@ExlibrisMrHunt
@exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social
Teacher-Librarian, K-5
Hands-on STEAM; kidlit fanboy; love graphic novels; inclusive col’n; he/him.
Co-host of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast.
@sartoriallibrary.bsky.social
Spotify: spoti.fi/3ANgYge
Apple: apple.co/4e4mM3h
Instagram: bit.ly/4dCh09b
Hands-on STEAM; kidlit fanboy; love graphic novels; inclusive col’n; he/him.
Co-host of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast.
@sartoriallibrary.bsky.social
Spotify: spoti.fi/3ANgYge
Apple: apple.co/4e4mM3h
Instagram: bit.ly/4dCh09b
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Hello new (or past) followers,
My bio says most of what you need to know, including that I’m co-host with @paulvinelli.bsky.social of a #LibrarianFashion & #kidlit podcast…
BUT,
here are 5 more “special”things (no particular order) I’d like you to know about content I share here:
1) I use ALT ⬇️
My bio says most of what you need to know, including that I’m co-host with @paulvinelli.bsky.social of a #LibrarianFashion & #kidlit podcast…
BUT,
here are 5 more “special”things (no particular order) I’d like you to know about content I share here:
1) I use ALT ⬇️
Getting to know me, @ExLibrisMrHunt…
[Ex Libris roughly can mean “from the library of” and used to be on bookplates (stickers) inside book covers so that people knew who the borrowed item belonged to…it’s Latin, ‘cause I’m all fancy and stuff.]
[Ex Libris roughly can mean “from the library of” and used to be on bookplates (stickers) inside book covers so that people knew who the borrowed item belonged to…it’s Latin, ‘cause I’m all fancy and stuff.]
Today in #LibrarianFashion:
Brought out my super fave Converse high tops, which I hadn’t worn in ages.
Brought out my super fave Converse high tops, which I hadn’t worn in ages.
February 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Today in #LibrarianFashion:
Brought out my super fave Converse high tops, which I hadn’t worn in ages.
Brought out my super fave Converse high tops, which I hadn’t worn in ages.
#LibrarianSoundtrack for bus ride home earlier:
A playlist my wife made for us that I lovingly call Schmaltz Ballads.
I def entertained a daydream of the whole bus, teen passengers to elderly folks, suddenly breaking into an emotive singalong of
youtu.be/r3Pr1_v7hsw?...
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A playlist my wife made for us that I lovingly call Schmaltz Ballads.
I def entertained a daydream of the whole bus, teen passengers to elderly folks, suddenly breaking into an emotive singalong of
youtu.be/r3Pr1_v7hsw?...
1/2
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
#LibrarianSoundtrack for bus ride home earlier:
A playlist my wife made for us that I lovingly call Schmaltz Ballads.
I def entertained a daydream of the whole bus, teen passengers to elderly folks, suddenly breaking into an emotive singalong of
youtu.be/r3Pr1_v7hsw?...
1/2
A playlist my wife made for us that I lovingly call Schmaltz Ballads.
I def entertained a daydream of the whole bus, teen passengers to elderly folks, suddenly breaking into an emotive singalong of
youtu.be/r3Pr1_v7hsw?...
1/2
Sandpaper day:
All kids got finished sawing, so full-on sanding...
Great things about sanding wood:
a) it’s very soothing, therapeutic for lots of kids
b) you can shine kids on by showing them 1 more spot, 1 more, then 1 more l’il chatter mark, etc to sand,
ad infinitum
(revenge?)
(You’re welcome)
All kids got finished sawing, so full-on sanding...
Great things about sanding wood:
a) it’s very soothing, therapeutic for lots of kids
b) you can shine kids on by showing them 1 more spot, 1 more, then 1 more l’il chatter mark, etc to sand,
ad infinitum
(revenge?)
(You’re welcome)
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Sandpaper day:
All kids got finished sawing, so full-on sanding...
Great things about sanding wood:
a) it’s very soothing, therapeutic for lots of kids
b) you can shine kids on by showing them 1 more spot, 1 more, then 1 more l’il chatter mark, etc to sand,
ad infinitum
(revenge?)
(You’re welcome)
All kids got finished sawing, so full-on sanding...
Great things about sanding wood:
a) it’s very soothing, therapeutic for lots of kids
b) you can shine kids on by showing them 1 more spot, 1 more, then 1 more l’il chatter mark, etc to sand,
ad infinitum
(revenge?)
