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I haven’t missed a crossword in over three years so I know for sure this stat is wrong. Why does @nytgames.bsky.social always exclude the crossword?

Doing a puzzle while listening to an audio book is the best cozy activity

Feels worth mentioning: highly recommend the enchanting memoir (especially in audio) AS YOU WISH by Cary Elwes. Rob Reiner wrote the intro and the entire story is a warm blanket of comfort 📚 🎧 #Audiobook #Booksky

On new BC and I’ve now had my period for 2 weeks. Nurse told me I’m still in the adjustment period and should keep taking the pill as usual, despite vomiting/nausea. Women’s healthcare is such a mess #PCOS

This entire weekend

Watching the Percy Jackson “podcast” after the new episodes is wild because they’ll show s1 clips with baby Walker and then switch immediately to him now, with his deeper voice and it really shows how fast these kids have aged

HE’S SO TINY 😍😍😍

When an extrovert adopts an introvert

Cleaners showing up two hours early to find me very much Not Ready, still in my pajamas, was not how I wanted to start my day

Congrats you told me you used AI for your slides and now I am just going to tune out on principal

also, i can recommend audiobook + puzzle. it got me through the pandemic, and it's very relaxing.

This is how I feel about the Chicago Cubs and, well, *gestures at everything*

I’m so disappointed my ticket was $19.69. Let me give you another 20¢

In honor of #RebuildtheGalaxy #PiecesOfThePast, I drew my favorite LEGO Star Wars character: Zander Freemaker, Superstar Pilot Guy! (2 versions because I’m not 100% happy with the first and the second makes me laugh)

I knew I was reading more this year but dang I’ve already read more than I did all of last year and it’s only June 😮

A local library received complaints about its Candyland decorations for summer reading because “rainbows are sexual.” Must be June. #PrideMonth

I miss working with so many older women. They were so lovely and so sick of the world at the same time and I learned so much about what was coming my way.

the Star Wars starter pack in honor of May the 4th 🌟 go.bsky.app/77wm4YL

Librarians, have you seen a drop in library use, particularly program attendance over the last 2-3 months? What do you attribute this to? #librarylife #libraries

Here's the info for Illinois: www.ila.org/content/docu...

What are your favorite books that deal with mental health? Adult fiction preferred but nonfiction and other age groups are also welcome! #librarylife #booksky 📚

Truly one of the best library presentations I’ve seen in a long time. Fun but also insightful and incredibly well-researched. As a librarian I also admire how easily he used it to promote library resources. So glad I made the drive out!

For the first time in almost 10 years of public speaking, I forgot my laptop. Not just forgot it at home, forgot I even had a virtual component of the class. Thankfully the library had one for me to use and I have a backup in the cloud, but this is not a good sign for future classes. #perimenopause

I just bought so much yarn. No one look at me while I find new, creative places to store them in my home 🧶

Second weekend of closing sales at Joann’s. Most things are still 20% off but for yarn especially I don’t recommend waiting. Probably the most people I’ve seen here in a long time.

Chicago elders and ancestors. I’m leading an intergenerational embroidery program starting Wednesday at Art On Sedgwick for After School Matters. It’s free. You should sign up! Me and teens and embroidery and you = epic. Spread the word? www.eventbrite.com/e/strands-of...

The YA publishing crisis isn’t that we need more mature YA books or a Mature YA label, it’s that we need more YA books published for teens of all ages and less YA books published as YA but also wanting to reach Adult audiences. Adults have plenty of books published for them.

I definitely missed something, so could someone please tell me why LJ stopped awarding star libraries? I can’t find a notice or anything, it’s like they just…stopped #libraries #librarysky

No, using an em dash a lot isn’t a sign of AI because the em dash is not punctuation, it’s a vibe. It’s a feeling. You don’t use it because it makes grammatical sense — you use it because your heart tells you to. AI couldn’t possibly do it well because it lacks one.

“New data suggests that graphic novels actually do help cultivate lifelong readers of prose.“

In Naperville Michaels and Joann are within walking distance of each other and I still go to both. This is a huge loss for the crafting community

I definitely missed something, so could someone please tell me why LJ stopped awarding star libraries? I can’t find a notice or anything, it’s like they just…stopped #libraries #librarysky

Need a cute, easy, and free gift idea? 🧶 The Easy Heart Hat pattern is perfect for beginners and works up fast with basic crochet stitches. Baby size pattern is FREE! Grab the pattern now. www.edieeckman.com/2020/01/... #edieeckman

A Mature 16+ label makes it: - harder for teen service librarians to buy the books (and endangers those librarians in many hostile places) - harder for teens in hostile environments to read them Also: in an industry so biased and run on white privilege, WHO is deciding what is mature?

Hey craftsky, anyone know what this is? We had a few donated to the craft swap. 🧶

When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests. We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason. ALSO.

This is an important one that will hit lower-income students the most heavily. A student receiving a big discount from a private institution would be hit with a $6000-ish tax bill each year.

I think night sweats might be worse in winter? You think the lower temps will make you feel better but no it just makes you wake up shivering and cold with no ability to regulate your body temp. 🥵 🥶 #perimenopause

It’s 2025 why is there still no way to capitalize numbers for emphasis?

My brain keeps telling me I need to look at my grades for the semester to make sure I passed all my classes. I finished grad school 10 years ago

Pluto in Aquarius making itself known everyday since it entered.

crazy that my body cant tell the difference between answering a text and being chased in the woods

w i z a r d (out on September 9, 2025!)

big changes for the new year: replacing my deep irritation for the misuse of lose/loose with a skin crawling feeling when someone uses viscous for vicious

Good luck to anyone working on the last Monday of 2024, you can do it 💪

Every time I see a “most anticipated books of 2025” list I’m reminded how future-obsessed trade publishing is. There are lots of existing books to promote! They don’t vanish after 6 months!

Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚

"If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed," Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said in a statement. "We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it."