A. L(ibrary) Smith
LightNews LightNews
banner
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
A. L(ibrary) Smith
@alibrarysmith.bsky.social
350 followers 380 following 240 posts
A library that thinks it is a girl • (she/they) • maker of things • ADHD • Peculiar Book Club Discord Maven • chaotic sword queer
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
davidho.bsky.social
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
swordsjew.bsky.social
this happens to me all the time. it means you should buy some swords
faineg.bsky.social Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 27d
a friend read my tarot cards the other day and it was Literally Just Swords, which, well, interesting
tarot card deck
January 19, 2026 at 10:29 AM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
I know my musical tastes are not for everyone but I put on a new folk punk album and my cat got off my lap and left the room
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
kslivensky.bsky.social
Oh hey, looks like Libby has a built in spot to let them know what we all think of their recent announcement about allowing AI books in their systems.
jlfoster.bsky.social JL Foster @jlfoster.bsky.social · Jan 12
Hey folks, tell them what you think:
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
alliegorical.bsky.social
"I'm putting together a team of every action hero played by Keanu Reeves. John Wick, John Constantine, Johnny Silv- wait, why are they all John?"
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
drrgibsongirl.bsky.social
If y'all don't know about the Peculiar Book Club, you're missing OUT! Come join me and other amazing authors as we talk about our books, answer cool trivia, and sip one-of-a-kind cocktails!
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Smeagol, the day we brought her home vs Smeagol today. She still loves Tolkien 💖
A small gray cat with patchy fur pulling a Tolkien book from a bookshelf A small gray cat walking away from the carnage (a book has been tipped off the bookshelf)
January 4, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
alliegorical.bsky.social
My cat, named Smeagol because she's a gremlin who likes pulling Tolkien books off the bookshelf, with her precious.
January 4, 2026 at 5:41 AM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Hey kids! If you’re going to forge a pass to go to the school library, make sure you spell “library” correctly 🤦🤦🤦
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
this week I’ve been spending most of my time sewing instead of sitting at my computer. My cat has *noticed* and she is not happy (I have disrupted her nap routine)
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Okay so it turns out the constant heat is actually quite important to get the dye to set. I'm not surprised but I guess I will have to get a fire pit after all. Most of the color rinsed out and the fabric is slightly tanner than an unbleached linen. I'll post pics when it dries.
alibrarysmith.bsky.social A. L(ibrary) Smith @alibrarysmith.bsky.social · Sep 29
Then we heat the dye bath and add the fabric. I don’t have a fire pit so I’m using a propane wok grill. this is after just 60 seconds. you should boil it for 30-90 minutes but I don’t want to use up all that propane so I boiled it for about 5 minutes and I’m going to let it soak overnight.
A light brown scrap of linen fabric held up by a paint stir stick. The pot of liquid below looks nearly black.
September 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
imagine spending money on a new hobby when you could just use trash from your yard instead
September 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Trying some natural dye with black walnuts today. My father in law brought me a bag of them from his yard.
A black walnut tree, full of round green nuts
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
This is tonight, folks! Mary Roach on the @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social! 7pm ET, here's the livestream link:
💙📚 🧪 #histsci
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLh...
September 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Feels good to be back at Pennsic again!
A person in green rain boots standing in a muddy puddle in the grass
July 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Eyeing this tutorial for a sleeveless medieval side-laced dress and wondering if I have time to make one out of my curtains before I leave today (I don't, and I won't, but it is tempting) handcraftedhistory.blog/2020/12/14/m... #mysca
Making a sleeveless dress in easy steps
I decided to make another sleeveless middle dress to wear under my velvet houppelande. The other one (similar to this one, also in black silk taffeta) I made before apparently shrank on its own in …
handcraftedhistory.blog
July 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
I made a bunch of Viking beads to wear with my new garb. Quite a fun stash-buster project and I will definitely be making more when I get back from Pennsic. #mysca
5 strands of assorted beads. The strands have metal circles on both ends so they can attach to turtle brooches. The first is nonbinary pride colors, the next two are black and white beads for my clan, the fourth is miscellaneous beads and a roman coin, and the last strand is blue and white for the SCA Kingdom of Atlantia.
July 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
They did not even stop mocking marginalized people in their attack on fascists. "haha trump is GAY for Satan! also satan is GAY haha! we are very progressive"
scottdagostino.ca scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · Jul 24
The SOUTH PARK formula is to make one direct attack on fascists every few years or so and then ride that goodwill while they resume mocking marginalized people the rest of the time. Stone and Parker are entitled dicks who very occasionally do the right thing.
pashion.bsky.social ❄️Spooky Sara❄️ @pashion.bsky.social · Jul 24
I will actually buy the book when someone writes about the actual harm Matt Stone and Trey Parker have done to my generation with their "both sides" style of fascism and dont bother in my replies.
July 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Made a skjoldehamn hood with a scrap of fabric from @patches023.bsky.social #mysca
A forest green linen hood with hand-felled seams. The hood is constructed of two rectangles and two squares, based on a 11th century Scandinavian artifact. The stitches are visibly done in black thread.
July 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
People will tell you to stick to neutral colors in your home decor but those people are wrong. Painted my stairs purple and I wouldn’t have it any other way
A purple painted wooden staircase, viewed from the bottom A purple painted wooden staircase, viewed from the top. At the bottom, a colorful crazy quilt hangs from the wall, behind a robins egg blue cabinet with many little drawers in it.
July 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Dropped my sewing project mid-stitch as I was suddenly overcome by the urge to make some biblically accurate brooches
July 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Actually starting to enjoy hand sewing! I made this medieval coif at an SCA event yesterday #mysca
A purple coif (a fitted linen cap) with visible black stitching and decorative black and white ribbon for the ties
July 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Put on water for tea but accidentally made a Viking undertunic instead #mysca #ADHD
July 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reposted by A. L(ibrary) Smith
alliegorical.bsky.social
If I had a nickel for every time Pilou Asbæk was hired to absolutely ruin a great literary villain I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that its happened twice
July 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
alibrarysmith.bsky.social
Today’s adventures in handsewing: we’re playing how far can I get on this tunic before I stab myself!
July 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM