Top Ten(ish) Tweets – Friday (Day 1)

Discover the opening day's best tweets from ALA Midwinter

January 31, 2015

Wooo, it’s day one of Midwinter! The twitterverse is bustling with happy arrivals, anticipation, humor, inspiration, and a whole lot of festive spirit.

"Amazing ideas are born when librarians get together." #alamw15 @alamw

— Writer Julie Valerie (@Julie_Valerie) January 30, 2015

Everyone's all 'blah blah superbowl' and I'm like, you do realize the superbowl of books happens this weekend, right?? #alamw15

— Erin Bowman (@erin_bowman) January 30, 2015

I'm really excited for #alamw15 this weekend! It'll be fun to see my Nerdy family again. Makes my heart feel all gooshy.

— Jen Vincent (@mentortexts) January 30, 2015

Woke up before my alarm. I'm so excited I'm giddy. Me. Giddy. Before 7AM! #alamw15

— Ally Watkins (@aswatki1) January 30, 2015

Exhibits opened!

#alamw15 Exhibitors beware! pic.twitter.com/qpweCRrcup

— Melina Easter (@MelinaEaster) January 30, 2015

I have stumbled into some perfect alternate reality where people give me free books. #alamw15 pic.twitter.com/W538YfChD2

— Martha C. O'Hara (@marthacohara) January 31, 2015

Inspiration from the ERT/Booklist Author Forum …

"Comics do something inside my head that no other medium can do." – @geneluenyang #alamw15

— ©olby Sharp (@colbysharp) January 30, 2015

Cece Bell: reaching kids who aren't strong readers through visual literacy is an amazing wonderful thing. Yes! #alamw15

— Amy Duffy (@AmyKDuffy) January 30, 2015

"We have to be willing to tell stories we're uncomfortable telling." –@geneluenyang on taking the leap to writing diverse stories. #alamw15

— Angie Manfredi (@misskubelik) January 30, 2015

The #alaleftbehind were dealing with missing Midwinter in various ways …

someday, I will be able to go to @alamw. For now, I live by y'all's tweets. Tweet early, tweet often for those like me. pleeeeeeease.

— Linda (@LindaMitch2783) January 30, 2015

I’m so jealous of all the people in my feed heading to #alamw15 I’ve been practicing my contortionist act to fit in suitcases, but no luck

— Jen Malone (@jenmalonewrites) January 30, 2015

The great thing about missing #alamw15 is that I get to sleep in my own bed surrounded by my cats. I win.

— Regina Phalange (@whtabtpineapple) January 31, 2015

Some fluffy friends were also #alaleftbehind!

These girls are #alaleftbehind as I head to #alamw15 this weekend. Hope they don't cause too much chaos… pic.twitter.com/zg3dW8DznQ

— Alison Jane (@AlisonJane0306) January 30, 2015

I'm not quite sure the puppy wants me to go to #alamw15 pic.twitter.com/p7Yt7tGEPH

— Michelle Jarrett (@wascooper) January 30, 2015

Bonus tweet!

very doge b on pin needles discussing ala yma #alamw15 much dissension disagreeings abt who deserves win pic.twitter.com/xkSKGJJKQr

— Doge B. Rarian, MLIS (@Dogebrarian) January 30, 2015

Remember to use #alamw15 for all your Midwinter tweets!

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Latest Library Links

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Joe Árvai writes: “As artificial intelligence (AI) creeps further into people’s daily lives, so do worries about it. At the most alarmist are concerns about AI going rogue and terminating its human masters. But my own research as a psychologist who studies how people make decisions leads me to believe that all these risks are overshadowed by an even more corrupting, though largely invisible, threat. That is, AI is mere keystrokes away from making people even less disciplined and skilled when it comes to thoughtful decisions.”

The Conversation, Apr. 12
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Tess Prendergast writes: “As someone who teaches contemporary children’s literature, I have been following the surge of picture books about climate and environment topics for several years. While there has been some great scholarly research about such books, I have devised a simple framework for grouping these kinds of books. This four-tiered categorization may help you decided what to read, suggest, or display in various scenarios and for different audiences.”

ALSC Blog, Apr. 11
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Max Eddy writes: “It’s a nightmare scenario: You’ve protected all of your online accounts with two-factor authentication (2FA), but then your phone is broken, lost, or stolen, and you’re locked out of everything. Past You’s effort to protect Future You has made Present You’s life a living hell. 2FA is supposed to keep attackers and scammers out of your online accounts, but what if something happens to your second factor? With a little planning, you can reduce that risk and still keep your accounts safe.”

New York Times Wirecutter, Apr. 12
2d

Nik Altenberg writes: “About 100 librarians and their supporters rallied outside San Francisco Public Library’s Main Library on April 9 to demand the city hire security guards for every branch. Workers decried a lack of security at most of the city’s branches and said they are often forced to de-escalate volatile situations and step into the role of providing security themselves. The rally is the latest in a series of union actions [from 10 unions representing more than 25,000 city workers across city departments] seeking to draw attention to what they say is a pervasive understaffing crisis.”

KQED-TV (San Francisco), Apr. 9
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“Two years after Brooklyn Public Libraries’ (BPL) launch of Books Unbanned, an initiative to protect the freedom to read for young people, In Their Own Words: Youth Voices on Books Unbanned gives new insight into the impact of censorship on teen and young adults across the US and how restrictions and other barriers to access build upon and reinforce each other. The new report, published April 11 by BPL and Seattle Public Library, analyzes 855 stories shared by young people who signed up for a free Books Unbanned ecard from April 2022 through December 2023.”

Seattle Public Library, Apr. 11
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Samantha Guss, Sojourna Cunningham, and Jennifer Stout write: “Recruitment and retention are both critical to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in academic libraries, and failing to improve retention has and will continue to derail these initiatives. Research that addresses retention tends to focus on proposed strategies, such as stay interviews (structured interviews aimed at strengthening employee and employer relationships) and mentorship programs. But there is no agreed-upon definition of retention that would allow us to assess these strategies. We should recognize that involuntary staying can be just as negative an outcome for the individual and the organization as leaving, setting the stage for legacy toxicity.”

In The Library With The Lead Pipe, Apr. 10
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Jackie Edwards writes: “As spring rolls around, seasonal allergies can flare up among library workers, resulting in symptoms like sneezing; runny or stuffy nose; itchy eyes, ears, and nose; coughing; and asthma. Not only are these symptoms detrimental to well-being and productivity, but they can also mean you’re less able to provide excellent customer service to library users. Fortunately, by purifying the air, preventing mold, and keeping your work area clean, you can improve indoor air quality and combat allergies in your library.”

Library Worklife, Apr.