Jessbrarian (she/her)
@jessbrarian.bsky.social
Caffiene-fueled, cat-loving librarian living in Treaty 7. Here for everything books, travel, science, libraries, literacy & (of course) cat related 😏 Divesting myself of Meta apps because nazis.
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to inhale the intoxicating aroma of vintage books in a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Edinburgh during a pouring rain?
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to inhale the intoxicating aroma of vintage books in a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Edinburgh during a pouring rain?
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In the 2024–25 school year, Florida led the nation with 2,304 book bans, according to PEN America. That’s 2,304 lost opportunities for students to see themselves, question ideas, and learn from diverse voices.
Every banned book is a silenced story, and every silence chips away at democracy.
Every banned book is a silenced story, and every silence chips away at democracy.
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In the 2024–25 school year, Florida led the nation with 2,304 book bans, according to PEN America. That’s 2,304 lost opportunities for students to see themselves, question ideas, and learn from diverse voices.
Every banned book is a silenced story, and every silence chips away at democracy.
Every banned book is a silenced story, and every silence chips away at democracy.
Morning! I randomly decided to open this app today for the first time in a couple mths (life's been busy) 😅
Here's a sunny Vancouver Island beach pic to get your day/week started off right 💜
Here's a sunny Vancouver Island beach pic to get your day/week started off right 💜
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Morning! I randomly decided to open this app today for the first time in a couple mths (life's been busy) 😅
Here's a sunny Vancouver Island beach pic to get your day/week started off right 💜
Here's a sunny Vancouver Island beach pic to get your day/week started off right 💜
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Very helpful myth debunking from the Freedom to Read Project. It succinctly offers responses to the main arguments posed by book banners.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/debunking_th...
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/debunking_th...
Debunking the Myths: Responding to the Most Common Arguments for Book Censorship
Book censorship arguments often disguise efforts to erase diverse voices. Responding with facts, empathy, and First Amendment values helps protect everyone’s right to read.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Very helpful myth debunking from the Freedom to Read Project. It succinctly offers responses to the main arguments posed by book banners.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/debunking_th...
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/debunking_th...
The lillies are in bloom! 😍 #GardenSky #gardening
August 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The lillies are in bloom! 😍 #GardenSky #gardening
Name one #goal you want to see through before summer's end.
Serious and silly goals will be equally applauded.
#SummerGoals #summer
Serious and silly goals will be equally applauded.
#SummerGoals #summer
a cartoon of a frog floating on a raft with a sad face on it
Alt: A smiling cartoon frog, floating in an intertube, holding a cup at the beach looking at the sunset.
media.tenor.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Name one #goal you want to see through before summer's end.
Serious and silly goals will be equally applauded.
#SummerGoals #summer
Serious and silly goals will be equally applauded.
#SummerGoals #summer
a cartoon of a frog floating on a raft with a sad face on it
Alt: A smiling cartoon frog, floating in an intertube, holding a cup at the beach looking at the sunset.
media.tenor.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Name one #goal you want to see through before summer's end.
Serious and silly goals will be equally applauded.
#SummerGoals #summer
Serious and silly goals will be equally applauded.
#SummerGoals #summer
I'm on vacation this week and just ate a cinnamon bun for lunch. I have reached peak adulting 😌
July 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm on vacation this week and just ate a cinnamon bun for lunch. I have reached peak adulting 😌
I made a thing!! (It still needs the lights installed, but I did it 😊)
#crafting #BookishCrafts #bookstore #SundayFunday
#crafting #BookishCrafts #bookstore #SundayFunday
July 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I made a thing!! (It still needs the lights installed, but I did it 😊)
#crafting #BookishCrafts #bookstore #SundayFunday
#crafting #BookishCrafts #bookstore #SundayFunday
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Want Safer Neighborhoods? Invest in Libraries
When library funding goes up, crime tends to go down
medium.com/everylibrary...
When library funding goes up, crime tends to go down
medium.com/everylibrary...
Want Safer Neighborhoods? Invest in Libraries
When library funding goes up, crime tends to go down
medium.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Want Safer Neighborhoods? Invest in Libraries
When library funding goes up, crime tends to go down
medium.com/everylibrary...
When library funding goes up, crime tends to go down
medium.com/everylibrary...
I both love and need this word.
