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Robin B.
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She/her. Librarian, Comics Advocate, cat lover. Past-President of the ALA Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table. 🖤🩶🤍💜
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Robin B. @robin.noflyingnotights.com · Oct 19
In public libraries in teen services and in comics for over 25 years. Happy to talk libraries and storytelling (prose, comics, on screen, audio). Find me at library and comics conventions. Served on multiple library and comics awards juries. Up for writing and speaking gigs - check my handle.
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malindalo.bsky.social
An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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abbij1961.bsky.social
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I will be attending this year, representing comics librarians everywhere! More news on that soon, but just look at this amazing poster.
massmice.bsky.social Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo @massmice.bsky.social · 19d
Hello, MICE friends! Two pieces of news, we want to show you our gorgeous poster art for MICE 2025 by Matt Smith! And…our Exhibitors Page is live! Check out the link below for a sneak preview at who’s coming to MICE!

www.micexpo.org/exhibitor-li...
A colorful graphic with a cartoon mouse holding comics The text reads, “Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, micexpo.org MICE Dec 6 + 7 2025. Free Admission with Registration! Over 200 Artists and Writers Illustration by Matt Smith”
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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astrokatie.com
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
the Bajoran version of the Bechdel test is “do two named women talk to each other about something other than murder” and I love “Deep Space Nine” because it fails almost every episode
October 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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This is also the scene that I want to show to anyone and everyone about why this show is so magnificent.
artofchira.bsky.social chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Oct 10
since this thread is getting traction again, let me rec you the Canadian comedy miniseries Slings & Arrows, which centers on a shakespearean theatre company exploring the makings of putting on a show. 3 seasons, 6 eps each.

scene that sold me to watch it ages ago:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2tH...
Slings & Arrows Ophelia
YouTube video by Cornelius Woodrow (Last player on the server)
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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So excited to see this picked up by 23rd St!
bigbigtruck.com unicorn dog, short shorts, cigarette @bigbigtruck.com · Oct 1
been sitting on this for a year now and I can finally announce it!
ACQUISITION DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PUBLISHER'S MARKETPLACE: EK Weaver's SHOT AND CHASER, an adaptation of the author's webcomic, taking place over the course of 24 tumultuous hours in the lives of soulmates and amateur storm chasers as they follow a supercell, to Tess Banta at 23rd Street, for publication in 2027, by Anjali Singh at Anjali Singh Agency (world).
October 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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mattlibrarian.bsky.social
I would love to move to New York just so I could vote for mayoral candidate Mamdani- he speaks to me in a way that very few politicians have in recent years
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 8
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Your librarian could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.

Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C

❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN AWARD 2026. Your librarian could win $5,000! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian. Logos for Carnegie Corporation of New York, American Library Association, and the New York Public Library
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The particular delight when you realize there’s a whole season of Midsomer Murders that you haven’t watched yet when you’re craving exactly that kind of show. Bring on death by giant wheel of cheese.
July 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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bostoncomicarts.bsky.social
Svetlana Chmakova told us what she loves about comics and how excited she is about Awkward being chosen for Boston Reads Comics. Come meet Svetlana on Saturday, 7/26! Sign up at: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6862a...
A quote from Svetlana Chmakova that reads: “I am so honored and excited to have my work chosen for the Boston Reads Comics Program, to get to share my love for this amazing medium, and meet with other comics readers! Comics are a huge part of my reading life, and they have been so ever since I discovered them as a teen, even before I started making my own. Reading, to me, is a big part of learning about life and the world, how to navigate it all, and the old adage “sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words” is why comics are such a powerful way to help do that. Also, they are just Really Really Fun and cool-looking, sometimes like an entire film captured in a small brick of a book volume. I can’t wait to meet everyone and talk about it.” The border reads: activities and author talk July 26th from 1-4pm. Presented by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation and the Boston Public Library. Central Library, Copley Sq. 700 Boylston St. Boston, MA
July 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Library folks: part of my job now is making sure our adult romance collection is engaging and exciting - what are your fav review resources for romance? Any must-have authors I should add to my list to track? (Take it as a given I know about Roman taste as a trend.)
July 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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amandawtwong.bsky.social
Panel 1: Moe from the Simpsons with the caption "Chief O'Brien" Panel 2: Homer Simpson with the caption "The DS9 team suffering from writer's block"
July 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.

