Michael Shochet

LOL. We are number 22 for takeoff. Just say we live here now!

31.05.2025 22:21 — 👍 393    🔁 3    💬 11    📌 0

Gender, Politics, and The Public Library: How Polarization and Feminization Conspired to Destabilize One of “The Most Trusted Professions” On January 24th, 2025, not one week into the new administration the United States Department of Education Office of Civil rights issued a statement that it was dismissing all investigations related to...

@ajenningsroche.bsky.social ‘s recent article in the Political Librarian presents a compelling argument that libraries and librarianship are intrinsically political. Understanding that is the key to effective advocacy. #libraries

journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/artic...

30.04.2025 04:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#birdwatching around a lake in Maryland. Osprey, blue heron and green heron. #birdphotography

20.04.2025 19:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In DC, someone had a sign that said: So many things wrong, so little cardboard.

05.04.2025 19:36 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

#handsoff #skybrarians

05.04.2025 18:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

RLB Library to celebrate UBalt’s centennial by going back to 1925 – Robert L. Bogomolny Library

For over a decade, I have written a library blog post on this date, but I debated about whether it felt right to continue this year. But in a time of upheaval, maintaining a small tradition feels grounding. So blogs.ubalt.edu/library/2025...
#skybrarians

01.04.2025 05:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The academic library is a place dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, but it also a place where asking for help is seen as a strength. #skybrarians
tinyurl.com/f5xkyyw

21.11.2024 00:33 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0