valerie
@vfo.bsky.social
Academic librarian @CUNY | entering my crone season | ND AF | GLAMS: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rea3amxwqfkfzhilivubtrib/feed/aaabfz334lr66
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valerie
@vfo.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Data? I never even meta!
leaving the house has become simpler since embracing "unhinged" as my chief aesthetic #CroneCore
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
leaving the house has become simpler since embracing "unhinged" as my chief aesthetic #CroneCore
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OREGON if you want a big buddy I have great news for you
There are currently TWENTY THREE Great Pyr mixes at the Oregon Humane Society available for adoption, rescued from a huge neglect case out in Polk County. If you’ve ever wanted a LORG fren for your family, you can’t do much better than Pyrs.
Animal Details
Details about each animal available at the Oregon Humane Society.
www.oregonhumane.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
OREGON if you want a big buddy I have great news for you
faking it till you make it is great but have you tried being mediocre at a job for 20 years and continuing to critically assess your own competency until the day you retire?
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
faking it till you make it is great but have you tried being mediocre at a job for 20 years and continuing to critically assess your own competency until the day you retire?
lol i KNEW this post in our local fb group would cause problems and here i see it has made it to the news! i really need to start a fb drama podcast. Kristin wants to call it "where's the beef?"😆 patch.com/new-jersey/m...
Old Bridge Zoning Board Member Forced To Resign Over Social Media Comment
An Old Bridge Zoning Board member was forced to resign for a Facebook comment she made criticizing a woman for having too many children:
patch.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
lol i KNEW this post in our local fb group would cause problems and here i see it has made it to the news! i really need to start a fb drama podcast. Kristin wants to call it "where's the beef?"😆 patch.com/new-jersey/m...
what are some good holiday card prompts? like for ME, not a chatbot because that's what i get when i google and i just want a prompt that gets me started writing human words for my human friends.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
what are some good holiday card prompts? like for ME, not a chatbot because that's what i get when i google and i just want a prompt that gets me started writing human words for my human friends.
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
after much thought about what to bring to my (large) family thanksgiving (a holiday i am as much grossed out by as i enjoy, tbh) i've decided on a case of topo chico (glass bottles) and a bottle of veuve for the hosts. i will leave the pies to the experts.
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
after much thought about what to bring to my (large) family thanksgiving (a holiday i am as much grossed out by as i enjoy, tbh) i've decided on a case of topo chico (glass bottles) and a bottle of veuve for the hosts. i will leave the pies to the experts.
A big part of this new stitching style I’ve been messing with is trying to actively avoid forming patterns, which is like weirdly hard to do?
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A big part of this new stitching style I’ve been messing with is trying to actively avoid forming patterns, which is like weirdly hard to do?
Come for the article about the British Library hack, stay for the impromptu reading group that pops up in the replies (my librarian heart grew three sizes just now)
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Come for the article about the British Library hack, stay for the impromptu reading group that pops up in the replies (my librarian heart grew three sizes just now)
if you were trying to recreate a vintage camp logo what font/s would you use? (this is definitely not me picking up a project from 18 billion years ago but also this is me with every project since quarantine-times.)
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
if you were trying to recreate a vintage camp logo what font/s would you use? (this is definitely not me picking up a project from 18 billion years ago but also this is me with every project since quarantine-times.)
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Asking this in a wide way, but are there any Illinois school librarians who follow me, who are members of AISLE, and who are interested in doing more work around book censorship and intellectual freedom? If SOOOO, send me a DM here.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Asking this in a wide way, but are there any Illinois school librarians who follow me, who are members of AISLE, and who are interested in doing more work around book censorship and intellectual freedom? If SOOOO, send me a DM here.
RSS was one of the best internet technologies and they just can't stop trying to kill it i hate this timeline
I've always been convinced that video podcasts exist to force creators to be reliant on a closed distribution platform. Podcasts are built on tech (RSS) that nobody can own. Every major tech company has wanted to migrate podcasts to something proprietary, but it never sticks. Video is their answer.
