Mariela Martinez Siegert
@msiegert.bsky.social
HS librarian. Lover of comics & audiobooks. Techie. @SOISDom Adjunct. @RCYRBA Board Member. @nfntreviews Editor. @libcomix committee member. @AISLEd_org 2021 School Librarian of the Year.
The younger generation are the hope.
Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The younger generation are the hope.
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“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix next month.
l.euronews.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
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I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again: Jason Reynolds is a genius of our time. Hearing him speak feels like what it must have been like to listen to Mozart in person or watch Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. #AASL25
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again: Jason Reynolds is a genius of our time. Hearing him speak feels like what it must have been like to listen to Mozart in person or watch Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. #AASL25
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So good. Damn it. This is one of the best humans. Read all of it. Listen to all of it. Thank you Jason Reynolds. “EVERY kid DESERVES our effort” Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social Thank you. #AASL25 #StressDoodle #StressDoodling
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So good. Damn it. This is one of the best humans. Read all of it. Listen to all of it. Thank you Jason Reynolds. “EVERY kid DESERVES our effort” Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social Thank you. #AASL25 #StressDoodle #StressDoodling
So I did a thing last week. It's pretty much everything I wanted & I absolutely love it. If you're looking for an unbelievable tattoo artist sunsetpixel is on Insta. #tattoo #literarytattoo #comicreading #reading #readingcomicsisreading #ilovebeingalibrarian #hobbes
#millionsofcats #cheshirecat
#millionsofcats #cheshirecat
June 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So I did a thing last week. It's pretty much everything I wanted & I absolutely love it. If you're looking for an unbelievable tattoo artist sunsetpixel is on Insta. #tattoo #literarytattoo #comicreading #reading #readingcomicsisreading #ilovebeingalibrarian #hobbes
#millionsofcats #cheshirecat
#millionsofcats #cheshirecat
I decided to work on Project Mail Storm next week to save my sanity and do something, anything, about everything wrong I see happening in our country.
projectmailstorm.org
projectmailstorm.org
Project Mail Storm
A peaceful protest. A postal uprising. We’re flooding the system, one envelope at a time.
projectmailstorm.org
June 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I decided to work on Project Mail Storm next week to save my sanity and do something, anything, about everything wrong I see happening in our country.
projectmailstorm.org
projectmailstorm.org
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Dr. Carla Hayden may have been fired, but she’s not backing down. In her first local interview since being removed as Librarian of Congress, Hayden reflects on her career, community, and the growing threats facing libraries.
bit.ly/45soIBH
bit.ly/45soIBH
Getting fired won’t stop Carla Hayden
In her first local interview since she was fired by President Trump as Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden speaks about the importance of expanding access, not cutting it off.
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June 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Dr. Carla Hayden may have been fired, but she’s not backing down. In her first local interview since being removed as Librarian of Congress, Hayden reflects on her career, community, and the growing threats facing libraries.
bit.ly/45soIBH
bit.ly/45soIBH
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If you don’t do anything else today, do this.
Dr. Carla Hayden has impeccable credentials and has revitalized the Library of Congress. Trump does not have the authority to dismiss her, but Congress must intervene.
Dr. Carla Hayden has impeccable credentials and has revitalized the Library of Congress. Trump does not have the authority to dismiss her, but Congress must intervene.
SEND AN EMAIL: Tell Congress to Reinstate the Librarian of Congress!
President Trump has crossed another dangerous line by abruptly firing Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.
nwmd.social
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you don’t do anything else today, do this.
Dr. Carla Hayden has impeccable credentials and has revitalized the Library of Congress. Trump does not have the authority to dismiss her, but Congress must intervene.
Dr. Carla Hayden has impeccable credentials and has revitalized the Library of Congress. Trump does not have the authority to dismiss her, but Congress must intervene.
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Between Boom's new owners, PRH, cutting off access to their titles in ComicsPlus and this news about Crunchyroll...
It's a rough week in #libcomix collections and programming land, y'all
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It's a rough week in #libcomix collections and programming land, y'all
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What benefit is there to Crunchyroll to cut off libraries? In this political climate, it's a pretty awful PR choice and yet another way of booting the medium's target demo.
Anime fans start young and they don't have credit cards.
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Anime fans start young and they don't have credit cards.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Between Boom's new owners, PRH, cutting off access to their titles in ComicsPlus and this news about Crunchyroll...
It's a rough week in #libcomix collections and programming land, y'all
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It's a rough week in #libcomix collections and programming land, y'all
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The life of a school librarian… half our time spent convincing you to borrow our books, and the other half desperately pleading with you to bring them back!
#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibrarian #Overdues #TLSky
#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibrarian #Overdues #TLSky
May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The life of a school librarian… half our time spent convincing you to borrow our books, and the other half desperately pleading with you to bring them back!
#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibrarian #Overdues #TLSky
#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibrarian #Overdues #TLSky
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@malindalo.bsky.social has written one of the best and important pieces you will read today on the banning of books with sexual content. This is about freedom. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...
Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette
Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.
scdailygazette.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@malindalo.bsky.social has written one of the best and important pieces you will read today on the banning of books with sexual content. This is about freedom. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Woke up this morning thinking about the great first class I had last night for my summer comics class that I teach at Dominican. The students are such an enthusiastic and eager bunch that it makes me feel good about the future of #comiclibrarianship. @libcomix.bsky.social
#ILoveBeingALibrarian
#ILoveBeingALibrarian
May 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Woke up this morning thinking about the great first class I had last night for my summer comics class that I teach at Dominican. The students are such an enthusiastic and eager bunch that it makes me feel good about the future of #comiclibrarianship. @libcomix.bsky.social
#ILoveBeingALibrarian
#ILoveBeingALibrarian
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18 states are prioritizing media literacy! School librarians are your go-to experts for teaching students how to navigate and analyze information responsibly. Let's get informed! 💡 #LibrariansLead #MediaLiteracyEducation #StudentSuccess #aaslslm
April 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
18 states are prioritizing media literacy! School librarians are your go-to experts for teaching students how to navigate and analyze information responsibly. Let's get informed! 💡 #LibrariansLead #MediaLiteracyEducation #StudentSuccess #aaslslm
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If you want to read about the challenges Gender Queer has faced in Australia, it's been a years-long legal battle but happy the book is not restricted! #genderqueeramemoir
www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertai...
www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertai...
Maia Kobabe's Controversial Graphic Novel 'Gender Queer' To Keep Unrestricted Age Rating After Legal Battles - Star Observer
After years of legal disputes, Australia's Classification Review Board says Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe will keep its 'Unrestricted' rating.
www.starobserver.com.au
April 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you want to read about the challenges Gender Queer has faced in Australia, it's been a years-long legal battle but happy the book is not restricted! #genderqueeramemoir
www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertai...
www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertai...
So excited for this! The first volume was the perfect amount of horror with cute fuzzy animals. Richard Scary and Dexter blended together to make nightmare fuel.
@ipushbooks.bsky.social check it out!
@ipushbooks.bsky.social check it out!
Patrick Horvath returns to Woodbrook for more cozy terror in 'Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rites of Spring,' coming this July from @idwpublishing.com:
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April 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So excited for this! The first volume was the perfect amount of horror with cute fuzzy animals. Richard Scary and Dexter blended together to make nightmare fuel.
@ipushbooks.bsky.social check it out!
@ipushbooks.bsky.social check it out!
Happy School Library Month!
This and SO MUCH MORE!
#ILoveBeingASchoolLibrarian
@aisled-org.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social
This and SO MUCH MORE!
#ILoveBeingASchoolLibrarian
@aisled-org.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social
More than just books! School librarians are instrumental in cultivating students' critical thinking, research abilities, and information literacy – vital skills for success! 🧠 #CriticalThinking #ResearchSkills #LibraryPower #aaslslm
April 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Happy School Library Month!
This and SO MUCH MORE!
#ILoveBeingASchoolLibrarian
@aisled-org.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social
This and SO MUCH MORE!
#ILoveBeingASchoolLibrarian
@aisled-org.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social
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I made this ad nearly 40 years ago for Marvel.
It was intended to make you think about a fictional world where such horror could exist, not make you realize you were actually living in that world.
It was intended to make you think about a fictional world where such horror could exist, not make you realize you were actually living in that world.
April 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I made this ad nearly 40 years ago for Marvel.
It was intended to make you think about a fictional world where such horror could exist, not make you realize you were actually living in that world.
It was intended to make you think about a fictional world where such horror could exist, not make you realize you were actually living in that world.
At first I did not see this was posted by @theonion.com and I thought it was real. Goodness.
“Starting today, fishermen will finally be allowed to sail into America’s protected aquariums, drop a net in any marine exhibit they please, and begin trawling,” Trump said at a press conference
Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
WASHINGTON—Claiming that preservation efforts had impeded U.S. seafood production for far too long, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had opened up the nation’s aquariums to commercia...
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April 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
At first I did not see this was posted by @theonion.com and I thought it was real. Goodness.
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Oh wow! Just pre-ordered for December. This book opened vital conversations with my own kids - can’t wait to see the graphic novel!
Thrilled to share that GHOST BOYS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL is available for preorder!
@barnesandnoble.com Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off now through April 25th. #bnpreorder
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@barnesandnoble.com Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off now through April 25th. #bnpreorder
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April 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Oh wow! Just pre-ordered for December. This book opened vital conversations with my own kids - can’t wait to see the graphic novel!
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@lambdalegal.org CEO Kevin Jennings is right: Censorship of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC literature is today’s alternative to burning books.
“If you’re okay with removing words and books, sooner or later it becomes ok to remove people (to El Salvadoran prisons, apparently).” www.advocate.com/voices/it-st...
“If you’re okay with removing words and books, sooner or later it becomes ok to remove people (to El Salvadoran prisons, apparently).” www.advocate.com/voices/it-st...
It starts with words: Censoring books in schools is the new book burnings
Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.
www.advocate.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@lambdalegal.org CEO Kevin Jennings is right: Censorship of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC literature is today’s alternative to burning books.
“If you’re okay with removing words and books, sooner or later it becomes ok to remove people (to El Salvadoran prisons, apparently).” www.advocate.com/voices/it-st...
“If you’re okay with removing words and books, sooner or later it becomes ok to remove people (to El Salvadoran prisons, apparently).” www.advocate.com/voices/it-st...
So, after my frustrating issue this morning with the teacher telling students they can't read a graphic for lit circles, I found this article! I'll pass it along in a day or so, when my email won't be filled with righteous indignation & snarky comments! #ILoveBeingALibrarian #ReadingComicsIsReading
Don't Underestimate the Power of Graphic Novels for the Classroom (Opinion)
Not just an easy read: Comics and graphic novels can teach a host of skills, three educators explain.
www.edweek.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So, after my frustrating issue this morning with the teacher telling students they can't read a graphic for lit circles, I found this article! I'll pass it along in a day or so, when my email won't be filled with righteous indignation & snarky comments! #ILoveBeingALibrarian #ReadingComicsIsReading