Jill Erickson
@jillellene.bsky.social
A lover of libraries of all kinds. Talking about books on WCAI is a joy. Once a librarian, always a librarian.
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Remembering Georges Simenon on his birthday 🎂
📷 André Kertész, 1930s
"The gift of narration is the rarest of all gifts in the 20th century. Georges Simenon has that to the tips of his fingers."
- Thornton Wilder
📷 André Kertész, 1930s
"The gift of narration is the rarest of all gifts in the 20th century. Georges Simenon has that to the tips of his fingers."
- Thornton Wilder
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Remembering Georges Simenon on his birthday 🎂
📷 André Kertész, 1930s
"The gift of narration is the rarest of all gifts in the 20th century. Georges Simenon has that to the tips of his fingers."
- Thornton Wilder
📷 André Kertész, 1930s
"The gift of narration is the rarest of all gifts in the 20th century. Georges Simenon has that to the tips of his fingers."
- Thornton Wilder
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Just like I love Mondays in February I’m a big fan of Friday the 13th! So looking forward to this conversation w @jdickerson.bsky.social for our series on history & journalism - today at 4 - jcblibrary.org/events/journ...
February 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Just like I love Mondays in February I’m a big fan of Friday the 13th! So looking forward to this conversation w @jdickerson.bsky.social for our series on history & journalism - today at 4 - jcblibrary.org/events/journ...
@nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social Just came across this photo I took in September 2018. Clearly a display I put up at my library!
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Nancy Pearl's Picks
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February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
@nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social Just came across this photo I took in September 2018. Clearly a display I put up at my library!
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From the neighborhood …
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
From the neighborhood …
Here is a list of books featuring SNOW, as well as a link to the snow books on WCAI. (Repeated from December.)
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
Books about snow
Winter-themed books to warm the heart.
www.capeandislands.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Here is a list of books featuring SNOW, as well as a link to the snow books on WCAI. (Repeated from December.)
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
Lots of snow on Cape Cod, but always great to chat with all your neighbors!
January 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Lots of snow on Cape Cod, but always great to chat with all your neighbors!
This remains one of my most favorite songs & this particular version continues to give me hope. Performed during the height of the 2019 pandemic. Berklee College of Music students performing. Give it a listen.
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What the World Needs Now - for Virtual Orchestra
YouTube video by Shelbie Rassler
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January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This remains one of my most favorite songs & this particular version continues to give me hope. Performed during the height of the 2019 pandemic. Berklee College of Music students performing. Give it a listen.
youtu.be/QagzdvzzHBQ?...
youtu.be/QagzdvzzHBQ?...
This was a big book at the time … there could be a sequel about the current guy … only with nightmares in the title.
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This was a big book at the time … there could be a sequel about the current guy … only with nightmares in the title.
A spectacular moon this evening on Cape Cod … take a look!
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A spectacular moon this evening on Cape Cod … take a look!
@ssacks.bsky.social If you have never been to the Cape Cod Cinema, visit when you can! Rockwell Kent painted an astonishing mural on the ceiling. Some photos I took of the Kent art:
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Rockwell Kent Mural at Cape Cod Cinema
Explore this photo album by Jill Erickson on Flickr!
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January 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
@ssacks.bsky.social If you have never been to the Cape Cod Cinema, visit when you can! Rockwell Kent painted an astonishing mural on the ceiling. Some photos I took of the Kent art:
flic.kr/s/aHBqjB1C31
flic.kr/s/aHBqjB1C31
Books about snow … yesterday’s book talk on @wcai-npr.bsky.social
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
And we even got more snow today! Good day for reading books featuring snow … or listening about them …
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
And we even got more snow today! Good day for reading books featuring snow … or listening about them …
Books about snow
Winter-themed books to warm the heart.
www.capeandislands.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Books about snow … yesterday’s book talk on @wcai-npr.bsky.social
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
And we even got more snow today! Good day for reading books featuring snow … or listening about them …
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...
And we even got more snow today! Good day for reading books featuring snow … or listening about them …
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Always worth a post
December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Always worth a post
This morning at 9 AM the LIVE book show on 90.1 WCAI radio station! The topic this month is books about SNOW! From Peanuts to Mary Oliver … we will keep everyone reading during chilly January!
@wcai-npr.bsky.social
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point
@wcai-npr.bsky.social
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This morning at 9 AM the LIVE book show on 90.1 WCAI radio station! The topic this month is books about SNOW! From Peanuts to Mary Oliver … we will keep everyone reading during chilly January!
