Naomi Krueger
@naomijkrueger.bsky.social
Writer and editor based in the Twin Cities, MN.
Interests: children's books, local journalism, gardening, democracy, and the extraordinary ordinary.
www.naomikrueger.com
Interests: children's books, local journalism, gardening, democracy, and the extraordinary ordinary.
www.naomikrueger.com
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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Minnesota cities as Muppets:
Stillwater:
Stillwater:
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Minnesota cities as Muppets:
Stillwater:
Stillwater:
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This book of ours- was chosen by @childmindbestbooks as the best kid's books about #MentalHealth 2025. @teresamtzjun @beamingbooks @joycesweeny @naomi.j.krueger article @ their site & anafiction.com #librarians #writingcommunity #educators #childrensbookbloggers @hownowbooking @bookbreak4schools
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This book of ours- was chosen by @childmindbestbooks as the best kid's books about #MentalHealth 2025. @teresamtzjun @beamingbooks @joycesweeny @naomi.j.krueger article @ their site & anafiction.com #librarians #writingcommunity #educators #childrensbookbloggers @hownowbooking @bookbreak4schools
The worst question: "Have I heard of any of the books you've edited?"
How should I know? Must I list them all? 😅
How should I know? Must I list them all? 😅
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The worst question: "Have I heard of any of the books you've edited?"
How should I know? Must I list them all? 😅
How should I know? Must I list them all? 😅
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Tis the season ❄️
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tis the season ❄️
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
Costco pumpkin pie I bought last week is thawing in the fridge tonight. This will either be the best Thanksgiving hack or the worst. We shall find out tomorrow.
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Costco pumpkin pie I bought last week is thawing in the fridge tonight. This will either be the best Thanksgiving hack or the worst. We shall find out tomorrow.
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Oh no I just saw a picture of the art supply suitcase go by so it must be time for my yearly psa: don't buy that.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oh no I just saw a picture of the art supply suitcase go by so it must be time for my yearly psa: don't buy that.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
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“Warmhearted quatrains...applaud Thanksgiving’s many attributes in” THANKSGIVING IS A BLESSING and TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING “highlights the blending of cultures as a Korean American family comes together for Thanksgiving” both from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Thanksgiving Books for Young Readers 2025
In the season of gratitude, readers can enjoy books exploring how to show appreciation and give thanks for the little things.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“Warmhearted quatrains...applaud Thanksgiving’s many attributes in” THANKSGIVING IS A BLESSING and TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING “highlights the blending of cultures as a Korean American family comes together for Thanksgiving” both from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
What are your favorite Thanksgiving-inspired foods to eat around this time of year, but not necessarily for the meal? Have any fun appetizer, breakfast, or creative leftover recipes?
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What are your favorite Thanksgiving-inspired foods to eat around this time of year, but not necessarily for the meal? Have any fun appetizer, breakfast, or creative leftover recipes?
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Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
Holiday reminders:
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
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“What is Reading Rainbow?” 📚🌈
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“What is Reading Rainbow?” 📚🌈
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
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Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles | KCUR buff.ly/nsfzZLm
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles | KCUR buff.ly/nsfzZLm
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A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
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With apologies for acting like a journalist I figured I would give an update on the raid in St Paul. I should be clear i haven’t seen anything labeled ICE. Fbi, dea, etc
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
With apologies for acting like a journalist I figured I would give an update on the raid in St Paul. I should be clear i haven’t seen anything labeled ICE. Fbi, dea, etc
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Sidewalk poetry and ginkgo leaves in Saint Paul
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Sidewalk poetry and ginkgo leaves in Saint Paul
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A good read for #WorldKindnessDay www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Strega Nona turns 50 — and her art lives in Minneapolis
The University of Minnesota’s Kerlan Collection is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tomie dePaola’s beloved picture book “Strega Nona,” showcasing the original illustrations and highlighting Minnes...
www.mprnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A good read for #WorldKindnessDay www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. n.pr/3JKj19D
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. n.pr/3JKj19D
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Halloween is the best holiday because it's all about people giving neighbors and strangers treats for free and telling kids how awesome they are.
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Halloween is the best holiday because it's all about people giving neighbors and strangers treats for free and telling kids how awesome they are.
Happy Reformation Day! The church is always reforming. Asking questions, holding leaders to account, and learning what the Bible says for ordinary people NOW is part of this.
Hopefully we can do that w/o all the violence that the original Reformation led to. 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8o...
Hopefully we can do that w/o all the violence that the original Reformation led to. 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8o...
Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History #218
YouTube video by CrashCourse
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October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy Reformation Day! The church is always reforming. Asking questions, holding leaders to account, and learning what the Bible says for ordinary people NOW is part of this.
Hopefully we can do that w/o all the violence that the original Reformation led to. 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8o...
Hopefully we can do that w/o all the violence that the original Reformation led to. 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8o...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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"We know what happens when private equity gets involved with businesses not expected to generate high growth or returns, as well as what happens when there's too little market competition in any given sector."
B&T is gone. And now--guess who?--Amazon, famous friend of libraries, is making a play. 📚
B&T is gone. And now--guess who?--Amazon, famous friend of libraries, is making a play. 📚
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"We know what happens when private equity gets involved with businesses not expected to generate high growth or returns, as well as what happens when there's too little market competition in any given sector."
B&T is gone. And now--guess who?--Amazon, famous friend of libraries, is making a play. 📚
B&T is gone. And now--guess who?--Amazon, famous friend of libraries, is making a play. 📚
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I know a lot of people (cough Millennials) feel like they need to START a thing, START a food bank, build a little free food pantry.
My friends, my loves, my dears.
Don't start.
JOIN.
These exist. They have community ties! They have some funding! Accountability! Regulations!
My friends, my loves, my dears.
Don't start.
JOIN.
These exist. They have community ties! They have some funding! Accountability! Regulations!
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I know a lot of people (cough Millennials) feel like they need to START a thing, START a food bank, build a little free food pantry.
My friends, my loves, my dears.
Don't start.
JOIN.
These exist. They have community ties! They have some funding! Accountability! Regulations!
My friends, my loves, my dears.
Don't start.
JOIN.
These exist. They have community ties! They have some funding! Accountability! Regulations!
I love Halloween. It's such a great cultural tradition, where neighbors give generously so kids can have a fun time, creativity is celebrated, and even adults can express themselves in costumes.
I could do without the mountain of candy at home, but it's worth it for the joy of community!
I could do without the mountain of candy at home, but it's worth it for the joy of community!
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I love Halloween. It's such a great cultural tradition, where neighbors give generously so kids can have a fun time, creativity is celebrated, and even adults can express themselves in costumes.
I could do without the mountain of candy at home, but it's worth it for the joy of community!
I could do without the mountain of candy at home, but it's worth it for the joy of community!