Susan
@aftersusanreads.bsky.social
Book reading, sweets baking, lifelong learner filled w/ wanderlust & dreams of moving to Scotland. Teen Services Librarian in MA (Simmons MLIS class of ‘22).
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January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Did they not give anyone pronunciation guides for author and illustrator names at the YMAs this year? It sounded like people were struggling and a lot of names got said entirely wrong or slightly incorrect.
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Did they not give anyone pronunciation guides for author and illustrator names at the YMAs this year? It sounded like people were struggling and a lot of names got said entirely wrong or slightly incorrect.
So for me to be able to log into my work email on my work computer… I now have to download the Microsoft authentication app (that I have no need for otherwise) onto my personal cell phone. This is a requirement. WTF. This is not ok.
January 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
So for me to be able to log into my work email on my work computer… I now have to download the Microsoft authentication app (that I have no need for otherwise) onto my personal cell phone. This is a requirement. WTF. This is not ok.
I get WHY so many things are moving to multi-factor stuff for security. BUT they often force an employee to either download an app, or provide their personal cell number in order to comply. That winds up blurring the lines on what is personal/private property and what’s linked to your job.
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I get WHY so many things are moving to multi-factor stuff for security. BUT they often force an employee to either download an app, or provide their personal cell number in order to comply. That winds up blurring the lines on what is personal/private property and what’s linked to your job.
My town’s online bill pay option SHUTS OFF after the bill due date, so you either have to mail in a check, or stop into town hall to pay in person. Why even have online bill pay then? I’ve been trying to pay our water/sewer bill for a week and kept getting errors online. So annoying.
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My town’s online bill pay option SHUTS OFF after the bill due date, so you either have to mail in a check, or stop into town hall to pay in person. Why even have online bill pay then? I’ve been trying to pay our water/sewer bill for a week and kept getting errors online. So annoying.
Watching other local public libraries closing early around me while we remain open because city infrastructure has forced us to be an essential service during inclement weather is particularly frustrating.
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Watching other local public libraries closing early around me while we remain open because city infrastructure has forced us to be an essential service during inclement weather is particularly frustrating.
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honestly i think we should have the option to toss everybody out and start anew if the government won’t work properly for the people
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
honestly i think we should have the option to toss everybody out and start anew if the government won’t work properly for the people
Just got a letter in the mail from Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA about how they can’t reach an agreement with UMass & therefore our Dr won’t be covered. BCBS assigned us a new PCP… with a freaking telehealth Dr for virtual care. This country is a joke.
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Just got a letter in the mail from Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA about how they can’t reach an agreement with UMass & therefore our Dr won’t be covered. BCBS assigned us a new PCP… with a freaking telehealth Dr for virtual care. This country is a joke.
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If you're looking for a group of library workers who understand the power of labor organizing, social justice, & anti-racism, consider applying for the Library Freedom Institute. It's a 15-week program in privacy, intellectual freedom, & critical technology. libraryfreedom.org/institute/
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October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you're looking for a group of library workers who understand the power of labor organizing, social justice, & anti-racism, consider applying for the Library Freedom Institute. It's a 15-week program in privacy, intellectual freedom, & critical technology. libraryfreedom.org/institute/
Well that ALSC/YALSA reunification town hall left me with the feeling that teen services representation within ALA as a whole is basically dead. Unless we pay to also join ALSC, YALSA members cannot vote in the next election cycle for the people who will be driving the bus for the first year. *sigh*
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Well that ALSC/YALSA reunification town hall left me with the feeling that teen services representation within ALA as a whole is basically dead. Unless we pay to also join ALSC, YALSA members cannot vote in the next election cycle for the people who will be driving the bus for the first year. *sigh*
Yaaaaaay a full staff training about AI in the library. I can’t wait. 😩 It’s really disappointing how professional library organizations are pushing generative AI as a good thing for librarians (and everyone). Maybe this one will actually address how unethical and damaging it is.
October 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Yaaaaaay a full staff training about AI in the library. I can’t wait. 😩 It’s really disappointing how professional library organizations are pushing generative AI as a good thing for librarians (and everyone). Maybe this one will actually address how unethical and damaging it is.
Apparently no one in the Whole Foods plaza in Worcester feels like parking in actual parking spots today. Dude in a pickup just parked in the lane of traffic blocking me and two other cars. I had to go up to his window and ask him to move. Now at Starbucks & a truck is parked across 5 spots.
October 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Apparently no one in the Whole Foods plaza in Worcester feels like parking in actual parking spots today. Dude in a pickup just parked in the lane of traffic blocking me and two other cars. I had to go up to his window and ask him to move. Now at Starbucks & a truck is parked across 5 spots.
This made my freaking day! 🦋 📕 🌈
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This made my freaking day! 🦋 📕 🌈
Dear Mother Nature, WHY is it so humid (over 70%) in New England when it’s practically October?! 😩
September 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Dear Mother Nature, WHY is it so humid (over 70%) in New England when it’s practically October?! 😩
I can’t stop thinking about how, in a local news article, a rescue chose to vilify a dog they claimed BE on in an attempt to make themselves out to be the good guy. But in reality, that dog wasn’t a danger, was beloved by many, and slowly their shady actions are being made public.
September 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I can’t stop thinking about how, in a local news article, a rescue chose to vilify a dog they claimed BE on in an attempt to make themselves out to be the good guy. But in reality, that dog wasn’t a danger, was beloved by many, and slowly their shady actions are being made public.
