Ryan Pfeil
@ryanpfeil.bsky.social
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We’re putting together a local history collection at @jclsor.bsky.social. Here’s a few of the stickers I designed that will soon decorate the spines of the included materials.
#librarymarketing #libraries
#librarymarketing #libraries
January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
We’re putting together a local history collection at @jclsor.bsky.social. Here’s a few of the stickers I designed that will soon decorate the spines of the included materials.
#librarymarketing #libraries
#librarymarketing #libraries
Doug Stanton’s “In Harm’s Way” is also a great read on this horrific maritime disaster.
If you remember Quint's famous speech from "Jaws," then you know of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.
2016's "U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3YYz8Ez
2016's "U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3YYz8Ez
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Doug Stanton’s “In Harm’s Way” is also a great read on this horrific maritime disaster.
I absolutely love this. Wonder what my old desk space will end up being. rv-times.com/2026/01/21/o...
Oregon Center for Creative Learning purchasing Mail Tribune building | Rogue Valley Times
The former longtime home of the Mail Tribune newspaper will soon be transformed into classrooms and administrative offices for a growing children’s museum and preschool program based out of downtown M...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I absolutely love this. Wonder what my old desk space will end up being. rv-times.com/2026/01/21/o...
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Our latest Windows In Time gives a glimpse into the life of A.W. Lafferty, who, in the early 1900s, represented 18 Oregon counties over the Oregon & California Railroad land fraud scandal, a cause he was involved for the rest of his life.
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Our latest Windows In Time gives a glimpse into the life of A.W. Lafferty, who, in the early 1900s, represented 18 Oregon counties over the Oregon & California Railroad land fraud scandal, a cause he was involved for the rest of his life.
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
I wrote about car repair, libraries, and Calvin & Hobbes for @jclsor.bsky.social.
Auto Correct - Jackson County Library District
Car repairs can be stressful. The Chilton Library is a free JCLS resource that can offer significant help.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I wrote about car repair, libraries, and Calvin & Hobbes for @jclsor.bsky.social.
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This week's JCLS Connect Blog takes a look at our Chilton Library database, a very useful resource for car repair and maintenance. (There's also a Calvin & Hobbes reference.) bit.ly/4jDEIpa
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
Auto Correct - Jackson County Library District
Car repairs can be stressful. The Chilton Library is a free JCLS resource that can offer significant help.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This week's JCLS Connect Blog takes a look at our Chilton Library database, a very useful resource for car repair and maintenance. (There's also a Calvin & Hobbes reference.) bit.ly/4jDEIpa
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
Painted some flowers.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Painted some flowers.
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Happy birthday to “Dispatches From The Vortex,” the @jclsor.bsky.social documentary short that gives a little insight into the mind of the man behind the Oregon Vortex tourist attraction.
#libraries
#libraries
Dispatches From the Vortex - Documentary Short
YouTube video by JCLS Beyond
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December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy birthday to “Dispatches From The Vortex,” the @jclsor.bsky.social documentary short that gives a little insight into the mind of the man behind the Oregon Vortex tourist attraction.
#libraries
#libraries
The Heretic + Hexen re-release from @nightdivestudios.bsky.social is so good.
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Heretic + Hexen re-release from @nightdivestudios.bsky.social is so good.
I remember watching this as a kid. 🥲
Before "Toy Story," there was "The Christmas Toy," Jim Henson's 1986 Christmas special about friendship and the holiday spirit.
It's our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3KJEu2O
It's our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3KJEu2O
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I remember watching this as a kid. 🥲
December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is a fun piece from @midgeraymond.bsky.social.
Catty Corner: For cats, every day is Boxing Day - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
Catty Corner: The holidays can be both festive and stressful for felines. Learn how to protect your cats — and also how to bring them the joys of the season. (Hint: good things come in all sizes of bo...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is a fun piece from @midgeraymond.bsky.social.
My li'l animation of Opal, the cutest octopus of all time, is now the banner on the JCLS catalog home page.
catalog.jcls.org
#libraries #librarymarketing
catalog.jcls.org
#libraries #librarymarketing
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My li'l animation of Opal, the cutest octopus of all time, is now the banner on the JCLS catalog home page.
catalog.jcls.org
#libraries #librarymarketing
catalog.jcls.org
#libraries #librarymarketing
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December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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FLOREANA is a year old this month! 🎉 I'm so grateful to all who've read & supported this novel!
