Paolo Jasa, Library Professional
@pbjasa.bsky.social
Hey, I promise I don't bite!
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YA Librarian in B'more, MD
Opinons are my own!
Millennial, Mentally Ill, and Mighty THICC
🚫NFTs/CRYPTO/AI🚫
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Interested in #libraries, #YAlit, #comics, #kidslit, #manga etc.
He/They | 🇵🇭 🇺🇲 | 🖌️📚🖼️🕹️🏋️♀️
YA Librarian in B'more, MD
Opinons are my own!
Millennial, Mentally Ill, and Mighty THICC
🚫NFTs/CRYPTO/AI🚫
- - -
Interested in #libraries, #YAlit, #comics, #kidslit, #manga etc.
Kind of a quieter month, reading-wise. Usually I'd be adding more to the pile, but I guess not! As usual, massive thanks to @thestorygraph.com for this service!
August 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Kind of a quieter month, reading-wise. Usually I'd be adding more to the pile, but I guess not! As usual, massive thanks to @thestorygraph.com for this service!
Sometimes, I get to have fun at work LOL
Gonna stick some fun prizes and stickers in this thing for the youngin's when they get back here from summer break.
Gonna stick some fun prizes and stickers in this thing for the youngin's when they get back here from summer break.
July 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sometimes, I get to have fun at work LOL
Gonna stick some fun prizes and stickers in this thing for the youngin's when they get back here from summer break.
Gonna stick some fun prizes and stickers in this thing for the youngin's when they get back here from summer break.
I will never forgive studio Mappa for cancelling the movie.
But also, this is a hilarious and very niche joke.
But also, this is a hilarious and very niche joke.
July 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I will never forgive studio Mappa for cancelling the movie.
But also, this is a hilarious and very niche joke.
But also, this is a hilarious and very niche joke.
Okay, I GOTTA post stuff that isn't gonna give me acid-reflux to this account or I'm gonna lose my gourd.
June's Cover Collage, courtesy of @thestorygraph.com~!
As you can see, it may LOOK a little sparse, but look closer and you'll see I actually reread ALL of Scott Pilgrim this month!
June's Cover Collage, courtesy of @thestorygraph.com~!
As you can see, it may LOOK a little sparse, but look closer and you'll see I actually reread ALL of Scott Pilgrim this month!
July 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Okay, I GOTTA post stuff that isn't gonna give me acid-reflux to this account or I'm gonna lose my gourd.
June's Cover Collage, courtesy of @thestorygraph.com~!
As you can see, it may LOOK a little sparse, but look closer and you'll see I actually reread ALL of Scott Pilgrim this month!
June's Cover Collage, courtesy of @thestorygraph.com~!
As you can see, it may LOOK a little sparse, but look closer and you'll see I actually reread ALL of Scott Pilgrim this month!
I need to update this handle with more stuff, so here it is! My April 2025 Cover Collage, courtesy of the @thestorygraph.com app! See the Alt Text for the authors and titles shown here.
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I need to update this handle with more stuff, so here it is! My April 2025 Cover Collage, courtesy of the @thestorygraph.com app! See the Alt Text for the authors and titles shown here.
Finished the first volume of Mujina Into The Deep, the latest Inio Asano series published in English. It's high action and very fucked up! Highly recommended if you're already familiar with his work.
Also, I need update this account more often!
Also, I need update this account more often!
April 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Finished the first volume of Mujina Into The Deep, the latest Inio Asano series published in English. It's high action and very fucked up! Highly recommended if you're already familiar with his work.
Also, I need update this account more often!
Also, I need update this account more often!
Achievement Unlocked: I Guess I'll Do It Myself
Have someone in admin talk about your original character as an example of going around copyright issues regarding anime characters in marketing material for the library. Time to put THAT on a resume.
Meet Evie, the mascot for my programs.
Have someone in admin talk about your original character as an example of going around copyright issues regarding anime characters in marketing material for the library. Time to put THAT on a resume.
Meet Evie, the mascot for my programs.
March 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Achievement Unlocked: I Guess I'll Do It Myself
Have someone in admin talk about your original character as an example of going around copyright issues regarding anime characters in marketing material for the library. Time to put THAT on a resume.
Meet Evie, the mascot for my programs.
Have someone in admin talk about your original character as an example of going around copyright issues regarding anime characters in marketing material for the library. Time to put THAT on a resume.
Meet Evie, the mascot for my programs.
I've had to take the CRASE training over half a dozen times in my library career. Half a dozen middle school kids at work have been indirect victims of gun violence.
The social contract is broken, and blood will flow until it's repaired, be it through gun reform or medicare for all. For now, memes.
The social contract is broken, and blood will flow until it's repaired, be it through gun reform or medicare for all. For now, memes.
December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I've had to take the CRASE training over half a dozen times in my library career. Half a dozen middle school kids at work have been indirect victims of gun violence.
The social contract is broken, and blood will flow until it's repaired, be it through gun reform or medicare for all. For now, memes.
The social contract is broken, and blood will flow until it's repaired, be it through gun reform or medicare for all. For now, memes.
Reading through biography recommendations be like
December 3, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Reading through biography recommendations be like
Look, it's not ideal, but in the public library world, if it works, it works...also the interpreter didn't pick up in time either!
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Look, it's not ideal, but in the public library world, if it works, it works...also the interpreter didn't pick up in time either!
Absolutely the FUCK not, FUCK THIS.
October 31, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Absolutely the FUCK not, FUCK THIS.
If I ever become a famous writer or illustrator, I want to have an entire photoshoot emulating whatever vibes photos of Shel Silverstein give off.
October 12, 2024 at 7:33 PM
If I ever become a famous writer or illustrator, I want to have an entire photoshoot emulating whatever vibes photos of Shel Silverstein give off.
