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Abby Barker
@abbybarker.bsky.social
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TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. Reading, librarian, cups of tea, library advocacy, immunocompromised, pro-choice, scleroderma, interstitial lung disease, organ donation, ADHD and naps. She/her.
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Unsolicited pick pic
A picture of a wooden handled mortar pick
October 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Next on my tbr is this which is v seasonal
Front cover of the novel Sad Girl Hours by Anna Zoe Quirke
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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The college library one I'm at now doesn't, but my previous school library one did.
A (toy) t-rex using a large grey photocopier. He's struggling to press the buttons becaus eof his tiny arms.
September 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Anyone collecting the Women's Euro stickers and up for postal swapsies?
Photo of a packet of Topps UEFA Women's Euro stickers.
July 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Asked Chat GPT to provide alt text for this photo of my cat and it was rude about him!
Close-up of a white and black cat with a slightly grumpy expression, sticking its pink tongue out slightly. The cat's golden eyes are looking directly at the camera. The background shows a cozy indoor setting with a lamp and ceiling light visible.
July 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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We are all these bears.
Photograph of two bears in water, with the headline ' Bears escape enclosure at UK wildlife park and eat week's worth of honey'.
June 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Cataloguing this to the tune of Duran Duran Hunting High and Low
The front cover of the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
June 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Please excuse my appearance, I am in need of some medical assistance. A sign from the Thackray Museum, in front of a water damaged wall.
June 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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#ScaredListeningSelfie with my ghost cup at work in a (sadly) not haunted library
A woman with bobbed red hair and black glasses is wide eyed and hiding behind a glass with a ghost pattern.
June 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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To the tune of Spiderman:
Porcupines, porcupines
One is yours, one is mine,
Which is which?
No-one knows!
Giant spines
Watch out for those.
Look out!
Here come porcupines
Two medium sized western porcupines facing the camera, in a sandy and rocky enclosure they share with meerkats.
May 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Happy World Book day!
A woman with glasses and shoulder length red hair, wearing a black top, black trousers and a red cardigan stands in front of a bookcase, holding the book That Librarian which features it's author, Amanda Jones, on the cover. the cover photo shows Amanda standing in front of a bookcase, she is wearing glasses, has shoulder legnth brown hair and is wearing a black Freadom t-shirt, black trousers and a red cardigan.
March 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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It's ok, I've got my costume sorted. I'm going as @librarianjones.com
The book That Librarian by Amanda Jones, she's wearing a reed cardigan over black clothes.
March 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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A walking pad by conservatory windows. It's a smaller, lighter weight, slower version of a treadmill.
March 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew! Cuthbert! Dibble! Grub!
Kier Starmer giving a speech at a podium, in front of the UK & US flags with subtitles that say 'there's a famous slogan in the United Kingdom'
February 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as
Keir Starmer at a podium in front of US & UK flags with the statement 'there's a famous slogan in the United Kingdom'
February 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Good morning from me and our shelving trolley.
A library shelving trolley, wooden sides with blue metal handles. And huge googley eyes and smile.
February 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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I love him
Alexander, from Traitors S3, realising he has misspelt Minah's name. He's sitting at the round table, a dark brown room, wearing a grey hoodie and denim jacket and has a look of mortification on his face, with the subtitle 'not me as well'.
January 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Enjoy some teeny tiny tail wags from a happy cat
January 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source
Hi Ho Kermit T Frog here! Kermit dressed in a suit, beige rain mac and hat, being the roving reporter for Sesame Street news.
January 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Snow
Picture of a modern housing estate covered in snow.
January 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Started reading The Dead of Winter yesterday, and my cat is helping eat the mince pies here. Merry Christmas!
December 22, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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So excited to get this one in the hands of our readers!
The book Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds.
December 19, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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My sister's cat also does this!
Figaro, a half Maine coon black and white cat is lying on his back on a wooden floor, very fluffy all white tummy on show.
December 1, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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Grey glove with white game zone logo repeated on palm
November 20, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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First snow of the year for us, think this is the first time since my sister moved to Stockholm that she hasn't had first snow bragging rights.
Back garden covered in snow, lots of bushes, trees, roses, silver birch, lawn, all covered in about 3-4 inches of snow.
November 19, 2024 at 7:54 AM