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Emily Zerrenner

@ezerrenner.bsky.social
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Academic librarian, ACRLog blogger, MI➡MD transplant, 2021 Junior Fellow at the Library of Congress, Aquarius, crafter. Views are my own.

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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
in my last week at Salisbury University, the sads of an ending haven't hit yet because there is simply SO MUCH administrative work to moving
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
it was through sheer persistence and perhaps stupidity but i managed to preorder a special legend of zelda switch 2
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I can finally be officially official about it: I'm joining Wayne State University in October as their new Nursing Librarian. I am over the moon to be moving back to Michigan and closer to family, friends, and a city with an actual live music scene!
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Justin Fuhr @justinfuhr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
✍️🎓 We're looking for First Year Academic Librarian bloggers for 2026-27 over at acrlog.org! Click the link for more info and how to apply. acrlog.org/2026/08/18/s... @ala-acrl.bsky.social
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Seeking First Year Academic Librarian Bloggers for 2026-27 - ACRLog
As we enter a new academic year, we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank our 2025-26 FYAL bloggers Lisa Shin, M. Roberts, and Eleanor Ball for their terrific po...
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I am really bad at remembering to post stuff I’m doing. But this webinar is today at 2pm ET! Natasha, Sara and I are bringing our presentation from MLA/DLA to ASERL as a webinar. www.aserl.org/event/dont-b...
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Don’t Buy (Into) It! How to spot AI-Generated Slop - Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
Summary Finding that you are buying a lot of AI-generated slop for your library’s collections? Want to make sure your budget is being spent wisely? This program, brought to you by folks from the acqui...
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Truly just biding my time right now.
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David William with a 'This IS my costume' pin @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Library vendor email about changing from opt-in to opt-out for generative AI tools embedded in their product: "moving to an opt-out model will make the features more accessible while preserving institutional choice." No, it's because not enough people are using it and you want return on investment.
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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A friend moved to a new state for a job and was laid off after just three months. He's had a hard time of things for the last few years—please help me raise funds to help him through an extremely bad time. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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Donate to Support for a Trans Librarian, organized by Violet Fox
Hello! My name is Violet Fox and I'm raising money for a friend, a trans librarian who rece… Violet Fox needs your support for Support for a Trans Librarian
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
question for faculty librarians: if you are attending and/or presenting at a conference on the weekend, does that count as working?
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
the stress dreams i've been having are crazy, dude
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Matthew Fox @mattfoxwriter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If we just spent the crazy money people are spending on AI on the education system instead nobody would ever need AI.
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
companies are sourcing millions of printed books for AI labs that scan them for training data, then destroy them. printed books are more valuable because they're free of AI slop, and AI labs know destroying them is an "optics problem." www.404media.co/ai-companies...
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AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
at the beach, in every life by gigi perez is one of the best songs ever made and i will not be taking feedback on that
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The very same people who criminalized Aaron Schwartz to his death now want to justify their own theft so they can sell to university libraries proprietary AI slop. And I'm supposed to be happy, excited, or at least 'okay' with this? I'm supposed to accept this is the inevitable march of 'progress?'
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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Vendor email: The impact of xx is undeniable You have no idea what I can deny
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/07/2026
NEW: Cops around the country have used Flock cameras at least hundreds of times to search for specific people, not cars, using searches such as “person on skateboard,” and “person wearing orange vest and construction hat,” according to data reviewed by 404 Media.
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How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race, according to data reviewed by 404 Me...
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Attending virtual Display Day for the @librarycongress.bsky.social Junior Fellows is always a wonderful time :)
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 13/07/2026
ICE fatally shot dad in front of his 3-year-old daughter still in her pajamas, witness reveals
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ICE fatally shoots 26-year-old man in deadly traffic incident in Maine
Bullet holes seen in car windshield in second deadly shooting involving federal immigration agents within one week
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Even though I am trying SO HARD to be chill right now, my locked up lower back muscles say otherwise. Being in limbo about your whole life sucks
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MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Wholly unpopular opinions of mine in no particular order: the reference desk is valuable and should be kept, it is a bridge towards more connections, fosters good will, and can be a catalyst for collaboration
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 10/07/2026
Imagine things being so bad that your best solution is to cut yourself off from Google Search traffic. I don't think that people realise just how much of a bad actor Google has been, for year. No other company has damaged the web nearly as much. 🧵 www.adweek.com/media/publis...