It's #bannedbooksweek2024 and it's absolutely telling that the current contenders for banned books are about queer and/or BIPoC folks, and about sex!
Here's my display at work!
Here's my display at work!
September 24, 2024 at 4:35 PM
It's #bannedbooksweek2024 and it's absolutely telling that the current contenders for banned books are about queer and/or BIPoC folks, and about sex!
Here's my display at work!
Here's my display at work!
Saw this through a work email and almost IMMEDIATE retched. Holy shit, it's bad enough that HUMAN made "therapy" startups were bad news, and now we're sending in AI for it??? Fuck that.
September 23, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Saw this through a work email and almost IMMEDIATE retched. Holy shit, it's bad enough that HUMAN made "therapy" startups were bad news, and now we're sending in AI for it??? Fuck that.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,047,517!
Little late, but better than never!
Little late, but better than never!
September 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,047,517!
Little late, but better than never!
Little late, but better than never!
Borrowed this on Hoopla, decided to read it this morning. Did NOT expect a cyberpunk thriller on the level of the John Wick movies! Search and Destroy, vol. 1, by Atsushi Kaneko is great for adults seeking fresh, new seinen manga that's got roots in classic Tezuka stories.
More info in alt. text!
More info in alt. text!
September 16, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Borrowed this on Hoopla, decided to read it this morning. Did NOT expect a cyberpunk thriller on the level of the John Wick movies! Search and Destroy, vol. 1, by Atsushi Kaneko is great for adults seeking fresh, new seinen manga that's got roots in classic Tezuka stories.
More info in alt. text!
More info in alt. text!
Ah, managed to snag a physical copy of Tiffany's Griffon! Really glad I was able to meet the author, and get it signed! Here's the inside! #spx2024 #smallpressexpo
September 15, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Ah, managed to snag a physical copy of Tiffany's Griffon! Really glad I was able to meet the author, and get it signed! Here's the inside! #spx2024 #smallpressexpo
Also, I just finished this more recently: Ali Hazelwood's 'Bride' is also a supernatural romance novel, but with a heavier emphasis on the romance than anything else (read: graphic werewolf/vampire boning). Again, (K)NOT for KIDS.
Bless the addition of the fast-forward button lmao
Bless the addition of the fast-forward button lmao
September 10, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Also, I just finished this more recently: Ali Hazelwood's 'Bride' is also a supernatural romance novel, but with a heavier emphasis on the romance than anything else (read: graphic werewolf/vampire boning). Again, (K)NOT for KIDS.
Bless the addition of the fast-forward button lmao
Bless the addition of the fast-forward button lmao
Picked this up because a friend and blogger for TheGothicLibrary.com recommended it, and was very glad I did! @wiswell.bsky.social's debut horror/fantasy/queer romance novel 'Someone You Can Build a Nest In' is a fun and terrifying in equal strokes, and is quite a ride!
DEFFO NOT FOR KIDS THO!
DEFFO NOT FOR KIDS THO!
September 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Picked this up because a friend and blogger for TheGothicLibrary.com recommended it, and was very glad I did! @wiswell.bsky.social's debut horror/fantasy/queer romance novel 'Someone You Can Build a Nest In' is a fun and terrifying in equal strokes, and is quite a ride!
DEFFO NOT FOR KIDS THO!
DEFFO NOT FOR KIDS THO!
@quasimaddi.bsky.social's graphic novel adaptation of R.L. Stine's classic middle-school novel 'The Haunted Mask' is both a treat to veteran fans and new kids alike. Her art is equal parts expressive and genuinely horrifying.
Great for reluctant readers and most middle-school kids!
Great for reluctant readers and most middle-school kids!
September 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
@quasimaddi.bsky.social's graphic novel adaptation of R.L. Stine's classic middle-school novel 'The Haunted Mask' is both a treat to veteran fans and new kids alike. Her art is equal parts expressive and genuinely horrifying.
Great for reluctant readers and most middle-school kids!
Great for reluctant readers and most middle-school kids!
Short, dark and spooky, "The Me You Love in the Dark" is a graphic novel about a young artist finding her inspiration from...something...haunting her.
Great for adults fans of horror and..."unconventional" romance.
#comics #library #libraries #horror #graphicnovels
Great for adults fans of horror and..."unconventional" romance.
#comics #library #libraries #horror #graphicnovels
August 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Short, dark and spooky, "The Me You Love in the Dark" is a graphic novel about a young artist finding her inspiration from...something...haunting her.
Great for adults fans of horror and..."unconventional" romance.
#comics #library #libraries #horror #graphicnovels
Great for adults fans of horror and..."unconventional" romance.
#comics #library #libraries #horror #graphicnovels
August 28, 2024 at 5:47 PM
The immigrant experience is being too foreign for both the home you came from and the home you're in, and no other book has made that so clear and so accessible in this beautiful graphic novel, Continental Drifter by Kathy Macleod.
Terrific for middle school readers, esp. from immigrant families.
Terrific for middle school readers, esp. from immigrant families.
August 24, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The immigrant experience is being too foreign for both the home you came from and the home you're in, and no other book has made that so clear and so accessible in this beautiful graphic novel, Continental Drifter by Kathy Macleod.
Terrific for middle school readers, esp. from immigrant families.
Terrific for middle school readers, esp. from immigrant families.
PLEASE CHECK OUT TIFFANY'S GRIFFON!
Here's my Griffsona lmao
Here's my Griffsona lmao
August 13, 2024 at 5:04 PM
PLEASE CHECK OUT TIFFANY'S GRIFFON!
Here's my Griffsona lmao
Here's my Griffsona lmao