Julia
@juliagertrud.bsky.social
Librarian. Storytime is the best time.
youth services & rare books and special collections
#librarylife | #bells #changeringing | #neurodivergent #NEISvoid #chronicpain #bendybrain hEDS ADHD
youth services & rare books and special collections
#librarylife | #bells #changeringing | #neurodivergent #NEISvoid #chronicpain #bendybrain hEDS ADHD
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Julia
@juliagertrud.bsky.social
· Feb 1
Storytime books today:
THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats
ELLINGTON WAS NOT A STREET by Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson
#saturdaylibrarian (Are we still using that hashtag?) #kidlit #librarylife
THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats
ELLINGTON WAS NOT A STREET by Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson
#saturdaylibrarian (Are we still using that hashtag?) #kidlit #librarylife
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It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
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Ultimately, a wheelchair is a very good piece of very simple technology, that isn't prone to failure in case of computer issue or power failure. It, like any tool, has its own failure states - but I fully understand someone using one, even in the far Trek future.
And to tie it in to an older thread
And to tie it in to an older thread
As I've been on a roll with Star Trek threads today, let's continue with this one: you know one of the best parts of Geordie's visor?
90% of the time, nobody fucking mentions it.
90% of the time, nobody fucking mentions it.
a man is standing in a hallway with a blue light behind him
Alt: Geordie LaForge, rolling to make it out of Engineering under the lowering blast doors.
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Ultimately, a wheelchair is a very good piece of very simple technology, that isn't prone to failure in case of computer issue or power failure. It, like any tool, has its own failure states - but I fully understand someone using one, even in the far Trek future.
And to tie it in to an older thread
And to tie it in to an older thread
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The second, though, is that able-bodied people often think of someone being "wheelchair bound."
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The second, though, is that able-bodied people often think of someone being "wheelchair bound."
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
ANOTHER FREE BOOK OFFERING FOR A TEACHER: I can send a box of DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE (in English) to a teacher who would like to use them for a class, or a media person in a school who could use a box. Please let me know! In all cases I will go through any asks and do my best!
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Encouraging thread for people w/chronic pain & fatigue. Sometimes something works!!
(Hey #neisvoid, has anyone with EDS seen a doctor/PT/trainer/chiropractor in New England with magic like this?
Minimum requirement is someone who helps & doesn't make things worse, but a wizard would be fantastic.)
(Hey #neisvoid, has anyone with EDS seen a doctor/PT/trainer/chiropractor in New England with magic like this?
Minimum requirement is someone who helps & doesn't make things worse, but a wizard would be fantastic.)
OK this was An Experience
A 🧵
A 🧵
I will also add that I was like, "does... he want to know why I am coming? Any, uh, background or--?"
Receptionist: "oh, no, our other doctor does 45 minutes of history-taking but Dr. Keen just does his thing."
Me: "..."
Receptionist: "oh, no, our other doctor does 45 minutes of history-taking but Dr. Keen just does his thing."
Me: "..."
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Encouraging thread for people w/chronic pain & fatigue. Sometimes something works!!
(Hey #neisvoid, has anyone with EDS seen a doctor/PT/trainer/chiropractor in New England with magic like this?
Minimum requirement is someone who helps & doesn't make things worse, but a wizard would be fantastic.)
(Hey #neisvoid, has anyone with EDS seen a doctor/PT/trainer/chiropractor in New England with magic like this?
Minimum requirement is someone who helps & doesn't make things worse, but a wizard would be fantastic.)
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Who are our favorite #EDS and #hypermobility specialists, #NEISvoid and beloved community?
Someone you've seen teach or at least talk about it. A clinician friend wants to learn ❤️
Share, pls!
Someone you've seen teach or at least talk about it. A clinician friend wants to learn ❤️
Share, pls!
February 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Who are our favorite #EDS and #hypermobility specialists, #NEISvoid and beloved community?
Someone you've seen teach or at least talk about it. A clinician friend wants to learn ❤️
Share, pls!
Someone you've seen teach or at least talk about it. A clinician friend wants to learn ❤️
Share, pls!
