info lit workshops, connect with student organizations, and represent the library at outreach and tabling events. πŸ“š libraries.uh.edu/reimagined/f...

17.01.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | We Recommend β€” Small Presses in the Rocky Mountain West

The University of Utah Library is spotlighting some of the most prolific and renowned fine presses established in the Intermountain West πŸ“š blog.lib.utah.edu/we-recommend...

16.01.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Academic libraries on social: January 2026 - john, from the library Academic libraries are determining what's in and what's out, leaning into carousels, and celebrating analog. This month on social media.

Here's what academic libraries have been up to on social so far this month www.johnxlibris.com/2026/01/acad... πŸ“š

15.01.2026 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
D'Amour You Know - D'Amour Library at Western New England University

The D'Amour Library at WNE University has started lending out a sewing machine πŸ§΅πŸ“š library.wne.edu/blog/New-Sew...

15.01.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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January 2026 Muslim-American Heritage Month - UC Berkeley Library Update Celebrate Muslim-American Heritage Month this January with our featured collection of books by Muslim and Muslim-heritage authors. Celebrate Muslim-American Heritage Month this January with our featur...

The UC Berkeley Library has a few recommended reads by Muslim and Muslim-heritage authors πŸ“š update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/01/08/j...

13.01.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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University authors, don’t sleep on Anthropic AI settlement | LIBRARIES | Blog By Liz Hamilton, Copyright Librarian If you are one of the many authors in the Northwestern community who has received an email titled β€œCourt Notice:...

Northwestern University Libraries is helping their faculty understand the Anthropic copyright class action litigation. πŸ“š sites.northwestern.edu/northwestern...

12.01.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How to Find Books in the Deaccession List Spreadsheet
YouTube video by OhioULibraries How to Find Books in the Deaccession List Spreadsheet

β€œHelp University Libraries, Get Free Books!” Ohio University makes its deaccession list publicly searchable πŸ“š youtu.be/nJTBPQBwRq4?...

08.01.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archives: When poison was medicine By Cassidy Polack As I have been working on an inventory of our medical instruments in the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library’s historical collection, I have come across a wide variety of items. Su…

"As I have been working on an inventory of our medical instruments..." Archivists really do have the coolest jobs in libraries. From University of Louisville Libraries πŸ“š uofllibraries.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/f...

08.01.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's 2026. Why Are LLMs Still Hallucinating? - Duke University Libraries Blogs Way back in spring 2023, we wrote about the emergence of ChatGPT on Duke’s campus. The magical tool that could help, β€œWrite papers! Debug Code! Create websites from thin air! Do your laundry!” By 2026...

Duke University Libraries asks: why are LLMs still hallucinating? πŸ“š blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2026/01...

06.01.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | National Science Fiction Day

For National Science Fiction Day, the Marriott Library at U of Utah dives into the importance of readings sci-fi. πŸ“š blog.lib.utah.edu/national-sci...

02.01.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recently in Academic Libraries: Nov/Dec 2025 - john, from the library This month in academic libraries, we saw makerspaces, good vibes, millions of $$ saved for students, folk music, and more!

With fall semester coming to a close, what are academic libraries up to? Well, since November here's what we've seen:

✈️ airport exhibits
πŸ› οΈ maker spaces
πŸ₯½ VR drop-ins
πŸ‘— creative databases promos
πŸ’° $10 million saved in textbook costs

Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/12/rece... πŸ“š

18.12.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stony Brook University Libraries Launches New AI Steering Committee | Stony Brook University Libraries

Stony Brook University launched a Library AI Steering Committee πŸ“š library.stonybrook.edu/2025/11/18/s...

25.11.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Say Neigh to Stress: SMU Libraries Scavenger Hunt Say Neigh to Stress with a scavenger hunt happening December 1 – December 5 across SMU Libraries! Search Fondren, Duda, and Hamon Libraries for a hidden Peruna stress ballβ€”once you...

SMU Libraries hides stress balls in the stacks. Find one and students score a Stress Reduction Kit libcal.smu.edu/event/15792415 πŸ“š

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Brilliant Performances at Art of the Violin | Stony Brook University Libraries

Stony Brook University Libraries hosts violin concerts in their library atrium library.stonybrook.edu/2025/11/17/b... πŸ“š

18.11.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Native Vandal on Instagram: "Thank you @indigikitchen 🫢🏽 We were honored to welcome Mariah Gladstone to the University of Idaho as part of our Native American Heritage Month celebrations! Mariah capt... 294 likes, 9 comments - uinativecenter on November 7, 2025: "Thank you @indigikitchen 🫢🏽 We were honored to welcome Mariah Gladstone to the University of Idaho as part of our Native American Heritage...

The University of Idaho Libraries hosted a lecture by a Native American cookbook author and paired that with a cooking class on indigenous inspired recipes: www.instagram.com/p/DQxlXFMj7R...

17.11.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Intrepid 5K Runners Visit All Six Campus Libraries Β» Communications Β» UF Libraries Β» University of Florida The first official Smathers Centennial 5K race was held on Sunday, October 26 at 8am outside of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. More than 255 runners and walkers made their way through campus to visit all s...

It would be so cool to have so many libraries on campus you could run a 5K around them. From UF Libraries: πŸ˜†πŸ“šhttps://communications.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/10/30/intrepid-5k-runners-visit-all-six-campus-libraries/

17.11.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heard Libraries bolster digital technology resources with new librarian, expanded lending library, more Have you ever wanted to create a website, record a podcast, or produce a video but didn’t know where to start? Are you in need of technology or training to bring your digital projects to fruition? The...

Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt has created a new position for a librarian for creative and instructional technologies newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/10/hear... πŸ“š

15.11.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Caltech Library News - Library at California Institute of Technology

CalTech Library’s TechHub invites students to sew plushies for Mole Day πŸ˜† πŸ“š library.caltech.edu/blog/TechHub...

14.11.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now THIS is how you promote databases (from Tulane Libraries) πŸ“šπŸ”₯ www.instagram.com/reel/DQuIikI...

06.11.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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