Bobbi L. Newman 🏳️🌈
@bobbinewman.bsky.social
She/her. Iowa City. Keynote speaker. Author. Librarian. Educator. Workplace Well-being. Burnout. Psychological safety. Mindfulness Student. Dog Mom.
Personal account, obviously.
https://linktr.ee/bobbinewman
Personal account, obviously.
https://linktr.ee/bobbinewman
Boundaries are such an important part of well-being at work and at home!
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Boundaries Masterclass
Make boundaries you’ll actually keep (even when you feel guilty)
nishamody.myflodesk.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Boundaries are such an important part of well-being at work and at home!
nishamody.myflodesk.com/boundariesin...
nishamody.myflodesk.com/boundariesin...
This looks awesome -> 6-week course in Moodle with:
Video lectures + transcripts
Homework exercises
Supplemental reading links
Optional discussion forums for asynchronous support
Drop-in weekly Zoom sessions
angelapashia.com/focus-lab/
Video lectures + transcripts
Homework exercises
Supplemental reading links
Optional discussion forums for asynchronous support
Drop-in weekly Zoom sessions
angelapashia.com/focus-lab/
New Year Focus Lab – Angela Pashia
angelapashia.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This looks awesome -> 6-week course in Moodle with:
Video lectures + transcripts
Homework exercises
Supplemental reading links
Optional discussion forums for asynchronous support
Drop-in weekly Zoom sessions
angelapashia.com/focus-lab/
Video lectures + transcripts
Homework exercises
Supplemental reading links
Optional discussion forums for asynchronous support
Drop-in weekly Zoom sessions
angelapashia.com/focus-lab/
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Call for CALM 2026 proposals now live! forms.gle/RkQUcyhL3NbH...
We look forward to seeing your proposals for virtual presentations that inform and inspire the practice and application of management and leadership in academic libraries!
#LibCALM
We look forward to seeing your proposals for virtual presentations that inform and inspire the practice and application of management and leadership in academic libraries!
#LibCALM
CALM 2026 Call for Proposals
The Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM) will take place May 12-14 2026. The CALM Program Planning Committee invites proposals for virtual presentations that inform and inspire the practic...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Call for CALM 2026 proposals now live! forms.gle/RkQUcyhL3NbH...
We look forward to seeing your proposals for virtual presentations that inform and inspire the practice and application of management and leadership in academic libraries!
#LibCALM
We look forward to seeing your proposals for virtual presentations that inform and inspire the practice and application of management and leadership in academic libraries!
#LibCALM
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following along on the book piracy discourse and would like to reinforce the notion of using your local library
fun fact: 99.99% of the books you hear me raving about on here are from the library to begin with, because there's no way in hell I have the means to buy every one
fun fact: 99.99% of the books you hear me raving about on here are from the library to begin with, because there's no way in hell I have the means to buy every one
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
following along on the book piracy discourse and would like to reinforce the notion of using your local library
fun fact: 99.99% of the books you hear me raving about on here are from the library to begin with, because there's no way in hell I have the means to buy every one
fun fact: 99.99% of the books you hear me raving about on here are from the library to begin with, because there's no way in hell I have the means to buy every one
How to Navigate Burnout When You Can’t Control the Causes
"How do you navigate burnout when the root problems aren’t within your control?" I saw this question in a post in a popular library Facebook group last week and knew immediately I could answer this. First, let’s make sure we’re talking…
"How do you navigate burnout when the root problems aren’t within your control?" I saw this question in a post in a popular library Facebook group last week and knew immediately I could answer this. First, let’s make sure we’re talking…
How to Navigate Burnout When You Can’t Control the Causes
"How do you navigate burnout when the root problems aren’t within your control?" I saw this question in a post in a popular library Facebook group last week and knew immediately I could answer this. First, let’s make sure we’re talking about the same thing. Burnout has entered the popular lexicon and is often used in place of tiredness or exhaustion.
librarianbyday.net
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
How to Navigate Burnout When You Can’t Control the Causes
"How do you navigate burnout when the root problems aren’t within your control?" I saw this question in a post in a popular library Facebook group last week and knew immediately I could answer this. First, let’s make sure we’re talking…
"How do you navigate burnout when the root problems aren’t within your control?" I saw this question in a post in a popular library Facebook group last week and knew immediately I could answer this. First, let’s make sure we’re talking…
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When you sacrifice your trans students to the government, they're gonna keep coming back for more
Well, this is chilling AF.
