William H
@lankylibrarian.bsky.social
Early years and elementary teacher librarian in 🇨🇳 because reading is what?! Fundamental! 🌈📚 (he/him/his)
Our shipment was delayed, so @bshum79.bsky.social’s “Mooncakes Mean Family” didn’t make it time for Mid-Autumn Festival, but his “We Are Lion Dancers” made it for New Year! A kid already tried to steal it off my desk before I cataloged it 🤣 it’s going to be popular! #BookSky #LibrarySky #TLsky
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Our shipment was delayed, so @bshum79.bsky.social’s “Mooncakes Mean Family” didn’t make it time for Mid-Autumn Festival, but his “We Are Lion Dancers” made it for New Year! A kid already tried to steal it off my desk before I cataloged it 🤣 it’s going to be popular! #BookSky #LibrarySky #TLsky
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Wikipedia is a better place to begin your research now than Google is because Google is just loaded with garbage, even if you're *really good* at your search terms. Wikipedia at least gives you places to begin easily.
Wikipedia took a lot of crap when I was in university, and I also complain about it, but it's dedication to citing sources is really, really important these days.
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
October 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wikipedia is a better place to begin your research now than Google is because Google is just loaded with garbage, even if you're *really good* at your search terms. Wikipedia at least gives you places to begin easily.
Our nonfiction reorganization project is complete! We ditched the baskets and did a HEAVY weed. Now each shelf is spine out but only about a single topic. We had to change lots of call numbers to move books to the right shelf, but kids are already finding more books!
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Our nonfiction reorganization project is complete! We ditched the baskets and did a HEAVY weed. Now each shelf is spine out but only about a single topic. We had to change lots of call numbers to move books to the right shelf, but kids are already finding more books!
Starting fall break with Bury Your Gays by @chucktingle.bsky.social. Only reading this in the daylight hours because I don’t normally do horror 😂 #BookSky
September 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Starting fall break with Bury Your Gays by @chucktingle.bsky.social. Only reading this in the daylight hours because I don’t normally do horror 😂 #BookSky
We started moving the nonfiction books today! I love shelves that aren’t totally full 😍 Once all books are moved, we’ll do another weed for books that haven’t circed in 6 years. Then I’ll go through each shelf and start the Franken-Dewey so it’s one topic on each shelf #TLsky #EduSky #LibrarySky
September 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We started moving the nonfiction books today! I love shelves that aren’t totally full 😍 Once all books are moved, we’ll do another weed for books that haven’t circed in 6 years. Then I’ll go through each shelf and start the Franken-Dewey so it’s one topic on each shelf #TLsky #EduSky #LibrarySky
The nonfiction reorganization is starting with aggressive weeding. It’s the low hanging fruit: damaged, duplicates, and extremely old. Once this weed is done and the books are back in DDC order, we’ll run a report for books not checked out in 6 years and weed those too. We just can’t find them now.
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The nonfiction reorganization is starting with aggressive weeding. It’s the low hanging fruit: damaged, duplicates, and extremely old. Once this weed is done and the books are back in DDC order, we’ll run a report for books not checked out in 6 years and weed those too. We just can’t find them now.
I think my “What would HUNTR/X read?” book display is going to be popular. This was after my first class visit 😂😂 Thanks KPop Demon Hunters 💛
September 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I think my “What would HUNTR/X read?” book display is going to be popular. This was after my first class visit 😂😂 Thanks KPop Demon Hunters 💛
This what would Labubu read display is so popular, I have to refill it after every class. I’m being forced to booktalk Dahl because so many other books have flown off the table 😂 Thanks to the TheBookWrangler for the idea! #EduSky #TLsky #BookSky #LibrarySky
September 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This what would Labubu read display is so popular, I have to refill it after every class. I’m being forced to booktalk Dahl because so many other books have flown off the table 😂 Thanks to the TheBookWrangler for the idea! #EduSky #TLsky #BookSky #LibrarySky
Reading “Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion” by @kevinguyan.bsky.social, and I keep thinking about Sanford Berman’s work #BookSky #Library
August 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Reading “Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion” by @kevinguyan.bsky.social, and I keep thinking about Sanford Berman’s work #BookSky #Library
Introducing classes to our new graphic novel collection and teaching kids how to read the panels sequentially! #EduSky #Library #LibrarySky
August 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Introducing classes to our new graphic novel collection and teaching kids how to read the panels sequentially! #EduSky #Library #LibrarySky
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If the library itself had any spine, it would mark those books as lost, charge the patrons for replacement fees, and then ban them for intentionally destroying library property.
