EDH
@hybridlib.bsky.social
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Digital/analog, paper/plastic librarian-type
Digital/analog, paper/plastic librarian-type
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EDH
@hybridlib.bsky.social
· Mar 11
From your friendly librarian: please, please don’t make books, reading, or visits to the library a punishment OR a reward. It’s not as effective as you think it is, and it damages the relationship your child can build with us. Literacy is a birthright.
The male unicorn was too feminine, fluttering beautiful eyelashes instead of pounding energy drinks at the gym with his bros
We have the newest casualty of the “parents rights," movement in Texas! And we can thank Sen. Angela Paxton’s “parental rights” school library bill (SB 13) for keeping Texas kids safe from Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn in Southlake, TX (Carroll ISD). @shannonhale.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The male unicorn was too feminine, fluttering beautiful eyelashes instead of pounding energy drinks at the gym with his bros
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finding joy despite the world in 2025 is like this lol
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
finding joy despite the world in 2025 is like this lol
😍
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
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Hundreds of Carnegie Libraries to Receive $10,000 Gifts in Celebration of United States’ 250th Anniversary
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
Hundreds of Carnegie Libraries to Receive $10,000 Gifts in Celebration of United States’ 250th Anniversary | Carnegie Corporation of New York
The foundation established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Corporation of New York, honors the country’s democratic ideals with $20 million in new funding to support America’s civic institutions
www.carnegie.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Hundreds of Carnegie Libraries to Receive $10,000 Gifts in Celebration of United States’ 250th Anniversary
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
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People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...
Ah yes, I was wondering what else we could add to open plan offices to make them so efficient and pleasant
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Ah yes, I was wondering what else we could add to open plan offices to make them so efficient and pleasant
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‘The Gilded Age’ & ‘And Just Like That’ Exec Producers To Write & EP ‘The Davenports’ YA Series At Amazon From Alloy Entertainment | Deadline ift.tt/Df4F52R
‘The Gilded Age’ & ‘And Just Like That’ Exec Producers To Write & EP ‘The Davenports’ YA Series At Amazon From Alloy Entertainment
The Gilded Age and And Just Like That… EPS have boarded The Davenports YA series adaptation at Amazon as writers and exec producers.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
‘The Gilded Age’ & ‘And Just Like That’ Exec Producers To Write & EP ‘The Davenports’ YA Series At Amazon From Alloy Entertainment | Deadline ift.tt/Df4F52R
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Good morning! Here are the November 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 picks as voted on by public library staff across the USA. If your patrons are looking for scrumptious reads, look no further! A printable list is ready for you at libraryreads.org.
October 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Good morning! Here are the November 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 picks as voted on by public library staff across the USA. If your patrons are looking for scrumptious reads, look no further! A printable list is ready for you at libraryreads.org.
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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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Thank you Rep. @raskin.house.gov for your resolution on the House floor recognizing #BannedBooksWeek!
We're grateful for the support of library champions in Congress who are showing up for libraries, library workers, and intellectual freedom.
Full resolution: raskin.house.gov/_cache/files...
We're grateful for the support of library champions in Congress who are showing up for libraries, library workers, and intellectual freedom.
Full resolution: raskin.house.gov/_cache/files...
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thank you Rep. @raskin.house.gov for your resolution on the House floor recognizing #BannedBooksWeek!
We're grateful for the support of library champions in Congress who are showing up for libraries, library workers, and intellectual freedom.
Full resolution: raskin.house.gov/_cache/files...
We're grateful for the support of library champions in Congress who are showing up for libraries, library workers, and intellectual freedom.
Full resolution: raskin.house.gov/_cache/files...
