Alex Richey
@alexathenaeum.bsky.social
📚 Highly excitable cataloging librarian.
🎧 @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social writer, reviewer, and podcaster.
🎮 Co-streamer with @rlrichey.bsky.social at twitch.tv/rlrichey
🎧 @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social writer, reviewer, and podcaster.
🎮 Co-streamer with @rlrichey.bsky.social at twitch.tv/rlrichey
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I tried to put some thoughts together about why everything feels off these days. You can read those words here if you would like: joshgauthierwriter.com/2025/05/28/a...
American Unreality
So, I watched the 2025 American Music Awards. This essay isn’t really about that, but it begins there all the same. It was a strange broadcast, interspersed with live performances, celebrities, inf…
joshgauthierwriter.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I tried to put some thoughts together about why everything feels off these days. You can read those words here if you would like: joshgauthierwriter.com/2025/05/28/a...
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause! Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress. action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SEND AN EMAIL: Tell Congress to Reinstate the Librarian of Congress!
President Trump has crossed another dangerous line by abruptly firing Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause! Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress. action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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I'm realizing I went on hiatus right before I hit 300 followers 💗 Thanks for joining me on my art journey, friends!
To celebrate; I'm doing a PFP art raffle! 💫
To Join!
💗 Follow me!
💌 Share this post
👽 Comment which Character you'd like me to draw!
I'll randomly draw three winners on June 1st! 🥰
To celebrate; I'm doing a PFP art raffle! 💫
To Join!
💗 Follow me!
💌 Share this post
👽 Comment which Character you'd like me to draw!
I'll randomly draw three winners on June 1st! 🥰
May 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm realizing I went on hiatus right before I hit 300 followers 💗 Thanks for joining me on my art journey, friends!
To celebrate; I'm doing a PFP art raffle! 💫
To Join!
💗 Follow me!
💌 Share this post
👽 Comment which Character you'd like me to draw!
I'll randomly draw three winners on June 1st! 🥰
To celebrate; I'm doing a PFP art raffle! 💫
To Join!
💗 Follow me!
💌 Share this post
👽 Comment which Character you'd like me to draw!
I'll randomly draw three winners on June 1st! 🥰
These audiobooks promise experiences full of speculative technology, happenings that science struggles to explain, and smart commentaries on contemporary issues
🧀 When the Moon Hits your Eye
❄️ Cold Eternity
🪓 Where the Axe is Buried
🍩 Interstellar Megachef
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/4-m...
🧀 When the Moon Hits your Eye
❄️ Cold Eternity
🪓 Where the Axe is Buried
🍩 Interstellar Megachef
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/4-m...
4 Must-Hear Science Fiction Audiobooks
These recent science fiction audiobooks promise experiences full of speculative technology, happenings that science struggles to explain, and smart commentaries on contemporary issues.
www.audiofilemagazine.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
These audiobooks promise experiences full of speculative technology, happenings that science struggles to explain, and smart commentaries on contemporary issues
🧀 When the Moon Hits your Eye
❄️ Cold Eternity
🪓 Where the Axe is Buried
🍩 Interstellar Megachef
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/4-m...
🧀 When the Moon Hits your Eye
❄️ Cold Eternity
🪓 Where the Axe is Buried
🍩 Interstellar Megachef
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/4-m...
New coffee mug for working at the library.
May 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New coffee mug for working at the library.
This past week I celebrated these audiobooks:
🌳 The River has Roots
🦇 Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
☀️ Sunrise on the Reaping
😷 Everything is Tuberculosis
All podcast episodes are out, and only about 5 minutes each.
🌳 The River has Roots
🦇 Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
☀️ Sunrise on the Reaping
😷 Everything is Tuberculosis
All podcast episodes are out, and only about 5 minutes each.
