Allie S
@neonimpossible.bsky.social
Librarian | Book reviewer | Photographer
Rural Arkansas is worth fighting for. If you think I'm listening, I'm probably daydreaming about light quality. I write about books and I like hang out with my chickens.
Rural Arkansas is worth fighting for. If you think I'm listening, I'm probably daydreaming about light quality. I write about books and I like hang out with my chickens.
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I am happy to be moderating the “History in Action” panel at #middlegrademagic on Thursday, March 5! Sign up for this free web conference from School Library Journal here: www.slj.com/event/middle...
#middlegrade #books #librarians
#middlegrade #books #librarians
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I am happy to be moderating the “History in Action” panel at #middlegrademagic on Thursday, March 5! Sign up for this free web conference from School Library Journal here: www.slj.com/event/middle...
#middlegrade #books #librarians
#middlegrade #books #librarians
I really need a good microscope for here at home. Nothing majorly fancy, just a decent range of magnifications and a light. Preferably binocular.
January 23, 2026 at 4:58 AM
I really need a good microscope for here at home. Nothing majorly fancy, just a decent range of magnifications and a light. Preferably binocular.
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Can't emphasize this enough. Moving beyond shame toward true solidarity with all people is how we get free. It's how we move toward a new and better world for those who come after us.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
I'm not saying to dunk on this person AT ALL but because I want this point elevated.
I don't want you to be ashamed to be a white American. The history of white Americans who sided against whiteness and acted in solidarity with others has been suppressed as ruthlessly as the history of violence.
I don't want you to be ashamed to be a white American. The history of white Americans who sided against whiteness and acted in solidarity with others has been suppressed as ruthlessly as the history of violence.
At this point in the history of our country, I am very ashamed to be a white American! I don’t want to be mistaken for a thug who is so brain dead they convince themselves that they are better than anyone else because they are white!
I have never & would never BELIEVE THEIR CONVICTED FELON!
I have never & would never BELIEVE THEIR CONVICTED FELON!
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Can't emphasize this enough. Moving beyond shame toward true solidarity with all people is how we get free. It's how we move toward a new and better world for those who come after us.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
🔥 🔥 🔥 books to buy
My guest column for @slj.com
Have you considered what books you need for your libraries in 2026? @davidbowles.us has ideas #damnthebans #youngreadersmatter #librarians #libraries
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January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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UnAmerican. The end.
Ohio's Genital Obsessed Party wants to once again require public libraries to *hide from view* any LGBTQ+ materials from those under the age of 18. This would be part of the deal for libraries to get state funding (decimated last session).
This fixation is NOT NORMAL.
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
This fixation is NOT NORMAL.
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
Ohio GOP lawmakers revive push to override DeWine veto of LGBTQ+ library provision
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Republican lawmakers are renewing efforts to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a budget provision that would require public libraries to limit children…
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January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
UnAmerican. The end.
librarians told y’all too
They're talking about the right wingers, but let's not forget the Defund the Police movement and leftist activists who warned that the Patriot Act would lead us exactly here.
My whole life, fascism was defined as being stopped by armed, masked agents of the national government who demand your papers, on pain of arrest, injury, or death.
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
librarians told y’all too
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Wooooo I got an anti-you-know-who earful from a very unexpected source earlier today. People in this little town constantly remind me why it’s dumb to make assumptions. You do not know what people think based on how they look or where they come from!
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Wooooo I got an anti-you-know-who earful from a very unexpected source earlier today. People in this little town constantly remind me why it’s dumb to make assumptions. You do not know what people think based on how they look or where they come from!
“Is that a government masked man who pulled up next to you in an unmarked vehicle, or a rapist trying to carjack you … whoops, you thought about the question too long, also death.”
"Now the legal penalty for not complying fast enough, or complying with the wrong set of conflicting instructions being screamed at you by multiple people, or reflexively hitting the gas when there’s a gun pointed at your face, is death by firing squad."
Regime Declares Open Season On White Women, Anyone Else Who Leaves The House
Also if you can read this, you’re on a list.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
“Is that a government masked man who pulled up next to you in an unmarked vehicle, or a rapist trying to carjack you … whoops, you thought about the question too long, also death.”
One thing I miss is having a big net for crowd-sourcing about books. Gotta start somewhere though, so share this if you feel so inclined!
What upcoming YA books are we really excited about? I can’t *wait* for Adam, Mine by @kaylaancrum.bsky.social and it doesn’t even have a cover yet 😂
What upcoming YA books are we really excited about? I can’t *wait* for Adam, Mine by @kaylaancrum.bsky.social and it doesn’t even have a cover yet 😂
January 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
One thing I miss is having a big net for crowd-sourcing about books. Gotta start somewhere though, so share this if you feel so inclined!
