Infophilia, A Positive Psychology of Information

Weekly essays about infophilia, our love of information and connection — and why cultivating that love matters now more than ever.

By Anita Sundaram Coleman

What I Heard in the City Council Chamber

Ranked Choice Voting...A Love Letter to Irvine

Jun 21•Anita Sundaram Coleman

Imagination, Innovation, and Integrity

A Love Letter to Irvine About Its Public Libraries

Jun 20•Anita Sundaram Coleman

A Gallon of Oil

An Information Story

Jun 13•Anita Sundaram Coleman

The Self-Censorship They Didn't Want to Hear About

Jan 3•Anita Sundaram Coleman

Fortress Libraries or Captured Ecosystems?

Jan 31•Anita Sundaram Coleman

Library Advocacy at ALA NLLD 2026

Feb 28•Anita Sundaram Coleman

The Game of Stacks

Mar 14•Anita Sundaram Coleman

WordGate, BrowserGate, and the Name That Says It All

Apr 7•Anita Sundaram Coleman

The New East India Company

Feb 8, 2025•Anita Sundaram Coleman

Artificial Intelligence

How an AI Response Is Generated

An Information Story

May 30•Anita Sundaram Coleman

Two Men in Their Prime Who Wouldn't Hold Hands

Searching for women in Project Glasswing and Claude Mythos - fists, frameworks, and the community directory that found what the algorithm missed.

Apr 25•Anita Sundaram Coleman

Well-Read and Well-Fed

Nowruz, Edible Book Festivals, and Libraries Welcoming Every Kind of Mind

Apr 4•Anita Sundaram Coleman

Recent posts

The Information He Seeks Is Always Cheese

A Birthday Tribute to the Man Who Will Take Any Train to the Right Pizza

Jun 6•Anita Sundaram Coleman

ALA at 150, A Vote and A Vision

ALA employees vote 77-4 to unionize as it turns 150. A look at what it means and what libraries, credentials, and freedom of intelligence have always been.

Jun 1•Anita Sundaram Coleman