Librarian Pirate
@librarianpirate.bsky.social
Public Children's Librarian, Greater Chicagoland Area
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This is the niche drama I crave
The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
Shetland knitting group ‘shocked and saddened’ by representation in Channel 4 show
A GROUP protecting Shetland’s knitting heritage has criticised a new Channel 4 show for spreading “negative misconceptions about Fair Isle knitting...
www.shetnews.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is the niche drama I crave
The first time a storytime kid started calling me auntie I felt like I was on top of the world. It's a regular thing now and I cherish it every time.
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The first time a storytime kid started calling me auntie I felt like I was on top of the world. It's a regular thing now and I cherish it every time.
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Wait, we still needed more music from D'Angelo.
October 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wait, we still needed more music from D'Angelo.
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A President on the roof? Sounds crazy, no?
MAGA influencers are raving about Trump walking on a roof:
"An American original"
"🤣 Once in a lifetime president."
"79 years old and climbing on roofs! LOL!"
"Another classic 🤣"
"An American original"
"🤣 Once in a lifetime president."
"79 years old and climbing on roofs! LOL!"
"Another classic 🤣"
August 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A President on the roof? Sounds crazy, no?
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It's especially obnoxious that this AI book list news is all over the place today, a Tuesday, a day for talking about new releases. There's a new Alison Bechdel! Yiyun Li's memoir! Robert Macfarlane's Is a River Alive? Caitlin Starling's Starving Saints! Madeleine Thien's Book of Records! & more!
May 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's especially obnoxious that this AI book list news is all over the place today, a Tuesday, a day for talking about new releases. There's a new Alison Bechdel! Yiyun Li's memoir! Robert Macfarlane's Is a River Alive? Caitlin Starling's Starving Saints! Madeleine Thien's Book of Records! & more!
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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The peace during Mass will now be expressed by sharing a Chicago Handshake
May 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The peace during Mass will now be expressed by sharing a Chicago Handshake
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EXCUSE ME NOT MY FRIEND @jessicaroy.bsky.social 🥰🥰🥰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥🔥
John Mulaney has revealed the inaugural lineup for his new Netflix late-night show, which premieres Wednesday, March 12th at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT.
March 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
EXCUSE ME NOT MY FRIEND @jessicaroy.bsky.social 🥰🥰🥰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥🔥
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you can’t break them apart
February 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
you can’t break them apart
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This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
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Gem Room Games was founded in Los Angeles. We love it deeply.
So we're putting our whole @itch.io catalog on sale, 25% off for the rest of January, to raise some funds to support relief efforts from these horrific fires.
Whether as a bundle or individual games, 100% of every $ spent goes to help.
So we're putting our whole @itch.io catalog on sale, 25% off for the rest of January, to raise some funds to support relief efforts from these horrific fires.
Whether as a bundle or individual games, 100% of every $ spent goes to help.
Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Sale by Gem Room Games
A bundle by Gem Room Games, $76.50 for 19 games
itch.io
January 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Gem Room Games was founded in Los Angeles. We love it deeply.
So we're putting our whole @itch.io catalog on sale, 25% off for the rest of January, to raise some funds to support relief efforts from these horrific fires.
Whether as a bundle or individual games, 100% of every $ spent goes to help.
So we're putting our whole @itch.io catalog on sale, 25% off for the rest of January, to raise some funds to support relief efforts from these horrific fires.
Whether as a bundle or individual games, 100% of every $ spent goes to help.
How wonderful is it to get these kinds of texts from my kid? We went from me recommending books to her to her recommending books to me! And now I get to show her all the other things by @mollyostertag.bsky.social that she already loves!
December 5, 2024 at 1:27 PM
How wonderful is it to get these kinds of texts from my kid? We went from me recommending books to her to her recommending books to me! And now I get to show her all the other things by @mollyostertag.bsky.social that she already loves!
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Since I have to “cross post” on “platforms”…I made a last minute drink shopping guide for Thanksgiving! If you’re into #wine #cocktails or #mocktails. Full rundown is at 163creative.com/blog
November 24, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Since I have to “cross post” on “platforms”…I made a last minute drink shopping guide for Thanksgiving! If you’re into #wine #cocktails or #mocktails. Full rundown is at 163creative.com/blog
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Guys, I don't know what just happened. I finished a Jasmine Warga book without crying? A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall was beautiful and hopeful and an absolute delight.
November 22, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Guys, I don't know what just happened. I finished a Jasmine Warga book without crying? A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall was beautiful and hopeful and an absolute delight.
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Years ago we made a shirt from a joke on our discord & made it available with 100% of proceeds going to Trans Lifeline.
It was supposed to be up for just a couple weeks, but the pleasure of those emails declaring "you just had a sale! you made $0.00!" knowing it meant a donation means it's still up.
It was supposed to be up for just a couple weeks, but the pleasure of those emails declaring "you just had a sale! you made $0.00!" knowing it meant a donation means it's still up.
