Cold start with many of us at freezing or lower, so freezing rain continues this morning, as do Winter Weather Advisories...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

Look I know it's been said, but teeth and eyes ARE part of the body. Why are dental and vision separate from health insurance?? Just because, historically, barbers used to pull teeth? That is NOT A GOOD REASON.

@joshgondelman.bsky.social The beginning of "Anywhere" DOES sound like "Amsterdam" by Guster! I hear it too. Thanks for your newsletter, always a bright spot in my Mondays!

Thanks @taralazar.bsky.social for #Storystorm2026! It's been great so far. January's the perfect month to generate a bunch of ideas for the rest of the year.

"I’m absolutely disgusted by President Trump’s attempt to start a war with Venezuela without first putting in the years of tedious, brain-breaking propaganda work."

No creature on earth relaxes the way a retired greyhound relaxes. Sloths have nothing on these guys.

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books.

"The idea of Tesla and Musk fighting each other over tiny cheeseburgers while William Shakespeare and Ben Franklin look on … to me, this is an ideal party."

the funniest category of Christmas text is if you have friends in the ballet world who are primarily celebrating the fact that “The Nutcracker” is finally over

"Cool table if absolutely no toddlers ever enter your house ever on any condition ever."

@wearealsc.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social aryassoc.bsky.social I'd love a poster with ALL Caldecott winners/honors on it (or at least as many as would fit)...seems like something ALA/ALSC could have in their shop? The only one I could find was from @follettcontent.bsky.social

"What feels distant to some is the trial run for everyone. And now, after the Supreme Court refused to intervene, the message is unmistakable: If they can get away with it here, it’s coming to your libraries too." time.com/7341120/book...

"There are so many things I wish I could explain to my dog in words. 'I'll be right back,' is the big one."

@adamcsharp.bsky.social any less violent alternatives to "kill two birds with one stone"?

My favorite holiday tradition of all!

"Are you lost again, Ray?" "No, I just don't know where I am." -INTO THE BEWILDERNESS by Gus Gordon

"The company also argues that its FAQ page warns users not to rely on ChatGPT’s output without independently verifying it." techcrunch.com/2025/11/26/o... Here's the thing: if you have to fact-check it anyway, why not just go to a better source first? Why waste your time?

Here's how 2025 is going: You can get a cocktail book with art by Edward Gorey (UNEASY ELIXIRS) or Sandra Boynton (EXTREMELY HAPPY HOLIDAYS). Cheers! (Shop local if you can: @odysseybks.bsky.social @portersqbooks.bsky.social @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social in Massachusetts, @bookshop.org everywhere)

"There’s no telling what, if any, possible gun laws might have prevented this terrible crime. But the passage of gun safety laws—and reforms in mental health care—would likely decrease the number of such horrors."

Imagine this response in the U.S.: "...an emergency national cabinet...where leaders agreed to pursue stronger gun laws, including limits on the number and types of firearms a single person can own, as well as creating an accelerated national firearms register."

Please, please stop voting for people who get free healthcare paid for by our taxes while taking away our healthcare. Please vote for people who are passionate about accessible, affordable healthcare for all.

Highly recommend this recipe: food52.com/recipes/8664... Happy first night!

@adamcsharp.bsky.social Do other languages have a phrase that means the same thing as "under your breath" in English?

I’m heartbroken by the news of a horrific mass shooting at Brown University and sending love and prayers for the victims, their families, and the entire Providence community. We must act now to end this painful epidemic of gun violence. Our children should be safe at school.

My kids asked if any meme has ever been as big as 67. I suggested that pre-internet our memes were ads, because they were the only videos everyone saw over and over again. "Wassup" and "where's the beef?" and "tastes great less filling" were so huge they became cultural catchphrases. Any others?

"I had a brief notion that this tension I was feeling was something remarkable but it wasn't at all. It was just how every day is anyway for those of us lucky enough to live how we do." -WE HAD IT COMING by @lukeoneil47.bsky.social

"May be all live such good lives as to be rendered in the style of Barbara McClintock when we pass away."

"Physical care, emotional care, creative work — these are some of the hardest things humans do. They are also the most beautiful."

"Persnickety little rule" indeed! All picture books published in the US should be eligible for the #Caldecott

Normal person walking past a field of wildflowers: What a beautiful field of wildflowers Me after 4 years of Poison Ivy-related research: You could kill a whole dinner party with some of the shit growing in there

Drove by some cows yesterday and the kid said "cows." I'm so proud.

Is there a single town in Massachusetts that doesn't have a road named after another town in it? e.g. Northampton Rd in Amherst, Leverett Rd in Shutesbury, Salem Rd in Westford, Somerville Ave in Cambridge? Curious about this.

"When it rains, it pours" is a common phrase, but today I heard someone say "when it rains, it snows," and yes. YES. ❄️ I will be using this one from now on. #Massachusetts

Gamification and the Quest for Commercial Nonfiction tinyurl.com/mvjbawum #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

"I do believe that books change the world, but it's such a long game." [email protected] @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @slj.com

It’s the most wonderful time of the year ... 🎵🎵

I was right he did need a top hat.

"It is not a lesson, until we learn it. It is not a story, until we tell it. And every story serves someone." -THE EVERLASTING by @alixeharrow.bsky.social

my time-saving holiday shopping tip is to just get everybody books. white elephant? book. child? picture book. stocking? small book. i am a neutral & trustworthy source on this subject

Talking to Meg Wolitzer and Charlie Panek tomorrow about their new middle grade book, FOUND SOUND. Sign up here: www.libraryjournal.com/event/prh-wi... @slj.com @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

If you're in the #kidlit world at all, don't sleep on @fuse8.bsky.social's brilliant #31Days31Lists! I look forward to them every year and always find some gems I missed during the year.

"Maternal deaths rose 56 percent in Texas in the year after the state enacted its abortion ban in 2022." FIFTY-SIX PERCENT.

@laurelsnyder.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social I have been reading ENDLESSLY EVER AFTER at the end of Pajama Storytime at the library every week for about two years now...the kids are wondering if there's going to be another one?

this is also another great onion newspaper ad

LAIUS: Socrates, you cannot claim that the sides supersede the fowl! The sides’ name implies that they are not a real meal. SOCRATES: I understand your reasoning, Laius. And I believe you are an educated man. LAIUS: Thank you. SOCRATES: However, an educated man can be wrong.

If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.

I am grateful for so much, today and every day: family, health, indoor plumbing, public libraries, flannel sheets, my snuggly dog, friends, books, chocolate (not in this order)