(You’re welcome)
Saw Gr 5 boys having l’il argument over obscure criteria, a game/challenge they were engaging in in the corner…
Seeing if cld fit themselves into a 19 cm gap (yeah, measured it when they left; curiosity piqued) btwn 2 shelves…from what I heard, only counted/qualified if they cld *crouch* in there.
Seeing if cld fit themselves into a 19 cm gap (yeah, measured it when they left; curiosity piqued) btwn 2 shelves…from what I heard, only counted/qualified if they cld *crouch* in there.
a white cat is standing next to a glass bowl of water on the floor .
Alt: GIF of a white cat is climbing into a glass fish bowl on the floor and somehow wedging itself into a crouch inside it.
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Saw Gr 5 boys having l’il argument over obscure criteria, a game/challenge they were engaging in in the corner…
Seeing if cld fit themselves into a 19 cm gap (yeah, measured it when they left; curiosity piqued) btwn 2 shelves…from what I heard, only counted/qualified if they cld *crouch* in there.
Seeing if cld fit themselves into a 19 cm gap (yeah, measured it when they left; curiosity piqued) btwn 2 shelves…from what I heard, only counted/qualified if they cld *crouch* in there.
#LibrarianSoundtrack Apparently an earworm loop track of Phil Collins’s In The Air Tonight…
Because yesterday saw a ref to 80s 808 beats, wondered do I know what that is, I think I do, drum machines…? Looked it up, saw song above mentioned, earworm launched…
Low key mad at it, yet irresistible?
Because yesterday saw a ref to 80s 808 beats, wondered do I know what that is, I think I do, drum machines…? Looked it up, saw song above mentioned, earworm launched…
Low key mad at it, yet irresistible?
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
#LibrarianSoundtrack Apparently an earworm loop track of Phil Collins’s In The Air Tonight…
Because yesterday saw a ref to 80s 808 beats, wondered do I know what that is, I think I do, drum machines…? Looked it up, saw song above mentioned, earworm launched…
Low key mad at it, yet irresistible?
Because yesterday saw a ref to 80s 808 beats, wondered do I know what that is, I think I do, drum machines…? Looked it up, saw song above mentioned, earworm launched…
Low key mad at it, yet irresistible?
Reposted by @ExlibrisMrHunt
Fobazi Ettarh, who first wrote about the concept of "vocational awe" in respect to library work, has passed away. Here's the revolutionary essay that has helped so many to understand, and put into context, the nature of our labor in libraries.
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
Vocational awe describes the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in notions that libraries as institutions are inherently good, sacred notions, and therefore beyond critique. I argue that the concept of vocational awe directly correlates to problems within librarianship like burnout and low salary. This article aims to describe the phenomenon and its effects on library philosophies and practices so that they may be recognized and deconstructed.
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Fobazi Ettarh, who first wrote about the concept of "vocational awe" in respect to library work, has passed away. Here's the revolutionary essay that has helped so many to understand, and put into context, the nature of our labor in libraries.
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
Yikes!
Kept thinking I had B.O. issues this afternoon…had been off this morning for physio + we were now doing a Gr 2 sawing & sanding force & motion project…so, fair bit of physical stuff…
Luckily, realized after the bell that odours are wafting in from manure spreading on farm fields.
I was all⬇️
Kept thinking I had B.O. issues this afternoon…had been off this morning for physio + we were now doing a Gr 2 sawing & sanding force & motion project…so, fair bit of physical stuff…
Luckily, realized after the bell that odours are wafting in from manure spreading on farm fields.
I was all⬇️
a blurry picture of a woman 's face with a bun
Alt: GIF (maybe from a show or something IDK) of a young brown-skinned woman, black hair in a loose bun, confused/worried look on her face, lifting one arm to sniff an armpit, then pulling out the collar of her shirt, checking if a smell is coming off of her (which was pretty much exactly what I looked like surreptitiously a few times earlier).
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Yikes!
Kept thinking I had B.O. issues this afternoon…had been off this morning for physio + we were now doing a Gr 2 sawing & sanding force & motion project…so, fair bit of physical stuff…
Luckily, realized after the bell that odours are wafting in from manure spreading on farm fields.
I was all⬇️
Kept thinking I had B.O. issues this afternoon…had been off this morning for physio + we were now doing a Gr 2 sawing & sanding force & motion project…so, fair bit of physical stuff…
Luckily, realized after the bell that odours are wafting in from manure spreading on farm fields.
I was all⬇️
But, wait!
Turns out that there’s hope after all. I’d initially missed the update posts attached to the thread.
Yes joy.
Read, weep, then rejoice.
Turns out that there’s hope after all. I’d initially missed the update posts attached to the thread.
Yes joy.
Read, weep, then rejoice.
Such a sad saga.
No resurrection of ancient tech newly repurposed?
No joy, indeed.
Read, weep.
No resurrection of ancient tech newly repurposed?
No joy, indeed.
Read, weep.
My “library” was originally a telepresence conference room. There’s a Promethean touch screen plus two ginormous display screens on the walls.
I have a loop of library slides running on them, which is great. Students can see info on them, and they add some extra light to the windowless space.
1/
I have a loop of library slides running on them, which is great. Students can see info on them, and they add some extra light to the windowless space.
1/
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
But, wait!
Turns out that there’s hope after all. I’d initially missed the update posts attached to the thread.
Yes joy.
Read, weep, then rejoice.
Turns out that there’s hope after all. I’d initially missed the update posts attached to the thread.
Yes joy.
Read, weep, then rejoice.
Such a sad saga.
No resurrection of ancient tech newly repurposed?
No joy, indeed.
Read, weep.
No resurrection of ancient tech newly repurposed?
No joy, indeed.
Read, weep.
My “library” was originally a telepresence conference room. There’s a Promethean touch screen plus two ginormous display screens on the walls.
I have a loop of library slides running on them, which is great. Students can see info on them, and they add some extra light to the windowless space.
1/
I have a loop of library slides running on them, which is great. Students can see info on them, and they add some extra light to the windowless space.
1/
a man is looking at a wall of monitors on make a gif
Alt: a man is looking at a wall of monitors on make a gif
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Such a sad saga.
No resurrection of ancient tech newly repurposed?
No joy, indeed.
Read, weep.
No resurrection of ancient tech newly repurposed?
No joy, indeed.
Read, weep.
Today’s #LibrarianFashion was this…
incl my very faded Pirate Kitty t-shirt creation…
which made me think of a few threads I’d made about my other weird t-shirts I’d made for myself, like…
incl my very faded Pirate Kitty t-shirt creation…
which made me think of a few threads I’d made about my other weird t-shirts I’d made for myself, like…
February 5, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Today’s #LibrarianFashion was this…
incl my very faded Pirate Kitty t-shirt creation…
which made me think of a few threads I’d made about my other weird t-shirts I’d made for myself, like…
incl my very faded Pirate Kitty t-shirt creation…
which made me think of a few threads I’d made about my other weird t-shirts I’d made for myself, like…
“A LLM assembles a product that looks like the product humans create when we write, but the process is completely different.”
I’ve read AI sentiments similar to this, BUT, as I read @mstewartscience.bsky.social just now, I put internally voiced emphasis on
*looks like* …
A thought solidified…
1/3
I’ve read AI sentiments similar to this, BUT, as I read @mstewartscience.bsky.social just now, I put internally voiced emphasis on
*looks like* …
A thought solidified…
1/3
Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
The Act of Writing and the Rise of AI
tinyurl.com/xyxczxwm
#edusky #nonfiction #kidlit #TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries @steamteambooks.bsky.social
The Act of Writing and the Rise of AI
tinyurl.com/xyxczxwm
#edusky #nonfiction #kidlit #TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries @steamteambooks.bsky.social
The Act of Writing and the Rise of AI
Last week, as I was writing this post , about the importance of writing in my life, I began thinking about how AI might rob young people of...
tinyurl.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“A LLM assembles a product that looks like the product humans create when we write, but the process is completely different.”
I’ve read AI sentiments similar to this, BUT, as I read @mstewartscience.bsky.social just now, I put internally voiced emphasis on
*looks like* …
A thought solidified…
1/3
I’ve read AI sentiments similar to this, BUT, as I read @mstewartscience.bsky.social just now, I put internally voiced emphasis on
*looks like* …
A thought solidified…
1/3
Useful/concise re: slavery within Cdn history, anti-Black racism still here today as the negative legacy…also like the mention/link of Black sleeping car porters’ unionism—thinking of adding that to my lessons going forward on social justice fights for equal rights…
humanrights.ca/story/story-...
humanrights.ca/story/story-...
The story of Black slavery in Canadian history | CMHR
Canada celebrates being a destination for Americans who escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad. But slavery was also part of Canada’s history for more than 200 years.
humanrights.ca
February 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Useful/concise re: slavery within Cdn history, anti-Black racism still here today as the negative legacy…also like the mention/link of Black sleeping car porters’ unionism—thinking of adding that to my lessons going forward on social justice fights for equal rights…
humanrights.ca/story/story-...
humanrights.ca/story/story-...