The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.

This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror... I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. ... Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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ngoziu.com
I have a new graphic novel releasing and you should preorder it! (And if you can't, please repost this!) ✨📚✨

🔗: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/

summary: A nerdy black girl swaps bodies with her rich white boy crush. Self-love, humor, kpop stanning, boarding school, Houston! #booksky ✨
June 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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liveonthesun.bsky.social
i've spent nearly every class in my master's program researching this shit & yes, it really does matter that libraries get supportive feedback from their patrons about things like queer programming & pride displays. libraries have tiny budgets & they need to know that the community is benefitting
keezyyoung.bsky.social Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · Jun 4
hey here's something I would love us all to do like RIGHT NOW: find out if your local library is doing any kind of pride programming or display, and if they are, email them to say thank you and why it matters to you. whether or not you're queer. especially if you're in an area where it's fraught
June 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know: openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...

I'm fine with all of these, although I don't remember much about Alexis on Castle.
Alexis Castle from the TV show Castle, a white young woman with long red hair and light eyes. Beverly Katz from Hannibal, a Korean American actress with long black hair and smirking smile. Guinan from Star Trek The Next Generation, a dark skinned Black woman with a large, circular hat. Ariadne from Inception, a young white woman with long wavy dark hair, wearing a red cardigan and a skeptical expression.
May 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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slj.com
Outrage and Calls to Action After President Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Outrage and Calls to Action After President Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Members of Congress, authors, and librarians express their anger over Hayden's removal.
www.slj.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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I received an email today from the PBS station where I've done on-air stuff for more than 30 years (primarily for Classic Doctor Who). They are very, very worried about the future. PBS Passport is an AMAZING benefit for even a modest donation. Support a local station if you can.
figmentpudding.com ✨🐸 figmentpudding 🐸✨ (Pam Poovey Aspirant) @figmentpudding.com · Apr 17
PBS deserves your dollars more than any other streaming service
monkeyminion.com Dane 🔜 Planet Anime KC #1030 @monkeyminion.com · Apr 17
I was reminded that PBS is a thing that exists and that for $5/month I can access their entire collection of Austin City Limits concerts (plus other stuff, if you’re into that). So, I’m watching a Sturgill Simpson concert while I work. Highly recommend.
April 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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kellybarnhill.bsky.social
My god she sucks. How many trans people read HP fervently and with wild delight under the covers as children. How can she have such disrespect, such contempt and outright hatred for the young adults whose imaginations she nurtured and fed? It's unacceptable.
pettylobster.bsky.social Petty Lobster 🦂🏳️‍⚧️ @pettylobster.bsky.social · Apr 17
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
Twitter post/pohoto from JK Rowling who sits on what looks like yacht, taking a puff of what looks like a cigar. She holds a cocktail close to her face and looks smug as fuck. Text on tweet: I love it when a plan comes together. #SupremeCourt #WomensRights. Text on screen: our.moral.imperative British billionaire JK Rowling has posted several gloating tweets today after the UK Supreme Court ruled that only 'biological women' legally count as women, excluding trans women from legal protections and safeguards. Rowling's vicious smear campaign against trans people in Britain has been going on for several years now and has played a major role in cultivating the extremely hostile and toxic environment that exists in the country towards trans people, particularly in the name of liberal 'feminism'. @fight_for_a_future @rowllingofficial
April 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services.

The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
We're suing Trump to save library funding. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
April 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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korybing.bsky.social
Every day I wake up to the news
Four frames from the movie Glass Onion. “It’s so dumb.”it’s so dumb it’s brilliant!” “No! It’s just dumb!”
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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For Trans Day of Visibility, I put together a list of graphic novels by and about trans people: goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/03/31/t...
Trans Day of Visibility | Graphic Novels
A roundup of graphic novels by and about transgender and nonbinary people.
goodcomicsforkids.slj.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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everylibrary.bsky.social
96% of Americans support maintaining or increasing federal funding for museums, which are vital anchors of local communities.

www.fastcompany.com/91300992/tru...
Trump is attacking libraries and museums in every state. Here are 3 things you can do to help communities fight back
Trump's executive order slashes much-needed federal funding for libraries, but you can aid the effort to save them by signing a petition or joining a protest.
www.fastcompany.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM