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Bobbi L. Newman 🏳️‍🌈
@bobbinewman.bsky.social
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She/her. Iowa City. Keynote speaker. Author. Professor. Librarian. Workplace Well-being. Mindfulness Student. Dog Mom.
Personal account, obviously.
https://librarianbyday.net/
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from my Facebook memories and a webinar 5 years ago. Stop Micromanaging.
Two presentation slides stacked vertically. The top slide reads “Stop Micromanaging” in large, centered text on a white background with subtle green accents. The bottom slide is titled “Need More?” and lists bullet points explaining why micromanaging is harmful, including that autonomy improves job performance and morale, creates a “busy” culture, employees are working more hours, and that people are doing their best during a pandemic.
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Today we're talking about strengths in class. These are my top 5 from CliftonStrengths: maximizer, activator, relator, connectedness, and individualization. Do you know yours? What do you think about the philosophy? #skybrarians
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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My pickles have arrive why I’m in the office!! 😭

Photo courtesy of the spouse.
January 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries
www.newspressnow.com/ap/ap-iowa-n...
#IowaLibraries
Li, 53, is the recipient of numerous literary honors, including the PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel “The Book of Goose” and The Guardian First Book Award for the story collection “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.” A native of Beijing who emigrated to attend the University of Iowa in 2000, Li says she never saw the inside of a library until middle school, when she was chosen to be a librarian’s assistant, ”a monumental experience.” After moving to the U..S., she was dazzled, and educated, by the public library in Iowa City. “I would walk to shelf to shelf,” she remembers. “That’s how I discovered (British author) A.S. Byatt. There was a big collection of A.S. Byatt in the A’s, so I started to read her. I read through the collections, from A to Z
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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If “everyone’s entitled to their opinion” means no one can stop you from thinking or saying what you want, it’s true, but trivial.
If it means your views deserve to be treated as serious candidates for the truth, it’s clearly false.
theconversation.com/no-youre-not...
"I’d be silly to insist that you’re wrong to think strawberry ice cream is better than chocolate. The problem is that sometimes we implicitly seem to take opinions of the second and even the third sort to be unarguable in the way questions of taste are. Perhaps that’s one reason (no doubt there are others) why enthusiastic amateurs think they’re entitled to disagree with climate scientists and immunologists and have their views “respected.”"
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Stay warm peeps! High of -3 today!
screenshot of the weather.com app showing weather in Iowa City. -13 degree F, feels like -39.
January 23, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/lived-p...
#publibs
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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wish I were going to PLA -Hot takes -
1. Professional librarians will no longer exist
2. The real threat isn’t book banners—it’s libraries' self-censoring
3. Trauma-informed isn’t free—pay library workers for the care they provide
4. Want a strong future? Make books the star of your library again
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January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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New pickle snacks! Dill pickle pretzels!
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January 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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I’m not saying my miniatures hobby has gotten out of hand but I did buy this mini chop saw at harbor freight this week
Mini chop saw
January 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Had a delightful afternoon tea today
Tea trays with deserts, scones, and finger sandwiches
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Uhhhhhhhh
January 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Showdown time!
December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Here's a puppy!
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Happy Monday! Saturday, we took what should have been an 8-hour road trip, but turned into 14+, thanks to Midwest weather, to get this little ball of fluff.
A small white and dark brown puppy is walking in a living room.
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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I'm also reading The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

I loved her Burning Kingdoms Trilogy!
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Starting Meet Me at the Library: A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy by Shamichael Hallman as an ebook from Kobo (love my Kobo ereader!)
cover of Meet me at the library
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Time for #FridayReads
I finished the Final Strife by y Saara El-Arifi this week, as a library audiobook, but they don't have the next one in the series as an eaudio 😭
Cover of The Final Strife
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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This bottle of dishsoap claiming it’s “pure + clear” and “no unnecessary ingredients “ while smelling like a perfumery might be my villain origin story
December 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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E-reader bling. I use a Kobo ereader & love it!
A small acrylic charm hangs from the corner of a light blue Kobo (ereader) case. The charm features an illustration of a white dragon with purple wings perched atop a stack of three books in shades of purple and cream. Two crossed swords frame the books, and pink roses with green leaves decorate the base of the stack. The background includes small stars and a dark castle silhouette.
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A close-up of a black strap on a backpack decorated with five colorful enamel pins. At the top is a pin showing a stack of books in red and yellow flames with the text “I’m with the BANNED.” Below it are a green potted plant pin, a white cat wearing yellow headphones and holding a game controller, a pink moth with gold accents, and at the bottom, a rainbow infinity symbol for autism acceptance
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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My backpack bling
A black strap on a backpack displays four enamel pins. The pins include a grumpy-looking white bunny holding a yellow mug, a rainbow with the words “Love is Love” and a small heart, a green potted plant with round leaves, and a small white creature wearing a large red mushroom cap and holding a blue knife.
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Ok. What socks are we wearing with these shoes because walking 2 blocks in them gave me blisters 😭😭
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Uh. wtf is going on with the blog? Bots? Data farming?
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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When the miniature library you're building has way too many Hemingway books, you print new covers for them, including your own books😂
A miniature model of a two-story library with intricate wooden details and warm lighting. The scene features bookshelves filled with tiny books, decorative arches, and a glowing open book on a central desk. Balconies with ornate railings overlook the lower level, creating a cozy and magical atmosphere. Book covers include Who Fears Death, City of Brass, and Well-Being in the Library Workplace: A Handbook for Managers
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM