Audrey, CMS
@amayna60.bsky.social
Captain of Book Displays, Emeritus. Devoted to Reader’s Advisory.
Join us for #ThursdayBookChat to share what you’re reading or looking forward to.
@ me for help with book titles, taglines, blurbs, back matter. 📚
Join us for #ThursdayBookChat to share what you’re reading or looking forward to.
@ me for help with book titles, taglines, blurbs, back matter. 📚
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2026 Great Backyard Bird Count is on! Feb 13-16. Report your sightings on eBird or just follow along and watch sightings accumulate around the globe in real time. It’s getting birdy! #birds www.birdcount.org
Great Backyard Bird Count – Join us each February when the world comes together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds.
Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Join us in February!
www.birdcount.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
2026 Great Backyard Bird Count is on! Feb 13-16. Report your sightings on eBird or just follow along and watch sightings accumulate around the globe in real time. It’s getting birdy! #birds www.birdcount.org
Accept no pretenders or substitutes in February or any other month! Try genuine genre Romance ™️ today!
IYKYK.🤗💜
The Many Dates of Indigo, Amber D. Samuel
What do you have this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
#Romancelandia
IYKYK.🤗💜
The Many Dates of Indigo, Amber D. Samuel
What do you have this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
#Romancelandia
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Accept no pretenders or substitutes in February or any other month! Try genuine genre Romance ™️ today!
IYKYK.🤗💜
The Many Dates of Indigo, Amber D. Samuel
What do you have this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
#Romancelandia
IYKYK.🤗💜
The Many Dates of Indigo, Amber D. Samuel
What do you have this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
#Romancelandia
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Virginians, tell your state legislators to sponsor SB541 to ditch Daylight Saving Time in coordination with surrounding states! www.votervoice.net/ditchDST/Cam...
Virginia: Tell State Lawmakers “Yes on SB541”. Ditch DST!
Tell your state lawmakers to ditch Daylight Saving Time and restore permanent Standard Time! Daylight Saving Time makes us set our morning alarms an hour earlier than Standard Time, every work da...
www.votervoice.net
February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Virginians, tell your state legislators to sponsor SB541 to ditch Daylight Saving Time in coordination with surrounding states! www.votervoice.net/ditchDST/Cam...
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#tdih 1990, Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years.
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
Feb. 11, 1990: Mandela Released from Prison
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa after 27 years.
www.zinnedproject.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
#tdih 1990, Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years.
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
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Just watched The Librarians (2025), which premieres on PBS today as part of its Independent Lens series. Directed by Kim A. Snyder, the 1hr 30min #documentary looks at the coordinated (and well-funded) book bans and their impacts on libraries, librarians, and communities. www.pbs.org/independentl...
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Just watched The Librarians (2025), which premieres on PBS today as part of its Independent Lens series. Directed by Kim A. Snyder, the 1hr 30min #documentary looks at the coordinated (and well-funded) book bans and their impacts on libraries, librarians, and communities. www.pbs.org/independentl...
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A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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I've never posted a GoFundMe before (seriously, not once) but I'll personally vouch for this one. It's a little neighborhood group trying to keep seven Minnesotan families from getting evicted tomorrow. If you can help, please help; if you can share, please share. www.gofundme.com/f/support-sa...
Donate to Support Saint Paul Families Facing ICE Threats, organized by LM Neal
We love Saint Paul. We love it's poetry on random sidewalks, the way every lawn… LM Neal needs your support for Support Saint Paul Families Facing ICE Threats
www.gofundme.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I've never posted a GoFundMe before (seriously, not once) but I'll personally vouch for this one. It's a little neighborhood group trying to keep seven Minnesotan families from getting evicted tomorrow. If you can help, please help; if you can share, please share. www.gofundme.com/f/support-sa...
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Melville: I hope you enjoyed that bloody action-packed chapter! But now, a moment to consider obscure technicalities about where everyone sits in the boat, how the boat is constructed, and my personal critique of current assigned seating practices.
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Melville: I hope you enjoyed that bloody action-packed chapter! But now, a moment to consider obscure technicalities about where everyone sits in the boat, how the boat is constructed, and my personal critique of current assigned seating practices.
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Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
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After the Brown v. Board decision, white people across the South opened hundreds of private schools.
70+ years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white.
In this town, one school keeps kids divided.
(Published May 2024)
70+ years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white.
In this town, one school keeps kids divided.
(Published May 2024)
Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.
Seventy years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together. But after so long apart, they aren’t sure how to make it...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
After the Brown v. Board decision, white people across the South opened hundreds of private schools.
70+ years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white.
In this town, one school keeps kids divided.
(Published May 2024)
70+ years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white.
In this town, one school keeps kids divided.
(Published May 2024)
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We are still making very slow incremental progress with the snowbird kittens. We haven’t really had those big breakthrough moments you want to see like we did with the Sweet Treats, and Junco is very hissy when I approach. But they’re giving more soft body language and relaxing more, even for pets.
