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Amanda Gray Perry
@amandagrayperry.bsky.social
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UX Librarian, nerd, mom.
Notre Dame '12, IUPUI '20.

Be nice to others, read more books, glare at every "smart" device.

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Hey, Notre Dame folks! This book was incredible, and I can only imagine how good the talk will be. I’ll be there, and you should, too!
A poster for “Historical Echoes and the Klan in Indiana,” a talk by author Timothy Egan, to be held Oct 3 at 4pm at Notre Dame.
September 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Yo @cardsagainsthumanity.com - figured y’all would enjoy a Diamond Potato update.

We’re wrinkled. We’re shriveled.

But we’re also seeing some growth? Read into it what you will.
A shriveled potato just riddled with diamond studs.
August 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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My May Books! With this month, I’ve crossed the halfway point of my goal of 100 books this year!

#ReadingRecap #BookSky 💙📚

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A composite image of book covers that says “May 2025” and has 12 book covers: The Dark Between Stars by Atticus, Harbinger: Poems by Shelley Puhak, The Drunken Spelunker’s Guide to Plato by Kathy Giuffre, Peril at End House by Agatha Christie, Great, Big, Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age by Amanda Hess, No New Things by Ashlee Piper, and four books by Ali Hazelwood: Problematic Summer Romance, Loathe to Love You, Two Can Play, and Cruel Winter With You.
June 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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And here are two stories in The Observer (student newspaper) from 1986 and 1990:
A scan of a page from Notre Dame's student newspaper The Observer from 1990. The top article headline reads: "Norm! George Wendt 'Cheers' for his 'Old Notre Dame.'" The article details a visit from Wendt to a Notre Dame pep rally. A scan of a 1986 article from Notre Dame's student magazine The Observer, which shows an interview with George Wendt about his time at Notre Dame. The headline reads: "'Cheers' actor has roots at Notre Dame."
May 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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So sad to hear about the death of #GeorgeWendt. Did you know that he attended @notredame.bsky.social for a few years (but didn't graduate). I checked our archives and found some things!
Here's an interview from student magazine Scholastic in 1993:
A scan of an article called "Who's Who: Norm! A closer look at Notre Dame's favorite almost-alumnus, George Wendt". A scan of the page continuing the interview with George Wendt with Notre Dame's student magazine Scholastic in 1993.
May 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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How is it already the end of April? It was a slower month for reading, but I did have some longer books in this month’s list. I really enjoyed everything I read this month!
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A composite image shows the words “April 2025” and eight book cover. The books are: Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley, Calling In by Loretta J. Ross, The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry, LVOE. Volume II by Atticus, Babel by R.F. Kuang, Feelings: A Story in Seasons by Manjit Thapp, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent by Judi Dench, and American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time by Tracy K. Smith.
April 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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March reads! I read 14 books in March. Here's my favorites and disappointments: 🧵
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A composite image that shows 14 book covers and the words "March 2025." The books are: Devil's Reign by Chip Zdarsky, Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver, Scot and Bothered by Alexandra Kiley, My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan, The Mystery of the Blue Train AND Black Coffee by Agatha Christie, Everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too by jonny sun, A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Department of Mind-Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld, Everything is an Emergency by Jason Adam Katzenstein, Poet Mystic Widow Wife by Hetta Howes, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, Human Resources by Ryann Stevenson, and A Frog in the Fall (And Later On) by Linnea Sterte.
March 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Are you going #ALAAC2025?! I'm moderating the Emerging Technology Trends panel and presenting a poster on the benefits of cross-campus communities of practice in academic librarianship. I hope to see you there!

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssocation #library #librarian
A graphic advertises the American Library Association's Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held in Philadelphia, June 26 - 30. Learn more at alaannual.org. The graphic includes the conference tagline "For our libraries."
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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End of the month reading recap! 💙📚

I read 7 books in February, bringing my 2025 total to 18. 🧵
Seven book covers of the books I read in February - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Blood of Tyrants, Deep End, The Big Four, Light From Uncommon Stars, Buried Deep, and On Tyranny.
March 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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I started the year off setting my lofty reading goal: 100 books. In January, I read 11 books, so I’m well on my way.

#books #bookrecs #reading
A collage of book covers of books I read during January 2025.
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM