Matt
@mattlibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian, Antifascist, South African American.
No one is free until we are all free!
www.TeenLibrarian.co.uk
Signal: mattlibrarian.01
No one is free until we are all free!
www.TeenLibrarian.co.uk
Signal: mattlibrarian.01
Batman has so many Robins because as a youth Bruce Wayne read Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" & decided to use the excessive amount of orphans within Gotham City (thank to the high crime rate) to fight crime.
When a Robin dies there are always more to take its place in the never-ending battle.
When a Robin dies there are always more to take its place in the never-ending battle.
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Batman has so many Robins because as a youth Bruce Wayne read Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" & decided to use the excessive amount of orphans within Gotham City (thank to the high crime rate) to fight crime.
When a Robin dies there are always more to take its place in the never-ending battle.
When a Robin dies there are always more to take its place in the never-ending battle.
Sister Act 3
"Runaway nuns can stay in Alpine convent if they leave social media"
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media
The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sister Act 3
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Great White Shark
Baboon
Southern Right Whale
Cape Cobra
Badger
Great White Shark
Baboon
Southern Right Whale
Cape Cobra
Badger
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Bald Eagles
Bottlenose dolphins
Snapping turtles
Foxes
Opossums
Bald Eagles
Bottlenose dolphins
Snapping turtles
Foxes
Opossums
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Bison
Nudibranch
River otters
Black bears
Moose
Bison
Nudibranch
River otters
Black bears
Moose
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Great White Shark
Baboon
Southern Right Whale
Cape Cobra
Badger
Great White Shark
Baboon
Southern Right Whale
Cape Cobra
Badger
Following @soozuk.bsky.social because her thanksgiving posts made me lol
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Following @soozuk.bsky.social because her thanksgiving posts made me lol
Today my family home in South Africa has been sold. I spent the first 27 years of my life living at Gavenwood, Lock Road, Kalk Bay 7975. Now it will eventually end up being sub-divided and turned into Airbnb style holiday accommodation
November 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Today my family home in South Africa has been sold. I spent the first 27 years of my life living at Gavenwood, Lock Road, Kalk Bay 7975. Now it will eventually end up being sub-divided and turned into Airbnb style holiday accommodation
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Calling all bookshops, libraries and festivals….!!
Bookshops! Libraries! Festivals! I want to work with you for the paperback of SOME BODY LIKE ME!
It’s publishing in early February, had some fab press reviews for the HB, and makes people leave deranged messages in my inbox. I really want to help my girls find more readers!
#scifi #sciencefiction
It’s publishing in early February, had some fab press reviews for the HB, and makes people leave deranged messages in my inbox. I really want to help my girls find more readers!
#scifi #sciencefiction
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Reposted by Matt
I'm delighted to see that the #Creatives4Sudan has now raised over 7 grand! We're raising money for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan, and every bid helps the Emergency Response Rooms there do their work. Bid here on mentoring from comics supremo! @nickabadzis.bsky.social bit.ly/4pxHBK7
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I'm delighted to see that the #Creatives4Sudan has now raised over 7 grand! We're raising money for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan, and every bid helps the Emergency Response Rooms there do their work. Bid here on mentoring from comics supremo! @nickabadzis.bsky.social bit.ly/4pxHBK7
Great piece on some really shitty news by a phenomenal writer! Also hurrah for the NHS which was always great in sorting me out when I was in the UK
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Great piece on some really shitty news by a phenomenal writer! Also hurrah for the NHS which was always great in sorting me out when I was in the UK
One of the things I love about my older cellphone is the fact that it is not able to run AI
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
One of the things I love about my older cellphone is the fact that it is not able to run AI
We are going to need to train people to identify and navigate past AI slop on search engines to find the accurate information they are looking for for
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are going to need to train people to identify and navigate past AI slop on search engines to find the accurate information they are looking for for
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Advent is not a 12-day season of buying yourself more stuff. My rant--I mean, column:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
Advent Calendars Gone Wild
Can Advent calendars stuffed with hot sauce, stuffed animals, and panties still stir feelings of anticipation and mystery?
www.commonwealmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Advent is not a 12-day season of buying yourself more stuff. My rant--I mean, column:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
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Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
Herbivore (noun): person who gets off watching a movie about a cute VW Beetle being devoured
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Herbivore (noun): person who gets off watching a movie about a cute VW Beetle being devoured
Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hey American Football fans & other knowledgeable folks! Can anyone tell me why there is so much hate for the Kansas City Chiefs?
How potamia are you?
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
How potamia are you?
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Wonder how many people looked up ‘felching’ today and regretted having to do so
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wonder how many people looked up ‘felching’ today and regretted having to do so
My daughter made this pumpkin pie from scratch - from the shortcrust pastry to the filling
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My daughter made this pumpkin pie from scratch - from the shortcrust pastry to the filling
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The cast of Stranger Things
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The cast of Stranger Things
Reposted by Matt
I don’t see enough people posting about Ukraine on here and let me just say y’all should be very upset about the proposed “peace plan.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I don’t see enough people posting about Ukraine on here and let me just say y’all should be very upset about the proposed “peace plan.”
It me! (but also with tea)
men will literally make liking marmalade their whole personality
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It me! (but also with tea)
I am part of a team putting together bitesize training about Library Principles at work.
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I am part of a team putting together bitesize training about Library Principles at work.
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
I started working on a proof of concept 'zine called 'The Principled Librarian' - an early draft can be seen below
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Our free #NewSkills training for public librarians in England counts toward your CPD development. Each module is mapped to the #CILIP PKSB, so the training contributes to your ongoing development. Take the next step - become a Future Library Leader: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our free #NewSkills training for public librarians in England counts toward your CPD development. Each module is mapped to the #CILIP PKSB, so the training contributes to your ongoing development. Take the next step - become a Future Library Leader: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader