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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times – Literary Hub
– The Keynote address at the American Librarian’s Association annual convention, June 28th, 2025 Sarah Weinman Sarah Weinman is the author of three nonfiction books: The Real Lolita, Scoundrel, and Without Consent (Ecco, November 2025). She is also the editor of several anthologies, most recently Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of…
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Librarian reminisces about old Central Library as it heads to market – Times of San Diego
Arts Librarian reminisces about old Central Library as it heads to market Share this: Overview: Old Central library As the city announced it was seeking buyers or lessees to redevelop the 1954 building into housing, she reminisced about what the space at 820 E St. meant to her and other staff during the 59 years…
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Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use – Ars Technica
“Power grab” Cops scuffle with Trump picks at Copyright Office after AI report stuns tech industry. Ashley Belanger – May 12, 2025 12:37 PM | A day after the US Copyright Office dropped a bombshell pre-publication report challenging artificial intelligence firms’ argument that all AI training should be considered fair use, the Trump administration fired…
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“Free People Read Freely.” Librarian Tracie D. Hall’s Full TIME100 Speech | Time
By TIME Staff, May 7, 2023 9:00 AM EDT “Tracie knows the power of words,” Amy Poehler said of American Library Association Executive Director and TIME100 Icon Tracie D. Hall, when she introduced Hall at the 2023 TIME100 Gala on April 26. “When I met her, and when I asked her what her favorite word…
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Is ChatGPT Closer to a Human Librarian Than It Is to Google?
A search engine researcher explains the promise and peril of letting ChatGPT and its cousins search the web for you. By Chirag Shah, Published March 19, 2023 The prominent model of information access and retrieval before search engines became the norm – librarians and subject or search experts providing relevant information – was interactive, personalized,…
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Librarian Jessamyn West on teaching computer skills in rural Vermont | Slate
“In my dream world, library school would partly be help desk school.” Podcast production by Cameron Drews, May 29, 20227:00 AM https://dcs.megaphone.fm/SLT7794022753.mp3 This week, host June Thomas talks to Jessamyn West, a librarian in rural Vermont who’s working to improve computer literacy and access to library services in her community. In the interview, Jessamyn explains…
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The Librarian Who Guarded the Manhattan Project’s Secrets – Atlas Obscura
While dodging accusations of communism, Charlotte Serber made the nuclear bomb possible. Source: The Librarian Who Guarded the Manhattan Project’s Secrets – Atlas Obscura