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I was feeling overwhelmed yesterday, so I pulled Howl's Moving Castle off the bookshelf and cuddled under a blanket and re-read it. I recommend this course of action. Especially the blanket. And that marvelously strange and magical book.
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I was feeling overwhelmed yesterday, so I pulled Howl's Moving Castle off the bookshelf and cuddled under a blanket and re-read it. I recommend this course of action. Especially the blanket. And that marvelously strange and magical book.
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Recs for the coziest British mystery to watch please, stat
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Recs for the coziest British mystery to watch please, stat
Views from the bell tower
(snow)
(snow)
February 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Views from the bell tower
(snow)
(snow)
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Update: had I finished this book in 2025, it would have been on my "best of" list. It was so damn good, and it was everything I love about good YA *for* teens. The style was so fresh and fun, and I really felt like I was reading a secret diary between two high schoolers.
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Update: had I finished this book in 2025, it would have been on my "best of" list. It was so damn good, and it was everything I love about good YA *for* teens. The style was so fresh and fun, and I really felt like I was reading a secret diary between two high schoolers.
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I got no PR for this last year; I checked. It's a book absolutely up my alley, and I work for one of the biggest sites that's still talking about YA books with seriousness and like it matters.
WHY?
This book is one that's SO TEEN and will be read BY TEENS.
Did I mention it's gorgeous?
WHY?
This book is one that's SO TEEN and will be read BY TEENS.
Did I mention it's gorgeous?
January 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I got no PR for this last year; I checked. It's a book absolutely up my alley, and I work for one of the biggest sites that's still talking about YA books with seriousness and like it matters.
WHY?
This book is one that's SO TEEN and will be read BY TEENS.
Did I mention it's gorgeous?
WHY?
This book is one that's SO TEEN and will be read BY TEENS.
Did I mention it's gorgeous?
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Marketing + publicity of YA has really just tanked. I'm shocked there was virtually *nothing* about THE SECRET ASTRONOMERS last fall. It's incredible! It's GORGEOUS. It's fresh, voicey and centers Appalachia and a Deaf main character and a mystery and an emerging friendship. It's epistolary.
January 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Marketing + publicity of YA has really just tanked. I'm shocked there was virtually *nothing* about THE SECRET ASTRONOMERS last fall. It's incredible! It's GORGEOUS. It's fresh, voicey and centers Appalachia and a Deaf main character and a mystery and an emerging friendship. It's epistolary.
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Oh, hey - a lot of our 2026 Caldecott winners have books coming this year. Let's have a look . . . 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/28/2...
2026 Books from 2026 Caldecott Winners
Taking a look at upcoming books by our new Caldecott Medal and Honor winners.
100scopenotes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oh, hey - a lot of our 2026 Caldecott winners have books coming this year. Let's have a look . . . 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/28/2...
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Hi Friends! Do you have a skill you'd like to share with your neighbors? Something practical like mending clothes or doing bulk cooking (for events, protests, community support) or maybe influencing government officials or organizing events? Share it & raise money for a good cause
Be the Change Workshops
In response to feedback about how Porter Square Books can better serve our community we are launching Be the Change Workshops
portersquarebooks.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Hi Friends! Do you have a skill you'd like to share with your neighbors? Something practical like mending clothes or doing bulk cooking (for events, protests, community support) or maybe influencing government officials or organizing events? Share it & raise money for a good cause
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Here are all of this year's Youth Media Award winners and honorees. What a great day to celebrate something, and how nice that it is youth literature.
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
The ALA Youth Media Awards Are Here: Meet the Latest Award-Winning Books for Young Readers
Here are the 2026 Youth Media Award winners and honorees, highlighting the best of the best in youth literature.
bookriot.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Here are all of this year's Youth Media Award winners and honorees. What a great day to celebrate something, and how nice that it is youth literature.
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
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If you need some joy on your feed today, i HIGHLY recommend following the #ALAYMA tag when the awards start because it's going to be the biggest book nerds you know just celebrating the best reads for kids 😭❤️
The annual announcement of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards is the biggest event of the year in the world of children’s publishing. Join us Monday, January 26, at 10:00 AM CT for the livestream.
