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Emma Morris
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Aspiring Sacred Monster. Astro Literate. Acquisitions Manager @ Newberry Library. She/her. Opinions mine & with apologies to the collective unconscious.
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Thank you and hell yes to local independent bookstores for supporting our communities and neighbors! From Squeezebox Books, @skunkcabbagebooks.bsky.social, & @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
An image of several resources, including information on calling the Family Support Hotline (855-435-7693), on knowing our rights, on whistle protocol, a pink sticker with figures on it that says Always Carry a Book, and two whistles.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Yep, still library week.
Typed black text in all caps on an orange slip of paper that reads: "Please leave in book. Due Date [blank]. [Image of a bold exclamation mark within a circle]. Important Notice Please Read. This item belongs to another library. For your protection please avoid: highlighting, writing, underlining, pencil marking, pen marking, spilling, staining, dog earring pages, ripping. Doing so may incur fines from the lending library."
September 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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This and other books are available from @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social. All proceeds from the following titles go to The Sameer Project: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...
Image of the cover of "Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry" edited by George Abraham and Noor Hindi. The cover art is "Untitled," from "The Cleaning Collages" series by Jumana Manna. Shades of blue, white and gold are prominent.
August 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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CD & public library appreciation cont'd plus required ragings.
Album cover for Rage Against the Machine's Evil Empire. Yellow background featuring an illustration of Ari Meisel at 11 years old (according to Wikipedia), wearing a red, black and white costume with a lower-case "e" on the front. There are three stickers on the plastic case protecting the CD: 1) "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" 2) "POP/ROCK - RAGE - CD" and 3) "PUBLIC LIBRARY." I've placed five purple demon emojis over the specific public library branch name. The background features blue rectangle and gold star mosaic tiles. Liner notes for Rage Against the Machine's Evil Empire includes images of many books, including The Anarchist Cookbook, The Wretched of the Earth, and several others in sepia tone. A photograph of the band performing is on the right.
August 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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This is a combination CD, public library, and Sly and the Family Stone appreciation post!
Image of the album cover for Fresh by Sly and the Family Stone, which features a gorgeous, joyful portrait of Sly Stone appearing to be in mid-air and wearing a fantastic outfit. There are two stickers on the plastic case protecting the CD: "POP/ROCK - SLY - CD" and "PUBLIC LIBRARY." I've placed five sunglass emojis over the specific public library branch name. The background features blue rectangle and gold star mosaic tiles.
July 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Screenshot of a Newberry Library Instagram post, featuring a young peregrine falcon (Lizzy) perched on a the library's window ledge. The post describes Lizzy's activities learning how to fly and includes encouraging information from the Chicago Peregrine Program. I've added a "heart-face" emoji on the lower-right portion of the post.
June 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Here are some cute things that found me at Planting Seeds: An Indigenous Zine Fest via ZINEMercado at the Newberry Library! From Camille Billie, Dnisa Oocumma, Mystical.4ces, Hinano By Design.
An assortment of stickers (bugs, flowers, a dagger), zines ("Bug Quiz" & "I'm Just a Bug"), a pin that reads "Nā Leo (The Voice) - Hear Us!", a pineapple-shaped eraser, a flower-print card, a ukulele print, and native wildflowers seeds.
June 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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My first visit to @skunkcabbagebooks.bsky.social was a charming success!
An arrangement of items: a zine about masking ("Masking: What it is and why YOU should be doing it"), a sheet of stickers depicting six turtles of the Midwest, and a Bowl Free Compliments of Skunk Cabbage Books card against a background of yellow paper and artwork showing a bee and pink flowers.
May 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Page 56 of Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima. Text reads: Revolution Letter #46. And as you learn the magic, learn to believe it Don't be "surprised" when it works, you undercut your power.
May 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima. The Pocket Poets Series, 50th anniversary edition, no.27. Red and black book cover against a blue and black and gold-star mosaic background.
April 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Every week is library week. i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
Two grey archival boxes containing issues of Punk Planet. Wing folio ZPP 2083 .P924. The box on the left (box 7) is labeled a Conservation Copy ("do not page" / "N.B. 3rd and 4th copies of some numbers are interfiled here"). The box on the right (box 1) is labeled a Circulating Copy (numbers 1,2,4,5,7-19,21).
April 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Image of the book cover "There Is Nothing So Whole As a Broken Heart: Mending The World as Jewish Anarchists" edited by Cindy Milstein. The cover has white, red and black text, a black and dove grey background, and an image of a pomegranate. In the photo, there are plants in the background and a hand holding the book.
April 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Overjoyed to find these @marc-fischer.bsky.social zines at my local WasteShed's free zine library!
Two zines ("Library Excavations #7: VHS R.I.P" and "Against Competition") held in front of a bookcase, artwork, anatomy figure, various furniture, closed blinds.
April 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Photo of a sign advertising a shop. It reads: "Adult Books: Magazines - Films - Novelties" There are other buildings nearby.
January 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM