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Jen the Feisty Librarian

@feistywaters.com

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Oatmeal socialist, pocketed dress enthusiast, chaos goblin, insufferable dog mom, spoonie tattooed librarian. She/Her https://www.feistywaters.com/

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 16m

Finally signed the Forever Canadian petition, so maybe that’s me admitting I’m an Albertan (and not just a west coast girl living in Alberta for 20 years).

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 2h

Also 4 of the 5 masked people I saw yesterday were clearly colleagues and I kinda want to know where they work.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 2h

Yup. I talked to a lovely library worker the conference yesterday who thanked me for masking and said that she probably should be masking too as she’s recovering from cancer …

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 2h

I’m very tired and hurty and not really sure how I’ll make it through another day of conference but I’m gonna try.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 4h

Can we blame capitalism and chronic illness on republicans and conservatives too? Because it would be nice to have someone to blame for both those things.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 4h

For a minute there I thought you said Zohran, and no to both :)

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 5h

Local woman wakes up, re-releases the Life of a Librarian rant about 24 hr library discourse in deluxe conference edition with voice notes from library workers on how they'd spend additional library funding and includes a bonus book bag, makes oatmeal.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 6h

They never do, but I appreciate the sentiment nonetheless.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 15h

I’ve grown up in a family of academics, you better believe I’ve heard all the waters puns etc :)

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 15h

I did think about going home early this afternoon but then I would’ve missed meeting other Jen Waters, so maybe I was meant to stay :)

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 15h

Turns out it’s more than just the coughers who can spread viruses.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 16h

That’s extra shitty.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 17h

It was definitely the highlight of my day :)

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 17h

Of 300+ people, for context. So better than none but still not awesome.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 17h

Attended two excellent conference presentations today about health misinformation, while also noticing about 5 other masks and lots of past tensing the pandemic while coughing, because 2025.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 18h

Could we just go for dinner or something instead? Planning a conference is a lot of work.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 19h

It’s maybe the least unsurprising thing ever that the two Jen Waters accidentally matched on our first meeting.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 19h

Yeah it’s not what I’d name a library conference, but I’m not part of the planning group :) I think this one started online in 2020 after the other Alberta library conference went extinct, so that may help explain the name too.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 20h

The Jen Waters Librarians Club.

Photo of Jen wearing a black Svaha dress with white constellation pattern, red face mask and library conference badge, standing next to another Jen Waters who is wearing jeans, red tshirt and black cardigan and holding conference badge.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 21h

There are, allegedly :) My friend has met her but I haven’t yet.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 22h

Exactly.

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 23h

She lives in rural Alberta so this is just a temporary abundance of Jen Waters in Edmonton.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 1d

Probably, but would that be a bad thing?

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 1d

Oh it’s me for sure, we know that already :)

Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 1d

I’m working on it :)