Essss
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Ope! I like reading, knitting, traveling and some other things, too. I’m also a librarian, but opinions are my own. (she/her)
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Walking into the British sporting art gallery at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and literally guffawing loudly enough to echo throughout the room when I saw this perfect, perfect painting.
Lol, this hat pattern. I am so delighted.
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lol, this hat pattern. I am so delighted.
I just muted two people’s last names and let me tell you 10/10 recommend.
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I just muted two people’s last names and let me tell you 10/10 recommend.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Yayyyyy!
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yayyyyy!
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friday night before thanksgiving, the perfect time to make sure your public library hold list contains all the novels you want to read over winter break
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
friday night before thanksgiving, the perfect time to make sure your public library hold list contains all the novels you want to read over winter break
Their bones are their money. So are the worms.
ITYSL Daily on Instagram: "The sloppy steaks easter egg is perfect.
Original stop-motion lego vid by @fabubrick !!
#timrobinson #ithinkyoushouldleave #lego #stopmotion"
Experience the mesmerizing stop-motion LEGO animation by Fabubrick, as the Grim Reaper arrives in town on a jet-black mare. Witness the skeletal figures coming to life, seeking their bones and dollar,...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Their bones are their money. So are the worms.
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We have the newest casualty of the “parents rights," movement in Texas! And we can thank Sen. Angela Paxton’s “parental rights” school library bill (SB 13) for keeping Texas kids safe from Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn in Southlake, TX (Carroll ISD). @shannonhale.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We have the newest casualty of the “parents rights," movement in Texas! And we can thank Sen. Angela Paxton’s “parental rights” school library bill (SB 13) for keeping Texas kids safe from Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn in Southlake, TX (Carroll ISD). @shannonhale.bsky.social
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Once again, l am so angry that Sen. Time Kaine does not have an after hours voicemail option.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Once again, l am so angry that Sen. Time Kaine does not have an after hours voicemail option.
Sneaking today’s WIP in under the wire for this #ShowMeYourKnits. It may look done, but I swear this was my last try-on to determine if it was the right length. It still needs to be bound off. Pattern is a free one called Coline by Audrey Borrego. Yarn’s Hobbii Unicorn Solid in Teal & Sea Foam.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Sneaking today’s WIP in under the wire for this #ShowMeYourKnits. It may look done, but I swear this was my last try-on to determine if it was the right length. It still needs to be bound off. Pattern is a free one called Coline by Audrey Borrego. Yarn’s Hobbii Unicorn Solid in Teal & Sea Foam.
Some delicate cables for this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits! This top is Audrey Borrego’s Oread using Hjertegarn New Arezzo. It’s been a go-to piece for me this year since I finished it in early June.
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Some delicate cables for this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits! This top is Audrey Borrego’s Oread using Hjertegarn New Arezzo. It’s been a go-to piece for me this year since I finished it in early June.
The best food I’ve eaten so far on this trip to Crete is [stay with me] pork with prunes.
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The best food I’ve eaten so far on this trip to Crete is [stay with me] pork with prunes.
Oh, Crete: you are one magnificent island. So dramatic at every turn. Good golly.
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh, Crete: you are one magnificent island. So dramatic at every turn. Good golly.
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FRANCINE HAS BEEN FOUND AND SHE IS COMING BACK TO RICHMOND!!!
October 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
FRANCINE HAS BEEN FOUND AND SHE IS COMING BACK TO RICHMOND!!!
I am going on vacation in less than 48 hours and thank god. I am so grateful to be able to take a break.
October 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am going on vacation in less than 48 hours and thank god. I am so grateful to be able to take a break.