What upcoming YA books are we really excited about? I can’t *wait* for Adam, Mine by @kaylaancrum.bsky.social and it doesn’t even have a cover yet 😂
What upcoming YA books are we really excited about? I can’t *wait* for Adam, Mine by @kaylaancrum.bsky.social and it doesn’t even have a cover yet 😂
I don’t want perfectly polished celebrity leaders. I want smart humans with actual human empathy and the ability to feel things and think critically.
Mayor Jacob Frey: “There’s little I can say again that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE — To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis”
I wish more officials would abandon decorum when situations are truly egregious
I wish more officials would abandon decorum when situations are truly egregious
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I don’t want perfectly polished celebrity leaders. I want smart humans with actual human empathy and the ability to feel things and think critically.
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Elon Musk ran an unofficial government agency and sat at the right hand of the President as he waged the broadest attack on civil rights in a century and is openly agreeing with and boosting white supremacists. Yet he earned a $1 trillion pay package and news coverage that rarely mentions this.
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Elon Musk ran an unofficial government agency and sat at the right hand of the President as he waged the broadest attack on civil rights in a century and is openly agreeing with and boosting white supremacists. Yet he earned a $1 trillion pay package and news coverage that rarely mentions this.
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Reminder: there is no argument against Tony that is correct. None. You argue with this you are wrong. Get over it. And I will not argue with you because your opinion is not worth my time.
goodnight, and remember: library late fees suck. they simply discourage library use. you should be glad if your library abolished them, and if it hasn’t, you should tell them it should. 📚
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Reminder: there is no argument against Tony that is correct. None. You argue with this you are wrong. Get over it. And I will not argue with you because your opinion is not worth my time.
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You can be a punk library or a cop library; you can care about the people or the stuff.
Choose the people.
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Choose the people.
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The number of folx who are pro-late fees is INSANE.
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
You can be a punk library or a cop library; you can care about the people or the stuff.
Choose the people.
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Choose the people.
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Paging @readonthebeach.bsky.social… how are you holding up over there in 2026
🧪A few more hours to go…
January 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Paging @readonthebeach.bsky.social… how are you holding up over there in 2026
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May 2026 surprise you in the kindest ways.
On we go, friends and kind strangers.
On we go, friends and kind strangers.
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
May 2026 surprise you in the kindest ways.
On we go, friends and kind strangers.
On we go, friends and kind strangers.
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So, librarians, do you have a contingency plan for when these goons enter your facility? You might not be able to block access to a public building, but how are you alerting your patrons? Do you have a plan to get them out safely? Because you should.
Your tax dollars hard at work in Minnesota at the library! Notsee LARPers everywhere these days getting those government paychecks
December 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So, librarians, do you have a contingency plan for when these goons enter your facility? You might not be able to block access to a public building, but how are you alerting your patrons? Do you have a plan to get them out safely? Because you should.
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Sandra Cisneros nails it: “I think libraries are like drugstores … you are drawn to books that help serve whatever ails you … But if it’s not your prescription, that doesn’t mean you burn the pharmacy down.”
December 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Sandra Cisneros nails it: “I think libraries are like drugstores … you are drawn to books that help serve whatever ails you … But if it’s not your prescription, that doesn’t mean you burn the pharmacy down.”
Public library.
In Minnetonka, Minnesota, a video captured dozens of ICE goons exiting a public library, escorting a single man during the “Metro Surge” operation.
December 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Public library.
YA in 2026 is going to be *awesome*
2026 is going to be a great year for Filipino books! Here’s some of my most anticipated reads:
📚The Swan’s Daughter
📚The Elsewhere Express
📚The Night King’s Court
📚Clara & the Devil
📚The Second Life of Snap
📚Nest of Tongues
#booksky
📚The Swan’s Daughter
📚The Elsewhere Express
📚The Night King’s Court
📚Clara & the Devil
📚The Second Life of Snap
📚Nest of Tongues
#booksky
December 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
YA in 2026 is going to be *awesome*
My farm was a working Christmas tree farm until I was a teenager. Never heard of anyone taking home a bat, but definitely brought a bird in the house in one once!
they don’t tell you when you buy a christmas tree at the christmas tree farm that you could take it home, decorate it, and then be relaxing in your living room seven nights later when A BAT suddenly flies out and starts CRASHING AROUND YOUR HOUSE
December 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My farm was a working Christmas tree farm until I was a teenager. Never heard of anyone taking home a bat, but definitely brought a bird in the house in one once!
My older kid’s birthday is today and I think it’s the best day of the year for a birthday.
december 22 is a good day bc it means we are transitioning back to sunlight. very slowly but the worst is over
December 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My older kid’s birthday is today and I think it’s the best day of the year for a birthday.