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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Oct 21

Whether you’re a fan of Hallowe’en or not, you have to give it credit for being the last line of defence against Christmas advancing even earlier into the year, a ragtag gang of goths holding the line against a battalion of baubled barbarians

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 8d

"Sexy Sweatered Man Who Has Worked Through Issues in Therapy"

Sexy Halloween Costume Ideas for Straight Men

Sexy Coworker Who Doesn’t Interrupt Sexy Sweatered Man Who Has Worked Through Issues in Therapy Sexy Football Player Who Advocates For Women’s Spor...

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 13d

#MondayMotivation

Tips for improving concentration:
Make a list of tasks.
Take on one task at a time.
Take On Me was a fun song.
Ooh I found the video.

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · 26d

We’re marking #BannedBooksWeekUK with Margaret Atwood on The Handmaid’s Tale as our free film of the week on Hay Festival Anytime.

Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime/

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · 25d

www.cbc.ca/arts/commoti...

Publishing wants debut authors to produce bestsellers. What happens if they don't? | CBC Arts

Writers Tajja Isen and Jen Sookfong Lee explore how sales data affects authors.

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Sep 10

Tell it like it is: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...

Collective Nouns for Librarians

A group of librarians is called a cardigan. A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading. A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hungry Heart by Jennifer Weiner, Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham and The Getaway Car by Ann Patchett

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Apr 25

I use the Kobo app on my ipad as well. Works perfectly.

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Apr 25

I love my Kobo, and unlike the kindle it works with libraries too.

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Apr 24

And Ontario’s 😆

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Apr 12

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

Title: Let's create a Movie for Netflix!

Jason Statham is..
[choose path 1, 2 or 3)]
1. THE EDITOR
2. THE LIBRARIAN
3. THE BOOKSELLER

A heroic special forces officer retires to a sleepy town to follow his true passion of setting up a...
1. Poetry Anthology
2. Public Library
3. Local Bookshop
(image of our hunky hero holding his suitcase looking at a vacant shop)

He settles happily into the routine of small-town life, but when the townspeople are menaced by a...
1. Greedy Billionaire
2. Corrupt Politician
3. Evil Corporation
(the hero puts doen his morning coffee and looks out the window as a sinister black helicopter lands)

He must combine his literary and military skills to protect his new community with the help of...
1. An attractive poet
2. A Young Borrower
3. The Bookshop Cat
(The hero runs through a hail of bullets holding a novel and a machinre gun)

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Apr 8

Sanctuary

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Mar 23

Read a great @wired.com article today on replacing Meta, google, etc ...digital services. I'm going to try and get my workplace to move to some of the alternatives suggested. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

www.wired.com

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Mar 18

Done! Glad for the Kobo option for Canadians:)

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Mar 14

Save Our Bacon, Save the CBC!

Picture this: a sizzling plate of Canadian bacon… but wait—it's shaped like the CBC logo! Because just like our beloved public broadcaster, it's a national treasure.

The CBC isn’t just radio waves and pixels; it’s the voice that keeps us connected, the stories (cont)

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Mar 12

Also found The Storyteller's Daughter and The House on the Water ebooks on Kobo for 3.99 and 0.99 Canadian $. So looking forward to reading!

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Feb 19

I wish it were helpful because I do love a glass of wine, but the second I have a drink in my hands I'm looking for the remote control and a bag of chips! It derails motivation and makes me sleepy.

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Feb 14

I am still obsessed with this book and re-read once a year - the tension, the setting, the ATMOSPHERE. My 21 year old self probably would have found Max irresistible, but this old lady would run for the hills if I saw him coming now, lol!

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Jan 15

2025 in a nutshell…

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Skionar @skionar.bsky.social · Jan 14

Ghost Hunting usually starts early in your life. I don't like the term Ghost Hunting, all the same. I prefer the term Ghost Finding.

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Drago 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✊🏽🇵🇸🍉 @drago.media · Jan 14

Librarian humor. 🤣

Library shelf filled with red books. Sign at top: “I don’t remember the title but the cover was red.”

Bookshelf with a bunch of romance novels with bare-chested men in the cover. Sign at top: “Dude, where’s my shirt?”

Bookshelf wit books that have no titles. Sign at top: “Mystery”

Empty bookshelf with sign: “A new reading display is coming soon! Meanwhile, please enjoy our large selection of invisible books.”

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Sherry @sherryl.bsky.social · Dec 19

Strike ended yesterday, unfortunately the gov’t ordered them back to work before anything was resolved

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Your Own Personal Elle Boyd @theelleboyd.bsky.social · Dec 13

That Minor Chores gets me every time.

J.R. Bale @jrbale.bsky.social · Dec 13

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Tony @bookwormtony.bsky.social · Dec 1

What better on a cold and wet winter’s night to listen to The Shadow key a gothic tale
There’s something devilish going on in the quiet Welsh village of Penhelyg. Will the shadow key unlock its dark secrets?
#bookish

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · Nov 23

This. You’ll be amazed at how much even a small public library has to offer.

Nellie Cubed @nelnelnellie.bsky.social · Nov 23

I’ve mentioned this before, but if you’re short on cash but have an urge to shop, go to your library digital apps and browse the books, audiobooks, movies, shoes, magazines. It works really well to give you the same feeling without spending the cash. (Plus you’re supporting public libraries.) 💙📚

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