LibraryNinjaStL
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All things books, St. Louis Cardinals, and other random nonsense plus dispatches from the front in libraryland.
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Hmmm, I wonder why the history of Volkswagen ad started in the late 40s even though they were founded in the 30s.
February 12, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Hmmm, I wonder why the history of Volkswagen ad started in the late 40s even though they were founded in the 30s.
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My first Guardian Books cartoon for 2024
January 7, 2024 at 10:14 AM
My first Guardian Books cartoon for 2024
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Heard a #StLCards podcaster complain about StL winters being too cold this week.
You have to REALLY hate cold if you can’t handle the… checks forecast… SIXTY FOUR degree weather on December 23rd.
You have to REALLY hate cold if you can’t handle the… checks forecast… SIXTY FOUR degree weather on December 23rd.
December 23, 2023 at 1:46 PM
Heard a #StLCards podcaster complain about StL winters being too cold this week.
You have to REALLY hate cold if you can’t handle the… checks forecast… SIXTY FOUR degree weather on December 23rd.
You have to REALLY hate cold if you can’t handle the… checks forecast… SIXTY FOUR degree weather on December 23rd.
Truth. Loving the love for public libraries here.
December 23, 2023 at 4:13 AM
Truth. Loving the love for public libraries here.
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A child left this behind at the computer station yesterday, so of course my only solution was to recreate it frame-for-frame in canva. 90% sure I’m gonna run off like 50 copies and set them out as a “Local Author Spotlight.” They don’t teach you this in library school either. 📚
December 20, 2023 at 12:46 AM
A child left this behind at the computer station yesterday, so of course my only solution was to recreate it frame-for-frame in canva. 90% sure I’m gonna run off like 50 copies and set them out as a “Local Author Spotlight.” They don’t teach you this in library school either. 📚
I’m not crying, you’re crying. So much feeling conveyed without a word of dialogue. This takes me back to those old AT&T long distance holiday ads. Give it three minutes of your life, it’s so worth it.
Take Care of Yourself | Doc Morris Christmas Advert 2020
This may be the best Christmas ad produced in 2020. Just fantastic. What do you think?
youtu.be
December 19, 2023 at 2:44 AM
I’m not crying, you’re crying. So much feeling conveyed without a word of dialogue. This takes me back to those old AT&T long distance holiday ads. Give it three minutes of your life, it’s so worth it.
“Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast. Faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And most of all, don't blink. Good Luck.” #doctorwho
December 9, 2023 at 3:24 AM
“Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast. Faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And most of all, don't blink. Good Luck.” #doctorwho
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since there are more people on here now:
I am the book content editor for Tor.com and I'm looking for 2024 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre-bending speculative books! If you're a writer or a publicist with an SFF book out next year, please share the link/info here! (or email me)
I am the book content editor for Tor.com and I'm looking for 2024 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre-bending speculative books! If you're a writer or a publicist with an SFF book out next year, please share the link/info here! (or email me)
December 5, 2023 at 7:53 PM
since there are more people on here now:
I am the book content editor for Tor.com and I'm looking for 2024 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre-bending speculative books! If you're a writer or a publicist with an SFF book out next year, please share the link/info here! (or email me)
I am the book content editor for Tor.com and I'm looking for 2024 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre-bending speculative books! If you're a writer or a publicist with an SFF book out next year, please share the link/info here! (or email me)
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I was thinking about how the MCU Loki is the most misunderstood villain of all time because he (or she, as in the case of Sylvie) ALWAYS chooses good, but the minute they do (according to Kid Loki) they get deleted. Even the mostly evil 616 Loki chose good in the end.
Loki is the greatest MCU hero.
Loki is the greatest MCU hero.
November 18, 2023 at 8:40 AM
I was thinking about how the MCU Loki is the most misunderstood villain of all time because he (or she, as in the case of Sylvie) ALWAYS chooses good, but the minute they do (according to Kid Loki) they get deleted. Even the mostly evil 616 Loki chose good in the end.
Loki is the greatest MCU hero.
Loki is the greatest MCU hero.
"Annihilating is easy. Razing things to the ground is easy. Trying to fix what's broken is hard. Hope is hard." - Loki
November 15, 2023 at 4:16 AM
"Annihilating is easy. Razing things to the ground is easy. Trying to fix what's broken is hard. Hope is hard." - Loki
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Nearly every librarian and library worker I spoke with in the last twelve months was clear that the book banners never had the numbers or popular support on their side—and I’m relieved they were absolutely correct!
An immense amount of media attention was lavished on Moms for Liberty and their ilk, much of it casting the work of a small minority of far right book-banning commissars as an authentic popular groundswell. The liberal countermobilization got comparatively little attention. Time to reconsider that.
Don't overlook this: The big victory in Virginia isn't just about abortion. It also shows that the reactionary "parents rights" nonsense has utterly fizzled.
I talked to Dems on the ground about how the right is alienating voters. Fascinating responses.
Free link: wapo.st/3Qnas3G
I talked to Dems on the ground about how the right is alienating voters. Fascinating responses.
Free link: wapo.st/3Qnas3G
November 10, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Nearly every librarian and library worker I spoke with in the last twelve months was clear that the book banners never had the numbers or popular support on their side—and I’m relieved they were absolutely correct!
I grew up in such an Ivory soap household that I’m always surprised by other bar soaps that don’t float.
November 10, 2023 at 4:16 AM
I grew up in such an Ivory soap household that I’m always surprised by other bar soaps that don’t float.
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It's a difficult spell, I know, but you can do it 💜.
October 30, 2023 at 12:05 PM
It's a difficult spell, I know, but you can do it 💜.
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In St. Louis, where I grew up, the trick or treat tradition is for the kids to have a joke to tell in order to receive candy.
I didn't realize this was regional til I was like 25, I left STL at 18.
I didn't realize this was regional til I was like 25, I left STL at 18.
October 28, 2023 at 11:01 PM
In St. Louis, where I grew up, the trick or treat tradition is for the kids to have a joke to tell in order to receive candy.
I didn't realize this was regional til I was like 25, I left STL at 18.
I didn't realize this was regional til I was like 25, I left STL at 18.
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When I am the benevolent dictator of baseball, the World Series MUST finish a week before Halloween
October 29, 2023 at 12:57 AM
When I am the benevolent dictator of baseball, the World Series MUST finish a week before Halloween
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I will argue any day of the week that a school without a school librarian is guilty of educational malpractice.
Public ed is supposed to provide a "thorough and efficient" education. Doesn't get more $ efficient than a school librarian!
Public ed is supposed to provide a "thorough and efficient" education. Doesn't get more $ efficient than a school librarian!
October 28, 2023 at 6:17 PM
I will argue any day of the week that a school without a school librarian is guilty of educational malpractice.
Public ed is supposed to provide a "thorough and efficient" education. Doesn't get more $ efficient than a school librarian!
Public ed is supposed to provide a "thorough and efficient" education. Doesn't get more $ efficient than a school librarian!
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…in search of answers to those questions only librarians are considered able to answer, such as ‘Is this the laundry?’ ‘How do you spell surreptitious?’ and, on a regular basis: ‘Do you have a book I remember reading once? It had a red cover and it turned out they were twins.'
-Sir Terry Pratchett
-Sir Terry Pratchett
July 16, 2023 at 4:47 AM
…in search of answers to those questions only librarians are considered able to answer, such as ‘Is this the laundry?’ ‘How do you spell surreptitious?’ and, on a regular basis: ‘Do you have a book I remember reading once? It had a red cover and it turned out they were twins.'
-Sir Terry Pratchett
-Sir Terry Pratchett
I had to tell someone once not to ride a bike inside the library and their defense was “I didn’t see I sign that said I couldn’t do it.” #library #publiclibrary #librarian #librarylife
July 16, 2023 at 4:37 AM
I had to tell someone once not to ride a bike inside the library and their defense was “I didn’t see I sign that said I couldn’t do it.” #library #publiclibrary #librarian #librarylife
“A library does not have a name; a library has all of them. A library is not a place; a library is a purpose.”
- The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
#libraries #books #freadom #library #bookbans
- The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
#libraries #books #freadom #library #bookbans
July 16, 2023 at 4:33 AM
“A library does not have a name; a library has all of them. A library is not a place; a library is a purpose.”
- The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
#libraries #books #freadom #library #bookbans
- The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
#libraries #books #freadom #library #bookbans
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The library feels sentimental.
Never forget that the first thing that happened to you on this earth is that you were held.
Never forget you deserve support.
Never forget that the first thing that happened to you on this earth is that you were held.
Never forget you deserve support.
July 15, 2023 at 7:03 PM
The library feels sentimental.
Never forget that the first thing that happened to you on this earth is that you were held.
Never forget you deserve support.
Never forget that the first thing that happened to you on this earth is that you were held.
Never forget you deserve support.