📺at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
ilovelibraries.org/article/join...
📺at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
ilovelibraries.org/article/join...
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
If you need some joy on your feed today, i HIGHLY recommend following the #ALAYMA tag when the awards start because it's going to be the biggest book nerds you know just celebrating the best reads for kids 😭❤️
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OK, so not a blizzard. But a foot (or more!) with temperatures in the single digits? You are NOT going to want to go out and you ARE going to want to stay home.
You need to clear out space in your pantry/refrigerator now and rush to the store, while there's still time.
bostonfrenchtoast.com
You need to clear out space in your pantry/refrigerator now and rush to the store, while there's still time.
bostonfrenchtoast.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
OK, so not a blizzard. But a foot (or more!) with temperatures in the single digits? You are NOT going to want to go out and you ARE going to want to stay home.
You need to clear out space in your pantry/refrigerator now and rush to the store, while there's still time.
bostonfrenchtoast.com
You need to clear out space in your pantry/refrigerator now and rush to the store, while there's still time.
bostonfrenchtoast.com
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Related: Storm Hours Update!
Cambridge Edition will be closing at 5PM on Sunday and opening at 10AM on Monday (Clearopathra willing).
Boston Edition will be closed completely on BOTH Sunday AND Monday. (The windchill in the Seaport is bad news)
Cambridge Edition will be closing at 5PM on Sunday and opening at 10AM on Monday (Clearopathra willing).
Boston Edition will be closed completely on BOTH Sunday AND Monday. (The windchill in the Seaport is bad news)
Remember a true pre-storm French Toast run includes:
Milk
Eggs
Bread
A nice beverage as a treat from Page & Leaf cafe
A beefy book or two recommended by a libromancer
Candles
A journal to finally start your novel
Ingredients for the hex
Anything less is just screwin' around at Market Basket
Milk
Eggs
Bread
A nice beverage as a treat from Page & Leaf cafe
A beefy book or two recommended by a libromancer
Candles
A journal to finally start your novel
Ingredients for the hex
Anything less is just screwin' around at Market Basket
January 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Related: Storm Hours Update!
Cambridge Edition will be closing at 5PM on Sunday and opening at 10AM on Monday (Clearopathra willing).
Boston Edition will be closed completely on BOTH Sunday AND Monday. (The windchill in the Seaport is bad news)
Cambridge Edition will be closing at 5PM on Sunday and opening at 10AM on Monday (Clearopathra willing).
Boston Edition will be closed completely on BOTH Sunday AND Monday. (The windchill in the Seaport is bad news)
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If you've ever been 400th in line for a popular title on Libby and wondered ... why doesn't the library just get more e-copies? Well, they're incredibly expensive! But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fix it. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
If you've ever been 400th in line for a popular title on Libby and wondered ... why doesn't the library just get more e-copies? Well, they're incredibly expensive! But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fix it. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
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Libraries and museums are not neutral.
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Libraries and museums are not neutral.
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AHHHHHHH
oh my God, who was going to tell me that Strong Poison was published in 1930 which means this #PublicDomainDay marks the public domain debut of my favorite character in all of literature, my queen, my angel, Harriet Vane?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
January 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
AHHHHHHH
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I feel once again compelled to emphasis the digitizing in the literal scanning sense is fairly unimportant if it is not accompanied with metadata providing context for discovery. Both humans and AI will make things up when they don't know what they are looking at.
December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I feel once again compelled to emphasis the digitizing in the literal scanning sense is fairly unimportant if it is not accompanied with metadata providing context for discovery. Both humans and AI will make things up when they don't know what they are looking at.
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at the christmas revels in Boston which this poem is written for, this is the dance they perform in the shortest night solstice portion and I think about it every single year
youtu.be/jv0wku4LJrI?...
youtu.be/jv0wku4LJrI?...
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
at the christmas revels in Boston which this poem is written for, this is the dance they perform in the shortest night solstice portion and I think about it every single year
youtu.be/jv0wku4LJrI?...
youtu.be/jv0wku4LJrI?...