Rain
@simplyrainlib.bsky.social
Friend. Librarian. Employed. Artist. Patron. Advocate. Ally. Activist. Listener. Caregiver. Human. And MUCH more. Personal account--thoughts are my own. she/they
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Rain
@simplyrainlib.bsky.social
· Apr 23
I love when new people follow me after I do a chat & then they are like, "WOAH! I didn't sign-up for THIS much Rain!" 🤣🤣🤣
Standard Disclaimer: This is my PERSONAL account.
I dump my life here--work, home, brain, politics--good, bad, & ugly.
I am happy to have you here, but I get it if I too much!
I dump my life here--work, home, brain, politics--good, bad, & ugly.
I am happy to have you here, but I get it if I too much!
Yall...I have been SO busy...
Exiting my neighborhood, I just screamed, "LOOK! IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!"
Exiting my neighborhood, I just screamed, "LOOK! IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!"
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Yall...I have been SO busy...
Exiting my neighborhood, I just screamed, "LOOK! IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!"
Exiting my neighborhood, I just screamed, "LOOK! IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!"
Michigan! Here I come!
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Michigan! Here I come!
The only "flaw" in the 3 suitcase plan (which is a schedule issue) is the stays have gotten longer & the bags bigger.
As I am getting more tired, slinging the biggest suitcase in the car took EFFORT.
As I am getting more tired, slinging the biggest suitcase in the car took EFFORT.
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The only "flaw" in the 3 suitcase plan (which is a schedule issue) is the stays have gotten longer & the bags bigger.
As I am getting more tired, slinging the biggest suitcase in the car took EFFORT.
As I am getting more tired, slinging the biggest suitcase in the car took EFFORT.
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Why Sexual Content Matters in Young Adult Literature
This is such an important article from @penamerica.bsky.social. It includes a terrific interview with editor @andrewkarre.bsky.social.
Definitely worth a few minutes of your day.
pen.org/andrew-karre...
This is such an important article from @penamerica.bsky.social. It includes a terrific interview with editor @andrewkarre.bsky.social.
Definitely worth a few minutes of your day.
pen.org/andrew-karre...
Why Editor Andrew Karre Can’t Imagine YA Literature Without Sexual Content
'If it became impossible to publish YA novels with sex in them, I think it would effectively become impossible to publish YA novels.'
pen.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Why Sexual Content Matters in Young Adult Literature
This is such an important article from @penamerica.bsky.social. It includes a terrific interview with editor @andrewkarre.bsky.social.
Definitely worth a few minutes of your day.
pen.org/andrew-karre...
This is such an important article from @penamerica.bsky.social. It includes a terrific interview with editor @andrewkarre.bsky.social.
Definitely worth a few minutes of your day.
pen.org/andrew-karre...
If you attended #ILFAC2025 and took photos, we still want you to share them with us!
app.kululu.com/ilfac2025
@ilfonline.bsky.social
app.kululu.com/ilfac2025
@ilfonline.bsky.social
Kululu - Photo Sharing for Events
Kululu is a digital Photo Wall which allows you and your guests to share photos & videos LIVE during the event.
app.kululu.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you attended #ILFAC2025 and took photos, we still want you to share them with us!
app.kululu.com/ilfac2025
@ilfonline.bsky.social
app.kululu.com/ilfac2025
@ilfonline.bsky.social
Washing the dishes before I shower, dress & hop in the car to Michigan.
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Washing the dishes before I shower, dress & hop in the car to Michigan.
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Kid: What’s a good book?
Me: Why not look through this book menu there to get some ideas!
Kid: *Looks for 0.4 secs, gets bored & walks away*
Eventually got him SOMETHING (Wimpy Kid).
#MeetMeHalfWayKid #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
Me: Why not look through this book menu there to get some ideas!
Kid: *Looks for 0.4 secs, gets bored & walks away*
Eventually got him SOMETHING (Wimpy Kid).
#MeetMeHalfWayKid #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Kid: What’s a good book?
Me: Why not look through this book menu there to get some ideas!
Kid: *Looks for 0.4 secs, gets bored & walks away*
Eventually got him SOMETHING (Wimpy Kid).
#MeetMeHalfWayKid #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
Me: Why not look through this book menu there to get some ideas!
Kid: *Looks for 0.4 secs, gets bored & walks away*
Eventually got him SOMETHING (Wimpy Kid).
#MeetMeHalfWayKid #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
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#WorldKindnessDay is a chance to focus on those empathetic acts that can lead to a more compassionate society.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#WorldKindnessDay is a chance to focus on those empathetic acts that can lead to a more compassionate society.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
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for what it's worth vance is also not necessary, safe, or effective
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
for what it's worth vance is also not necessary, safe, or effective
The Breather
-Billy Collins
Text of pome in image can be found here: The Breather | The Poetry Foundation share.google/z82CFx1mTgGv...
-Billy Collins
Text of pome in image can be found here: The Breather | The Poetry Foundation share.google/z82CFx1mTgGv...
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The Breather
-Billy Collins
Text of pome in image can be found here: The Breather | The Poetry Foundation share.google/z82CFx1mTgGv...
-Billy Collins
Text of pome in image can be found here: The Breather | The Poetry Foundation share.google/z82CFx1mTgGv...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone - 3/7/1976 - Winterland (Official)
YouTube video by Rock Vault
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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You need a bit of hope.
I trust these authors to give it to me.
I trust these authors to give it to me.
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
You need a bit of hope.
I trust these authors to give it to me.
I trust these authors to give it to me.
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🚨🚨🚨🚨 this is a problem. Cc @authorsabb.bsky.social @authorsguild.org
AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The Most Dangerous AI Tool for Libraries Yet
How Class-Shelf Plus v3 quietly turns censorship into an automated workflow and why every librarian should be alarmed.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🚨🚨🚨🚨 this is a problem. Cc @authorsabb.bsky.social @authorsguild.org
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You have about 24 more hours to bid on a set of signed books and stickers from me, or any of the other 280+ items in this year's Peacetober Art Auction! This fundraiser will help support 25 Palestinian family campaigns in Gaza:
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Signed copies of 'Gender Queer' and 'Breathe'
Auction item 'Signed copies of 'Gender Queer' and 'Breathe'' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
You have about 24 more hours to bid on a set of signed books and stickers from me, or any of the other 280+ items in this year's Peacetober Art Auction! This fundraiser will help support 25 Palestinian family campaigns in Gaza:
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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The Young Hoosier Book Award List in Indiana is 50 now! There were 4,681 votes in 1975. There were 39,962 votes in 2025! Started with one list and now 3 for K-8 readers. www.ilfonline.org/young-hoosie... #yhba #bookrecommendation #tlsky #librarians
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The Young Hoosier Book Award List in Indiana is 50 now! There were 4,681 votes in 1975. There were 39,962 votes in 2025! Started with one list and now 3 for K-8 readers. www.ilfonline.org/young-hoosie... #yhba #bookrecommendation #tlsky #librarians
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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. @monicasilvie.bsky.social made me laugh and Jennifer Nielsen made me cry at the YHBA session Tuesday morning. Amazing to hear from two of last year’s YHBA winning authors. And both signed books after. So appreciate their time and all of the YHBA leaders’ efforts! #ILFAC2025 #tlsky #librarians
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
. @monicasilvie.bsky.social made me laugh and Jennifer Nielsen made me cry at the YHBA session Tuesday morning. Amazing to hear from two of last year’s YHBA winning authors. And both signed books after. So appreciate their time and all of the YHBA leaders’ efforts! #ILFAC2025 #tlsky #librarians
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
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Social and emotional growth and intelligence versus good at math @noiresteminist #stem #steam #engineering #professor #teacher #educator #TeacherSky #AcademicSky #EducatorSky #STEMSky #BlackSky
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Social and emotional growth and intelligence versus good at math @noiresteminist #stem #steam #engineering #professor #teacher #educator #TeacherSky #AcademicSky #EducatorSky #STEMSky #BlackSky
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The Penny Dies at 232 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The Penny Dies at 232 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
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Carli & I shared ways we encourage independent reading and tie in Just Read It on Monday! (I’m still going to be catching up from conference posts for a couple days maybe… It was great but also so busy!) Thanks, @simplyrainlib.bsky.social for the action shots! #ILFAC2025 #schoollibrarians #tlsky
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Carli & I shared ways we encourage independent reading and tie in Just Read It on Monday! (I’m still going to be catching up from conference posts for a couple days maybe… It was great but also so busy!) Thanks, @simplyrainlib.bsky.social for the action shots! #ILFAC2025 #schoollibrarians #tlsky
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'"There is no good way to say this" but to say this: AI is the antithesis of education. It is the antithesis of the future. As such, it is a kind of epistemological death, and I recognize... we have long been surrounded by such efforts; we are grieving already. And yet, we go on.'
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
'"There is no good way to say this" but to say this: AI is the antithesis of education. It is the antithesis of the future. As such, it is a kind of epistemological death, and I recognize... we have long been surrounded by such efforts; we are grieving already. And yet, we go on.'
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'"There is no good way to say this" but to say this: AI is the antithesis of education. It is the antithesis of the future. As such, it is a kind of epistemological death, and I recognize... we have long been surrounded by such efforts; we are grieving already. And yet, we go on.'
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Dandy has been trying some new sleeping spots the last few days, but she also still enjoys the classics.
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Dandy has been trying some new sleeping spots the last few days, but she also still enjoys the classics.