Matt
@mattlibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian, Antifascist, South African American.
No one is free until we are all free!
www.TeenLibrarian.co.uk
Signal: mattlibrarian.01
No one is free until we are all free!
www.TeenLibrarian.co.uk
Signal: mattlibrarian.01
One of the things I love about my older cellphone is the fact that it is not able to run AI
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
One of the things I love about my older cellphone is the fact that it is not able to run AI
We are going to need to train people to identify and navigate past AI slop on search engines to find the accurate information they are looking for for
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are going to need to train people to identify and navigate past AI slop on search engines to find the accurate information they are looking for for
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Advent is not a 12-day season of buying yourself more stuff. My rant--I mean, column:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
Advent Calendars Gone Wild
Can Advent calendars stuffed with hot sauce, stuffed animals, and panties still stir feelings of anticipation and mystery?
www.commonwealmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Advent is not a 12-day season of buying yourself more stuff. My rant--I mean, column:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
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Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
Herbivore (noun): person who gets off watching a movie about a cute VW Beetle being devoured
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Herbivore (noun): person who gets off watching a movie about a cute VW Beetle being devoured
Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
How potamia are you?
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
How potamia are you?
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Wonder how many people looked up ‘felching’ today and regretted having to do so
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wonder how many people looked up ‘felching’ today and regretted having to do so
My daughter made this pumpkin pie from scratch - from the shortcrust pastry to the filling
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My daughter made this pumpkin pie from scratch - from the shortcrust pastry to the filling
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The cast of Stranger Things
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The cast of Stranger Things
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I don’t see enough people posting about Ukraine on here and let me just say y’all should be very upset about the proposed “peace plan.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I don’t see enough people posting about Ukraine on here and let me just say y’all should be very upset about the proposed “peace plan.”
It me! (but also with tea)
men will literally make liking marmalade their whole personality
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It me! (but also with tea)
I am part of a team putting together bitesize training about Library Principles at work.
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I am part of a team putting together bitesize training about Library Principles at work.
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Our free #NewSkills training for public librarians in England counts toward your CPD development. Each module is mapped to the #CILIP PKSB, so the training contributes to your ongoing development. Take the next step - become a Future Library Leader: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our free #NewSkills training for public librarians in England counts toward your CPD development. Each module is mapped to the #CILIP PKSB, so the training contributes to your ongoing development. Take the next step - become a Future Library Leader: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
I was thinking about Bill Hicks yesterday and his bit about getting a TV show “Let’s hunt and kill Billy Ray Cyrus” what about we crowdfund a 2025 version called “Let’s hunt and kill the pedophiles on the Epstein List”
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I was thinking about Bill Hicks yesterday and his bit about getting a TV show “Let’s hunt and kill Billy Ray Cyrus” what about we crowdfund a 2025 version called “Let’s hunt and kill the pedophiles on the Epstein List”
Pudding is one of those words where the divide between British English and American English is very apparent.
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Pudding is one of those words where the divide between British English and American English is very apparent.
Rocky from Project Hail Mary looks familiar
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Rocky from Project Hail Mary looks familiar
I guess we could call Nanni an Ea-Naysayer
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I guess we could call Nanni an Ea-Naysayer
"If I put any more in there, you’re going to cross over from looking like the best version of yourself to looking like Maleficent."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago face’: ‘You’re going to look like Maleficent’
The puffy, artificial look is rising in popularity - thanks to Maga elite such as Kristi Noem and Matt Gaetz
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"If I put any more in there, you’re going to cross over from looking like the best version of yourself to looking like Maleficent."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Message me to request whistles, or check out links to get you started on your own whistle operation!
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Message me to request whistles, or check out links to get you started on your own whistle operation!
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
You can tell how ethically compromised libraries are when they use book ban software to censor their collections: www.statesman.com/politics/art...
'Antivirus for libraries': How a Texas startup is capitalizing on book bans
The company Bookmarked, whose cofounder advocated for SB 13, describes itself as a neutral player in the censorship debate. Critics disagree.
www.statesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
You can tell how ethically compromised libraries are when they use book ban software to censor their collections: www.statesman.com/politics/art...
The only ethical way to use AI for research and all other work is to not use it in the first place. It can only do what people already do and even then it is only a poor facsimile of human endeavor
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The only ethical way to use AI for research and all other work is to not use it in the first place. It can only do what people already do and even then it is only a poor facsimile of human endeavor