For anyone who is or knows a book lover … signed books make wonderful gifts!
ashlandcreekpress.com/shop/floreana/
#booksky #floreana #novel
For anyone who is or knows a book lover … signed books make wonderful gifts!
ashlandcreekpress.com/shop/floreana/
#booksky #floreana #novel
Floreana - Ashland Creek Press
On the Galápagos Islands, the lives of two women―a century apart―converge in the most startling ways in a historical novel of desperate love, secrets, and deception by the author of My Last Continent....
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December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
FLOREANA is a year old this month! 🎉 I'm so grateful to all who've read & supported this novel!
For anyone who is or knows a book lover … signed books make wonderful gifts!
ashlandcreekpress.com/shop/floreana/
#booksky #floreana #novel
For anyone who is or knows a book lover … signed books make wonderful gifts!
ashlandcreekpress.com/shop/floreana/
#booksky #floreana #novel
💜 Opal 💜
Our Rogue Reads event guides, bookmarks, and sticker offerings — starring JCLS's cephalopod celebrity, Opal — have arrived! Dive in and pick yours up soon!
More about Rogue Reads here: jcls.org/roguereads/
#libraries
More about Rogue Reads here: jcls.org/roguereads/
#libraries
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
💜 Opal 💜
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As Rogue Reads kicks off at JCLS, here's a special reading of one of the program's flagship reads, "The Octopus Escapes" by Maile Meloy and Felicita Sala! #libraries
Rogue Reads Storytime: The Octopus Escapes
Miss Brystan returns with a special story time for Rogue Reads! "The Octopus Escapes" by Maile Meloy is one of our two selected books for Rogue Reads, which runs Dec. 1, 2025 - Feb. 28, 2026. Have a small escape yourself and listen to the story. Find our in-person storytime schedule here: https://bit.ly/JCLSstorytimes Follow us: Facebook: http://bit.ly/jclsfb Instagram: http://bit.ly/jclsinsta Threads: https://bit.ly/jclsthreads Bluesky: https://bit.ly/jclsbluesky
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December 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
As Rogue Reads kicks off at JCLS, here's a special reading of one of the program's flagship reads, "The Octopus Escapes" by Maile Meloy and Felicita Sala! #libraries
I made a new sticker for @jclsor.bsky.social’s Rogue Reads winter reading program. #libraries
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I made a new sticker for @jclsor.bsky.social’s Rogue Reads winter reading program. #libraries
Meet Opal. I’m pretty excited for Rogue Reads.
It's almost time to dive back into Rogue Reads! Our annual Winter Reading Program is coming back, and we can't wait to share all the nautical fun we've been planning with you. (1/3)
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Meet Opal. I’m pretty excited for Rogue Reads.
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This week on the JCLS Connect Blog, learn about our #Mango database, which boasts a bunch of teaching tools to help you learn more than 70 languages — including "Pirate." Arrr.
#libraries
#libraries
Greetings. My name is Calvin. - Jackson County Library District
What second language do you want to learn? Mango can help.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This week on the JCLS Connect Blog, learn about our #Mango database, which boasts a bunch of teaching tools to help you learn more than 70 languages — including "Pirate." Arrr.
#libraries
#libraries
I’m actually severely devastated about this. Poor baby. 😢
Beached humpback whale euthanized in Oregon after fishing line entanglement
www.fox13seattle.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I’m actually severely devastated about this. Poor baby. 😢
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The NY/DC press corps is parody.
Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The NY/DC press corps is parody.
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Here is another picture of an owl I photographed on this post. So many good ones from that day.
When photographing these owls this past summer they were not afraid of me, but other birds dive bombing them.
#BirdOfTheDay #posts #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs
When photographing these owls this past summer they were not afraid of me, but other birds dive bombing them.
#BirdOfTheDay #posts #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Here is another picture of an owl I photographed on this post. So many good ones from that day.
When photographing these owls this past summer they were not afraid of me, but other birds dive bombing them.
#BirdOfTheDay #posts #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs
When photographing these owls this past summer they were not afraid of me, but other birds dive bombing them.
#BirdOfTheDay #posts #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs