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@ExlibrisMrHunt

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Teacher-Librarian, K-5 Hands-on STEAM; kidlit fanboy; love graphic novels; inclusive col’n; he/him. Co-host of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast. @sartoriallibrary.bsky.social Spotify: spoti.fi/3ANgYge Apple: apple.co/4e4mM3h Instagram: bit.ly/4dCh09b

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · Dec 1

Getting to know me, @ExLibrisMrHunt…

[Ex Libris roughly can mean “from the library of” and used to be on bookplates (stickers) inside book covers so that people knew who the borrowed item belonged to…it’s Latin, ‘cause I’m all fancy and stuff.]

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hello new (or past) followers,

My bio says most of what you need to know, including that I’m co-host with @paulvinelli.bsky.social of a #LibrarianFashion & #kidlit podcast…

BUT,
here are 5 more “special”things (no particular order) I’d like you to know about content I share here:

1) I use ALT ⬇️

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 9h

#ThisBookTheseReasons
@linseedling.bsky.social rocks it again w/ a #scienterrific crossover nonfic/ #graphicnovel w/ her comics-style & realistic-enough details illustrations. Fab facts. Great example of how modern illustrator-driven nonfic is so highly engaging vs trad photoreal/text block books

Cover of
The Dark! Wild Life in the Mysteries World of Caves (which I ever-so-wittily snapped a photo of in the darkness under some chairs in my kitchen…like the book in a cave…cause I’m so tricky).

The main title in slightly jagged, shivery, “spooky” all-caps…purple dark cave background…

stalactites and awesome creepy insect thing (!?) plus snake, glow worm strings and bat coming down from top…stalagmites insects, critters (?), a newt (?), a mouse at the bottom

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 10h

B)
Game On!
re: innovative, blockbuster video games from Pong, 1972 to Overwatch, 2016.
I was mostly only 80s/very early 90s gamer—but found myself intrigued browsing sections beyond my era.
B&W images + trade pb trim size made awkward reading for me; dedicated gamers & keen noobs won’t be deterred?

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 10h

#ThisBookTheseReasons
2 books on video gaming history:
A)
Blips—great narrative nonfic pic book re: creator of Odyssey, a game that later became immortalized as Pong (Atari copied it).
@katehanniganbooks.bsky.social nails whittling down info to best narrative tidbits; Ohora nails 60s/70s vibes.

& …

Photo of two books about video gaming history:
1)
Narrative nonfiction picture book Blips On A Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession.
+
2
Game On: Video Game History…

Blips features an illustrated scene with a perhaps middle aged 1968 Ralph seated on the floor with his “brown box” console, playing his Odyssey game—playing the first wide-market video game (later copied and renamed Pong by Atari)—on a huge wooden box TV from the era.

Game On features…schematics style background lines?…the title centred with circular subtitles around it, and little circular inset images in the four corners—showing Pong, Pac-Man, Mario, and the Minecraft cube.

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 12h

#ThisBookTheseReasons
📚👍
Great book! Kids will love it. Gorgeous cover. Fab photo examples & clear facts and tips about understanding pet animal body language and sounds.

(Doesn’t have a pet rats section…nor lizards…but quite a few others.)

Loafing bunnies are especially cute.

#TLsky #skybrarians

Cover image of the book
How to speak animal.
Subtitle: decode the secret, language of dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and more.

It features a bright pink background with a subtle sort of zebra stripe that is mostly all covered over by the title, running through the middle with various animal head photos peeking out around from under the title: basset hound, and some other dog, a snake, a rabbit, a goldfish, some other fish, a budgie or parrot, and some other parrot, and a cat.
(ha ha! I barely know what some of these animals are)
(Sorry)

This is a shot of the table of contents that shows that it refers to the various “languages” you can learn to interpret from dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, horses, snakes, fish.

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 17h

No, yours is the nicest compliment!

Thx.

(But, also, though I dress up all funky half the time, the other half, I’m just schlepping it in t-shirt and jeans. But are good.)

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 19h

Happy #ComingOutDay! I’ve been out for more than half my life at this point and every single day, I feel more powerful.

If you can be visibly queer, do it. Role models and visibility still matter so much.

It's ok if you can’t come out too. What matters most is who you choose to invite in.

a colorful graphic for national coming out day

Alt: a colorful graphic for national coming out day

media.tenor.com

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 2d

Very cool!
Plus, check out (hee, hee) the whole backpack full of pins: Best in #LibrarianFashion!

The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 2d

I am in l❤️ve! Thank you @erikaslong.bsky.social!!!

New enamel pin two hands holding up a sign that says, "This is what a LIBRARIAN looks like" on the card it was shipped on from Not Yo Mama's Librarian.

New enamel pin two hands holding up a sign that says, "This is what a LIBRARIAN looks like" from Not Yo Mama's Librarian on my red backpack with other pins.

New enamel pin two hands holding up a sign that says, "This is what a LIBRARIAN looks like" from Not Yo Mama's Librarian close up on my red backpack.

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 2d

Just an FYI for #bannedbooksweek. This fight isn't about books. It's about freedom.

#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Booksky #Edusky #Librarians #Skybrarians

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t often get stumped for a book rec…
Anybody else have something that fits really well here?
📚👍

Kelly Kaloti @kaloti.bsky.social · 3d

Can anyone recommend a picture book or read aloud about plagiarism or copying? Or taking credit for something you didn't do? 📚

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 3d

Fab!
I have a bunch of these, but got some more possible future purchase ideas—thx.

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

#ThisBookTheseReasons

With the haters being all hatey all over, I felt our library collection needed even more lovely, accepting, celebratory stories ASAP. Had missed out on this @harrywoodgate.bsky.social one previously. Glad to have it now.

Cover of Grandad’s Pride.
The title is on a Progress Pride flag, carried by sweater vest wearing (whit) grandfather, his famous camper in the background…various parading folks…

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

Some books need/deserve special library barcode treatments!

See also, more creative barcode games…
bsky.app/profile/exli...

Also once did a half a barcode for In The Half Room, by Carson Ellis.

Did eyebrow barcodes on Find Me/Catch me books by Anders Arhoj…

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

This book, Echo, by Adam Rex, absolutely needed a second barcode…an upside down second barcode…no way around it…the same is true of Simon and the Better Bone too.
(Both will be great #ReadAlouds; already used Simon today—a hit)

**Am I the only one who does weird barcode gags?**

Hope not.

Cover:
Echo, by Adam Rex
A blonde white boy stands looking into a pond at his reflection; the title word is half on the bank and half reflecting below in the water.
I have a library barcode up in the top right and another one upside down and mirroring it in the bottom left.

My barcode gag is right and proper! (My barcode gag is right and proper!)
All should emulate it.
(All should emulate it.)

Cover:
Simon and the better bone.
Shows a pup with a bone in its mouth; it’s in a crouch at the edge of the pond, downward facing dog pose, staring at its reflection.
For my copy at school, I placed mirror image barcodes above/below the waterline.

My barcode gag is right and proper; wise and necessary; emulate and be happy.

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

My barcode gag is right and proper!
(My barcode gag is right and proper!)

All should emulate it.
(All should emulate it.)

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

These books were created out of direct disability experience by James & Lucy Catchpole. They treat the situations with Joe’s understandable mixture of humour, resignation and irritation. Expressive illustrations by Karen George are pitch perfect (kudos for depiction of imagined elements of play too)

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

not relevant to his game; it’s not your business (about his limb difference or injury); you don’t need to know; he doesn’t need/want your awe, sadness, praise, your amazement…he’s not “The Joe Show”…he just wants to have his normal day & play uninterrupted, keep it to yourself, thank you very much!⬇️

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

#ThisBookTheseReasons
Just bought You’re So Amazing for the library & will need to get What Happened To You? ASAP. Thoroughly refreshing #inclusivity & #RepresentationMatters books for #DisabilityRights discussion: Joe doesn’t want to be hassled about what happened to him; it’s not relevant to…

Cover:
You’re So Amazing!
Subtitle:
Being singled out doesn’t always feel amazing.
Light yellow beige background; three kids below the title; Joe, a white-appearing blond boy with only one leg and forearm crutches; to the left is a black haired white or perhaps Asian appearing boy kicking a soccer ball; right, a Black girl with double puffs hairstyle.