July 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I both love and need this word.
July 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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In effort to post more #library stuff, I'll be making wkly #GraphicNovel posts 😊 Welcome to #ComicsTuesday post # 1!
Séance Tea Party offers beautiful artwork and a fun, heartfelt, spoopy tale that reminds us to embrace imagination at every age and that friendship comes in many forms. 5 ⭐️! #comics
Séance Tea Party offers beautiful artwork and a fun, heartfelt, spoopy tale that reminds us to embrace imagination at every age and that friendship comes in many forms. 5 ⭐️! #comics
July 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In effort to post more #library stuff, I'll be making wkly #GraphicNovel posts 😊 Welcome to #ComicsTuesday post # 1!
Séance Tea Party offers beautiful artwork and a fun, heartfelt, spoopy tale that reminds us to embrace imagination at every age and that friendship comes in many forms. 5 ⭐️! #comics
Séance Tea Party offers beautiful artwork and a fun, heartfelt, spoopy tale that reminds us to embrace imagination at every age and that friendship comes in many forms. 5 ⭐️! #comics
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‘A room without books is like a body without a soul.’ ~
Cicero.
@racheldeering.bsky.social here lending my ears to a day of Ancient Roman literature for #BookWormSat
🖼️ Antonio Sicurezza, 1957.
Cicero.
@racheldeering.bsky.social here lending my ears to a day of Ancient Roman literature for #BookWormSat
🖼️ Antonio Sicurezza, 1957.
July 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
‘A room without books is like a body without a soul.’ ~
Cicero.
@racheldeering.bsky.social here lending my ears to a day of Ancient Roman literature for #BookWormSat
🖼️ Antonio Sicurezza, 1957.
Cicero.
@racheldeering.bsky.social here lending my ears to a day of Ancient Roman literature for #BookWormSat
🖼️ Antonio Sicurezza, 1957.
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If you don't understand how this will be used to target LGBTQ+ books, read this piece by @penamerica.bsky.social 's @tasslyn.bsky.social and Jon Friedman: many book banners consider ALL queer content sexually explicit. www.slj.com/story/The-Ug...
The Ugly Stereotype Beneath the Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQIA+ Books
The nine picture books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor are not pornography. Nor are they obscene. What is obscene is a Supreme Court decision that denies the basic humanity and equality of LGBTQIA+ people.
www.slj.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If you don't understand how this will be used to target LGBTQ+ books, read this piece by @penamerica.bsky.social 's @tasslyn.bsky.social and Jon Friedman: many book banners consider ALL queer content sexually explicit. www.slj.com/story/The-Ug...
This all started over four 2SLGBTQIA+ books he didn't even take the time to read 🤬
#Censorship #BookBans #ABed #Libraries #FreedomToRead #ABpoli #IntellectualFreedom
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Censorship #BookBans #ABed #Libraries #FreedomToRead #ABpoli #IntellectualFreedom
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta bans school library books it deems sexually explicit | CBC News
Alberta's education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1, but says the announcement is not about book banning.
www.cbc.ca
July 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This all started over four 2SLGBTQIA+ books he didn't even take the time to read 🤬
#Censorship #BookBans #ABed #Libraries #FreedomToRead #ABpoli #IntellectualFreedom
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Censorship #BookBans #ABed #Libraries #FreedomToRead #ABpoli #IntellectualFreedom
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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People do not exist to serve a government. A government should exist to serve the people.
July 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
People do not exist to serve a government. A government should exist to serve the people.
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Kids need to know they can count on their parents when they come across hate online. You can support them with these helpful tips: mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso...
Talking to kids about hate online
Most kids see hate and prejudice in places like games, social networks, and online videos. They also say that they want to do something about it when they see it, but don't know what to do.
mediasmarts.ca
July 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Kids need to know they can count on their parents when they come across hate online. You can support them with these helpful tips: mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso...
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"Children don't need protection from books; they need protection from hate and discrimination."
#BookBanning #BookCensorship #PridePuppy
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Pride Puppy illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social and I wrote a statement on today's SCOTUS decision in the Mahmoud v Taylor case. Here it is.
July 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Children don't need protection from books; they need protection from hate and discrimination."
#BookBanning #BookCensorship #PridePuppy
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#BookBanning #BookCensorship #PridePuppy
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