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
We are still making very slow incremental progress with the snowbird kittens. We haven’t really had those big breakthrough moments you want to see like we did with the Sweet Treats, and Junco is very hissy when I approach. But they’re giving more soft body language and relaxing more, even for pets.
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[circle of love]
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
[circle of love]
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
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Are you an educator in a community that has been hit hard by book bans? We Need Diverse @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is establishing the Unbanned Book Network. Educators have until February 13 to apply. 20 sites will be selected to receive free books, author visits, & other resources
Unbanned Book Network — We Need Diverse Books
An innovative, new initiative that combats the sharp rise in book bans by filling classroom shelves with diverse titles that have been challenged in the U.S.
www.diversebooks.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Are you an educator in a community that has been hit hard by book bans? We Need Diverse @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is establishing the Unbanned Book Network. Educators have until February 13 to apply. 20 sites will be selected to receive free books, author visits, & other resources
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February 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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So many have given to The Post Guild’s fundraising effort, and we are floored. But we also ask you to consider supporting the fundraiser for our international staff and staff in our bureaus who aren’t Guild eligible. They are absolutely vital to coverage. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
So many have given to The Post Guild’s fundraising effort, and we are floored. But we also ask you to consider supporting the fundraiser for our international staff and staff in our bureaus who aren’t Guild eligible. They are absolutely vital to coverage. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
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Beautiful new book by Jarvis Givens, "I’ll Make Me a World" on #BHM100
Dedicated "To the captives who refused to forget, creating a tradition of Black memory work that dispels lies, cultivates dreams, and inspires action toward a more liberated future."
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/il...
Dedicated "To the captives who refused to forget, creating a tradition of Black memory work that dispels lies, cultivates dreams, and inspires action toward a more liberated future."
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/il...
I'll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month
Book — Non-fiction. By Jarvis R. Givens. 2026. 208 pages. At a time when Black history is under attack, this book offers an inspiring vision for how it can still be a source of power, truth, and possi...
www.zinnedproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Beautiful new book by Jarvis Givens, "I’ll Make Me a World" on #BHM100
Dedicated "To the captives who refused to forget, creating a tradition of Black memory work that dispels lies, cultivates dreams, and inspires action toward a more liberated future."
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/il...
Dedicated "To the captives who refused to forget, creating a tradition of Black memory work that dispels lies, cultivates dreams, and inspires action toward a more liberated future."
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/il...
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Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the day is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the day is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
This superb fantasy romance was on my top ten romance reads for 2025! 🦉💜
🦉Superb Owls🦉
Cleo is a crag owl who tracks spies near the city for the lady who feeds her mice.
Friend is a mechanical owl who helps his maker track enemy movements from afar.
The book is about their owners falling in love as war looms.
danifinn.itch.io/wings-so-soft
books2read.com/b/47dD17
Cleo is a crag owl who tracks spies near the city for the lady who feeds her mice.
Friend is a mechanical owl who helps his maker track enemy movements from afar.
The book is about their owners falling in love as war looms.
danifinn.itch.io/wings-so-soft
books2read.com/b/47dD17
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This superb fantasy romance was on my top ten romance reads for 2025! 🦉💜
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Mother Bethel is the oldest independent Christian denomination founded by Black people and it was founded at 6th and Lombard Streets as a reaction to white supremacy.
A formerly enslaved man was thrown out of an Old City church. He then founded America’s first African Methodist Episcopal church.
www.inquirer.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Mother Bethel is the oldest independent Christian denomination founded by Black people and it was founded at 6th and Lombard Streets as a reaction to white supremacy.
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While out checking on the moon early this morning I noticed one of the yard bunnies 🐰 hanging out. Those little peets, so cute 🥰 Ears at attention!
#mammals
#mammals
February 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
While out checking on the moon early this morning I noticed one of the yard bunnies 🐰 hanging out. Those little peets, so cute 🥰 Ears at attention!
#mammals
#mammals
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Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?
Read an excerpt from VIRGINIA FAULKNER by Brad Bigelow (@neglectedbooks.com) in @literaryhub.bsky.social: bit.ly/3NTLHi4
Read an excerpt from VIRGINIA FAULKNER by Brad Bigelow (@neglectedbooks.com) in @literaryhub.bsky.social: bit.ly/3NTLHi4
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?
Read an excerpt from VIRGINIA FAULKNER by Brad Bigelow (@neglectedbooks.com) in @literaryhub.bsky.social: bit.ly/3NTLHi4
Read an excerpt from VIRGINIA FAULKNER by Brad Bigelow (@neglectedbooks.com) in @literaryhub.bsky.social: bit.ly/3NTLHi4
A mysterious and enigmatic opening for The Parking Lot Attendant, involving the island of B—-, a sojourn in Boston, and roots in Addis Ababa. A debut novel by Nafkote Tamirat. What are you reading or looking forward to this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
A mysterious and enigmatic opening for The Parking Lot Attendant, involving the island of B—-, a sojourn in Boston, and roots in Addis Ababa. A debut novel by Nafkote Tamirat. What are you reading or looking forward to this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.