Jarch
@itsokihaveabook.bsky.social
Massachusetts librarian, parent, greyhound adopter. "It's what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." https://jenny-arch.com
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
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That teachers buy supplies out of their own meager salaries while we make new tax laws to make billionaires more billionairey is unconscionable. We need an entirely new system, but in the mean time, NO INCOME TAX FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS.
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
That teachers buy supplies out of their own meager salaries while we make new tax laws to make billionaires more billionairey is unconscionable. We need an entirely new system, but in the mean time, NO INCOME TAX FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS.
"...the crime rate of CBP agents and offices (sic?) was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
America cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year—let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests.
What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE
I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption run far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 AM
"...the crime rate of CBP agents and offices (sic?) was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
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Oh, no. This one hits very hard. What a loss for librarianship in particular, and the world at large.
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Oh, no. This one hits very hard. What a loss for librarianship in particular, and the world at large.
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New Blog Post: Executive Function Theft
https://hedgehoglibrarian.com/2023/08/14/executive-function-theft/
In which I name something that's been bothering me.
https://hedgehoglibrarian.com/2023/08/14/executive-function-theft/
In which I name something that's been bothering me.
Executive Function Theft
The phrase arrived in my head so completely formed and concrete that I couldn't believe it wasn't already established in the lexicon, but at least preliminary searches suggest it is not. Of the people...
hedgehoglibrarian.com
August 14, 2023 at 2:32 PM
New Blog Post: Executive Function Theft
https://hedgehoglibrarian.com/2023/08/14/executive-function-theft/
In which I name something that's been bothering me.
https://hedgehoglibrarian.com/2023/08/14/executive-function-theft/
In which I name something that's been bothering me.
Article from 2020
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Article from 2020
Thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social for organizing #Storystorm! I'm starting the year with so many new ideas, and even better, I'm in the habit of writing down a new idea every day.
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social for organizing #Storystorm! I'm starting the year with so many new ideas, and even better, I'm in the habit of writing down a new idea every day.
“Change the way you get your news.”
We don’t believe in paying journalists.
We don’t believe in paying journalists.
“We’re revolutionizing communication.” = We’re putting cameras and microphones in your home.
Tech Jargon Translations
“We’re revolutionizing communication.” We’re putting cameras and microphones in your home. “Helping people forge connections.” This app alienates ...
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January 31, 2026 at 9:35 PM
“Change the way you get your news.”
We don’t believe in paying journalists.
We don’t believe in paying journalists.
History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. Page 171 of A SEA OF LEMON TREES
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. Page 171 of A SEA OF LEMON TREES
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Love this infographic!
And the thinking it inspired
tinyurl.com/39kyr5tk
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #TLskychat #edusky #kidlit
And the thinking it inspired
tinyurl.com/39kyr5tk
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #TLskychat #edusky #kidlit
January 30, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Love this infographic!
And the thinking it inspired
tinyurl.com/39kyr5tk
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #TLskychat #edusky #kidlit
And the thinking it inspired
tinyurl.com/39kyr5tk
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #TLskychat #edusky #kidlit
"...but what do I know? I’m just a cat."
"Do you have any idea what the margins are on any of this stuff you buy? How Manny and Kumal managed to make ends meet is beyond me, but I can tell you right now they sure as shit couldn’t afford an immigration lawyer."
I’m a Bodega Cat, and I Guess I’m in Charge Now?
Dear Customers: Some humans (I think? Hard to tell) in masks and vests showed up this morning and took Manny and Kumal away. As you may have notice...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"...but what do I know? I’m just a cat."
"What gets lost if we don’t hold onto the necessary frustration of the handmade?" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"What gets lost if we don’t hold onto the necessary frustration of the handmade?" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
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Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
Doing the #12x12picturebookchallenge for a second year!
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Doing the #12x12picturebookchallenge for a second year!
"Yes, the world can be a lot. But you are not alone inside it."
Looking for focus in your big topic picture book? Read today’s Linda Ravin Lodding Storystorm post on turning headlines into hope. Thanks to @taralazar.Bluesky.social for providing the setting for gems like this.
taralazar.com/2026/01/25/s...
taralazar.com/2026/01/25/s...
Storystorm 2026 Day 25: Linda Ravin Lodding Turns Headlines into Hope
by Linda Ravin Lodding Some days, the world feels like it’s shouting in ALL CAPS. You open the news and there it is again: another story that makes your shoulders creep toward your ears like they’r…
taralazar.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
"Yes, the world can be a lot. But you are not alone inside it."
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I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Intertribal Stories
bookshop.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...
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All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson Wins Newbery; Fireworks illustrated by Cátia Chien Earns Caldecott at 2026 Youth Media Awards
www.slj.com/story/All-Bl...
www.slj.com/story/All-Bl...
'All the Blues in the Sky' by Renée Watson Wins Newbery; 'Fireworks', illustrated by Cátia Chien, Earns Caldecott at 2026 Youth Media Awards | School Library Journal
All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson wins the Newbery; Fireworks, illustrated by Cátia Chien, earns the Caldecott and Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, an anthology edited by Cynth...
www.slj.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson Wins Newbery; Fireworks illustrated by Cátia Chien Earns Caldecott at 2026 Youth Media Awards
www.slj.com/story/All-Bl...
www.slj.com/story/All-Bl...
Congratulations!!! This was a strong in-house pick in my library this year.
THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST by Aubrey Hartman is a 2026 Newbery Honor Book! Join us in congratulating Aubrey!
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Congratulations!!! This was a strong in-house pick in my library this year.
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Congratulations @elanakarnold.bsky.social for BAT AND THE BUSINESS OF FERRETS! #ScheiderFamilyBookAward #ALAYMA
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Congratulations @elanakarnold.bsky.social for BAT AND THE BUSINESS OF FERRETS! #ScheiderFamilyBookAward #ALAYMA
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Here's the link for those of us not lucky enough to be in Chicago! www.ala.unikron.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Here's the link for those of us not lucky enough to be in Chicago! www.ala.unikron.com
I thought the #ALAYMA started at 8am but it's 11am EST, so I got to make guava pastelitos and shovel YET MORE SNOW first. But now we are READY!
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I thought the #ALAYMA started at 8am but it's 11am EST, so I got to make guava pastelitos and shovel YET MORE SNOW first. But now we are READY!