Yes I'm a Game Designer Men's T-Shirt | Gem Room Games Merch Shop
Yes I'm a Game Designer on Men's T-Shirt – By actual popular demand, we present the "yes I'm a GAME DESIGNER" shirt
gemroomgames.threadless.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Years ago we made a shirt from a joke on our discord & made it available with 100% of proceeds going to Trans Lifeline.
It was supposed to be up for just a couple weeks, but the pleasure of those emails declaring "you just had a sale! you made $0.00!" knowing it meant a donation means it's still up.
It was supposed to be up for just a couple weeks, but the pleasure of those emails declaring "you just had a sale! you made $0.00!" knowing it meant a donation means it's still up.
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For those of you following my “Libraries” Feed, I updated it to “Libraries & Librarians” and added the #librarylife tag. It’s been a looong time since I did coding so it’s pretty basic but gets the job done. It still grabs all the mentioned words & tags. Doing my best ;)
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November 20, 2024 at 10:18 PM
For those of you following my “Libraries” Feed, I updated it to “Libraries & Librarians” and added the #librarylife tag. It’s been a looong time since I did coding so it’s pretty basic but gets the job done. It still grabs all the mentioned words & tags. Doing my best ;)
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Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!
November 15, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!
book stumper #kidlit edition! I have a customer looking for a book they checked out in the last year, they think it's a very early beginning reader (but could totally be a picture book or a graphic novel) about a rabbit that is also a robot. It's not Cece Bell's rabbit and robot series.
November 16, 2024 at 4:34 PM
book stumper #kidlit edition! I have a customer looking for a book they checked out in the last year, they think it's a very early beginning reader (but could totally be a picture book or a graphic novel) about a rabbit that is also a robot. It's not Cece Bell's rabbit and robot series.
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What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.”
HUMANS!
HUMANS!
November 15, 2024 at 1:59 AM
What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.”
HUMANS!
HUMANS!
Also I've been bad at updating but looking at my recent Storygraph, in the last week:
@garthnix.bsky.social terrified me on my drive to work (It isn't that scary, guys. I'm a wimp)
@choldenko.bsky.social made me cry on my lunch
@meganbrennan.bsky.social made me laugh during silent reading club
@garthnix.bsky.social terrified me on my drive to work (It isn't that scary, guys. I'm a wimp)
@choldenko.bsky.social made me cry on my lunch
@meganbrennan.bsky.social made me laugh during silent reading club
November 14, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Also I've been bad at updating but looking at my recent Storygraph, in the last week:
@garthnix.bsky.social terrified me on my drive to work (It isn't that scary, guys. I'm a wimp)
@choldenko.bsky.social made me cry on my lunch
@meganbrennan.bsky.social made me laugh during silent reading club
@garthnix.bsky.social terrified me on my drive to work (It isn't that scary, guys. I'm a wimp)
@choldenko.bsky.social made me cry on my lunch
@meganbrennan.bsky.social made me laugh during silent reading club
People are coming to bsky and following me! I should let you know what I'm about!
kidlit
ttrpgs
libraries
ttrpgs in libraries for kids
progressive whatevers
Plus I effing adore memes. Especially older ones or memeceptions
(also I lurk more than I post but when I post it's a lot all at once)
kidlit
ttrpgs
libraries
ttrpgs in libraries for kids
progressive whatevers
Plus I effing adore memes. Especially older ones or memeceptions
(also I lurk more than I post but when I post it's a lot all at once)
November 14, 2024 at 4:30 PM
People are coming to bsky and following me! I should let you know what I'm about!
kidlit
ttrpgs
libraries
ttrpgs in libraries for kids
progressive whatevers
Plus I effing adore memes. Especially older ones or memeceptions
(also I lurk more than I post but when I post it's a lot all at once)
kidlit
ttrpgs
libraries
ttrpgs in libraries for kids
progressive whatevers
Plus I effing adore memes. Especially older ones or memeceptions
(also I lurk more than I post but when I post it's a lot all at once)
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people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
November 13, 2024 at 5:24 PM
people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
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Illinois peeps, you’re up! I emailed this morning!
By popular demand: a script for Durbin in his capacity as Senate Judiciary chair + his numbers:
![YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [Zip Code].
YOU: I’m calling on Senator Durbin to take urgent action in his capacity as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now that we know the Democrats will lose the Senate come January, Senator Durbin must do everything he can to help move judicial nominees through the committee, and quickly.
YOU: As I’m sure the Senator remembers, President-Elect Trump managed to confirm 234 judicial appointments in his first term. We currently have 47 vacancies, with more than 100 expected to open up across the country. Senator Durbin must do everything he can to get the 47 vacancies filled, and quickly.
YOU: Senator Durbin must take this seriously. Please ensure that we don’t have more Originalists on the bench, who will absolutely curtail abortion access, expand gun rights, and limit government regulation.
YOU: Please do everything in your power to limit Trump’s ability to skew the courts even further.
OPTIONAL YOU: [Expand further/explain preferred response format]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreicp4h57hff24eqbaihnisfka7me6ryk2usq4at3qe47o5j3kami3i@jpeg)
November 12, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Illinois peeps, you’re up! I emailed this morning!