Cover:
What happened to you?
Features Joe, and his double puffs friend…as described in previous pic…title and info below their feet.
They are both gripping the chains and standing upright rather than sitting on the wooden boards of their swings.

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 4d

Finally bought these two fantastic family comfort picture books after my friend and colleague, @paulvinelli.bsky.social, brought them to my attention for one of our podcast episodes last year…will likely put them into my Storytime rotation this month.
Hear more about why:
bsky.app/profile/sart...

Covers of Together We Ride (shows a Black father teaching his daughter working to ride a bike) and Together We Swim (shows a Black mother teaching her son to swim at a pool).
Both by Valerie Bolling and Kaylani Jaunita.

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 5d

(Chances are there were also some of those that-Q-was-so-garbage-and-I-wish-I-didn’t-have-to-waste-time-on-it-so-I-could-instead-speak-about-better-things-that-would-better-highlight-my-value-in-this-role types of questions…?)

(Maybe don’t answer that in case hiring folks are here, lol)

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 5d

Ah-ha! But institutional heating/cooling often unpredictable, too variable (heat vent at one end of my space; cool fresh air intake above my desk), esp room to room; cardigans are super easy throw on, take off quickly, as needed.

(I’m selling these damn things like I’ve got stock in the company)

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 5d

Ah, well then, resistance is futile.

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s #LibrarianFashion:

Lot of black background, clothing, some w/ brighter, more animated patterns.
Simple, basic black cardigan over top of a chimps & bananas patterned shirt, w/ a tie featuring trees, the leaf sections in shades of light blue-gray, bronze, gold; tie bar, wood & yellow resin.

Close up of the shirt with chimps and bananas and the tie with funky trees and the tie bar, all as described.

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 5d

Nice work, if you can get it…

Doing #OutdoorLearning / #PlaceBasedLearning series with a K class—started today w/ a walk to the local municipal park, impromptu Storytime carpet = a tarp, read Me And My Sit Spot as an intro, we gave them a scavenger hunt for #LooseParts play to form their names—Fun!

A picture from above looking down on some kids sitting on a tarp with scavenger hunt baskets, full of leaves, twigs, acorns and so on, using tape dispensers to attach those found items to card stock posters spelling out the letters of their names.

Cover of the book mentioned, written by Lauren McLean and illustrated by Anna Panchuk.

The features a bunch of shrubbery in the front left and right corners with trees on either side of the cover, reaching out toward the sky, and the canopy creating some shade below, where a white-appearing child with long, red brown hair sits peacefully on a rock, eyes closed, taking in nature sounds and smells, just being at peace on her “sit spot.”

A close-up view of a couple of the student name posters in the process of being covered in naturey loose parts. The centre is a mini clipboard with a mini page of fall scavenger hunt items to search for, which includes grass, leaves, rocks, sticks, etc.

One more shot of kids in the process of adding some natural loose parts from their specimen collection baskets to their name posters.

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, you’re definitely still a card carrying member of an elite team—librarians embrace all—but, if you try a cardigan for a few days,they’re hard to resist,given versatility & endless style choices.
I used to resist, said they were for middle-aged men…one day realized I was of that age…tried, hooked

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The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 5d

"Mom. I am a library scientist. Trust me. I don't leave home without a cardigan."

The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 5d

Mom just told *ME* that I should never leave home without a sweater or cardigan.

ME! I own like 90 cardigans!!

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