Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachStephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Another fight, another win. The Illinois AG did not join this suit. 112035
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Introducing LibParlor Community Workshops libparlor.com/2025/09/26/introducin… 032
Chelsea Heinbach @cheinbach32.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Had a great time chatting with Hannah and Stephanie for this podcast episode about research agendas! 031
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachAnil Dash @anildash.com · 30/08/2025It’s wonderful that this video from Milwaukee’s Public Library system features a nod to a book on Prince, because he loved libraries. In 2001, he donated $12k to save the Louisville Free Public Library’s Western Branch — the first to serve Black patrons. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l... 438772
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachGet To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 30/08/2025It’s Monarch migration time! How the heck can they fly for thousands of miles? It seems impossible. (Drinking from some Common Milkweed) #InverteFest #invertebrates #NativePlants 🌿 521829
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachMegan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 25/08/2025New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder... 9440023274
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025“Superman is too woke!” Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman: 717293677146
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Today's post covers Chelsea's experience using LibParlor Research Community Bingo at UNLV Libraries! It was a great opportunity to identify strengths and potential collaborators in our community! libparlor.com/2025/07/11/libparlors… 031
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The LibParlor Podcast: Summer Call! The LibParlor Podcast seeks scholarship to feature on a future episode.libparlor.comThe LibParlor Podcast: Summer Call!The LibParlor Podcast seeks scholarship to feature on a future episode. 043
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Check out the first post in our persona series, providing starter packs to using our online research skills curriculum! Today's starter pack is for department heads & managers who mentor library workers and junior faculty: libparlor.com/2025/06/13/l...libparlor.comLibParlor Online Learning Personas: The Department HeadA starter pack for department heads mentoring junior faculty and direct reports starting on their research journey. 011
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 20/06/2025We're recruiting - apply to be on LibParlor's Editorial Team! libparlor.com/2025/06/20/a...libparlor.comApply to be on LibParlor’s Editorial Team!The Librarian Parlor (aka LibParlor) is recruiting new Editorial Team members! 043
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachAlt US Digital Service @altusds.altgov.info · 25/05/2025So many former government employees are still doing their work even now that they're not in government. They're still researching, helping connect people to services, and trying to serve the public somehow. This is how much they care. These people, your people, are the embodiment of #altCitizen 20952202
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachAuthors Alliance @authorsalliance.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Authors ❤️ libraries and library readers. Ebook contracts that exploit or just simply cut out libraries are so troubling if you care about libraries preserving your work or helping the the public to discover it. So glad to see CT take this bold move and we hope other states will follow. 163
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachAuthors Alliance @authorsalliance.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Last night a number of news outlets reported that President Trump had fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. You may be wondering, how does the President have the authority to remove the Librarian of Congress from her post? Is this legal? More here: www.authorsalliance.org/2025/05/09/c...authorsalliance.orgCarla Hayden removed as Librarian of Congress and what this could mean for authorsFrom the latest issue of the Libray of Congress magazine Last night a number of news outlets reported that President Trump had fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. This is very unfortunat… 073
Reposted by Chelsea Heinbachben @btskinner.io · 29/04/2025As an elder millennial, I could trade my lifetime of tax contributions to the NEH for one month of Netflix and have just enough left over to get some avocado toast if I split it with two other people 1303116
Chelsea Heinbach @cheinbach32.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Does anyone know of a resource that maps the various organizations and institutions involved with research in the US? Thinking this might be good for community and coalition building in the near future. 000
Reposted by Chelsea Heinbachcudjoe @cudjoe.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Ran into a demonstration of indigenous community members outside the Hennepin County Library over the brutality by a private security company on a local man. According to them after George Floyd instead of reforming the police they invested in private "mercenaries". #acrl2025 0368
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThomas Padilla @thomaspadilla.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Like many others I am dismayed by the effort to end IMLS. I know IMLS matters to so many people. I put together the following site to collect and share stories of how "IMLS matters" to people. Please consider submitting a story. forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7... imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/forms.gleIMLS MattersResponses to this form will be published at https://imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/ 17785
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Thank you to everyone at #ACRL2025 who stopped by to see our poster today! If you’re interested in trying out our free curriculum on LIS research, or know someone who would be, check out libparlor.com/lpol-curricu...! 0303
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachViolet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 21/03/2025If you'll be in Minneapolis for #ACRL2025, please join @juliesetele.bsky.social & me for a zine swap on the afternoon of Friday April 4th. 04011
