Top 10(ish) Tweets—Friday Edition

By Crystal Carrazco | January 21, 2017

Day one of #alamw17 finally begins, and it’s time to grab your badge, catch up with friends, and see what Midwinter has to offer, from an amazing Opening General Session to tons of ARCs.

W. Kamau Bell’s Opening General Session had us all tearing up and laughing by the end.

"Like the prophet @Lin_Manuel said, I was not gonna waste my shot." Solid #Hamilton reference from @wkamaubell #alamw17

— Librarian_Bree (@Librarian_Bree) January 20, 2017

"I see you, I honor you, and I'm here for you." #alamw17 pic.twitter.com/YUHBH14a1P

— Sarah Anne Brewer (@librarahanne) January 20, 2017

Wow! What a moment with @wkamaubell #alamw17 #courage pic.twitter.com/gNiBurACF3

— Kristi McCown Betts (@txlibrarylady) January 20, 2017

Feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to read! @wkamaubell #alamw17 pic.twitter.com/pdOTKd9RPE

— Amanda Kozaka (@BoomshakaKozaka) January 20, 2017

You begin grabbing and purchasing swag before the exhibits even open.

#alamw17 ribbons are so great & making me absurdly happy on this strange day. pic.twitter.com/4fFX6iGRT2

— M E G H A N (@meghancnyc) January 20, 2017

Omg the 16 year old in me is FREAKING OUT! I haven't seen surge in like 20 years #cocacola #alamw17 pic.twitter.com/bHrSQqINN4

— Annie (@amaze10) January 21, 2017

But then the exhibits open…

A whole card catalog of librarians. I have decided card catalog is my preferred term for a group of librarians. #alamw17 pic.twitter.com/JqKzXSbzwq

— Inky (@InkyLibrarian) January 20, 2017

And you slowly lose control…

Guess who blew their whole food budget on more fun library t-shirts? I REGRET NOTHING. #alamw17

— Shanna Hollich (@srhlib) January 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/lunabrd/status/822605165865893888

But then you remember you thought ahead and are ready to do it all over again tomorrow.

Why you bring a spare suitcase #alamw17 pic.twitter.com/gsg9p0CarN

— Suzanne Costner (@costner_suzanne) January 21, 2017

P.S. #alaleftbehind, thanks for holding down the fort.

Am I only Librarian not at ALA? Feeling left out, but holding down the proverbial fort. #alaLeftbehind #reference #readersadvisory

— Marika Zemke (@thuglibrarian) January 20, 2017

CRYSTAL CARRAZCO is membership/marketing assistant at the American Library Association.

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Sheila Craft-Morgan writes: “Citations are a key measure of the impact of a researcher’s work. However, research in a variety of disciplines has found that women are less likely to be cited than men; citations contain geographic bias; and the Matthew effect—in which those who begin with advantage continue to gain advantage—leads to more citations for prominent scholars in a specific discipline. These findings contribute to the notion that scholarly knowledge comes from a homogenous group of researchers, thereby overlooking the contributions of other groups.”

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Mel Baldwin writes: “Regardless of why someone comes into a library, every patron should be free to interact with staff, browse materials, and use the internet without fear of harassment or worse. That freedom depends on libraries upholding patron privacy. With nearly 400 active anti-trans bills pending in state legislatures as of April 2024, it is a dangerous time in the US to be gender nonconforming, someone whose gender expression does not align with the traditional male or female binary. And for trans people of color, studies show the risk of discrimination and violence is higher.”

American Libraries column, June
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Greg Landgraf writes: “On a school morning last September, small groups of 5th-graders crowded around tools connected to scientific research—a microscope, a robotic camera, and even a snake named Morgan Freeman—clipboards and pencils in hand. They were at the Melrose branch of Roanoke (Va.) Public Libraries (RPL), judging graduate students from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on their research. The event was RPL’s second Flip the Fair, introduced in 2022 to help graduate students develop skills to effectively communicate their research while engaging local elementary students with STEM topics and the library.”

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Aaryn Bierly writes: “Disability Pride Month is traditionally celebrated in July to celebrate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The ADA regulates laws regarding service animals, requires employers to accommodate their employees’ physical and medical needs, stipulates the number and placement of accessible parking spaces and restrooms, and more. One in five Americans has some type of disability that makes working more difficult, and the ADA has made working conditions easier for a significant number of Americans. We’ve got several great lists of books for kids and teens of different ages featuring characters with a range of disabilities.”

Herrick District Library (Holland, Mich.), July 1
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“Many people already turn to libraries as sources of trusted information ahead of elections, and organizations like ALA and the League of Women Voters are hoping to expand those numbers. We’ve curated a selection of resources, tools, and ideas to help inform your library’s approach to this important work.”

WebJunction, July 3
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“A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books that deal with subjects including sex, gender identity, and racism on public library shelves. Llano County officials had initially removed 17 books from its shelves amid complaints about the subject matter. The June 6 order was vacated July 3 after a majority of the 17-member court granted Llano County officials a new hearing before the full court. The order did not state reasons and the hearing hasn’t yet been scheduled.”

Associated Press, July 7
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Todd Spangler writes: “In the days after Paramount Global disabled mtvnews.com and mtv.com/news in June—removing a trove of hundreds of thousands of articles about music and pop culture from the internet—the not-for-profit Internet Archive assembled a searchable index of 460,575 web pages previously published at mtv.com/news. The Wayback Machine’s archive of MTV News is not the full complement of what was published over the span of more than two decades. But the new collection at least ensures, for the time being, that much of MTV News’ articles remain accessible in some form.”

Variety, July 2

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