There is a really lovely Palestinian- and Maine-made goods raffle to benefit families in Gaza right now through 10/20. Please consider purchasing a ticket! www.instagram.com/p/DPShCmlkWc...
moriahface on Instagram: "Raffle to support families in Gaza! So many beautiful handmade items, all created with love by artisans in Palestine or by Maine ar…"
Raffle to support families in Gaza! So many beautiful handmade items, all created with love by artisans in Palestine or by Maine artists.How it works: One entry = $15Three entries = $30Unlimited entries. Make sure to put the item number(s) and your instagram handle in the payment description. Payment options on slide 11. Drawing will take place on October 20th. Shipping available in the US only. All proceeds will be divided amongst families in Gaza. Please check our bios @memorialcrumbs @moriahface @pal_solidarity48 for more info on the families this project supports. Share widely! Solidarity with Gaza forever. Let’s keep showing up ❤️🔥
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October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
There is a really lovely Palestinian- and Maine-made goods raffle to benefit families in Gaza right now through 10/20. Please consider purchasing a ticket! www.instagram.com/p/DPShCmlkWc...
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The library is one of the best things this country has to offer and everyone should be taking advantage of their local branch. Also librarians are some of the best people who will consistently fight for your right to read.
(More ways to support libraries here: ilovelibraries.org)
(More ways to support libraries here: ilovelibraries.org)
September 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The library is one of the best things this country has to offer and everyone should be taking advantage of their local branch. Also librarians are some of the best people who will consistently fight for your right to read.
(More ways to support libraries here: ilovelibraries.org)
(More ways to support libraries here: ilovelibraries.org)
Why am I on the edge of my seat watching the USFS Duck Stamp competition?!
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Why am I on the edge of my seat watching the USFS Duck Stamp competition?!
The sweaters they wear in the newer remake of All Creatures Great and Small are incredible!!
September 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The sweaters they wear in the newer remake of All Creatures Great and Small are incredible!!
I’ve been neglecting #ShowMeYourKnits recently, so here are my Bibliogloves in progress. Yarn is Zealanda Rimu DK, a blend of merino and possum that I picked up in Wanaka, New Zealand earlier this year. They’ll replace my alpaca gloves that I got in Peru 11 years ago that finally (sadly) bit it.
September 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I’ve been neglecting #ShowMeYourKnits recently, so here are my Bibliogloves in progress. Yarn is Zealanda Rimu DK, a blend of merino and possum that I picked up in Wanaka, New Zealand earlier this year. They’ll replace my alpaca gloves that I got in Peru 11 years ago that finally (sadly) bit it.
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You have until December 15th to nominate your favorite librarian for this year's I Love My Librarian Award! Let's hear about your favorites!!
ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...
ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...
I Love My Librarian Award
Nominate a librarian you love for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award - they could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime! Nominations close December 15, 2025!
ilovelibraries.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
You have until December 15th to nominate your favorite librarian for this year's I Love My Librarian Award! Let's hear about your favorites!!
ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...
ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...
Please, I am begging you: read this review of the new Dan Brown book. Yes, it is called The Secret of Secrets.
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown review – weapons-grade nonsense from beginning to end
Code-breaking hero Robert Langdon is back for another conspiracy thriller, featuring underground laboratories and new thoughts on the nature of consciousness
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Please, I am begging you: read this review of the new Dan Brown book. Yes, it is called The Secret of Secrets.
I’ve been in PA this weekend and lucked out with timing to get a new Covid shot. No hassle/ confirmation of “high risk” category. I think the new lady at the CVS counter forgot to ask for my health insurance. I didn’t pay anything? Meanwhile, back in VA, I can’t even get it without a prescription!
September 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I’ve been in PA this weekend and lucked out with timing to get a new Covid shot. No hassle/ confirmation of “high risk” category. I think the new lady at the CVS counter forgot to ask for my health insurance. I didn’t pay anything? Meanwhile, back in VA, I can’t even get it without a prescription!
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Can you imagine what we could do in this country if we actually started caring about each other?
September 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Can you imagine what we could do in this country if we actually started caring about each other?
Heads up: Be Healthy has a sale right now on masks. Just pay shipping! (It’s like $35 for 200.) I am not affiliated with them in anyway, but have had positive experiences with my purchases in the past. behealthyusa.net/collections/...
Free Mask
behealthyusa.net
September 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Heads up: Be Healthy has a sale right now on masks. Just pay shipping! (It’s like $35 for 200.) I am not affiliated with them in anyway, but have had positive experiences with my purchases in the past. behealthyusa.net/collections/...