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 01/04/2025LibParlor provided some perspective for this article on the cuts to IMLS and the importance of libraries: www.huffpost.com/entry/librar...huffpost.comLibrarians Are Mad As Hell At The Trump Administration. They Think You Should Be, Too."The public needs to wake up before our libraries are gone," one "livid" librarian said. 066
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 26/03/2025A little update from LibParlor on what we've been working on and what we're looking forward to — If you're attending #acrl2025 next week, be sure to stop by our poster session on Thursday, April 3 from 9:30-10:15am and you'll have a chance to win some swag!libparlor.comAn Update from the LibParlor TeamHello, readers! We hope you are taking care of yourselves and your communities as we navigate this year. We wanted to provide a few updates about LibParlor with you as we wrap up our IMLS grant and… 052
Chelsea Heinbach @cheinbach32.bsky.social · 21/03/2025So, how is everyone talking about government information in your classrooms at this moment? #infolit 100
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachKate Drabinski @kdrabinski.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I’m hanging out at the library and a guy just went up to the research desk and yelled, “DO YOU HAVE ANY BOOKS ABOUT WEREWOLVES,” and now the librarian is showing him some and I just love libraries! 61027
Reposted by Chelsea Heinbachnicolethelibrarian.bsky.social @nicolethelibrarian.bsky.social · 15/03/2025🚨NEW🚨Last night the President signed an order to gut IMLS. Call your members of Congress. Call your state and local officials. Tell them exactly what's at stake if the President's order stands: the future of America's libraries. It's time to Show Up #ForOurLibraries: bit.ly/ALA-LibraryStoryIMLSbit.lyShow Up For Our Libraries - Tell Your StoryPlease share a story about how libraries have a positive impact in YOUR community. This might be a story about you or your family, or about other library users who have benefitted from the library&... 14532
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachEric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 15/03/2025One columnist, a professional pundit, is living in a paranoid delusion. The other, a sociologist, is living in America. 342126122090
Reposted by Chelsea Heinbachnimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 15/03/2025I know it’s scary (my colleagues & I are wrapping up an IMLS project right now) but remember that these are independent agencies with protections from the president. it’s all illegal & conceding in advance that we’re doomed is what they want. organize, advocate, and fundraise. 052
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachThe Librarian Parlor @libparlor.bsky.social · 07/03/2025We are thrilled to have a new place to connect with our community! The Librarian Parlor is a space for sharing expertise and asking questions about library research. We are also the home of LibParlor Online Learning, an open-source library & information sciences research course! libparlor.comlibparlor.comThe Librarian ParlorBuilding a community of researchers 032
Chelsea Heinbach @cheinbach32.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Looking forward to #acrl2025! @mishiebhat.bsky.social and I will be there sharing a poster about LibParlor Online Learning, an openly-available curriculum to support library and information science professionals in developing research skills. libparlor.com/lpol-curricu...libparlor.comLibParlor Online LearningLibParlor Online Learning (LPOL) is a free and openly-available curriculum to support library and information science professionals in developing research skills. The full LPOL curriculum contains … 0157
Reposted by Chelsea Heinbachnimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 05/03/2025unsurprising, but I was hoping there would be many more sessions about library labor & organizing than there are about AI at #acrl2025 2201
Chelsea Heinbach @cheinbach32.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Still time to apply for our open data librarian position! Tenure-track, good pay, great retirement. Let me know if you have any questions about UNLV, the library, or Vegas living! nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UNLV-E...nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com*REVISED* Data Librarian, UNLV University Libraries [R0141163]The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ... 020
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/02/2025How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day. 13581542503
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachDonna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 13/02/2025Download it, save it, pass it around 074
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachEmily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Did you know that Gov. Hochul's proposed budget includes a $10 million cut to library construction aid? At a time when we need libraries more than ever? If you're in New York State, take a moment to let your reps know NO CUTS TO LIBRARIES. oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edi...oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.netIncrease library funding in the FY 2026 Budget and stop proposed cuts!As a supporter of New York State’s libraries and library professionals, I am dismayed by Governor Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal for FY2026. Despite proposing a modest $748,000 increas... 320383
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachData Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 12/02/2025We are excited to let everyone know that we have a new website: www.datarescueproject.org/about-data-r... It includes the resources from the Google doc (that will stay live for a bit) and ways to stay in contact with us. Feel free to share! #LoveData25 #DataRescuedatarescueproject.orgAbout Data Rescue ProjectThe Data Rescue Project is a coordinated effort among a group of data organizations, including IASSIST, RDAP, and members of the Data Curation Network. Our goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for data... 17642
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachBradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 02/02/2025open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...open.substack.comCall it by its name: A coup.February 1, 2025 12586871472
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachEnvironmental Data & Governance Initiative @envirodgi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2 14586293
Reposted by Chelsea HeinbachChen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Art would not be important if life were not important, and life is important. —Baldwin 138099