I hear there is a “Big Game” happening next Sunday! Is this what they mean by that?

Some stories earn their classic status the honest way, by breaking your heart a little and making you grateful for it. This week’s selection is Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, with pictures by Garth Williams, published by Harper & Row. Melissa, Library Assistant tinyurl.com/6xkppktk

Happy Public Domain Day to all who celebrate! 🥳🎉 Here are a few 1930 highlights from my collection with copyrights that finally expired at midnight:

Merry Christmas! Last night was the annual rewatch of Muppet Christmas Carol, so if anyone needs me or Hubs, we're here intermittently singing, "It Feels Like Christmas."

New socks! I am pleased. 🐐🧦

Looking for a last-minute holiday gift idea that will really make an impression? Check out this delightful Maxwell!

@lucynka.bsky.social Was digging into writers for the Clatyon magazines and found this "sob sister." www.newspapers.com/article/the-...

trying out something new— #PhotoplayFriday —to share the wild early 20th century movie tie-in books i've been collecting. first up: The Eagle's Mate (Grosset & Dunlap, circa 1914): The publisher's first deluxe movie tie-in, establishing the template for silent era photoplay editions. 🧵

"Behind the fans of grandmother's day they would have called her a poor little wall flower... But Miss 1929 doesn't carry a fan, and she seldom talks in whispers." "Poor Viv! She sure is one grand sample of what I call a flat tire."

🥳 i finished my major data entry project—1121 films adapted from the prose of american women writers from 1910-1962(ish) i'm still building the full-featured database site, but in the meantime, 985 of the films are on @letterboxd.social for your perusal: letterboxd.com/nonmodernist...

Three weeks to go: deadline July 1! Submissions open for the ninth annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, $1000 for an outstanding collection of books, manuscripts, and/or ephemera built by a woman, aged 30 or younger, anywhere in the US. Explore the collections of past winners on our website!

Happy 16th Birthday, Thomas! We love you and are proud of you! 😻🎂🎊 #catsofbluesky

It was amazing that there was such a large square footage of space in the Magic Kingdom with zero gift shops. It was too good to last. Thanks for the memories, Liberty Belle and Tom Sawyer Island!

This post has been a long time coming! Read about Imogene Ingalls's impulsive Transatlantic journey and "Musical Comedy Week" adventures. All aboard! 🚢🛟⚓

Noooooo! A Lake Accotink pedal boat outing was one of my favorite recent summer traditions. Will my tears fill the lake back up? 😭

Thomas celebrates the first farmers' market haul of the season!

The ABAA is accepting entries for the 2025 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest. All entries should be submitted by June 9, 2025. For more information, visit: www.abaa.org/ncbcc/the-na... #RareBooks #BookCollecting #NCBCC

This is one of the most profound essays I’ve read in years. You don’t need me to tell you that Hanif Abdurraqib is one of the finest writers of our time, but this essay in particular is a hard-won offering. Please read it and share with people you love.

Made these today. Another hit from Sally's Baking Addiction! #baking

These are great! I love that Oswald is included.

First look at the new #Disneyland70 medallion on Sleeping Beauty Castle, as Disneyland Resort gets ready for the 70th Celebration beginning May 16! ✨🏰

You know what? Buy yourself those books you want. You deserve it.

Sometimes, it's the little things. These socks remind me of a bold, aggressive seagull that I crossed paths with on Mackinac Island. #newsocks

Had an amazing weekend visiting NYC! I enjoyed all the book events and chatting with so many wonderful people about books. Naturally, I stayed at the Algonquin Hotel, with their literary history and resident cat, Hamlet.

Has anyone else ever seen a book listing and thought it could be worth pursuing, then only to discover that they had asked after that very listing years ago but had forgotten the ensuing disappointing answer? #nicheproblems #thesearchcontinues

Submissions are now open for our 9th year of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Please share widely so we can award these amazing young women some money! lithub.com/submissions-...

Last summer, Adriana Harmeyer won 15 straight games of "Jeopardy!" She's now just three wins away from winning the show's "Tournament of Champions"!

🚨Friends, archivists, romance readers!🚨 Tonight is the night that Adriana Harmeyer returns to Jeopardy as a contestant in the Tournament of Champions semi-finals. Let's all cheer her on! 🎉 (Full disclosure: She's my friend from graduate school. I'm so proud of her!)

Yeah, I think I'm going to go ahead and give this one a repost.

January has been rough. I think that we all deserve to buy a book today.

D.C. people, come out! Looking forward to this!

Hot take: Hollywood Studios needs more attractions that don't come with a cardiac warning. Closing MuppetVision 3D makes this park even more of a half-day park or entirely skippable.

Today feels like a good day to work on a new puzzle. Here's our last completed puzzle, the Michigan tribute puzzle. Plus cat. 🧩😻

Awww, my husband and I are Lil Joe fans and hope he enjoys his new home. We very much enjoyed watching him on Disney+ and then visiting him at Epcot.

Excited to wear my new #romancelandia socks!

Q1 2025 Romance Bibliography beginning word count: 28,439 words.

An upcoming not-to-be-missed exhibition for romance historians, commentators, collectors, & general enjoyers! www.mcdaniel.edu/news/major-e...

Welcome to the public domain, THE SKELETON DANCE (1929). 🎞️ 🎶👻 Walt Disney Studios' first Silly Symphony cartoon is a wordless masterpiece of synchronized animation & music featuring dancing skeletons in a graveyard. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025⁠

Happy Public Domain Day to all who celebrate! 🥳🎉 Here are a few 1929 highlights from my collection with copyrights that finally expired at midnight:

First post: please help Thomas the cat and me get settled in! If I used to interact with you on Twitter back in the day, hello again, it's been a minute! What should I know about this place vs. Twitter?