Colleen Goos
@gooscolleen.bsky.social
Mixed media artistic librarian living silently in a cacaphony of sound. Interests include history ranging from the ancient Americas to ancient Central Asia and horse domestication. I have had T1D since 1984 and am autistic.
I remember talking to a fellow Washingtonian about it being an earthquake zone. She was like "what!?!". It amazes me how many don't know our own histories. The whole west coast of NA and SA are earthquake prone. Listen to those who've been here for thousands of years, maybe 🤷♀️
December 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I remember talking to a fellow Washingtonian about it being an earthquake zone. She was like "what!?!". It amazes me how many don't know our own histories. The whole west coast of NA and SA are earthquake prone. Listen to those who've been here for thousands of years, maybe 🤷♀️
Yeah, those are the classes my grade is less than an A-. That or the professors who force me to go through hoops as a disabled person with tech devices. It's not necessarily the routine need for clearance but the ones who you can tell would rather you not be there at all.
December 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Yeah, those are the classes my grade is less than an A-. That or the professors who force me to go through hoops as a disabled person with tech devices. It's not necessarily the routine need for clearance but the ones who you can tell would rather you not be there at all.
Exactly how it should be done. I figure people learn in so many different ways that some things need to be a choice. If your teaching these programs it's one thing but if that isn't the course, it really should be up to the students.
December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Exactly how it should be done. I figure people learn in so many different ways that some things need to be a choice. If your teaching these programs it's one thing but if that isn't the course, it really should be up to the students.
The requirement part probably turned me off of it. I also just found it easier for me to keep my own notes and organization system on my computer. Then again at the time I was working as a TA verifying student resources used so all of that was second nature to me.
December 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The requirement part probably turned me off of it. I also just found it easier for me to keep my own notes and organization system on my computer. Then again at the time I was working as a TA verifying student resources used so all of that was second nature to me.
I had an MLIS professor actually require us to use Zotero. The only thing I used it for was to organize links to actual papers and other resources I verified. Even with that, I went in and made corrections because links weren't stable, etc. I just didn't agree that it was a good program.
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I had an MLIS professor actually require us to use Zotero. The only thing I used it for was to organize links to actual papers and other resources I verified. Even with that, I went in and made corrections because links weren't stable, etc. I just didn't agree that it was a good program.
I gave up looking when people I worked with for years called me in last minute for an interview the next day. After the week before going to length to call and explain that I "look good on paper, but, etc etc." I should have said no to the interview. It literally broke me and was confrontational.
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I gave up looking when people I worked with for years called me in last minute for an interview the next day. After the week before going to length to call and explain that I "look good on paper, but, etc etc." I should have said no to the interview. It literally broke me and was confrontational.
This extends to public, law, and other types of libraries. Add being disabled to the mix and it becomes even clearer that the MLIS you earned with honors, etc doesn't do anything for you. Also, like with education, men (usually white) often slide into administrative or higher pay positions.
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This extends to public, law, and other types of libraries. Add being disabled to the mix and it becomes even clearer that the MLIS you earned with honors, etc doesn't do anything for you. Also, like with education, men (usually white) often slide into administrative or higher pay positions.
It must be nice for them to think medical care and emergency medical care is like having a face lift. You don't get to shape around for care for chronic health conditions unless your rich.
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It must be nice for them to think medical care and emergency medical care is like having a face lift. You don't get to shape around for care for chronic health conditions unless your rich.
Well, in addition to handwriting skills (and critical thinking), we've pretty much killed the fine arts programs in public schools. So you are not wrong.
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Well, in addition to handwriting skills (and critical thinking), we've pretty much killed the fine arts programs in public schools. So you are not wrong.
That is so awesome, and necessary. Language is so much of who we are. This is pretty cool, too.
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Native American Languages, Alive at the Library | Timeless
This is a guest post by Barbara Bair, a historian in the Manuscript Division. She most recently wrote about Ralph Ellison’s photography work. Two important collections of Native American heritage have...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
That is so awesome, and necessary. Language is so much of who we are. This is pretty cool, too.
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/11/...
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/11/...
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My Dad is Native (Tongva-Gabrielino), Spanish, and Finnish. My mother is completely white bread, but my Dad raised me. I have fun confusing people who think I'm going to agree with their white BS and listening to them backpedal when I tell them my ethnicity is hilarious.
My Dad is Native (Tongva-Gabrielino), Spanish, and Finnish. My mother is completely white bread, but my Dad raised me. I have fun confusing people who think I'm going to agree with their white BS and listening to them backpedal when I tell them my ethnicity is hilarious.
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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My Dad is Native (Tongva-Gabrielino), Spanish, and Finnish. My mother is completely white bread, but my Dad raised me. I have fun confusing people who think I'm going to agree with their white BS and listening to them backpedal when I tell them my ethnicity is hilarious.
My Dad is Native (Tongva-Gabrielino), Spanish, and Finnish. My mother is completely white bread, but my Dad raised me. I have fun confusing people who think I'm going to agree with their white BS and listening to them backpedal when I tell them my ethnicity is hilarious.
JFC, I'm sorry that happened. I'm not sure if there's any recourse through the disabilities office, but I suspect (as a disabled person, myself) you were targeted and she's noticed your tremor long before today.
December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
JFC, I'm sorry that happened. I'm not sure if there's any recourse through the disabilities office, but I suspect (as a disabled person, myself) you were targeted and she's noticed your tremor long before today.
This⬆️ Most people who tell me "you seem so healthy" have no idea how much of my day is spent dealing with T1D, CPTSD, pain and mobility, autism going blind, and so forth. They see a mask, not me.
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This⬆️ Most people who tell me "you seem so healthy" have no idea how much of my day is spent dealing with T1D, CPTSD, pain and mobility, autism going blind, and so forth. They see a mask, not me.
They are going to have a rude awakening 😆
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
They are going to have a rude awakening 😆
True and there's an added level of misogyny as being referred to as a "pig" is often used towards women especially since we are always targeted with comments about our bodies. He's been known to use it in the past as a way to subdue us as women on the whole.
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
True and there's an added level of misogyny as being referred to as a "pig" is often used towards women especially since we are always targeted with comments about our bodies. He's been known to use it in the past as a way to subdue us as women on the whole.