iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 18/09/2026

Good FT piece about men using GLP-1s and I *love* this quote in particular www.ft.com/content/65f4...

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Right?! There are many solutions to the myriad problems of the education system in America, but "invest in and support school librarians and libraries" is the biggest.

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The amounts of money and time wasted on services, programs, and technologies that do nothing to help students learn and that steal resources & time from Ts is astounding. And the easy, cheap answer - school libraries - is completely underappreciated. We have the data! SLs improve EVERYTHING.

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Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

Librarians, assemble! ✊ We're running a short, anonymous survey (10-15 mins) exploring how libraries actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access, or not. Where does the money come from? What evidence carries the most weight? And what happens when the answer is no? Thank you!

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What made you say yes? OBC open access library support survey

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Picked up my pre-ordered copy this week 🥳 Question is can I keep my mits off it this weekend to read it on my holibobs?

Photo of 'Out Now; a queer journey through modern television' by Scott Bryan

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Deeply saddened by the passing of Dolly Parton. Through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, she gave millions of children access to books and love of reading. CILIP Honorary Fellow in 2024, Dolly leaves an enduring legacy in children’s literacy and reading. @cilip.bsky.social

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"X frees up library staff time for other (more innovative/meaningful/valuable) work" claims are misguided for a ton of reasons, but one on my mind this morning is the idea that you can substitute in librarians as if we've all got identical expertise - and that we should WANT that kind of staff. 📚

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m going to be speaking about my forthcoming book Out Now at Scene festival in Manchester this Sunday. Tickets are free and are available here www.scenefestival.com/2026-screeni...

Out Now - Talking Queer TV from 90s to Now with Scott Bryan advert

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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Extremely excited to announce that I have been cast in the new Harry Potter film! I will be playing the role of millennial-nostalgia-as-a-cynical-cash-grab-winning-over-any-sense-of-integrity. Let's goooooo Huffledins! Wooo all aboard the Pigbloat express! Windows94 Levistraussa!

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Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র @bmitra.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Evri: Knock Knock. Me: Who's there? Evri: 🏃...........💨 📦 Me: ........who's there...? ...

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Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র @bmitra.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

IR should reconnect with its roots in library and information sciences that engages w/ liberatory concerns. Libraries have been at the forefront of antifascist and decolonial resistance throughout history across the globe. (Shout out to @patchedelbows.bsky.social for inviting me to #CALC26!) 48/

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Fiona @fmwatki.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Was just having this conversation with colleagues - surely if we're meant to be a membership organisation and you need photos - involve the membership (or at least photos from conferences that the organiation has put on etc). It is really not that difficult!

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Edith S @wiilassie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Mashed Libraries 2008, me trying to sign up to the venue WiFi so still relevant today 😅 (credit @huddersfield.exposed) #CILIPGetReal flic.kr/p/5EJsbF)

Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'll tell you what's especially sad; there's lots of great *real* photos of library-land out there that could have been crowd-sourced and used instead. May I respectfully submit LILAC2016 me doing my past faux-coy and camp "oh hello there" to the photographer. Source: www.flickr.com/photos/lilac...

Photo from LILAC2016 showing Darren looking back and smiling at the camera. Nigel Morgan and Sam Aston in the foreground.

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Michelle B @michelleab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I guess I should also share that @patchedelbows.bsky.social has been hard at work too, meaning you can watch Maria Planansky and Kevin Adams' talk on procurement and the prison industrial complex, also from #CALC26 🎉 youtu.be/oKVM_0_jlOE?...

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Maria Planansky & Kevin Adams - Procurement and the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC)

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Nicole Pagowsky, Ph.D. @nope4evr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A thoughtful post on the value of the MLIS in response to an IHE article by a library administrator proposing alternative credentialing for library roles acrlog.org/2026/06/25/t...

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The MLS Is Not the Problem: A Response - ACRLog

Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Ben Rawlins, Associate Dean for Outreach, Engagement and Collections at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Bryn Geffert's recent Inside Higher Ed es...

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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Tonight I’m doing an event for Croydon Pride! www.johngrindrod.co.uk/events/croyd...

Copy of Tales of the Suburbs in front of two suburban semis

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

18 years together and we finally went ahead and did it! 💕🤵🤵🌈 Absolute joy to share an amazing weekend with my family and friends. Just about down from the clouds to get back to regular life ☁️

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

'We seek a humanities- or social‑science‑led researcher whose work examines how people experience, interpret, and are shaped by social and cultural aspects of the digital.' Ignore the ranking patter but do read the advert. Could this be you? 1/2 #Skystorians

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

That email coming at the very end of the day was a bit much. I continue to wonder what unifies university administrators that leads to this kind of decision making. It’s gotta be a class thing, right? They like AI because it mimics the output of the PMC?

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Really pleased to share our next #CALC26 recording. This is our first keynote from Rodney E. Freeman Jr. discussing his journey of discovery in the history of Black Librarianship in the USA and his new film 'Are You a Librarian?' #CritLib #LibrarySky #Skybrarians 📚 youtu.be/7PBLdGVPW9U

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Keynote1: Rodney E Freeman Jr ; May Day!

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FairLibraryJobs @fairlibraryjobs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Reminder: we have a newsletter! Very occasional posts, but if you'd like to here about manifesto changes etc. sign up here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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FLJ Contact List

This list is to submit your name to the Fair Library Jobs contain list. We will use the contact list to update subscribers on news, website updates and new blog posts. The list of email addresses wi...

