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Colorado Librarian, hiking is my jam.
A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/t...
A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
603 current cases.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions at www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to Trump administration executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Great episode.
This week, we talk with Judge Scott Schlegel about how courts should us AI to help streamlined the process of the courts. People need the courts to be easier to use and access. Focus on that. www.geeklawblog.com/2026/01/bot-...
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I haven’t posted in a while but the Smithsonian shared this collection this morning.

www.loc.gov/collections/...
Posters: WPA Posters | The Library of Congress
Search results 1 - 25 of 947.
www.loc.gov
January 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Just read a fascinating piece from the Supreme Court Historical Society: “Women Advocates Before the Supreme Court”. 📚
It traces 817 different women who argued 1,730 times at the Supreme Court of the United States as of May 2025.

supremecourthistory.org/oral-argumen...
Women Advocates Before the Supreme Court | Supreme Court Historical Society
In her work on Supreme Court advocate Bessie Margolin, Marlene Trestman compiled research and an exhaustive list of other pioneering women lawyers who argued before the Court.
supremecourthistory.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill

This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Interesting piece on the prolific, Bob Ross.

thehustle.co/why-its-near...
Why it’s nearly impossible to buy an original Bob Ross painting
The famed TV artist was one of history’s most prolific painters. But finding Bob Ross paintings for sale is a long shot.
thehustle.co
August 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael
July 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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MyPillow creator Mike Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes. It highlights a dilemma of balancing technology and using it responsibly.
A recent high-profile case of AI hallucination serves as a stark warning
MyPillow creator Mike Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes. It highlights a dilemma of balancing technology and using it responsibly.
n.pr
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#CoolLibraies No. 7
This is a wonderful rabbit hole. A century of mourning attire. Prints of Women as Flowers.

www.metmuseum.org/art/librarie...
Costume Institute Collections
This collection contains ephemeral and archival collections from the Costume Institute and its Irene Lewisohn Costume Institute Library, including fashion plates, sketches, and exhibition binders.
www.metmuseum.org
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Trump’s second term is being documented without writing down the words..

The White House has pulled official transcripts, leaving future historians (and the public) in the dark.
buff.ly/WHnhrI0

#USPolitics #Trump #History
From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history
A nation’s history is told by its records. The White House no longer publishing Trump’s full remarks makes this history less complete.
buff.ly
June 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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ICYMI: the National Portrait Gallery’s director is still at work — and Trump’s attempt to fire her will be a subject of a Smithsonian board meeting on Monday www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Defying Trump, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is still at work
The president said he had fired the museum leader — setting up a standoff between the White House and the Smithsonian.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#CoolLibraries #7

From the Library of Congress

m.youtube.com/watch?v=C-rK...
Audiobooks and the accessibility revolution
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
m.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Love this piece, “What’s the weirdest thing you ever found in your pocket?”
npr.org NPR @npr.org · May 30
These creative questions are fun to answer and can help reveal people's personalities. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker shares her favorites and explains how to come up with your own.
Want to cut through small talk? Try asking a 'magical question'
These creative questions are fun to answer and can help reveal people's personalities. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker shares her favorites and explains how to come up with your own.
n.pr
May 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
www.infotoday.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Trump’s firing of Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress, marked the first time in U.S. history that a #librarian of Congress was dismissed.

Trump Is Trying to Control Congress by Taking Over Its Library. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Is Trying to Control Congress by Taking Over Its Library
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Alondra Nelson’s resignation from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council is adding yet another layer of erosion to our intellectual freedom and democratic values in our federal institutions.

time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
@saturdaynightlive.bsky.social wishing you would bring Carla Hayden Supreme Court Librarian as next host! She would rock!
May 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Yes all the swag, I want a shirt that I would wear under my jacket every week and feel like Superman!
May 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
What’s at risk?
“Loss if more complete picture of people of thus coubtry, blind to context and what can happen in the future”
youtu.be/0GEIXkofoSc?...
Fired Librarian of Congress on losing history during Trump 2.0
YouTube video by GBH News
youtu.be
May 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Incredibly sad.
May 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM