WTF? I haven’t even gotten my 2026 bingo card in the mail yet.

*sighs in librarian* *glares in cataloger that does series tracing*

Book banning in public and school libraries is still very much happening. booksunbanned.com supports the rights of teens to read. Teens can get a digital library card that allows them access to ebooks regardless of where they live. #coreforum2025

“Never trust a chatbot” — @cfiesler.bsky.social Not because it IS wrong, but because it could be. #coreforum2025

Listening to @cfiesler.bsky.social at #coreforum2025 makes me miss teaching information literacy. It’s a whole different world from when I left academia 3+ years ago, and it has become so much more essential.

did it happen like this

Quisling says “let’s surrender.”

Jefferson County, CO declares emergency disaster over SNAP www.jeffco.us/m/newsflash/...

💙📚 Takes place prior to the events in Invasive. @chuckwendig.bsky.social plays upon my fears about computers taking over the world. It is interesting to see the early seeds of Wanderers on this book (and Invasive). Lower squick, just as many nightmares. Recommend!

I made An Art! With 1,394 other artists! Check it out: telephonegame.art

💙📚Did @kevinhearne.bsky.social write an entire book so he could offhandedly drop in the legend of the creation of truck nutz? Uproarious humor, redemption arcs, adventure, and love cheese. And the phenomenal narration of Luke Daniels.

💙📚 Super high squick-factor on this one, but the story was so good that I kept reading it even while plagued by a recurring case of stress hives. I really loved how Hannah’s background informed her reactions and interactions. @chuckwendig.bsky.social, I hate you for formication nightmares. 🐜

💙📚 The only thing better than a book by @kevinhearne.bsky.social is that book read by Luke Daniels. This laugh-out-loud wild ride accompanied me & my family on a recent road trip. The 14-year-old was locked in immediately locked in, but even the 19-year-old was quickly captivated.

Needed a book to read for the end of my trip, and this ebook was immediately available from my library. The first “I hate you, @chuckwendig.bsky.social” moment came in the second chapter. I think I should not have picked this one while suffering from hives.

💙📚I am not sure where this recommendation came from, but I am very glad I came across it. I like my horror with a side of humor and The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins was a fun read. The story wrapped up neatly but I’d gladly spend more time in this world.

💙📚The third book in the series, Children of Memory is a meditation on what makes someone a sentient being. The corvids, Gothi and Gethli, are an impeccable embodiment of the benefits of neurodiversity. Definite echoes of why my partner and I make such a good combination.

💙📚Octopodes In Spaaaaace! The sequel to Children of Time does not disappoint. Again Tchaikovsky envelopes the reader in a completely alien way of thinking. Incredible world building. Also highly recommend this as an audiobook; I alternated listening and reading.

💙📚 yet another fantastic horror book from @chuckwendig.bsky.social. Less squick in this one than in some of his others, just as much fantastic storytelling. Complex characters, a hefty dose of humor (including laugh-out-loud moments), and a sprinkle of political spite. Highly recommend.

💙📚 I don’t usually post picture books, but I kept seeing this on a book truck at work when I was having one of those days. Cute story with a funny twist. I can verify that it is good for reading out loud. I bought it for my second cousin and read it appropriately eleventy-billion times this weekend.

Time for more book posts 💙📚 I haven’t been reading as many books this summer. There’s also a larger number than normal in the in-progress pile because I get distracted and wander off.

Information Literacy is complicated by bad actors have learned to cloak themselves in the guise of respectability: American College of Pediatricians is NOT the American Academy of Pediatrics but they intentionally sound so similar it’s very easy to confuse them even if you know about them.

I think a lot of OPs thread misunderstands the process of source evaluation, what "verification" of information was historically and is today, how public education works in the US, and how critical thinking is taught today. But the core point about digital literacy still stands.

I have been, and will continue to post this often. Your Guard, Reserve and active duty family, friends, neighbors and coworkers are going to need it. Please share far, wide and often!

Abolish ICE. Protect immigrants. Stand up for trans people. "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:40

I don’t buy a lot of books, preferring to store them at my local library. But I recently decided I needed to have @theferocity.bsky.social words live in my house with me. 💙📚

The snack I didn’t know that I have been looking for all my life: Albanese Peach Rings dipped in Tajín. Albanese Gummy Bears dipped in Tajín are a close second.

If watching library workers resist leads you to expect us to save you, you're taking away the wrong message. You should be viewing this as a clear indicator that YOU can and should stand up and push back, too. We need help, not acclaim.

Asking for a friend. What is the equivalent of “profit over people” for jobs/industries that do not exist to make money. For example: libraries?

Some rules are too good not to follow.

He fired Carla fucking Hayden The Librarian of Congress An amazing, badass, kind human being May he never know peace

“Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.” -Carla Hayden

I feel a little too seen by the books on the triage cart this morning….

I would like it if we could call a time out for a few days. I recognize that’s probably not feasible, but still.

I am reading, just haven’t been posting about it. Reading is an escape for me. A way to relax and set aside the realities of living in The Worst Timeline (tm). Social media means diving headfirst into that timeline. Here’s what I’ve been reading/listing to for the last two months. #booksky 📚💙 🧵

Dolly Parton is the hero we need, not the one we deserve. Imagination Library is an unadulterated good in this increasingly horrible timeline.

what the FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK?? @nytimes.com fuck you. Fuck you with a cactus. Fuck you with a rotorooter. Fuck you with a chainsaw. Fuck you.

Rest in Peace, Tom Robbins. So any of your words will live rent-free in my mind for the rest of my days. Thank you for shaping me in my younger days. 📚💙

I was in so much trouble. Like… no words. I’d been spoiled. She hadn’t.

There are RULES at my house as a result of this.

Post a fictional death that devastated you.

Wise words from @neolithicsheep.bsky.social. What do we want? A nap! When do we want it? Zzzzz

@govofco.bsky.social I am deeply saddened (but not surprised) to see the conciliatory stance you have taken towards the Trump administration. Perhaps you think that your money will buy you a seat in the oligarchy, or you think that your family will be safer because you are demonstrating fealty. 🧵

Mood:

So excited to learn about a new Charlie Jane Anders book!!!

Sweet, beautiful and wistful, Maurice Sendak’s final book is so much more than its slim profile might suggest. It’s currently out-of-print but check your local library. I predict this book will continue to haunt me in the very best way. And I just want to fall into the transcendent illustrations. 💙📚

Sometimes you just need to read something that leaves you feeling good. Highly recommend this delightful tale of a middle schooler who grows up homeschooled by a retirement community. This book is so full of heart and a very fun read. 💙📚 #booksky

This book is excellent! Even as someone who really has no desire to be a writer, it helped me think deeply about story and character and world building. It has made me a better *reader* in addition to rethinking how I reframe my internal story.

This interview with Nikki Giovanni from earlier this year should be required reading. oxfordamerican.org/web-only/nik...

2024 was not that year.

They should invent a year that you can make it through without feeling like it's trying to kill you.