@wcai-npr.bsky.social
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point
@wcai-npr.bsky.social
www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point
SNOW! A delightful Cape Cod snow!
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
SNOW! A delightful Cape Cod snow!
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Here are the books I read this year that clarified and magnified my life, that will stay with me for the rest of it — from art and philosophy to memoirs and children's books www.themarginalian.org/2025/12/13/b...
Favorite Books of 2025
Because I read for the same reason I write — to fathom my life and deepen my living — looking back on a year of life has always been looking back on a year of reading. Here are the book…
www.themarginalian.org
December 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here are the books I read this year that clarified and magnified my life, that will stay with me for the rest of it — from art and philosophy to memoirs and children's books www.themarginalian.org/2025/12/13/b...
Should you be thinking of Christmas ... there is nothing better than watching Hardrock, Coco and Joe.
Historic Chicago Kids TV Christmas video ... indescribable ...
youtu.be/VKGonDIq8gw?...
Historic Chicago Kids TV Christmas video ... indescribable ...
youtu.be/VKGonDIq8gw?...
Hardrock, Coco and Joe
YouTube video by ChicagoKidsTV
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December 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Should you be thinking of Christmas ... there is nothing better than watching Hardrock, Coco and Joe.
Historic Chicago Kids TV Christmas video ... indescribable ...
youtu.be/VKGonDIq8gw?...
Historic Chicago Kids TV Christmas video ... indescribable ...
youtu.be/VKGonDIq8gw?...
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I'm delighted to announce that we've now sold over 100 sets of the new US edition of Dorothy Richardson's Pilgrimage. And I hope it's a special sign that the 100th set was purchased by none other than the superb writer Carmen Maria Machado.
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm delighted to announce that we've now sold over 100 sets of the new US edition of Dorothy Richardson's Pilgrimage. And I hope it's a special sign that the 100th set was purchased by none other than the superb writer Carmen Maria Machado.
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
Two small apples in the nest of a bird.
December 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Two small apples in the nest of a bird.
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It’s another Saturday at the Library!
I’ll just be handing out weird, oddly specific book recommendations all day!
How do I know exactly what you need to read???
A librarian never tells their secrets :)
I’ll just be handing out weird, oddly specific book recommendations all day!
How do I know exactly what you need to read???
A librarian never tells their secrets :)
December 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It’s another Saturday at the Library!
I’ll just be handing out weird, oddly specific book recommendations all day!
How do I know exactly what you need to read???
A librarian never tells their secrets :)
I’ll just be handing out weird, oddly specific book recommendations all day!
How do I know exactly what you need to read???
A librarian never tells their secrets :)
Falmouth Village Holiday Stroll
There was lots of music & food, but the moon … the moon was astonishing!
There was lots of music & food, but the moon … the moon was astonishing!
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Falmouth Village Holiday Stroll
There was lots of music & food, but the moon … the moon was astonishing!
There was lots of music & food, but the moon … the moon was astonishing!
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@ssacks.bsky.social … I bet you might enjoy this Fitzgerald related blog I wrote a long time ago …
Quite astonishing that a blog I wrote a very long time ago for the Falmouth Public Library about a bogus F. Scott Fitzgerald quotation is still being read! Never did get Eric Roth to respond!
www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org/blog/the-cur...
www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org/blog/the-cur...
The Curious Case of Misquotation - Falmouth Public Library
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www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
@ssacks.bsky.social … I bet you might enjoy this Fitzgerald related blog I wrote a long time ago …
Quite astonishing that a blog I wrote a very long time ago for the Falmouth Public Library about a bogus F. Scott Fitzgerald quotation is still being read! Never did get Eric Roth to respond!
www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org/blog/the-cur...
www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org/blog/the-cur...
The Curious Case of Misquotation - Falmouth Public Library
{teaser}
www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Quite astonishing that a blog I wrote a very long time ago for the Falmouth Public Library about a bogus F. Scott Fitzgerald quotation is still being read! Never did get Eric Roth to respond!
www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org/blog/the-cur...
www.falmouthpubliclibrary.org/blog/the-cur...
A terrific moon tonight on Cape Cod … at least this end of Cape Cod!
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A terrific moon tonight on Cape Cod … at least this end of Cape Cod!
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Inspired by next week’s opening of American Repertory Theater’s new production “Wonder,” The Brattle presents three films that illustrate the complex issues of change, identity, and belonging that all children (and their families) experience. (1/2)
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Inspired by next week’s opening of American Repertory Theater’s new production “Wonder,” The Brattle presents three films that illustrate the complex issues of change, identity, and belonging that all children (and their families) experience. (1/2)