My spiffy #LibrarianFashion for the school day (incl Storytime for a preschoolers & parents event at our elem this PM)…
vs.
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vs.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
My spiffy #LibrarianFashion for the school day (incl Storytime for a preschoolers & parents event at our elem this PM)…
vs.
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vs.
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Reposted by @ExlibrisMrHunt
Wires crossed somehow…didn’t actually have anybody booked for the last block of today for team-teaching…so…Happy Friday…easing into the weekend with quiet book fixing, display making, etc…BONUS!
a man in a suit and tie says " my bonus " in white letters
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " my bonus " in white letters
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Wires crossed somehow…didn’t actually have anybody booked for the last block of today for team-teaching…so…Happy Friday…easing into the weekend with quiet book fixing, display making, etc…BONUS!
I do this stellar #STEM / #STEAM activity at least once per yr, Gr2 class, force & motion sci…
Friction racecar lab:
Kids get so psyched trying to modify & re-modify matchbox cars with supplied junk to incr friction and go slow as possible down a hot wheels track—feverish #PlayLearning.
So fun!
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Friction racecar lab:
Kids get so psyched trying to modify & re-modify matchbox cars with supplied junk to incr friction and go slow as possible down a hot wheels track—feverish #PlayLearning.
So fun!
1/2
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I do this stellar #STEM / #STEAM activity at least once per yr, Gr2 class, force & motion sci…
Friction racecar lab:
Kids get so psyched trying to modify & re-modify matchbox cars with supplied junk to incr friction and go slow as possible down a hot wheels track—feverish #PlayLearning.
So fun!
1/2
Friction racecar lab:
Kids get so psyched trying to modify & re-modify matchbox cars with supplied junk to incr friction and go slow as possible down a hot wheels track—feverish #PlayLearning.
So fun!
1/2
Today:
Exercise in the Surreal,
Part 2
After school, explaining …
(again, as in same convo another day)
(and 3 times in a row just now)
…that Kid A shld not just *give* his library book to Kid B, but return it and let the other kid sign out in their name…that A responsible if B loses it…sigh…
Exercise in the Surreal,
Part 2
After school, explaining …
(again, as in same convo another day)
(and 3 times in a row just now)
…that Kid A shld not just *give* his library book to Kid B, but return it and let the other kid sign out in their name…that A responsible if B loses it…sigh…
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Today:
Exercise in the Surreal,
Part 2
After school, explaining …
(again, as in same convo another day)
(and 3 times in a row just now)
…that Kid A shld not just *give* his library book to Kid B, but return it and let the other kid sign out in their name…that A responsible if B loses it…sigh…
Exercise in the Surreal,
Part 2
After school, explaining …
(again, as in same convo another day)
(and 3 times in a row just now)
…that Kid A shld not just *give* his library book to Kid B, but return it and let the other kid sign out in their name…that A responsible if B loses it…sigh…
Exercise in the Surreal,
Part 1:
Morning physio appointment, A.M. booked off for physical tune-up.
An extra mellow hour or so of downtime at home…worked on a zine project.
Then, back to school for hyped K afternoon STEAM challenge: tallest/strongest towers, KEVAplanks, add weight till collapse.
Part 1:
Morning physio appointment, A.M. booked off for physical tune-up.
An extra mellow hour or so of downtime at home…worked on a zine project.
Then, back to school for hyped K afternoon STEAM challenge: tallest/strongest towers, KEVAplanks, add weight till collapse.
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Exercise in the Surreal,
Part 1:
Morning physio appointment, A.M. booked off for physical tune-up.
An extra mellow hour or so of downtime at home…worked on a zine project.
Then, back to school for hyped K afternoon STEAM challenge: tallest/strongest towers, KEVAplanks, add weight till collapse.
Part 1:
Morning physio appointment, A.M. booked off for physical tune-up.
An extra mellow hour or so of downtime at home…worked on a zine project.
Then, back to school for hyped K afternoon STEAM challenge: tallest/strongest towers, KEVAplanks, add weight till collapse.
Reposted by @ExlibrisMrHunt
For my fellow zinesters: a zine contest with a $500 prize for best overall zine! Deadline is March 1st: zineprize.com
ZinePrize
Visit the post for more.
zineprize.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
For my fellow zinesters: a zine contest with a $500 prize for best overall zine! Deadline is March 1st: zineprize.com
Just call the one-book-as-another-book’s-bookmark method “book nesting” or “book nestling” and you’re golden.