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Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search
The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Two life experiences unlocked yesterday: running to make my connection and getting called by name over the airport PA system (I assume the last one because I was still on my initial flight LOL)
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
my 7 year old niece just showed me her cardigan on camera and said “I’m wearing one like you always do Emmy!” 💀 #librarianthings
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"The most popular class Cyrus has taught is called Avoiding AI, which explains what Generative AI is, some of the concerns around it, and how to disable it and find alternatives." These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech: www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
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These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech
Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
i find it hilarious that one of my spotify "daily mixes" is effectively canadian artists (marianas trench, avril lavigne, carly rae jepsen, scott helman)
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
reading over the transcript I said “mhmmm” excessively lol but also occasionally smart things. my co-podcasters were firing on all cylinders though
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
mother how dare you leave me for a library conference
Emily’s dog, Adora, looking at the camera.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trans rights are human rights.
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🍯🍎 Septimus 🍎🍯 @septimusreviews.com · 29/06/2026
"If all it took was 10 years to dismantle American democracy, then what the fuck was it in the first place?" - Billy Porter at #ALAaC26
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
what a great weekend!!! kay and sarah are the best!!!!
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Also absolutely thrilled to have gotten a signed copy of the annotated version of Genderqueer and the Roll for Sandwich cookbook #alaac26
Title page of Maia Kobabe’s Genderqueer: The annotated edition. It reads to Emily: Maia, 2026 ALA. Title page of the Roll for Sandwich cookbook: for gaming enthusiasts and adventurous eaters. It reads: Emily, thanks so much for watching Roll for Sandwich and may you always be free of Writers Block. Jacob Pauwels
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I’m completely wiped from #alaac26 but so very glad to have met some truly outstanding folks IRL and seen old friends 💞 I’ll still be at the conference tomorrow!
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I’m chilling in the main stage hall which is completely empty rn if people want to pop in #alaac26
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
heyyy I was there
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Any of my mutuals going to ALA Annual and want to meet up?
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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Going to ALA annual next week? Want to vent about all the AI we're gonna see? Drop by our show on Saturday! Small cover goes to support IL Coalition on Immigrant & Refugee Rights.
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Fields of Mistria ✨ Out now in 1.0 @fieldsofmistria.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Fields of Mistria launches into 1.0 on August 5, 2026! ✨ The full release includes: 💍 Marriage 🍼 Children 🌻 New Saturday Market NPCs ✨ And more! More reveals are on the way, so stay tuned! 🌱
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It is so validating that the navigation updates that EBS/CO is rolling out are majority rollbacks from the new user interface that I pointed out in my ACRLog post about how bad that interface was lol
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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Having to become a "you need to read books" guy. Podcasts and summaries and youtube videos are not enough to become a critical thinking person. You have to engage with long form scholarship that you struggle with.
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kay slater @kslater.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
LIBRARYPUNK LIVE: Critical AI Takes Too Hot for the Mainstage! @librarypunk.bsky.social @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social 6/27 @ 6:30pm Sarah Appedu @kslater.bsky.social @ezerrenner.bsky.social ticket proceeds ➡️ IL Coalition on Immigrant & Refugee Rights RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/librarypun...
pink flyer — black text reads LIBRARYPUNK LIVE: critical ai takes too hot for the main stage! featuring Sarah Appedu, Kay Slater, Emily Zerrenner with librarypunk logo, library freedom project logo, microphone icons and hands in heart shape icon
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"The Library as a Business: Proving Value, Securing Funding, Driving Impact" cue my biggest eyeroll ever.
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 artists you’ve seen live Twenty One Pilots (10x...) Fall Out Boy Panic! at the Disco Bastille Marianas Trench Chappell Roan Kesha MARINA boygenius Hozier
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Washing pillows is such an Endeavor
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The attempts to make AI culturally cool have failed in a way I’m not sure I’ve ever seen with any other form of technology
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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In a nutshell:
screenshot shows Google then and Google now. Then, search results: "The thing you want". Now, "AI nonsense, 4 sponsored results, a People Also Ask box, A view products with 4 pics box etc..."
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Yeehaw I am 0/2 on Library Trends article proposals lol
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
4 years ago today I graduated with my MLIS, and today, I completed the promotion process to become a Librarian II. Feeling very nostalgic and grateful all at once.
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Today on things found in donated books to the library:
A 1967 playboy brochure that reads: This Christmas it’s champagne on the house
Playboy pops the cork on a sparkling three part holiday gift
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Emily Zerrenner @ezerrenner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Allendale, MI
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