Gabriela

Hi, #LibraryTwitter! My name is Gabriela, my pronouns are she/her. I am a high school librarian in the Canadian prairies. I am passionate about equity and accessibility. My hobbies, other than reading, include baking, karate, and learning about art history. And I like capybaras!

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Not quite The Summer I Turned Pretty and not quite To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before but a secret third thing (Burn for Burn).

Thinking about the two young Palestinian journalists killed today by Israel and the filmmaker attacked by settlers/ detained by the military and all the other Palestinians murdered and how fucked it is that so many countries stand for continuing a genocide and ethnic cleansing.

hallucinating trying to find the word "israel" in this headline

Regular reminder that society is choosing to be constantly ill due to normalcy bias, capitalism & political lethargy. We know how to prevent all these viruses

“(…) & maybe i’m all wrong not because i’ve come to the wrong country maybe any country on this side of the membrane between worlds isn’t mine”

“the ways i sometimes want both to be looked at & to disappear”

(…) so much of our life feels like sitting at a table set for dozens who will never again arrive the two of us surrounded by empty chairs (…) —home is not a country, Safia Elhillo (@mafiasafia)

In these dark, & scary tumultuous times, friends, I need to urge you to remember that your local Public Library is there for you with free books to read in all formats, films, magazines, cozy chairs, & a sympathetic Library Staff with whom you can commiserate with in the end days

If I hear you talking shit about libraries.

I’ll be attending my first library conference this week! I’d be happy to hear any tips and suggestions for this newbie ☺️ #LibraryChat

Aren't you

We are excited to share our new merch collab with beloved children's author and illustrator, Elise Gravel! Elise Gravel is a socially engaged children's author and illustrator who tries to promote compassion, solidarity and inclusion through books and social media. Among the social causes close to her heart, the liberation of the Palestinian people is one that has pushed her to make her voice heard in the last year. Gravel has been a vocal ally to the Canadian Jewish community fighting for justice in Palestine. ayanresources.com/ijv-collection/

They can't even go to the hospital to get tested and treated. I'm so scared for when it becomes human to human. This is so unfair. They deserve better.

Knock knock. Any #librarians still here? I’m looking for advice on button makers! What should I look for? Any favourite models? #TLchat #SchoolLibrary #makerspace

Watch the moment the UK’s King Charles was heckled by Aboriginal independent senator Lidia Thorpe as he finished a speech in Australia, where he is head of state.

They’ve been burning men, women and children alive for a year. Last night wasn’t an anomaly, it was just captured so explicitly on camera. The Israelis & Americans have been incinerating, shredding, crushing and gunning down entire families for over a year.

The view of the sky from my backyard is everything I need.

My graphic novel labels are red. What color should the manga section labels be?