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i will vote for anybody who fixes the headlight brightness situation
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
i will vote for anybody who fixes the headlight brightness situation
CULTS CULTS CULTS #ewgc
People love a good cult story, and PAPER CUT by Rachel Taff is a suspenseful thriller about a woman who's made a living telling the story of how she brought down a cult in her teens...but when a filmmaker asks to make a documentary about the case, the truth may finally be exposed. #ewgc 💙 📚
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
CULTS CULTS CULTS #ewgc
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With a young protagonist who decides to solve a series of murders in her community, THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS by Jennie Godfrey sounds like a charming coming of age story that will appeal to fans of Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mysteries. #ewgc @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
With a young protagonist who decides to solve a series of murders in her community, THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS by Jennie Godfrey sounds like a charming coming of age story that will appeal to fans of Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mysteries. #ewgc @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
This month I'm here just listening and soaking up the inspo. What should I be reading with a hot cup of tea once the weather finally breaks? #ewgc will surely have the answers
October 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This month I'm here just listening and soaking up the inspo. What should I be reading with a hot cup of tea once the weather finally breaks? #ewgc will surely have the answers
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First Book and Kwame Alexander's nonprofit One Word at a Time are joining forces for a Sept. 16 Literacy Pep Rally—a free, 30-minute virtual rally bringing authors into classrooms, libraries, and homes nationwide. Registration closes 9/15!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/literacy-pep-rally
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/literacy-pep-rally
September 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
First Book and Kwame Alexander's nonprofit One Word at a Time are joining forces for a Sept. 16 Literacy Pep Rally—a free, 30-minute virtual rally bringing authors into classrooms, libraries, and homes nationwide. Registration closes 9/15!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/literacy-pep-rally
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/literacy-pep-rally
Maybe too much science for one week? At dentist waiting to see if they can reattach my crown 😩
September 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Maybe too much science for one week? At dentist waiting to see if they can reattach my crown 😩
Still feeling a lil punky from my COVID jab tonight but grateful I could get one. As always, thanks science 💕💉🔬🧬
September 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Still feeling a lil punky from my COVID jab tonight but grateful I could get one. As always, thanks science 💕💉🔬🧬
Watching all the Katrina coverage after 20 years, I’m still wondering why they sent empty buses to evacuate people. The government should have given tax breaks to any store willing to send supplies into the city- full buses of supplies in, full buses of people out. Was that done? I don’t know
August 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Watching all the Katrina coverage after 20 years, I’m still wondering why they sent empty buses to evacuate people. The government should have given tax breaks to any store willing to send supplies into the city- full buses of supplies in, full buses of people out. Was that done? I don’t know
The heat and humidity have won. I do not think I will be an outdoors person again until October 🍁
August 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The heat and humidity have won. I do not think I will be an outdoors person again until October 🍁
Ok librarians, what are the biggest trends you see in kidlit for fall 2025? Since I didn't make it to ALA this year I feel a little behind the curve. #books #libraries
August 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ok librarians, what are the biggest trends you see in kidlit for fall 2025? Since I didn't make it to ALA this year I feel a little behind the curve. #books #libraries
Really looking forward to the family drama and funeral prep in PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE by Eden Royce. Southern gothic always gets me #ewgc
August 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Really looking forward to the family drama and funeral prep in PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE by Eden Royce. Southern gothic always gets me #ewgc
WHAT?!? nobody told me. Now I want one more 🤣
August 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
WHAT?!? nobody told me. Now I want one more 🤣
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Got a-hankering for more Penderwicks? Then get the next best thing! Jeanne Birdsall has an all new book out and it involves libraries, fairies, and terrible terrible parents. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/08/01/j...
Jeanne Birdsall’s Triumphant Return: A Talk About The Library of Unruly Treasures
Got a-hankering for more Penderwicks? Then get the next best thing! Jeanne Birdsall has an all new book out and it involves libraries, fairies, and terrible terrible parents.
afuse8production.slj.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Got a-hankering for more Penderwicks? Then get the next best thing! Jeanne Birdsall has an all new book out and it involves libraries, fairies, and terrible terrible parents. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/08/01/j...
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maybe there's still some good left in this world after all
July 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
maybe there's still some good left in this world after all