This week I'll be gushing about some of my recent favorite audiobooks on @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social Behind the Mic podcast. www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/
Each day's episode is about 5 minutes long, and I'll be talking today through Thursday. It's on all podcast apps. 🎧
Each day's episode is about 5 minutes long, and I'll be talking today through Thursday. It's on all podcast apps. 🎧
Audiobook Break Podcast
Listen to an audiobook chapter by chapter. AudioFile serializes extraordinary audiobooks.
www.audiofilemagazine.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This past week I celebrated these audiobooks:
🌳 The River has Roots
🦇 Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
☀️ Sunrise on the Reaping
😷 Everything is Tuberculosis
All podcast episodes are out, and only about 5 minutes each.
🌳 The River has Roots
🦇 Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
☀️ Sunrise on the Reaping
😷 Everything is Tuberculosis
All podcast episodes are out, and only about 5 minutes each.
I withdrew socially from a lot of communities as I was managing the overwhelming information flow of the previous few months of political avalanches.
I'm ready to come back now. I've missed you.
I'm ready to come back now. I've missed you.
April 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I withdrew socially from a lot of communities as I was managing the overwhelming information flow of the previous few months of political avalanches.
I'm ready to come back now. I've missed you.
I'm ready to come back now. I've missed you.
This week I'll be gushing about some of my recent favorite audiobooks on @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social Behind the Mic podcast. www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/
Each day's episode is about 5 minutes long, and I'll be talking today through Thursday. It's on all podcast apps. 🎧
Each day's episode is about 5 minutes long, and I'll be talking today through Thursday. It's on all podcast apps. 🎧
Audiobook Break Podcast
Listen to an audiobook chapter by chapter. AudioFile serializes extraordinary audiobooks.
www.audiofilemagazine.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This week I'll be gushing about some of my recent favorite audiobooks on @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social Behind the Mic podcast. www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/
Each day's episode is about 5 minutes long, and I'll be talking today through Thursday. It's on all podcast apps. 🎧
Each day's episode is about 5 minutes long, and I'll be talking today through Thursday. It's on all podcast apps. 🎧
Come hang out with us 🌕
Lunar @streamloots.com Collection Update!
We've got about 18 new cards in a ~200 card collection.
We'll be unveiling more as they become accessible in the game.
It all starts again in about 10 minutes.
twitch.tv/rlrichey
We've got about 18 new cards in a ~200 card collection.
We'll be unveiling more as they become accessible in the game.
It all starts again in about 10 minutes.
twitch.tv/rlrichey
April 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Come hang out with us 🌕
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President Trump's directive to cut federal funding for libraries could jeopardize more than 250 public libraries across Maine, potentially triggering widespread closures and additional layoffs.
Maine libraries face service cuts amid federal funding threat
Trump's order to eliminate federal funding for libraries could impact over the 250 public libraries in Maine.
www.newscentermaine.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
President Trump's directive to cut federal funding for libraries could jeopardize more than 250 public libraries across Maine, potentially triggering widespread closures and additional layoffs.
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NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
April 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
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After listening to every audiobook in the Hunger Games series for the first time last month, I can confidently say it's pretty good.
Makes me wish I didn't hate reading as a teenager.
Makes me wish I didn't hate reading as a teenager.
April 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After listening to every audiobook in the Hunger Games series for the first time last month, I can confidently say it's pretty good.
Makes me wish I didn't hate reading as a teenager.
Makes me wish I didn't hate reading as a teenager.
The kind of afternoon I'm having 👵🎃☕
April 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The kind of afternoon I'm having 👵🎃☕
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Congress is back in Washington this week. That means they need to hear from library advocates like YOU who care about federal funding for libraries.
Use our easy tool and script to call your members of Congress and tell them to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Use our easy tool and script to call your members of Congress and tell them to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
March 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Congress is back in Washington this week. That means they need to hear from library advocates like YOU who care about federal funding for libraries.
