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Libraries, zines, liberation. She/her. https://violetbfox.info/

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PANEL 1: GODZILLA, against a red background, opens his mouth in a roar, holding his hands up.
TEXT: Check out all the fearsome monsters of the Godzilla-verse! #1: Godzilla!
In a neon green stamp: RAD

PANEL 2: A metal, robot version of Godzilla, against a blue background, opens his mouth in a roar, holding his robot hands up.
Text: #2: Mecha-Godzilla!
In a neon red stamp: SO COOL

PANEL 3: A three-headed dragon against a yellow background.
Text: #3: King Ghidorah!
In a bright blue stamp: TUFF

PANEL 4: A beautiful orange and red fuzzy moth floats against a lavender background.
TEXT: And a GIANT MOTH for god knows what reason
MOTHRA: hey fam

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Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

PANEL 1: GODZILLA, against a red background, opens his mouth in a roar, holding his hands up. TEXT: Check out all the fearsome monsters of the Godzilla-verse! #1: Godzilla! In a neon green stamp: RAD PANEL 2: A metal, robot version of Godzilla, against a blue background, opens his mouth in a roar, holding his robot hands up. Text: #2: Mecha-Godzilla! In a neon red stamp: SO COOL PANEL 3: A three-headed dragon against a yellow background. Text: #3: King Ghidorah! In a bright blue stamp: TUFF PANEL 4: A beautiful orange and red fuzzy moth floats against a lavender background. TEXT: And a GIANT MOTH for god knows what reason MOTHRA: hey fam β€”β€”β€” Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

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COMIC: Godzilla-verse!

11.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Howdy y'all.

We need to barnraise some fucking money. Like. A lot.

One family needs $4200 and another needs $1800 from the same shitty horrible landlord.

They need it ASAP. They're being threatened with eviction and immigration enforcement. There are kids in both homes.

V: reedeliot

11.03.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 13
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Send us your zines! - #ZINEPAVILION

Your zines will be seen & enjoyed by thousands of library workers at American Library Association’s 150th Annual Conference and will become an important part of the Zine Pavilion.

Zines will be raffled off to help build new zine collections &

11.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
poster with an alien from the Alien movie series reading a comic. The text reads: 
Chicago Zine Fest 
Music Social 
with performances by
Rocco Desgres
Little Church
Kate Malate
Saturday March 14th at 7 pm
Inside Town Art Collective
1954 S Troy St, Chicago.

poster with an alien from the Alien movie series reading a comic. The text reads: Chicago Zine Fest Music Social with performances by Rocco Desgres Little Church Kate Malate Saturday March 14th at 7 pm Inside Town Art Collective 1954 S Troy St, Chicago.

CZF is hosting a music social!! Join us this Saturday March 14th at Inside Town Art Collective in Douglass Park for a night of community, groovy sounds, dancing, and light refreshments. The fun starts at 7 pm! #Chicago

10.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Librarians are there to provide access, not restrict it. If this story is true, it's evidence of professional malfeasance. It's not cute.

10.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What?

09.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Librarian at the Library of Congress just out here hiding books for decades. πŸ“š

09.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

β€œAn activist and former political prisoner…said the situation was β€˜apocalyptic’…[and] β€˜The situation is so frightening it’s hard to describe. Smoke has covered the entire city. I have severe shortness of breath and burning in my eyes and throat, and many others feel the same.’”

09.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
screenshot of a text message with a photo of a dog digging a hole and text reading "She found an entire piece of pizza in the park, and now she's burying it."

screenshot of a text message with a photo of a dog digging a hole and text reading "She found an entire piece of pizza in the park, and now she's burying it."

The dog equivalent of never using that notebook you bought because it's too nice. #CricketSnoppy

08.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cataloguers, do you have any recs about where I can get a sense of the landscape of the field? What % of original records come from what orgs, what the balance of copy v original cataloguing is done at different kinds of institutions, etc.?

NOT looking for info about MARC, RDA, or other standards

07.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
you asked for an image
draw a skeleton cowboy playing the accordion

"ai" responded with an angry skeleton in a pink cowboy hat holding a pastel green accordion

you asked for an image draw a skeleton cowboy playing the accordion "ai" responded with an angry skeleton in a pink cowboy hat holding a pastel green accordion

07.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I've never seen an episode but I'm looking at a picture of Cajun Fox and that's an extremely fun design!

07.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜™πŸ‘Œ

07.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of the website Your AI Slop Bores Me, where you write a prompt and a human responds after a few minutes. My prompt was "draw a fox with a hat" and there's a small sketch of a fox wearing a bowler hat.

screenshot of the website Your AI Slop Bores Me, where you write a prompt and a human responds after a few minutes. My prompt was "draw a fox with a hat" and there's a small sketch of a fox wearing a bowler hat.

Asked for a fox with a hat, got a fox with a hat. Extremely good. youraislopbores.me

07.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

this is so fun because i know an LLM wouldn’t give me a response this creative. like this took the funniest shortcut possible. come have fun at youraislopbores.me

07.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 1122 πŸ” 442 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 119

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 30327 πŸ” 7525 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 238
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Tribute Post for Fobazi Ettarh - ACRLog With immense sadness, the writers of ACRLog acknowledge the passing of Fobazi Ettarh, library worker and influential LIS scholar. If you are able to contribute, there is a GoFundMe established for Fob...

