Off the Record
@offtherecordfiles.bsky.social
Behind the scenes of a library cataloger. Sharing the beautiful, weird, funny, and oddly satisfying stuff I come across while cataloging and coexisting with fellow library workers. All unofficial. All true.
📂Entry#009: Cover love
Title: Casa de llama y sombra by Sarah J. Maas
Notes: “Do you or do you not feel bonita?”
Because this book absolutely does.
Edición limitada. Precioso. Shelf royalty.
#BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
Title: Casa de llama y sombra by Sarah J. Maas
Notes: “Do you or do you not feel bonita?”
Because this book absolutely does.
Edición limitada. Precioso. Shelf royalty.
#BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
May 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📂Entry#009: Cover love
Title: Casa de llama y sombra by Sarah J. Maas
Notes: “Do you or do you not feel bonita?”
Because this book absolutely does.
Edición limitada. Precioso. Shelf royalty.
#BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
Title: Casa de llama y sombra by Sarah J. Maas
Notes: “Do you or do you not feel bonita?”
Because this book absolutely does.
Edición limitada. Precioso. Shelf royalty.
#BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
📂Entry#008: Behind-the-scenes
Title: Dungeon Crawler Carl by @mattdinniman.bsky.social
Notes: Ever wonder how library books survive drops, backpacks, pet dinosaurs, and dungeon bosses?
It’s called mylar. It’s book armor. It’s the book saying, “You will not break me.”
#LibraryLife #BookSky
Title: Dungeon Crawler Carl by @mattdinniman.bsky.social
Notes: Ever wonder how library books survive drops, backpacks, pet dinosaurs, and dungeon bosses?
It’s called mylar. It’s book armor. It’s the book saying, “You will not break me.”
#LibraryLife #BookSky
May 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
📂Entry#008: Behind-the-scenes
Title: Dungeon Crawler Carl by @mattdinniman.bsky.social
Notes: Ever wonder how library books survive drops, backpacks, pet dinosaurs, and dungeon bosses?
It’s called mylar. It’s book armor. It’s the book saying, “You will not break me.”
#LibraryLife #BookSky
Title: Dungeon Crawler Carl by @mattdinniman.bsky.social
Notes: Ever wonder how library books survive drops, backpacks, pet dinosaurs, and dungeon bosses?
It’s called mylar. It’s book armor. It’s the book saying, “You will not break me.”
#LibraryLife #BookSky
📂Entry #007:
Title: The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Notes: Just tagged a single book with both Western fiction and Horror fiction for the first time.
I’m not saying this made my day… but I’m not 𝑛𝑜𝑡 saying that.
#LibraryLife #BookSky #LibraryCataloging
Title: The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Notes: Just tagged a single book with both Western fiction and Horror fiction for the first time.
I’m not saying this made my day… but I’m not 𝑛𝑜𝑡 saying that.
#LibraryLife #BookSky #LibraryCataloging
May 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
📂Entry #007:
Title: The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Notes: Just tagged a single book with both Western fiction and Horror fiction for the first time.
I’m not saying this made my day… but I’m not 𝑛𝑜𝑡 saying that.
#LibraryLife #BookSky #LibraryCataloging
Title: The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Notes: Just tagged a single book with both Western fiction and Horror fiction for the first time.
I’m not saying this made my day… but I’m not 𝑛𝑜𝑡 saying that.
#LibraryLife #BookSky #LibraryCataloging
📂Entry #006: Cover love
Title: Sleep by Honor Jones
Notes: That shimmer? Those refractions? That’s oil paint.
I looked at it exactly as long as was necessary.
And then suspiciously longer.
Artist: @samantha-french.bsky.social
#CoverLove #BookCoverArt #LibraryLife
Title: Sleep by Honor Jones
Notes: That shimmer? Those refractions? That’s oil paint.
I looked at it exactly as long as was necessary.
And then suspiciously longer.
Artist: @samantha-french.bsky.social
#CoverLove #BookCoverArt #LibraryLife
May 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
📂Entry #006: Cover love
Title: Sleep by Honor Jones
Notes: That shimmer? Those refractions? That’s oil paint.
I looked at it exactly as long as was necessary.
And then suspiciously longer.
Artist: @samantha-french.bsky.social
#CoverLove #BookCoverArt #LibraryLife
Title: Sleep by Honor Jones
Notes: That shimmer? Those refractions? That’s oil paint.
I looked at it exactly as long as was necessary.
And then suspiciously longer.
Artist: @samantha-french.bsky.social
#CoverLove #BookCoverArt #LibraryLife
"📂 Entry #005: Behind-the-scenes
Notes: Cataloging a book by Andy Griffiths.
Brain: 🎶 immediate uncontrollable whistling 🎶
ADHD: because quiet tasks should never be quiet 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 your head.
#LibraryLife #ADHDBrain #BookSky
Notes: Cataloging a book by Andy Griffiths.
Brain: 🎶 immediate uncontrollable whistling 🎶
ADHD: because quiet tasks should never be quiet 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 your head.
#LibraryLife #ADHDBrain #BookSky
May 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"📂 Entry #005: Behind-the-scenes
Notes: Cataloging a book by Andy Griffiths.
Brain: 🎶 immediate uncontrollable whistling 🎶
ADHD: because quiet tasks should never be quiet 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 your head.
#LibraryLife #ADHDBrain #BookSky
Notes: Cataloging a book by Andy Griffiths.
Brain: 🎶 immediate uncontrollable whistling 🎶
ADHD: because quiet tasks should never be quiet 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 your head.
#LibraryLife #ADHDBrain #BookSky
📂 Entry #004: Behind-the-scenes
Notes: Look, sometimes you just have to trust the vibes and assign the series title. Will there ever be a second book? Unknown. But my coworker’s logic is flawless:
“You’re either right or wrong.” 👏
#LibraryLife #BookSky #OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryCataloging
Notes: Look, sometimes you just have to trust the vibes and assign the series title. Will there ever be a second book? Unknown. But my coworker’s logic is flawless:
“You’re either right or wrong.” 👏
#LibraryLife #BookSky #OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryCataloging
May 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📂 Entry #004: Behind-the-scenes
Notes: Look, sometimes you just have to trust the vibes and assign the series title. Will there ever be a second book? Unknown. But my coworker’s logic is flawless:
“You’re either right or wrong.” 👏
#LibraryLife #BookSky #OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryCataloging
Notes: Look, sometimes you just have to trust the vibes and assign the series title. Will there ever be a second book? Unknown. But my coworker’s logic is flawless:
“You’re either right or wrong.” 👏
#LibraryLife #BookSky #OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryCataloging
📂 Entry #003: Behind-the-scenes
Notes: Choosing one genre for a book is more art than science. Catalogers are often bound by “official” terms (even when our hearts scream Romantasy). If your library uses genre stickers, just know—we tried. We really tried. 😭
One book. All these genres. Send help.
Notes: Choosing one genre for a book is more art than science. Catalogers are often bound by “official” terms (even when our hearts scream Romantasy). If your library uses genre stickers, just know—we tried. We really tried. 😭
One book. All these genres. Send help.
May 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📂 Entry #003: Behind-the-scenes
Notes: Choosing one genre for a book is more art than science. Catalogers are often bound by “official” terms (even when our hearts scream Romantasy). If your library uses genre stickers, just know—we tried. We really tried. 😭
One book. All these genres. Send help.
Notes: Choosing one genre for a book is more art than science. Catalogers are often bound by “official” terms (even when our hearts scream Romantasy). If your library uses genre stickers, just know—we tried. We really tried. 😭
One book. All these genres. Send help.
📂 Entry #002: Cover love
Title: Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
Notes: Darkness. Decay. A color palette pulled from bruises and blood. This cover doesn’t whisper—it summons.
(Me. To pet that dog.)
Cover design by: Erin Fitzsimmons
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
Title: Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
Notes: Darkness. Decay. A color palette pulled from bruises and blood. This cover doesn’t whisper—it summons.
(Me. To pet that dog.)
Cover design by: Erin Fitzsimmons
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
May 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
📂 Entry #002: Cover love
Title: Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
Notes: Darkness. Decay. A color palette pulled from bruises and blood. This cover doesn’t whisper—it summons.
(Me. To pet that dog.)
Cover design by: Erin Fitzsimmons
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
Title: Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
Notes: Darkness. Decay. A color palette pulled from bruises and blood. This cover doesn’t whisper—it summons.
(Me. To pet that dog.)
Cover design by: Erin Fitzsimmons
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookCovers #LibraryLife #BookSky
📂 Entry #001: Cover love
Title: Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah Graves.
Notes: Possible cause of death—too cozy. Suspects include a dramatic spider and one deeply judgmental side-eyeing dog.
Artist: Cathy Gendron
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookSky #BookCovers #LibraryLife
Title: Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah Graves.
Notes: Possible cause of death—too cozy. Suspects include a dramatic spider and one deeply judgmental side-eyeing dog.
Artist: Cathy Gendron
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookSky #BookCovers #LibraryLife
May 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
📂 Entry #001: Cover love
Title: Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah Graves.
Notes: Possible cause of death—too cozy. Suspects include a dramatic spider and one deeply judgmental side-eyeing dog.
Artist: Cathy Gendron
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookSky #BookCovers #LibraryLife
Title: Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah Graves.
Notes: Possible cause of death—too cozy. Suspects include a dramatic spider and one deeply judgmental side-eyeing dog.
Artist: Cathy Gendron
#OffTheRecordFiles #BookSky #BookCovers #LibraryLife
Welcome to Off the Record Files.
I am a cataloger for a public library.
This is where I put the things that make me smile, laugh, blink twice, or whisper “…what?”
#OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryLife #BookSky
I am a cataloger for a public library.
This is where I put the things that make me smile, laugh, blink twice, or whisper “…what?”
#OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryLife #BookSky
May 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Welcome to Off the Record Files.
I am a cataloger for a public library.
This is where I put the things that make me smile, laugh, blink twice, or whisper “…what?”
#OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryLife #BookSky
I am a cataloger for a public library.
This is where I put the things that make me smile, laugh, blink twice, or whisper “…what?”
#OffTheRecordFiles #LibraryLife #BookSky