#library interview

[hiringlibrarians]

"My organization is actually pushing to turn part-time non-benefited positions into full-time positions over the next five years, so we are heading in the right direction"

"Even if people stopped reading or needing libraries for books in general, libraries would remain an essential part of a well-functioning society. We may not have glitz, glamour, or lots of funding, but public libraries especially are the backbone of..."

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[somethingusefulfromflorida]

I have my library interview in half an hour. I made a slideshow presentation like they asked, but I just realized I don't know how I'm supposed to show it to them when the interview is over Zoom; they can't see my screen, they can only see through my webcam. I would need to prop up my phone in the frame so they can see each slide secondhand.

I am not super confident about this.

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

Neil Gaiman and Roz Kaveney at the British Library event Why We Need Fantasy 20.11.2023 :) ❤

Neil: I don't remember if it was you or John M. Ford, the late Mike Ford, who pointed out to me first that there is a thing that I do that I was not aware of doing. And it was.. and I remember this being pointed out to me at the time of the publication of American Gods. Or possibly even before it was published, when I sent it out a manuscript. Because it was pointed out to me that one way that you can tell that you're entering the third act of a Neil Gaiman story is there is always a kiss that sort of ends the second act. And it's never a sort of romantic kiss. It's always a kiss that is unexpected and a little bit wrong, but it symbolizes where we're going to go next.

Roz: Yeah, that was Mike, it's too smart for me.

Neil: That was Mike. And I remember arguing with him and then him pointing out that all the places I'd done it. And then I did it again in the Anansi Boys and didn't realize that I'd done it. And then I forget about this thing. And I saw somebody on Tumblr had found an interview with me from 2002 where I'm talking about this and the kiss, and they're like, 'Still doing it then'.

:)) Yep, Neil is still doing it :D <3 (this is the tumblr post)

You can watch the whole event here :).

[literatureaesthetic]

18th april '24 — london

this was such a special trip for me. my first time travelling entirely on my own, discovering and falling in love with a city. i've been to london a few times growing up, but i've never had the chance to really explore and live in it until now. forever an experience i'll cherish <3

[iwtv-az-hours]

he's so me

and hello Real Rashid

[chuck-the-goon]

Can I just give a shout out as an artist and say thank you to all the people that make edits, gifs, compilation videos, screenshots with enhanced colours/detail/saturation, and all the other art forms that are made with such loving attention, because you guys are the absolute best. Seriously.

[indelicateink]

(x)

@iamrebeccasblog HE DOES. or rather, he mentioned his reading list to the press lol, i got excited: Heroin Diaries, Nikki Sixx Mötley Crüe's The Dirt The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx Black Metal Rainbows The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties ETA correction: Set the Night on Fire by by Robbie Krieger -- hat tip to @la-femme-au-collier-vert Bonus, to watch or rewatch: Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Rocky Horror Picture Show

SUMMER READING LIST!

(in the past the writers used to be on twitter and mentioned books they were reading/references they were influenced by) ETA: @la-femme-au-collier-vert assembled this kickass list of s1 references last year

[theinfinitedivides]

it's so much fun to me to see how Jacob and Assad approach their respective character playlists bc you've got Jacob literally using the 'copy to new playlist' option from his private library (and ik bc that's the only way all of those songs from all those artists will be added at the exact same time. for cohesiveness) slapping an image on that bad boy and releasing it into the world meanwhile Assad's like hmmm. i add these songs. i come back and add new ones. ooooh look here's another. finally i will make this public no image just the autogenerated cover made from the album art of the first four unique tracks you are actively seeing the process. let the 'date added' label seduce you this is what makes you fascinating

[lestatdelioncourte]

Call for participants for interviews about tagging on Archive of Our Own

Hiya, I am looking to speak to fanfiction authors who publish and tag fanfiction on Archive of Our Own for a short online interview about the tagging system. This is to aid research for my dissertation for an MA in Library and Information Studies at University College London looking at the knowledge organisation of Archive of Our Own through the tags and tag wranglers.

If you are interested, you need to be:

Over the age of 18

Have published and tagged fanfiction of Archive of Our Own in the last 3 years (in any fandom)

Have some familiarity with the tagging system, including the role of tag wranglers (don't worry if you don't know much, i just want people who are interested in the tagging system really!)

If this is you, and you would be interested in taking part, please fill out this form or send me a DM/email (uczcmdh@ucl.ac.uk) and I would be happy to chat about the study and give you more information.

[hiringlibrarians]

"I had to be willing to move anywhere in the United States. That's simply not possible now with a family."

"There's too much expected for too little pay. There also seems to be an expectation (in my area) of having Ivy League level education, 2+ graduate degrees, and lots of publications for entry->mid-level jobs." #LIS #GLAM #Libraries #LibraryJobs

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[guitarnacle]

jeffrey combs did a series of readings of all of lovecraft's reanimator books and theyre pretty good if anyone is interested

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

Neil Gaiman and Roz Kaveney at the British Library event Why We Need Fantasy 20.11.2023 :) ❤

Neil: Good omens Season One was, for me, an exercise in adaptation. I'd taken something, and I wanted to turn it into something else. Good Omens Season Two, on the other hand, was just an absolute joy, because now I knew I have Jon Hamm, and I can get him to do this stuff, and he's going to be walking naked through Soho at the beginning, and everybody is going to think they're going to hate him, and instead, he's going to be this marvelous, goofy figure that they will all love but kind of hate themselves for loving, but not know if he's a bad guy, but they'll love him anyway. And over here, I will have my Crowley, and I know that I can get David Tennant to do anything now, there is nothing that he will not go for. And so I can ask him to do things that are even more ridiculous. And then over here, I've got Michael Sheen, and everybody in the whole world just wants to..., you know, it is now forgotten by humanity that once upon a time, Michael Sheen was thought of as that actor who plays the really creepy people.

Roz: Yeah. I saw him in Kingdom of Heaven the other night and thought, oh, that was Michael Sheen.

Neil: That was Michael Sheen.

Roz: The evil priest that gets killed.

Neil: He used to play... I mean, he used to play creepy people, and everybody knew that if you want a good, slimy serial killer person, you go for Michael Sheen. Currently - I got a phone call from him the other day - a little Marco Polo video message from him with the strangest haircut I've seen, and I get strange messed... you know, hair, but this one, and he's playing Prince Andrew, so he's absolutely capable of still bringing in the creep. But, you know, Michael having just become this cuddly, cinnamon roll creature of pure love and joy and knowing that everybody was just going to want to cuddle him for six episodes until I let him break their hearts. I'm sorry. Perhaps he will-

Audience member: No, you're not.

Neil: Not even the tiniest bit. There is no sorrow in that.

Roz: I was in hospital when I saw Good Omens Two and the moment I finished watching it, I texted you and said, 'You magnificent bastard.'

Watch the whole event here :).

[thesideburnsalon]

Nice video game Hazelight Studios can i add gay angst to it

[conservethis]

Today’s INCREDIBLE find in the ephemera collection is this 1963 pamphlet published by the State of Arizona’s office of employment

Poor Yul Brynner wouldn’t be able to get a job in AZ it seems…nor a pair of beatniks

[chipmunkweirdo]

I have a job interview tomorrow at my local library!

Trying hard not to let the anxiety go overboard with worst case scenarios.

I’m going to just give it my best shot and hope that they pick me! (Or that nobody else applied.)

This is my DREAM position! I really really REALLY hope I get it!