The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
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The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
1/2
storage.courtlistener.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When you sacrifice your trans students to the government, they're gonna keep coming back for more
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So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
I spent almost 10 years providing training, outreach, & grants management with NNLM, focused on telling public libraries and the communities they served to use trusted evidence-based health resources from the government, including the CDC, and now they're full of Nazi shit. I can't even.
Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the CDC website. The agency's employees are not happy about it.
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I spent almost 10 years providing training, outreach, & grants management with NNLM, focused on telling public libraries and the communities they served to use trusted evidence-based health resources from the government, including the CDC, and now they're full of Nazi shit. I can't even.
Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the CDC website. The agency's employees are not happy about it.
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I spent almost 10 years providing training, outreach, & grants management with NNLM, focused on telling public libraries and the communities they served to use trusted evidence-based health resources from the government, including the CDC, and now they're full of Nazi shit. I can't even.
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A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
CDC.Gov Archive Index
With the Musk/Trump Administration bulldozing their way through seemingly every federal government website, teams of data analysts and archivers have been attempting to download and archive as much fe...
acasignups.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
Book bans have never been solely about the books. They're about the systematic silence & erasure of the voices those books represent, & the intentional dismantling & destruction of public goods that serve as institutions of democracy.
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buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
It's Not Just Laws About Books Breaking Libraries. It's Also New Tax Reforms.
Two states have passed property tax cuts that are directly impacting public libraries. Expect to see this happen more.
buttondown.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Book bans have never been solely about the books. They're about the systematic silence & erasure of the voices those books represent, & the intentional dismantling & destruction of public goods that serve as institutions of democracy.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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I'm sure librarians will show up in the next round, or maybe we're in the "educators" category. 😡📚
According to the DOE, I don't hold a professional degree anymore! 😳 I guess my two Master's degrees are worthless now.
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I'm sure librarians will show up in the next round, or maybe we're in the "educators" category. 😡📚
In collaboration with UnitedHealthcare, the ALA Public Programs Office is seeking applicants to participate in Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults.
www.ala.org/tools/progra...
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Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults Guidelines
Date posted: October 23, 2025 Applications Open: October 29, 2025 - January 7, 2026 Questions? Contact the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5045, or pu...
www.ala.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In collaboration with UnitedHealthcare, the ALA Public Programs Office is seeking applicants to participate in Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults.
www.ala.org/tools/progra...
www.ala.org/tools/progra...
I'd love to hear more from people who aren't volunteering for their state library association. Why? in the most non-confrontational way possible. Time? Money? Lack of interest? Lack of knowledge? Feel free to DM
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'd love to hear more from people who aren't volunteering for their state library association. Why? in the most non-confrontational way possible. Time? Money? Lack of interest? Lack of knowledge? Feel free to DM
Reading Round-Up 11.21.2026 – Supervisors, Neuroinclusivity, Queer Safe Spaces, Psychological Safety, and Feedback
A little round as I work to get back into the habit of writing regularly. I have been busy. I ran for and won a seat on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Library Association. I’ll…
A little round as I work to get back into the habit of writing regularly. I have been busy. I ran for and won a seat on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Library Association. I’ll…
Reading Round-Up 11.21.2026 – Supervisors, Neuroinclusivity, Queer Safe Spaces, Psychological Safety, and Feedback
A little round as I work to get back into the habit of writing regularly. I have been busy. I ran for and won a seat on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Library Association. I’ll step into this role in January, which also means I will step down from the Government Access Committee and the Leadership Development Committee.
librarianbyday.net
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reading Round-Up 11.21.2026 – Supervisors, Neuroinclusivity, Queer Safe Spaces, Psychological Safety, and Feedback
A little round as I work to get back into the habit of writing regularly. I have been busy. I ran for and won a seat on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Library Association. I’ll…
A little round as I work to get back into the habit of writing regularly. I have been busy. I ran for and won a seat on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Library Association. I’ll…
Headed to the Coralville Public Library today for the Iowa Library Association planning day today!
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Headed to the Coralville Public Library today for the Iowa Library Association planning day today!
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You cannot separate the art from the artist. To do so is to side with the artist and the act(s) they committed.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
You cannot separate the art from the artist. To do so is to side with the artist and the act(s) they committed.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
He was beautiful': Iowa mom on losing her son to suicide after misgendering, bullying.
On Nov. 4, 15-year-old Miles Phipps died by suicide — a day after a substitute teacher at Urbandale High School refused to use Miles' pronouns.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
On Nov. 4, 15-year-old Miles Phipps died by suicide — a day after a substitute teacher at Urbandale High School refused to use Miles' pronouns.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
'You are enough.' Transgender Iowa student's family speaks out about bullying after suicide
Urbandale High School freshman Miles Phipps death by suicide has pushed his family to speak out about the lasting harm caused by bullying.
www.desmoinesregister.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
He was beautiful': Iowa mom on losing her son to suicide after misgendering, bullying.
On Nov. 4, 15-year-old Miles Phipps died by suicide — a day after a substitute teacher at Urbandale High School refused to use Miles' pronouns.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
On Nov. 4, 15-year-old Miles Phipps died by suicide — a day after a substitute teacher at Urbandale High School refused to use Miles' pronouns.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
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No family should have to suffer this way. Today, we honor Miles. And we demand better.
Our leaders must stop using hate as a political tactic, especially when children’s lives are on the line. Hate has no place here, but love must. #TransgenderDayofRemembrance
Our leaders must stop using hate as a political tactic, especially when children’s lives are on the line. Hate has no place here, but love must. #TransgenderDayofRemembrance
'You are enough.' Transgender Iowa student's family speaks out about bullying after suicide
Urbandale High School freshman Miles Phipps death by suicide has pushed his family to speak out about the lasting harm caused by bullying.
www.desmoinesregister.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
No family should have to suffer this way. Today, we honor Miles. And we demand better.
Our leaders must stop using hate as a political tactic, especially when children’s lives are on the line. Hate has no place here, but love must. #TransgenderDayofRemembrance
Our leaders must stop using hate as a political tactic, especially when children’s lives are on the line. Hate has no place here, but love must. #TransgenderDayofRemembrance
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Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance 🏳️⚧️
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
Trans Folks in the Library – A Meditation on Personal vs Public
A month ago, I attended a webcast seminar, ‘Transgender Inclusion in Libraries’, hosted by San Jose State University’s iSchool. This was the first webcast seminar, or webinar, I was attending under…
hacklibschool.wordpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance 🏳️⚧️
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
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Reference question that I'm crowdsourcing:
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reference question that I'm crowdsourcing:
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
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Happy National Rural Health Day from the Iowa Rural Health Association annual conference!
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy National Rural Health Day from the Iowa Rural Health Association annual conference!
You cannot separate the art from the artist. To do so is to side with the artist and the act(s) they committed.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
You cannot separate the art from the artist. To do so is to side with the artist and the act(s) they committed.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
If you're on selection committees, remember this. If you're a member, a student, a reader, a human being, remember this.
TurboTax actively lobbies congress to make filling taxes more complicated than it needs to be so you’ll pay to use them.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
TurboTax actively lobbies congress to make filling taxes more complicated than it needs to be so you’ll pay to use them.
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Today, the White House said it would get rid of most of the Department of Education (ED). Everyone has the right to a good education — and we need to protect that right. Tell your Congresspeople we will not let this attack on disability rights continue! autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/what...
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Today, the White House said it would get rid of most of the Department of Education (ED). Everyone has the right to a good education — and we need to protect that right. Tell your Congresspeople we will not let this attack on disability rights continue! autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/what...