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
RSS was one of the best internet technologies and they just can't stop trying to kill it i hate this timeline
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I've always been convinced that video podcasts exist to force creators to be reliant on a closed distribution platform. Podcasts are built on tech (RSS) that nobody can own. Every major tech company has wanted to migrate podcasts to something proprietary, but it never sticks. Video is their answer.
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I've always been convinced that video podcasts exist to force creators to be reliant on a closed distribution platform. Podcasts are built on tech (RSS) that nobody can own. Every major tech company has wanted to migrate podcasts to something proprietary, but it never sticks. Video is their answer.
BRING LINK BACK
I cannot believe the admins on this site chose LINK of all people to dig their moderation heels in about.
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BRING LINK BACK
i recently saw an opportunity to get trained to help out with prison libraries in some way does anyone know/remember anything about this sort of thing in the nyc area? i can't remember if i saw it on here or one of the listservs.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
i recently saw an opportunity to get trained to help out with prison libraries in some way does anyone know/remember anything about this sort of thing in the nyc area? i can't remember if i saw it on here or one of the listservs.
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Okay guys we've almost made it through the week just hang in there we can do it
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Okay guys we've almost made it through the week just hang in there we can do it
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networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
“I’ve listened to tens of thousands of hours of podcast episodes on this exact topic!” never hits as hard as I need it to
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“I’ve listened to tens of thousands of hours of podcast episodes on this exact topic!” never hits as hard as I need it to
what part of "american society was completely ok with old dudes fucking literal children for a very long time" do we not understand? (jk- i have always hated these fuckers and i will not mourn the deaths of their careers if ANYONE ever actually ends up getting punished for it.)
“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
Harvard Will Open a New Inquiry Into Faculty Ties to Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
what part of "american society was completely ok with old dudes fucking literal children for a very long time" do we not understand? (jk- i have always hated these fuckers and i will not mourn the deaths of their careers if ANYONE ever actually ends up getting punished for it.)
hello i want to work at a university that ACTUALLY critically appraises EdTech "solutions" before implementing them PLEASE and THANK YOU
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
hello i want to work at a university that ACTUALLY critically appraises EdTech "solutions" before implementing them PLEASE and THANK YOU
i remember some years back i listened religiously to the shortwave science podcast, and the host ended every interview with "i appreciate you", and now i notice that like everyone says that? students say it to me; custodians say it to me; cashiers say it to me; professors say it to me...etc Etc ETC
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
i remember some years back i listened religiously to the shortwave science podcast, and the host ended every interview with "i appreciate you", and now i notice that like everyone says that? students say it to me; custodians say it to me; cashiers say it to me; professors say it to me...etc Etc ETC
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
a student just "yes ma'am"ed me and i really liked it, actually.
a cartoon of donald duck pointing with the words ma 'am yes ma 'am
Alt: a cartoon of donald duck saluting with the words ma 'am yes ma 'am
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
a student just "yes ma'am"ed me and i really liked it, actually.
britney spears as A LITERAL SCHOOL GIRL with grown adult men openly ogling her. lolita being treated like a completely normal sexy male fantasy. very young women being depicted as "gold diggers" for marrying older men who were clearly preying on them. THE CULTURE WAS ROTTEN TO THE CORE, MY FRIENDS.
See also: internet countdown clocks for the Olsen twins, Christina Aguilera, and other girls growing up, sayings like "if there's grass on the field...", and Brooke Shields's early career.
I also remember the whole "money, cars, girls" acquisition arc for boys and men everywhere in pop culture.
I also remember the whole "money, cars, girls" acquisition arc for boys and men everywhere in pop culture.
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
britney spears as A LITERAL SCHOOL GIRL with grown adult men openly ogling her. lolita being treated like a completely normal sexy male fantasy. very young women being depicted as "gold diggers" for marrying older men who were clearly preying on them. THE CULTURE WAS ROTTEN TO THE CORE, MY FRIENDS.