But…you may be ripping yourself off on not getting to amass an epic #bookmark collection, which is a fun part of #BibliophileLife.
But…you may be ripping yourself off on not getting to amass an epic #bookmark collection, which is a fun part of #BibliophileLife.
Neutral evil
I am also notorious for using oen book to bookmark another
I am also notorious for using oen book to bookmark another
Maybe you’ve seen these before? Maybe not?
Where do you fall in #bookmark usage alignment?
Do you have a favourite bookmark to share?
What is your current bookmark or method in whatever you’re reading?
See my #FaveBookmarkToday posts…
Where do you fall in #bookmark usage alignment?
Do you have a favourite bookmark to share?
What is your current bookmark or method in whatever you’re reading?
See my #FaveBookmarkToday posts…
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Just call the one-book-as-another-book’s-bookmark method “book nesting” or “book nestling” and you’re golden.
But…you may be ripping yourself off on not getting to amass an epic #bookmark collection, which is a fun part of #BibliophileLife.
But…you may be ripping yourself off on not getting to amass an epic #bookmark collection, which is a fun part of #BibliophileLife.
Reposted by @ExlibrisMrHunt
i’m a librarian and i really love archivists and their mission. we librarians serve the people of the present. archivists serve posterity.
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
i’m a librarian and i really love archivists and their mission. we librarians serve the people of the present. archivists serve posterity.
My #FaveBookmarkToday (and for several days) has been this raised/embossed metal one with 5 stylized galloping horses…
I always try matching #bookmarks to subjects/themes/moods of books.
Currently reading this zany concept Pony Confidential mystery (horse narrator doing detective work; oddly fun).
I always try matching #bookmarks to subjects/themes/moods of books.
Currently reading this zany concept Pony Confidential mystery (horse narrator doing detective work; oddly fun).
January 25, 2026 at 12:36 AM
My #FaveBookmarkToday (and for several days) has been this raised/embossed metal one with 5 stylized galloping horses…
I always try matching #bookmarks to subjects/themes/moods of books.
Currently reading this zany concept Pony Confidential mystery (horse narrator doing detective work; oddly fun).
I always try matching #bookmarks to subjects/themes/moods of books.
Currently reading this zany concept Pony Confidential mystery (horse narrator doing detective work; oddly fun).
#FaveBookmarkToday
The footstool holds my huge col’n of bookmarks—so many kinds.
A large box at the bottom has tons of freebie bookmarks, esp from bookstores. The box at the top + 4 tins are full of more unique ones (metal, wood, plastic, paper/card).
Beige/brown notebook records every book I read.
The footstool holds my huge col’n of bookmarks—so many kinds.
A large box at the bottom has tons of freebie bookmarks, esp from bookstores. The box at the top + 4 tins are full of more unique ones (metal, wood, plastic, paper/card).
Beige/brown notebook records every book I read.
January 25, 2026 at 12:24 AM
#FaveBookmarkToday
The footstool holds my huge col’n of bookmarks—so many kinds.
A large box at the bottom has tons of freebie bookmarks, esp from bookstores. The box at the top + 4 tins are full of more unique ones (metal, wood, plastic, paper/card).
Beige/brown notebook records every book I read.
The footstool holds my huge col’n of bookmarks—so many kinds.
A large box at the bottom has tons of freebie bookmarks, esp from bookstores. The box at the top + 4 tins are full of more unique ones (metal, wood, plastic, paper/card).
Beige/brown notebook records every book I read.
Compiling and narrowing down an upcoming order of picture books I’ll be placing today and my grand total is $666
(Guess it’s all those woke books I’m ordering—ha!)
(Guess it’s all those woke books I’m ordering—ha!)
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Compiling and narrowing down an upcoming order of picture books I’ll be placing today and my grand total is $666
(Guess it’s all those woke books I’m ordering—ha!)
(Guess it’s all those woke books I’m ordering—ha!)
Reposted by @ExlibrisMrHunt
Kdg wrapped our author study of Antoinette Portis by reading her new title, To Activate Space Portal Lift Here, and built a spaceship to visit the aliens inside!
(I try to line up our building challenges in multiple grades so the blocks can stay out)
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
(I try to line up our building challenges in multiple grades so the blocks can stay out)
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
January 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Kdg wrapped our author study of Antoinette Portis by reading her new title, To Activate Space Portal Lift Here, and built a spaceship to visit the aliens inside!
(I try to line up our building challenges in multiple grades so the blocks can stay out)
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
(I try to line up our building challenges in multiple grades so the blocks can stay out)
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries