Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.

What #caturday

Current listen (and like anything by Mary Roach, highly recommended)

Current read and the writing so far (I’m on page 8) can only be described as delicious. Greer is SO GOOD.

Current read (and it is 100% delightful so far!)

My grand-cat loves his window perch and seems to feel he can run the world from up there #caturday

Current read (excellent older middle-grade in free verse! Wow.)

Current read. A fun, puzzley, scavenger-hunt about sound, noise and music. Unique topic and a fast read- perfect for upper elementary. My adult sound-consultant son would have loved this in third grade!

Current read

Current read

Research shows that schools with librarians tend to outperform schools without them on standardized tests, and even that schools with full-time librarians get better scores than schools with part-time library staff. www.newyorker.com/preview/arti...

I am newly obsessed with houseplants and bought this monstera Thai constellation first, before I knew anything about plants. She’s just in regular soil, in a weird spot, but oh look how happy she is with this monster new leaf! Go figure 😅 #plants #houseplants

Maybe if we called them data centers they would get more public support and funding 🧐

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Welcome to our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Room! #libraries

This sounds like a delightful #youngteenlit book (woohoo for a 14yo MC!)

Current read (so far, I’m enjoying and I think it would be a good recommendation for people who like Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin)

A former student who goes to Dartmouth is back from her freshman year and says I am “way cooler than” (with my apologies to the Dartmouth librarians) the Dartmouth librarians. She said I set her standards too high in high school 😂

This is so well put! 🤩

We will never know or properly appreciate how many lives have been saved by librarians. The right book in the right hands at the right time. Astounding.

These numbers make me ill.

Current read (recommended by a patron as a fun read- and so far I concur! Just what I needed.)

Taking care of my grandcat this weekend! Mostly he seems to be asking me where the hell is his mom #caturday

If you are @patzmiller.bsky.social, this is for you. I think of you whenever I shelve in Adult Fiction. 😘

Is there anything more depressing than fighting for funding for a library? Because that’s what I’m doing this week. And it’s depressing. Libraries MATTER!!!

Sunday afternoon matinee. I approve of the theme.

I was in college during Late Night. Letterman’s irreverence was always brilliant. This brings tears to my eyes 😂 “Good night and good luck, motherfuckers.”

I just added two books that I discovered here on Bluesky to my next Ingram order. The recommendations here are thoughtful and helpful. On x (which I deleted when it became x), they used to feel like appeals by used car salesmen.

Why haven’t more publishers, editors, and agents spoken out about the Barnett situation? He just called almost ALL of their products crud. They are the gatekeepers, the ones ultimately responsible for books that kids read, yet authors are the ones defending their own work.

I just finished my current read, which was a great book, but that ending is not fair, @robwhart.bsky.social

It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! Join me in celebrating the art that brings children’s books alive! Find some art that speaks to you. Give it a like. Or a share (so more people can see it.) Or give the artist a follow! Practice kindness in a difficult business 😊

This.

Current listen (via Libby, of course.) Fascinating!! Erik Larson is always a top read for me- brilliant narrative non-fiction.

Want to make your librarian happy? Clean out the bottom of your book bag. Trust me.

Sunrise this morning from my window ☀️

Current read (highly recommended by one of our volunteers)

This book is being pitched as “perfect for former fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and I’m pre-ordering immediately. This just became my most anticipated book of 2026 👀

My advice for reading slumps is to read outside your usual genres. I read a lot of everything, so hard to take my own advice. BUT, don’t think I’ve ever read adult nonfiction SPORTS, so let’s gooooooo

I can’t wait to read this! Ingram has my copy backordered 😩

Reading slump. Started four books and put them all down. Ugh.

Netflix calls it a “price update.” How are we letting this become our world? It’s an increase, Netflix. An INCREASE.

The comments. Oh, the comments 😅 And I say this as I look around my house and admire my rapidly multiplying plants.

Current listen. Her YA non-fiction is sooo good!

Current read (“caustic look at the tradwife” indeed! 😅)

This cast was perfection.

THIS but also 🥹 I miss Obama.

So many of our problems could be fixed by properly funding public education.

#caturday, of course

My grand-cat 😍