Susan

people who say Shakespeare is boring have obviously never experienced the glory that is Harold Perrinneau's Mercutio

This proposed salary increase is ridiculous and he in no way deserves this based on how much city management has failed the library.

@LoraxTruffula Ooooh I love that. Can you DM the link?

Adding this to my wardrobe

This is good, actually. She barely shows up and doesn’t do the reading. To borrow a phrase I saw elsewhere, it’s like giving someone an unplugged controller.

@NoetheMatt I’d be curious to find out what they mean by extended hours. Like is this the “the library should be open during normal bar hours for people to have another option” or are they just talking about being open to like 6:30 instead of 5:30.

@QueenOfRats I recently read a MG graphic novel, the publisher states it’s for ages 8-12. The protagonist is a freshman in high school. 🙃

Celebrating the @Worcester_PL tonight!

@StorySorcery I proudly put this on my book display in our teen room this morning. Along with other titles about fighting back.

i wrote this book about Black witches from DC poisoning politicians with love potions because he won last time. it's an angry, unapologetically Black book about living in a country that hates you. and fucking shit up as a result. yall should read it because i wrote it for us.

Dear Publishing Industry, This is where you double down. This is when you publish POC, LGBTQ, trans, and disabled authors more than ever. Don’t be complicit.

'Vote' comes from the Latin 'votum' meaning "vow" or "wish." Now we kind of want an "I just wished!" sticker....

Not surprising given the things one side is saying at rallies encouraging this behavior. Hopefully everyone who voted early in the county tracks their ballot so they can see if theirs was impacted by this.

I adopted Finn and Circe together when I was 26. We lived at 7 different addresses over those years, they were with me when I turned 30, when I turned 40. Through job changes, whole career changes, heartbreak, love, and marriage. I became a real adult with them.

Other than for a few days in 2007, I have had a cat since 1st grade. That’s almost 4 decades. Losing Circe a day before her 17th birthday was tough, but waking up this morning to find that Finn had passed is devastating. He was by my side for a little over 17 years. I’m lost.

authors who pretend to be BIPOC frequently employ fear and intimidation to suppress challenges to their identity, esp from actual BIPOC folk —

I say this as someone who adores her dogs & would love to take them everywhere. The number of people who think they have the right to bring their non-service dog or cat into the public library blows my mind. & they are SO rude when policies are explained to them.

@NoetheMatt Dec meeting will focus on how AI can make your job easier… I wish I was joking.

@NoetheMatt Today’s webinar is talking about using AI to help with images and ChatGPT to help with text when creating social media posts and flyers to promote library programs. It is NOT where I expected this to go today. 🙃