My colleagues at ACRLog wrote short tributes to the life and work of Fobazi Ettarh @fobettarh.bsky.social. I wrote about her work on disability, which I think deserves more recognition. acrlog.org/2026/03/04/t...

Thanks @ezerrenner.bsky.social for coordinating. #CripLib #VocationalAwe

05.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Powecom KN95 Face Mask - FDA Authorized | 10 per pack | Buy Online The Trusted Sourceβ„’ Shop the authentic Denim Blue Powecom KN95 Respirator Face Mask with ear loops. Each pack contains 10 masks made to the new GB2626-2019 standard for better breathability. Bona Fide...

Thanks! It's the denim blue Powecom. bonafidemasks.com/denim-blue-p... I alternate between their blue & purple.

05.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Violet wears a blue face mask and looks frazzled. She's on the escalator in terminal 1 at O'Hare airport, with a light display behind her.

Violet wears a blue face mask and looks frazzled. She's on the escalator in terminal 1 at O'Hare airport, with a light display behind her.

Hot Flash! At The Airport

05.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Judging Books by Their Covers: Bookbinding! | Bite Sized Book History
Judging Books by Their Covers: Bookbinding! | Bite Sized Book History YouTube video by Book Historia

Did you know books have been bound in leather not just from cows, but from reindeer, seal, and even shark?🦈 Learn more about historic bookbindings in my new episode of Bite Sized Book History! youtu.be/3aUdEy0Edf4?...

05.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight’s #SmallGoodThing: my anti-AI zine is finally available! I hope folks check it out!

04.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Powecom KN95 Color Masks | Bona Fide Masks The Trusted Sourceβ„’ Express your style while staying protected with our collection of Powecom KN95 color masks. Find authentic, multi-layer respirator masks in a variety of vibrant colors, all with th...

I really like Bona Fide masks. They often have coupon codes (right now: 15% off with code BFM15). bonafidemasks.com/powecom-kn95... No patterns but ~10 different colors.

04.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So glad to have more voices making the case in a readable and fun format. πŸ’œ

04.03.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's so beautiful! The octopus is gorgeous, too. Congratulations!! 🎊

04.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Comic & Zine Night Market. Eli Tea Bar (Chicago) March 7th from 7pm-10pm. 

An illustration of a blond woman drinking tea and reading comics against a starry sky.

Comic & Zine Night Market. Eli Tea Bar (Chicago) March 7th from 7pm-10pm. An illustration of a blond woman drinking tea and reading comics against a starry sky.

I’m going to be selling zines at my favorite gay tea business in Chicago this Saturday! Come on by!

03.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Glad to hear it! Mid-week tickets are quite cheap, or when you're able to buy tickets more than a month out. Be aware that there's no wifi on this route (like most of their long distance routes). Let me know if you have any questions!

02.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Violet, a middle aged white lady with glasses and a blue face mask, sits next to a window on a train. Winter trees are visible through a dirty window.

Violet, a middle aged white lady with glasses and a blue face mask, sits next to a window on a train. Winter trees are visible through a dirty window.

Another ride on Amtrak, from Minnesota back to Chicago. Bought this trip with Amtrak points, which are a very good deal compared to airline miles. Grateful for this route. πŸš†

02.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds awesome!

02.03.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
square light orange graphic with black and neon text that says: β€œJoin Liberation Library’s Steering Committee. Liberation Library is looking for new Steering Committee members. Join us in building meaningful solidarity with young people who are incarcerated across Illinois.” In a bubble in black text it says: β€œApply by March 31st at bit.ly/JoinLibLib”. In small text at the bottom of the graphic in black text says: β€œTo learn more about Liberation Library visit liberationlib.org”. In the background are translucent bubbles and hearts and a stack of colorful books on the left side, the Lib Lib logo in black in a heart towards the bottom right.

square light orange graphic with black and neon text that says: β€œJoin Liberation Library’s Steering Committee. Liberation Library is looking for new Steering Committee members. Join us in building meaningful solidarity with young people who are incarcerated across Illinois.” In a bubble in black text it says: β€œApply by March 31st at bit.ly/JoinLibLib”. In small text at the bottom of the graphic in black text says: β€œTo learn more about Liberation Library visit liberationlib.org”. In the background are translucent bubbles and hearts and a stack of colorful books on the left side, the Lib Lib logo in black in a heart towards the bottom right.

For Chicago folks: Liberation Library is looking to recruit additional members to its Steering Committee (SC). Apply by March 31st. It's a great group. bit.ly/JoinLibLib

01.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
flyer with text reading "Save the date, Chicago Zine Fest, 10-10-2026. Back in the Winter Garden! More zinesters! More programming! New organizers orientation Wednesday March 18."

flyer with text reading "Save the date, Chicago Zine Fest, 10-10-2026. Back in the Winter Garden! More zinesters! More programming! New organizers orientation Wednesday March 18."

CZF will be back on Saturday October 10th!! We're thrilled to be returning to the Winter Garden in the Harold Washington Library Center, thanks to the generous partnership of @chipublib.bsky.social!

28.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1