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NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Our new survey for neurodivergent library staff is out now! If you have a mo, we would really appreciate the feedback 😀 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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NLISN Evaluation June 2026

NLISN.org is completing our annual plan for 26/27, and we would like to know your thoughts. If you are neurodivergent and work in the library and information sector, then we would appreciate it if you...

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Next #CALC26 recording is out, this one is Julia Dielmann presenting her MA dissertation research 🌈'The Rainbow Point of View: LGBTQ+ identity, outness and their impact on the professional practice of German librarians' 🌈 #CritLib #Skybrarians #LibrarySky youtu.be/EEdotbJwxp0

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Julia Dielmann - The 'rainbow point of view'

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Along with these beautiful visuals, really pleased to share the now-captioned recording of @bmitra.bsky.social's keynote talk 'Information Access of the Oppressed' from #CALC26. youtu.be/lW8LNlYcdpQ #LibrarySky #Skybrarians #CritLib 📚

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Keynote: Bhaskar Mitra; Information Access of the Oppressed

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Here's a 30 min speed run through some of the many issues w/ AI in Education. #AiIsTheProblem #AiIsCrap #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat #SchoolLibrary

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

First of our #CALC26 recordings is out! 🥳 In this session @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social makes a strong case for 'Why School Librarians Should be Luddites'. Really interesting and energetic session discussing tech, GenAI and school libraries 📚 #CritLib #LibrarySky #Skybrarians youtu.be/XB6MzhCupwU

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Steve Tetreault - Why school librarians should be Luddites.

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Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র @bmitra.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Such a wonderful visual summary of my recent keynote 🎤 at #CALC26 📚 conference. Huge thanks to Becky Ullah (Sketchnotes UK) for capturing this so brilliantly, and to @patchedelbows.bsky.social and @michelleab.bsky.social for inviting me to the conference. 🙏🏽 Slides: drive.google.com/file/d/17qM5...

Sketchnote of my keynote address at CALC 2026 conference.

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bri watson 🐝 @brimwats.com · 14/05/2026

very delighted that I can now announce the Homosaurus was successful in two seperate #SSHRC applications. First up is a $50,000 Connections Grant "A Community de communautés: supporting the Québécois Homosaurus" which supports the implementation of the #Homosaurus in QC-FR

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Brian Watson, Western University
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Anita Mazur, Polytechnique Montréal
Hortense Chopart, Université de Montréal
Mylène Larivière-Langlois, Université de Montréal
Nicolas Longtin-Martel, Archives Gaies du Quebec

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A Community de communautés: supporting the Québécois Homosaurus
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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Thanks very much, both for the kind words amd the invite to share with #CALC26 attendees! I hope a few folks will start thinking of themselves as Luddites, and encourage others to critically examine new Ed tech, esp the current AI push.

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MARC in a Cold Climate @marccold.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

feck off

Guardian article: "Single Women Are Buying More Houses. The Men They Are Dating Are Not Responding Well." The accompanying image kinda gives the game away in that it depicts a truly gigantic woman- still wearing heels for some reason-cuddling a house while looking balefully at a normal-sized man. The house is much too small for her but the right size for him, reinforcing the idea that she is taking something that is rightfully his.

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Fantastic keynote 👏 So glad you could join us

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Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র @bmitra.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I have been really enjoying the different conference sessions; it's been particularly exciting given IR's roots are in library and information sciences. #CALC26

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

My conference buddy! I don’t know if Kira is actually interested or not. #CALC26 #catsofbluesky

Kira, a black and white cat, curled up on a round grey cat bed. She is giving a slightly judgmental stare.

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Varina @varinajr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Ready for #CALC26 to start 💃

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It’s library conference time, which means time to spam BlueSky (apologies in advance). Excited for #CALC26!

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

CALC really set a new standard on how to start a conference. If your conference does not start with a live stream of Pandas or Puppies - what are you doing? #calc26

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Claire Warren @clairewarren.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

All excited and ready for #calc26!

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Monica Rettig @monicarettig.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

it sure is conference season! i'll be tuning into sessions from @calmconference.bsky.social , @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social , and #CALC26 Critical Approaches to Libraries this week 🫠 the 3rd one is new-to-me but looks like some excellent speakers and topics sites.google.com/view/calccon...

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CALC - CALC2026

CALC26 will place online from Tuesday 12th May - Thursday 14th May 2026. Our conference organisers are based in the UK so please note all programme times are in BST (GMT+1). You can view a provisional...

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Lucy Woolhouse (she/her) @lucywoolhouse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Ready for #CALC26 📚

Brunette white woman with curly hair and glasses in a black t-shirt that says 'Books Bab'

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 11/05/2026

Truly the Alien vs Predator of copyright disputes.

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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Looking forward to attending as much of #CALC26 as I can over the next few days. Fabulous programme @patchedelbows.bsky.social and @michelleab.bsky.social 👏

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🎫 Have you got tickets for #CALC26 (a conference discussing critical practice in libraries) 📆 Join @jofitz.bsky.social online TOMORROW 🤝 Open Book Accessibility Model: libraries and small presses partnering for sustainable accessibility practices 🔗 buff.ly/cQY6drZ Photo by CURVD® on Unsplash

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