Picture books that help littles learn math? You betcha. Here are some of my favorites. www.marykuehner.com/post/math-it...

When I adopted my second cat, I changed her name from the one the shelter gave her to Beatrice. But sometimes I wish I had kept the original. Because imagine coming home to this sweet face and saying “oh, hi, Kevin.”

I adore my library families. Honestly, they are the biggest reason why I’m not completely burned out at my job. I want the world for them.

Everyone has collective amnesia about no child left behind. There is no phonics, only test prep.

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.

ALA is now accepting applications for the 2026 Jason Reynolds Travel Grant. The grant will cover the expenses of five (5) Black/African American youth or teen services librarians or school librarians/media specialists who work in either public or school libraries. www.ala.org/news/2025/09...

I need to get reading!

A great time to promote this incredible shirt! mtpfriends.bigcartel.com/product/what...

Go, New Mexico!

Monday: hot. Tuesday: hot. Wednesday: hot. Thursday: you can have a little autumn, as a treat. Unpack your cardigan! Friday: HAHAHAHA hot.

The simple joys. Like when you budget 40 minutes for a blood draw because historically they have a terrible time finding your veins but you get an amazing phlebotomist who does it with 1 poke and you end up with 30 minutes to spare.

You had your chance to remove and bar him from the presidency after Jan 6. And you chickened out.

Yup. I got a bill for $130,000 from the hospital for one of my chemo treatments. Just ONE. Out of the many I had. Luckily I was able to get it sorted out with my insurance company but if I hadn’t? Holy shit.

I adored the Thursday Murder Club books. The writing was so good, the plot so twisty but thoughtful. The movie? Meh. Would have worked so much better as a series so that more of the twists could have been included and we could have gotten to know the characters more. They didn’t do right by Bogdan.

Ever feel like you’re doing everything wrong?

Oh HELL yes

Ooooh! I LOVED Rey Teciero’s adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. Gonna have to check out the Northanger Abbey GN! Also, @sayantani.bsky.social? I’m in for ALL of these Jane Austen adaptations.

@stuartcb.bsky.social texted the phrase “darn tootin’” to me today and can somebody in England go check on him to make sure he hasn’t brain swapped with a 1950s cowboy? I’m very concerned. Other telltale signs include: bow-leggedness and a penchant for moseying.

Saw this at Michael's today and did a double-take. Why? Why would anyone need the Cheshire Cat drinking tea on a toilet? Oh, and, you can also get The White Rabbit if you want the matching pair. www.michaels.com/product/6-ch...

Question: why would someone return an unused vegetable to the grocery store? Because they bought more than needed? Any other reasons?

My pleasure. It’s a great book!

I’m in charge of the icebreaker at today’s department meeting. The question: “what’s the most interesting or unusual place you’ve been?” For me: Iguazú falls, from the Argentinian side. And related: Encarnación Paraguay.

To all the young people currently being targeted with this AI initiative and propaganda from the White House - don’t fall for it. Do not surrender your critical thinking skills, your empathy, or your creativity.

I know Vic Vela has touched many people’s lives — people who may appreciate a way to help him in return.

Did you win? (Not that there’s anything wrong with expressing your emotions; I’m just glad to have a day off from crying at work)

All the shitty, awful technologies are going FULL SPEED AHEAD. Meanwhile, we have new vaccine technologies that could *literally cure cancer, a thing we've been trying to do since we found out cancer was a thing* and to that, RFK just mumbles "nah" through a mouthful of roadkill. This is the worst.

Also, add this to your list of reasons GenAI is a fucking plague on society if you haven't already been talking about the harm of deepfakes that this tech makes all too easy to create.

Librarians, Teachers, Admin, and PTA/PTO members: I want to visit your school with my new #graphicnovel! View my Special Edition Educator Newsletter at tiny.cc/2025StanYanS...#graphicnovel! Spread the word! #authorvisits @SimonKids @TheTobiasAgency

Unlikely only because I have no idea how people get those jobs: audiobook narrator. Also: Graphic designer Broadway musical star.

I did it, y’all. And if you didn’t, well, try again tomorrow. It’s okay to not be okay. 🩷

Shout out to @byjessicaelena.bsky.social for the procreate brushes (avail in her Etsy shop) that I LOVE. And her are, which I also love!

Help

Teaching myself how to use procreate, mostly for fun and relaxation. Here’s a series of cats. #Cats #digital #badart

Went dancing last night. I really needed that catharsis.

If your kids or students need a little bibliotherapy for back-to-school (and don't we all), here are 60 read-aloud children's book recommendations about the first day, separation anxiety, making friends, big feelings, and being yourself. imaginationsoup.net/back-to-scho... #kidlit

I wrote about why funny books for kids are IMPORTANT. Especially now.

Weekend days like today, when the day starts at 7 am and there’s back to back activity and very little down time until late tonight, are hard on my ADHD/Depression brain and in anticipation I’m already feeling overwhelmed and tired and grumpy even though it’s barely started.

Denver area friends: anyone have a hairstylist who works with curly hair that you LOVE?

“Speaking out for kids in this situation is more important than my career.” More people need to internalize this.

In the interest of being nicer to myself, I’m going to share a screenshot from my most recent video in which I actually like the way I look.

BTW:

It will always be a puzzlement to me why so many poeple in library leadership do not realize that human work IS the work the library does. It's the interaction across the desk, the decisions of the cataloger, the help at the computer, that IS what the library does. The rest* is just tools. *ie books

Played Scrawl with some coworkers yesterday and one prompt was "snail jockey" and now all I want to do is draw snails help me....

I got to meet @carolhinz.bsky.social in person at ALA - randomly, in line for sandwiches at a deli! And it was so lovely to meet another survivor that I had only known online. So glad you're doing well!

In which I make a case for the importance of funny books: www.marykuehner.com/post/the-cas...

Pip is coming to see what you’re doing. And if you have any food to share. #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats

I was the weird kid who had 45s of Duran Duran AND “Give It All You Got.” RIP

Chuck Mangione, the jazz legend who created hits like “Feels So Good”, has died, his attorney confirmed

I love that in Spanish, the word for seesaw (teeter-totter or whatever else you call it where you are) is subibaja, which is basically the words “sube y baja” combined, which means “up and down.”