"A local church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them. The books portray gay characters and historical figures or explore LGBTQ+ themes."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/thef...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/thef...
Theft or civil disobedience?
SHELBYVILLE – A local church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them. The books portray gay characters and...
www.newsfromthestates.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If the library itself had any spine, it would mark those books as lost, charge the patrons for replacement fees, and then ban them for intentionally destroying library property.
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“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
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We’re not sure who needs to hear this, but ‘blueberry’ has two b’s.
August 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We’re not sure who needs to hear this, but ‘blueberry’ has two b’s.
Bringing my fav books for the first week of school to the staff meeting, so teachers can check them out right here! #BackToSchool #EduSky #LibrarySky
August 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Bringing my fav books for the first week of school to the staff meeting, so teachers can check them out right here! #BackToSchool #EduSky #LibrarySky
I love these weeding goals with the specific intention of raising the average collection age #LibrarySky
I have re-started blogging for Knowledge Quest - first topic; weeding. Please leave a comment or question, & let me know if you have ideas for future topics :)
@aaslala.bsky.social #TLSkyChat knowledgequest.aasl.org/weeding-the-...
@aaslala.bsky.social #TLSkyChat knowledgequest.aasl.org/weeding-the-...
Weeding: The Great Library Divide: Embracing Collection Maintenance with Enthusiasm | AASL Knowledge Quest
knowledgequest.aasl.org
July 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I love these weeding goals with the specific intention of raising the average collection age #LibrarySky
Lavonnia Moore: “I wasn’t going to tell the kid no, I was just happy the kid was reading.” #LibrarySky #BookSky
Lavonnia Moore, the librarian fired for including one of my books on a display after a child requested it, sounds incredible and what happened to her should be a crime. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/l...
South Georgia library manager fired for trans-inclusive display
The branch manager at the Pierce County Library was fired after displaying a trans-inclusive children's book in a public display.
roughdraftatlanta.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Lavonnia Moore: “I wasn’t going to tell the kid no, I was just happy the kid was reading.” #LibrarySky #BookSky
Reposted by William H
Nobody is “forcing” you to check out books you don’t want to read at a library.
But people are forcing libraries to keep you from checking out books.
But people are forcing libraries to keep you from checking out books.
July 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Nobody is “forcing” you to check out books you don’t want to read at a library.
But people are forcing libraries to keep you from checking out books.
But people are forcing libraries to keep you from checking out books.
Reading “Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson” by @tourmaliiine.bsky.social. It’s such a beautiful biography. I’m leaving it around the house so my nieces will ask me who she is [evil librarian laugh]
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Reading “Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson” by @tourmaliiine.bsky.social. It’s such a beautiful biography. I’m leaving it around the house so my nieces will ask me who she is [evil librarian laugh]
So many parents ask me how they can get their kid to read more and every. single. time. I ask them how often their kids see them read. Can’t wait to also be able to point this out in August #LibrarySky #EduSky
July 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So many parents ask me how they can get their kid to read more and every. single. time. I ask them how often their kids see them read. Can’t wait to also be able to point this out in August #LibrarySky #EduSky
Saw @noethematt.bsky.social reading this on here and immediately knew that @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social’s “The AI Con” was my next beach read
July 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Saw @noethematt.bsky.social reading this on here and immediately knew that @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social’s “The AI Con” was my next beach read
Could not put this down. I’ve been waiting on a hold for @williecarver.bsky.social’s Gay Poems for Red States from my library for a while. Got tired of waiting, so I bought it yesterday! Who thought a Jerry Springer story would make me cry???
June 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Could not put this down. I’ve been waiting on a hold for @williecarver.bsky.social’s Gay Poems for Red States from my library for a while. Got tired of waiting, so I bought it yesterday! Who thought a Jerry Springer story would make me cry???
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If you need a reminder of what we're fighting for, here are a bunch of authors reading short excerpts of letters sent to them by grateful readers. Recommend having tissues handy.
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you need a reminder of what we're fighting for, here are a bunch of authors reading short excerpts of letters sent to them by grateful readers. Recommend having tissues handy.