Use our easy tool and script to call your members of Congress and tell them to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Use our easy tool and script to call your members of Congress and tell them to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Cataloging the final volume of a manga I'm really invested in and trying not to spoil the ending for myself at the same time. 😰
March 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Cataloging the final volume of a manga I'm really invested in and trying not to spoil the ending for myself at the same time. 😰
My first time on @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social Behind the Mic podcast is up! I'll be talking about my recent favorite audiobooks! 🎧📚
You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and also on their website here: www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/
Let me know if I sound as nervous as I felt 😅
You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and also on their website here: www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/
Let me know if I sound as nervous as I felt 😅
Audiobook Break Podcast
Listen to an audiobook chapter by chapter. AudioFile serializes extraordinary audiobooks.
www.audiofilemagazine.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My first time on @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social Behind the Mic podcast is up! I'll be talking about my recent favorite audiobooks! 🎧📚
You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and also on their website here: www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/
Let me know if I sound as nervous as I felt 😅
You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and also on their website here: www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/
Let me know if I sound as nervous as I felt 😅
My latest article for @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social is out!
I'm happy to report that the first book on this list, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, had me making more faces while listening than any other horror book. It is visceral horror.
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/chi...
I'm happy to report that the first book on this list, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, had me making more faces while listening than any other horror book. It is visceral horror.
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/chi...
Chilling Horror Audiobooks
As February’s month of love comes to an end, it might just be the perfect time to delve into the horrors of social issues pushed to the extreme. These four horror audiobooks feature not onl...
www.audiofilemagazine.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My latest article for @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social is out!
I'm happy to report that the first book on this list, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, had me making more faces while listening than any other horror book. It is visceral horror.
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/chi...
I'm happy to report that the first book on this list, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, had me making more faces while listening than any other horror book. It is visceral horror.
www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/chi...
One of the first things I did when Trump returned to the white house was sign up for the newsletters released by @mefamilyplanning.bsky.social and I'm so glad I did.
They just emailed about support for LD 143, which funds gender affirming care in Maine.
They just emailed about support for LD 143, which funds gender affirming care in Maine.
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
One of the first things I did when Trump returned to the white house was sign up for the newsletters released by @mefamilyplanning.bsky.social and I'm so glad I did.
They just emailed about support for LD 143, which funds gender affirming care in Maine.
They just emailed about support for LD 143, which funds gender affirming care in Maine.
Maine's governor standing up for trans rights! Heck yeah!
"We are the federal law. You’d better do it. You’d better do it, because you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t.”
“See you in court."
“See you in court."
‘See you in court’: Mills and Trump spar over president’s funding threat during White House event
Maine officials vow to fight any effort by Trump to block federal funding over state's transgender athlete policy.
www.pressherald.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Maine's governor standing up for trans rights! Heck yeah!
A library patron left a note on the four disc Godfather collection of movies that says "is not working well" with no indicator for which disc or discs have the issue. So today I'm watching all the Godfather movies, I guess. 🤌
February 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A library patron left a note on the four disc Godfather collection of movies that says "is not working well" with no indicator for which disc or discs have the issue. So today I'm watching all the Godfather movies, I guess. 🤌
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Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
After reading this article, I emailed the office of the attorney general for the first time to say thank you for their work to protect gender affirming care. Good job, Maine!
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and 14 other state attorneys general issued a joint statement Wednesday supporting gender-affirming care and dismissing President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict access to the care.
Maine AG dismisses Trump effort to restrict gender-affirming care
Aaron Frey and 14 other state attorneys general said President Donald Trump's executive order is not legal.
www.pressherald.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
After reading this article, I emailed the office of the attorney general for the first time to say thank you for their work to protect gender affirming care. Good job, Maine!
SEND AN EMAIL: Save Libraries. Stop Project 2025 We made it easy to send an email to your legislators to support libraries by putting a stop to Project 2025. action.everylibrary.org/emailproject... via everylibrary.bsky.social
SEND AN EMAIL: Save Libraries. Stop Project 2025
We made it easy to send an email to your legislators to support libraries by putting a stop to Project 2025.
action.everylibrary.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
SEND AN EMAIL: Save Libraries. Stop Project 2025 We made it easy to send an email to your legislators to support libraries by putting a stop to Project 2025. action.everylibrary.org/emailproject... via everylibrary.bsky.social