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nanette
@nanette.bsky.social
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a middle-aged librarian living on the flatlands of central Illinois magnificent weirdo, guardian of the corn trophy, teller of stories “music critic” at thebestthing.blog not a professional account by any means, it gets weird in here
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · Jan 2
most of you (probably) know that I am a librarian, specifically a public librarian who specializes in collection management

so in 2025 I’m going to post book stuff occasionally, when I read something that I want to share

currently thinking I will pin this thread and add to it throughout the year
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 4m
Dr. Terrell Strayhorn told me to do this at the opening keynote for #ILAAC25
A tired looking white woman with black eyeglasses, a black dress and an orange cameo necklace with a black cat on it
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 45m
greeting our first time attendees at #ILAAC25! I was a first time attendee once…20 years ago!
A sign from the Illinois Library Association annual conference that reads first time attendees: you belong here
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 1h
conference time! hours and hours and hours of hard work and effort brought us here. go conference committee 2025! #ILAAC25
the marquee below the walkway between the hotel and convention center that reads Illinois Library Association - Because Libraries Matter
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 12h
put that witch’s tit in a brass coffin and you’ve got something ice cold
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 13h
the music at this hotel restaurant has included echo and the bunnymen, the cult, oasis, everclear, and stone temple pilots and @putnam39.bsky.social has been patiently tolerating my running commentary
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 14h
adding the conference hashtag (#ILAAC25) so everyone can see how awesome this tour was!
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 16h
More of the south side! And we got ice cream at the end!
Wendell Phillips Academy, where the Harlem Globetrotters were founded! Chicago’s famous Union Stockyards A sign with a raised Black Power fist that reads “demand justice” Our last stop was Shawn Michelle’s for some amazing ice cream!
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 16h
Ida B. Wells-Barnett sites!
The red window is where Ida B. Wells-Barnett lived! The Ida B. Wells-Barnett memorial Quotes from Ida B. Wells-Barnett The only way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them One had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap.
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 16h
Quinn Chapel, the oldest Black church in Chicago, was our first stop. Then we went by the King Branch Library and saw the Bronzeville plaque which celebrates all of the amazing culture that comes from this historic neighborhood
The outside of Quinn Chapel AME Church, which was a stop on the Underground Railroad Outside the King Library on the Bronzeville Walk of Fame: Vivian Harsh, the city’s first Black librarian The Bronzeville historic plaque The Bronzeville historic plaque
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 16h
Dilla’s Bronzeville tour was amazing. He’s brilliant and funny and knows so much about Chicago history, especially the history of the city’s south side. When you visit Chicago, check it out—it’s a great time!
Home | Chicago Mahogany
Chicago Mahogany Tours is dedicated to highlighting all of Chicago, come learn with us.
www.chicagomahogany.com
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 19h
my grandfather!
A smiling man in his early 50s wearing a chef’s hat and an apron, holding a bottle of wine.
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 20h
I would! (I am a three-time Jeopardy champion so I’d like to think I’m worthy!)
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 20h
the bus!

do not believe the bullshit you hear about Chicago being unsafe. It’s a beautiful city!
A purple and gold bus with the quote “everything dope about America comes from Chicago”
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 20h
I think it’s around here, maybe in or around Schaumburg?
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 20h
I made it to Rosemont (my Chicago driving skills clicked back into place as soon as I got past 80). first order of business after lunch is a preconference bus tour of Bronzeville with Dilla, a Chicago historian! (he’s also one of our keynote speakers)
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 23h
I am about to drive up to Rosemont for the Illinois Library Association annual conference, an event I’ve been looking forward to since July 2024 when I accepted the role of conference co-chair.

I’ve learned a lot over the last 15 months and I’m excited to see how it all comes together!
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 1d
it is the final round 2 match of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social, featuring Neil Young and Spacemen 3! will our round 3 geezer count remain at 2, or will we lose one? do you like psychedelics? who are these mysterious voters who never speak, and do THEY like psychedelics? this match depends on them!
Best Album of 1989: (22) Neil Young – Freedom vs. (43) Spacemen 3 – Playing with Fire
Previous posts:Neil Young, in which Jon can’t deep listen like he should and Nanette hears whale farts and votes for them. Spacemen 3, in which Jon anguishes over his hardest first round choic…
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 1d
this is amazing
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 1d
damn, you got blocked by Mr. Fuzzy Fart
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 1d
colored toilet paper was the height of classiness to me when I was 8 years old. why get boring white toilet paper when you could have green toilet paper?
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RetroOoOoOo~ BOOmercial Screams @retro-commercials.bsky.social · 1d
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 1d
the 13 year old did this with the plastic bones we bought last year and I am very proud to be raising the next generation of weirdos
A burning bush hedge that is mostly green with flecks of red. A plastic skull and two plastic hands are sticking out.
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 1d
today it was “keep on meowin’ in the free world” and Flora gave me the most appalled look

I petted her as she ran past and her ass was wet so who knows what she’s been up to. probably sat in her water dish or jumped in the sink
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 2d
the cat was getting up in my business so I sang this song to her only I changed the lyrics to “kitty cats rule” and I harassed her until she got fed up and left me alone
Idiots Rule by Jane's Addiction on Apple Music
Song · 1988 · Duration 3:00
music.apple.com
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 2d
a kid from Wilmette does not need free tuition, I hope the kid from India kicks his ass
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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 2d
some good signs today! my favorites:
-things to do in Ohio: leave
-can’t spell obnoxious without OSU
A picture of my TV with the Fox football show and the crowd with all their anti-Ohio State signs
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