Midwinter 2020 Top 10 Tweets—Day 2

By Crystal Carrazco | January 26, 2020

Welcome back to another day of top 10 tweets!

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We started the day with the amazing Echo Brown.

What a way to start the morning, with a moving talk by Echo Brown. So glad I made time to listen. #alamw2020 #alamw20 Now may I live her message.

— Dr Michelle Hudiburg (@chellouise) January 25, 2020

Followed by some great sessions.

My first ALA conference is in the books! What a day. My favorite session was all about @GirlsWhoCode. It sounds like such a cool program where there’s an abundance of resources for club facilitators. Lots to keep in mind for the future! #alamw20

— Kaitlyn Ilinitch (@MissIreads) January 25, 2020

At the RDA forum!

*waving generally to catalogers at #alamw20 *

— zemkat (@zemkat) January 25, 2020

And then it was time for the I Love My Librarian awards!

I love my librarian award! #alamw20 pic.twitter.com/9fWZwXxdfs

— Mrs. T. Evans (@Expertlibrarian) January 25, 2020

Congratulations again to Tracie Walker-Reed, librarian at @HgspruceL for receiving an #ILoveMyLibrarian award at #ALAMW20! Tracie is one of ten librarians who were honored for providing outstanding service to their communities. Way to go Tracie! @DISD_Libraries #TxASL pic.twitter.com/9syAsIAKnL

— Richelle O'Neil (@richellelearns) January 25, 2020

And at the end of the day, it’s time to lug your books back to the hotel room and realize you may have grabbed one too many.

Every time I tell myself this will be the ALA that I restrain myself… I am not succeeding haha #alamw20 Wonderful day today spent mostly @wearealsc events! Proud to be a member of such a dynamic association! pic.twitter.com/dpjCVQp4uU

— Katie Lawrence (@lawrenka) January 26, 2020

Day 1 (for me) of #ALAMW20 is in the books (pun unintentional but I am keeping it). Met some great authors and collected a tall stack o' books to share with my peeps @bis_ad ! Many thanks to @ABRAMSbooks @MacmillanUSA @HarperCollins @Scholastic for today's talks and takeaways! pic.twitter.com/gjhBi9pAp3

— KAT – Expat Librarian (@LibraryKATinAD) January 26, 2020

Did I get too many books at #alamw20 today?

Yes.

Am I going back for more tomorrow and Monday?

Duh. pic.twitter.com/NTjgvX6GMf

— Jennifer Iacopelli (@jennifercarolyn) January 25, 2020

To our #alaleftbehind friends, we envy that you’re able to sleep in this weekend.

Orion does not have to attend #alamw20 and, so, is able to sleep in on this #Caturday pic.twitter.com/jCYmdkSu4i

— Scott Walter (@slwalter123) January 25, 2020

CRYSTAL CARRAZCO is membership communications specialist with ALA.

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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
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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.

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