Finally getting another quiet day in the office to catch up on filing, book holds, etc. while all my co-workers are gone because if I'm going to have unpaid holidays (PT worker), I'm definitely not taking off for this. Happy Friday!

Hell yeah we are

As much as we wish it wasn't true… QLL does not run on vibes alone. There is only one day left to support your fav queer library and we would really REALLY love your help. 📚💋 tinyurl.com/qllpride

There's still time to donate to the Queer Liberation Library's 2026 Pride Fundraiser: givebutter.com/qqlls-pride-... These books are out here changing lives, and the QLL is lending 'em for free. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚 Get a free library card!

Here at WNDB, we've curated another reading guide to help you celebrate Juneteenth and continue supporting Black authors—today and all year long! 📚❤️💛💚🖤

"First Freedom ... is a must-have for ... libraries." This first #Juneteenth since the release of FIRST FREEDOM: THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH*, is a great time to read it. #libcomix *by Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe, and Bex Glendining / published @oni-press.bsky.social

Happy Opal Lee Day. She'll be 100 years old in October #GrandmotherOfJuneteeth

I love when my job leads me to introduce the most random concepts to my patrons. Recently, this has included dad rock, the definition of cisgender, stationary festivals, how El Niño got its name, and resistant starches. 📚📜

Is it carbon monoxide

Going through the classroom books from a closed GED room (There are still classes, just held elsewhere for now.). I have so many questions for this person I'll never meet, including, "Why did you dedicate a 1/4 of your space to the Left Behind Series (with multiple copies)?"

It's Pride Month, so once again here's Sappho's Reply, one of the most powerful queer poems ever. Written by Rita Mae Brown at the height of the post-Stonewall struggles, it's the origin of "an army of lovers shall not fail/cannot lose." Y'all, we are going to win.

Happy Pride Month. If you know a young person (age 13-26) in the US who is getting their access to queer library books restricted because of local small-minded folks, please refer them to the Books Unbanned program. More people should know about it. #pride booksunbanned.com/card

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This is such a great question to ask city council members whenever something about the library comes up. Or, fuck, ask the LIBRARY BOARD members because many do not have 'em when they're making decisions about 'em. "So show of hands, how many of you sitting up there actually have a library card?"

I missed the window to try to push again for a fan to be installed in the library so now I'm facing another humid, southeastern summer till budgets open back up in July 🙃 📚📜

again. we should demand better than this.

Today marks three years since I started working as a librarian for a state prison. It’s a job I never would have imagined doing prior, but I very quickly grew to love it and the opportunities it gives me to help others. You’ll never find more voracious readers than my patrons! 📚🥰📚 📜

I have a new library aide who speaks English as a second language and he’s given me new perspective on how silly some of the sayings are that I use (in the best way!). The other day he started laughing when I said “If _ happened, I’d be in a pickle.” 😂 📚📜

It’s indie bookstore day which is that special time of year where I blow past my book buying budget and don’t feel guilty at all about it 📚🥳📚

I'm a prison librarian and our book club class is covering Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. Today one of my students said that his daughter is also getting a copy so they can have their own mini book club over the phone, and I just 🥹. Books are such a powerful tool for fostering connection. 📚📜

Happy National Library Week! This week you should: 1) Donate $ to your local Friends of the Library 2) Write to your public library director to thank them for standing up for diversity or to condemn them for caving to fascists 3) Plan a similar public comment for the next library board mtg

I'm a prison librarian. On #TDOV my mind goes to all the trans people who are incarcerated. They deserve to live as their full selves and oftentimes don't have the ability to. For people looking for an org to support, LGBT Books to Prisoners is a great one. lgbtbookstoprisoners.org/about-us/#mi...

DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN 🏳️‍⚧️ #art #tdov #transart

Ever wanted a St. Patrick’s Day booklist that centered Irish authors instead of just books with green covers? ☘️ we've got you covered! + the usual bonus with QLL as your library, they’re all queer in some way! libbyapp.com/library/quee...

not only do we librarians welcome preliterate patrons but we might also be willing to extend library privileges to this visitor. all we really ask is that they observe the behavior policy

If THE LIBRARIANS on PBS Independent Lens airs past your bedtime tonight, don’t worry. You can also stream it via the PBS app and on the PBS Independent Lens YouTube channel starting at noon EST Monday. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

Hey Georgia! Get on the horn to your state reps about this!

Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh, has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our community, and her friends and loved ones. www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh

First Person: ‘They ban books by Black authors. Then they tell us to celebrate Black History Month.’ Story via @opencampus.org.

The update here left me weepy with how full of love it is. If you can help with end of life expenses, here's where and how.

We've just published the most thorough, comprehensive, and easy-to-use 2026 election calendar! We've got every filing deadline, primary, and runoff, all in one handy bookmarkable package. Check it out here -->

Gather up a group of friends for the online premiere of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on PBS February 9th! Or check it out on their app and watch it on your own timetable that day! It's a powerful look at the attacks on school boards and the freedom to read. www.pbs.org/independentl...

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition. We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:

For the first time since starting this job, I have a patron who qualifies for / requested talking books from our state's library services for the blind and print disabled. 📚📜 (Image: A black and grey talking book, white cartridge, and blue case.) (Not My State): www.pbclibrary.org/talking-books/)

Oh hey, looks like Libby has a built in spot to let them know what we all think of their recent announcement about allowing AI books in their systems.

📣FREE RESOURCE ALERT🎉For the entire month of January our latest issue of BOOKLIST will be FREE & OPEN TO ALL! Spotlighting readers' advisory, book discussions, & early reading it has everything you need to plan, program, and prepare for 2026! Train staff, teach students, and read now: bit.ly/452A0vp

If you haven’t had a chance to see The Librarians yet, there is a virtual screening happening this Saturday, January 10 at 8pm ET. tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...

It’s official! I have finally graduated with my MLIS, and I could not be more thrilled, grateful, and (a little) exhausted from this journey so far. 📚 📜 Taking a rest for now but I have some cool plans for my next steps in the new year ✨

It feels so strange to be at work on Christmas Eve (We're getting tomorrow and Friday off instead this year.), but me and my light up wreath earrings are keeping things festive ❄️🎄🎁

Archivists/librarians please share the coolest thing in your collections that will never be digitized.

They Sent Me a Pile of Christmas Cards. I Shared Them With My Whole Prison.

A study just came out of Colorado looking at prison libraries' contributions to pro-social behavior / reentry success, and I am very much looking forward to diving into it this evening to see their findings! 📚📜 www.lrs.org/the-prism-pr...

Any #Skybrarians looking for free education? OSU offers a free Teaching Information Literacy Course! u.osu.edu/teachinginfo...

I already posted about this but genuinely, this is why we don't back down. (And even if this hadn't happened, we'd have kept fighting.)

Every year for the last several, I've put together a bookish gift guide where everything is under $30. Here's your gifts for readers on a budget guide for 2025: bookriot.com/gifts-for-re...

Capstone portfolio was accepted, regalia is ordered, and I’m finishing up my final class assignment this afternoon. Graduation is so close I can taste it! 📚📜

I'm going to get something up Monday but in the mean time, y'all, IMLS got a *massive* win today. The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws. www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...

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