Felicity
@felicitysbooks.bsky.social
Booklover & teacher librarian living in Sydney, Australia.
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Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect
Will this provide a boost for teen reading? I can only hope!
#EduSky #TLSky #BookSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect
Will this provide a boost for teen reading? I can only hope!
#EduSky #TLSky #BookSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect
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December 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect
Will this provide a boost for teen reading? I can only hope!
#EduSky #TLSky #BookSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect
Will this provide a boost for teen reading? I can only hope!
#EduSky #TLSky #BookSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
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The claims that the ALA is engaged in a secret pro-LGBTQ+ campaign trying to undermine traditional values is a right-wing talking point as old as time. Here's an example from January 1983.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The claims that the ALA is engaged in a secret pro-LGBTQ+ campaign trying to undermine traditional values is a right-wing talking point as old as time. Here's an example from January 1983.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
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Books are power charges for your brain.
December 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Books are power charges for your brain.
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When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
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I’ve had this as an earworm all week…
December 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I’ve had this as an earworm all week…
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How your local Library of Things can help you enjoy the holidays on a tight budget
The Joy of Borrowing
How your local Library of Things can help you enjoy the holidays on a tight budget
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December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
How your local Library of Things can help you enjoy the holidays on a tight budget
Hi @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
Heated Rivalry isn't from a "young adult series" - in publishing, young adult means 12 to 18 year olds.
It's a 'new adult' (18 to 29) series.
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
Heated Rivalry isn't from a "young adult series" - in publishing, young adult means 12 to 18 year olds.
It's a 'new adult' (18 to 29) series.
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
‘That’s the danger, that’s the appeal’: The gay ice hockey drama breaking the rules
Adapted from a wildly popular young adult series, Heated Rivalry is not your typical sports drama.
www.smh.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hi @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
Heated Rivalry isn't from a "young adult series" - in publishing, young adult means 12 to 18 year olds.
It's a 'new adult' (18 to 29) series.
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
Heated Rivalry isn't from a "young adult series" - in publishing, young adult means 12 to 18 year olds.
It's a 'new adult' (18 to 29) series.
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
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I admit the announcement that Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead didn't really hit me that hard, but the news that Tom Stoppard has passed is sad indeed. Rest In Peace.
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I admit the announcement that Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead didn't really hit me that hard, but the news that Tom Stoppard has passed is sad indeed. Rest In Peace.
"In August 2025, the University of Florida published a study that found that over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who would read a book for pleasure on any given day dropped by 40% between 2003 and 2023" (BBC).
#BookSky #TLSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dl5...
#BookSky #TLSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dl5...
Our reading rate is crashing. But John Grisham keeps writing | BBC Global
YouTube video by BBC Global
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November 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"In August 2025, the University of Florida published a study that found that over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who would read a book for pleasure on any given day dropped by 40% between 2003 and 2023" (BBC).
#BookSky #TLSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dl5...
#BookSky #TLSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dl5...
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Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
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'Solange Knowles Wants to Lend You a Book'
"The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.)"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
'Solange Knowles Wants to Lend You a Book'
"The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.)"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
Solange Knowles Wants to Lend You a Book
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November 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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'Solange Knowles Wants to Lend You a Book'
"The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.)"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
'Solange Knowles Wants to Lend You a Book'
"The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.)"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
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The shop phone isn’t working, but Michael has sent me this ridiculous photo and assured me that we’re open.
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The shop phone isn’t working, but Michael has sent me this ridiculous photo and assured me that we’re open.
'Amanda carries a taser, mace and a pistol. She’s not a gang member, she’s a US librarian'
"Amanda Jones spoke out against censorship at her local public library and walked straight into the battle to ban books playing out across the US." Sydney Morning Herald
www.smh.com.au/national/ama...
"Amanda Jones spoke out against censorship at her local public library and walked straight into the battle to ban books playing out across the US." Sydney Morning Herald
www.smh.com.au/national/ama...
Amanda carries a taser, mace and a pistol. She’s not a gang member, she’s a US librarian
Amanda Jones spoke out against censorship at her local public library and walked straight into the battle to ban books playing out across the US.
www.smh.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
'Amanda carries a taser, mace and a pistol. She’s not a gang member, she’s a US librarian'
"Amanda Jones spoke out against censorship at her local public library and walked straight into the battle to ban books playing out across the US." Sydney Morning Herald
www.smh.com.au/national/ama...
"Amanda Jones spoke out against censorship at her local public library and walked straight into the battle to ban books playing out across the US." Sydney Morning Herald
www.smh.com.au/national/ama...
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My Kid Loves Percy Jackson. What Should They Read Next?
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My Kid Loves Percy Jackson. What Should They Read Next?
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My Kid Loves Percy Jackson. What Should They Read Next?
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November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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My Kid Loves Percy Jackson. What Should They Read Next?
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My Kid Loves Percy Jackson. What Should They Read Next?
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I’m not saying I’m tired but it just took me five minutes to work out why the door wouldn’t open.
Spoiler alert: you need to unlock it.
Spoiler alert: you need to unlock it.
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’m not saying I’m tired but it just took me five minutes to work out why the door wouldn’t open.
Spoiler alert: you need to unlock it.
Spoiler alert: you need to unlock it.
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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'Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.' (NY Times)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
'Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.' (NY Times)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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'Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.' (NY Times)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
'Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.' (NY Times)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
'A great humanist': One of Australia's greatest poets dead at 80.
I taught Robert Gray's poetry. He had a lovely eye. Students liked him too.
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
I taught Robert Gray's poetry. He had a lovely eye. Students liked him too.
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
‘A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
Friend of 56 years and fellow poet Geoffrey Lehmann pays tribute to Robert Gray’s unrivalled talent.
www.smh.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
'A great humanist': One of Australia's greatest poets dead at 80.
I taught Robert Gray's poetry. He had a lovely eye. Students liked him too.
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
I taught Robert Gray's poetry. He had a lovely eye. Students liked him too.
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
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NO ONE CAN STOP US NOW!! 😆
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
NO ONE CAN STOP US NOW!! 😆