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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Now that voting has opened, we want to spend the next few weeks sharing the opening line of each of this year's nominated titles. Maybe they'll help you pick the one you want to vote for!
We're kicking things off with AISLE NINE by Ian X. Cho. #MTCBA #aislenine #ianxcho #BookSky
We're kicking things off with AISLE NINE by Ian X. Cho. #MTCBA #aislenine #ianxcho #BookSky
September 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Now that voting has opened, we want to spend the next few weeks sharing the opening line of each of this year's nominated titles. Maybe they'll help you pick the one you want to vote for!
We're kicking things off with AISLE NINE by Ian X. Cho. #MTCBA #aislenine #ianxcho #BookSky
We're kicking things off with AISLE NINE by Ian X. Cho. #MTCBA #aislenine #ianxcho #BookSky
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The literacy nonprofit’s interactive Book Ban Map now includes the latest data on censored books at state and county levels, supplied by the ALA and PEN America, as well as the locations of its book-sharing boxes.
As Censorship Escalates, Little Free Library Updates Interactive Book Ban Map
The literacy nonprofit’s interactive Book Ban Map now includes the latest data on censored books at state and county levels, supplied by the ALA and PEN America, as well as the locations of its…
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September 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The literacy nonprofit’s interactive Book Ban Map now includes the latest data on censored books at state and county levels, supplied by the ALA and PEN America, as well as the locations of its book-sharing boxes.
Weeks later, I’m still reeling over being belittled, “fired”, & blocked from the animal rescue I spent so much time, emotional labor, & $ at over the last few years… all because I asked what happened to specific dogs that I had cared for. Shady shit is happening if my asking was crossing a boundary.
September 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Weeks later, I’m still reeling over being belittled, “fired”, & blocked from the animal rescue I spent so much time, emotional labor, & $ at over the last few years… all because I asked what happened to specific dogs that I had cared for. Shady shit is happening if my asking was crossing a boundary.
Reading an ARC of THE DEAD OF SUMMER by @ryanlasala.bsky.social and am now currently SOBBING at my desk (normal human tears so far, so I’m still safe), which is not what I was expecting from an oceanic Eldritch horror novel. OOF, who knew a Guns ‘N Roses song would make me weep?
August 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Reading an ARC of THE DEAD OF SUMMER by @ryanlasala.bsky.social and am now currently SOBBING at my desk (normal human tears so far, so I’m still safe), which is not what I was expecting from an oceanic Eldritch horror novel. OOF, who knew a Guns ‘N Roses song would make me weep?
Took husband to the ER at UMass in Worcester yesterday because his blood pressure was sky high & not coming down. They’re literally making ER patients STAND IN LINE waiting for triage. That alone took too long. Kicked him to the waiting room, said they’d retest in an hour… 2.5 hrs later no one came.
August 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Took husband to the ER at UMass in Worcester yesterday because his blood pressure was sky high & not coming down. They’re literally making ER patients STAND IN LINE waiting for triage. That alone took too long. Kicked him to the waiting room, said they’d retest in an hour… 2.5 hrs later no one came.
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1/ Article I of the US Constitution involves powers of Congress.
As of a few minutes ago, several sections have been deleted from the Constitution on the gov't's website, suggesting some things don't need congressional approval.
Key things, like:
As of a few minutes ago, several sections have been deleted from the Constitution on the gov't's website, suggesting some things don't need congressional approval.
Key things, like:
Well here's a weird one...
Key sections from the U.S. Constitution have gone missing from the U.S. government's official website, including sections 8 through 10, which include legal provisions like habeas corpus (aka due process). The White House hasn't commented.
Key sections from the U.S. Constitution have gone missing from the U.S. government's official website, including sections 8 through 10, which include legal provisions like habeas corpus (aka due process). The White House hasn't commented.
Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch
Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful dete...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
1/ Article I of the US Constitution involves powers of Congress.
As of a few minutes ago, several sections have been deleted from the Constitution on the gov't's website, suggesting some things don't need congressional approval.
Key things, like:
As of a few minutes ago, several sections have been deleted from the Constitution on the gov't's website, suggesting some things don't need congressional approval.
Key things, like:
I’m really tired of being the reliable employee while others bail left and right regardless of coverage. Guess I’m doing prep work during my dinner break because now I’m on desk all day when I wasn’t supposed to be and the work I need to do can’t be done on desk.
August 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’m really tired of being the reliable employee while others bail left and right regardless of coverage. Guess I’m doing prep work during my dinner break because now I’m on desk all day when I wasn’t supposed to be and the work I need to do can’t be done on desk.
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SQUID GAME fans may want to check out the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, HAPPYHEAD by Josh Silver #JoshSilver #BookSky #QueerLit #YAbooks
August 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
SQUID GAME fans may want to check out the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, HAPPYHEAD by Josh Silver #JoshSilver #BookSky #QueerLit #YAbooks
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Historical Fiction fans and puzzle solvers will definitely want to get their hands on our next 2025 nominee - THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. @rutasepetys.bsky.social #TeenReads #BookySky
July 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Historical Fiction fans and puzzle solvers will definitely want to get their hands on our next 2025 nominee - THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. @rutasepetys.bsky.social #TeenReads #BookySky