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mxlibrarian.bsky.social
Mx. Librarian
@mxlibrarian.bsky.social
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I'm a queer, trans, disabled librarian with a passion for crafting and MG and YA fiction. Working on a new website to get away from Substack, but until that's done I'm at https://mxlibrarian.substack.com/
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Just finished Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology by Angela Hsieh. It is an absolutely gorgeous story with stunning artwork. It works as a standalone, but I hope this will be a series because there are so many places to go with it and I want more! #KidLit #Librarian #GraphicNovel #BookSky
The cover of Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology, by Angela Hsieh. It features two children running in the foreground. The background has giant creatures that look like axolotls. End of description.
June 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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On the plus side, our seats are under an overhang and I brought my knitting! 🧶
A hand holding up a dark colored knitting project with the Busch stadium scoreboard unfocused in the background.
June 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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This weather is homophobic. 😤 #Pride #STLCardinals
The Busch stadium scoreboard as seen through rain. The infield is in the foreground covered by a wet tarp. The scoreboard reads "the start of tonight's game is currently delayed. Start time is to be determined. Thank you for your patience." A digital runner under the scoreboard is lit up in rainbow colors and reads "welcome to pride night at Busch stadium."
June 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Finished washcloth! #Crochet #CrochetSky 🧶
A washcloth done in interlock filet crochet. It is a dark purple music note on a light gray background. End of description.
June 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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My first foray into interlocking filet crochet! I blame all of you posting the cool blankets for #ShowMeYourKnits. Pattern is 8th Note 20 by Ashlee Brotzell Designs on Ravelry. Yarn is Knit Picks Dishie. #CrochetSky #Crochet #WIP 🧶
A half finished dishcloth of a purple music note on a light gray background in a mesh/grid pattern. It is laying flat on a gray tabletop. The two balls of yarn being used are sitting above it. End of description.
June 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Appa is very proud of our Pride display!
#KidLit #MiddleGrade #Librarian #DogsOfBlueSky #ServiceDog #Pride #LGBTQ #BookSky
A book display with a sign above it that says "Read with pride" in the colors of the Philly Pride flag and the Trans Pride flag. A merle-patterned dog in an orange vest is sitting in front of the display shelf and smiling at the camera. End of description.
May 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Just finished "Band Nerd" by Sarah Clawson Willis and Emma Cormarie. It's a middle grade graphic novel that hits HARD, about a girl with an alcoholic father. Wow, wow, WOW!!! A definite must-read! #KidLit #MiddleGrade #Librarian #BookSky 💙📚
The cover of Band Nerd. It features a girl in an orange t-shirt standing in a music room playing a flute. End of description.
May 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Appa got his summer cut today and he is looking so handsome! 💙 #DogsOfBlueSky #ServiceDog
A merle patterned dog wearing an orange vest is laying on a white tiled floor and smiling up at the camera. End of description.
May 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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#WIPWednesday: I found a seamless top-down sweater pattern on Ravelry that looks like set-in sleeves. I am making modifications to make it a tee and use moss stitch rather than stockinette. #Knitting
Pattern: continuing top down by Nataliya Volyanyuk.
Yarn: Cotton King from Hobbii.
A teal t-shirt in the process of being knitted.
May 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Just finished "Rebellion 1776" by Laurie Halse Anderson. I was expecting a war story, but instead it was a beautiful piece of historical fiction that reminded me why it was one of my favorite genres when I was a kid. #BookSky #KidLit #MiddleGrade #Librarian
The cover of "Rebellion 1776" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It features a white girl with brown hair and spots on her face peering out from behind the stripes of a tattered American flag. End of description.
May 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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This is what happens when I stop petting this adorable little monster. #DogsOfBlueSky #ServiceDog
A merle patterned dog sitting on a gray couch and looking sadly at the camera. His paw is stretched out in front of him and laying on a person's arm. End of description.
May 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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If you like Anna Marie McLemore's books, you will love El Niño by Pam Muñoz Ryan. MG magical realism about a boy on a swim team dealing with the grief of losing his sister: but is she really dead? This book is gorgeous, and the audiobook is VERY well done! #BookSky #KidLit #Librarian
The cover of El Niño by Pam Muñoz Ryan. It depicts a boy diving into a wave. His legs are turning into a mermaid fin at the knees. End of description.
May 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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A MUST-READ: "Mixed-Up" by Kami Garcia, an amazing graphic novel about a girl with dyslexia which is undiagnosed at the start. As a person with a LD that overlaps with dyslexia, I FLEW through it in a way I can't through most books thanks to the dyslexia-friendly font. #BookSky #Librarian #KidLit
The cover of "Mixed-Up" by Kami Garcia, art by Brittney Williams and Lettering by Comicraft's Tyler Smith. It features two girls in the background each reading a book. A girl in the foreground is holding the same book and looking straight ahead with a sad expression. End of description.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Librarians are so sick of platitudes and vocational awe. We need protection to be able to do our basic jobs. We want action.
A four panel meme. Panel 1: a hand labeled "Library of Congress" reaching up from a body of water. Panel 2: a hand labeled "Congress" reaching toward the first from the top of the panel. Panel 3: the second hand high-fiving the first labeled with the quote "Librarians rule!" Panel 4: the second hand is gone and the first is almost completely under the water. End of description.
May 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Librarians are so sick of platitudes and vocational awe. We need protection to be able to do our basic jobs. We want action.
May 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Work today was a professional development day at the Art Institute of Chicago, because visual literacy is so important to reading! I love my job 💙 #librarian
A picture of the sculpture titled "Mended Petal" by Yoko Ono. A picture of the painting titled "Twilight" by Hale Woodruff. A picture of flowers with Millennium Park and a skyscraper partially obscured by low clouds in the background. A picture of the painting titled "Self Portrait With Cropped Hair" by Frida Kahlo.
May 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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We did a group training class today and they played together for a little while after and Appa now has a new BFF 💞 #DogsOfBlueSky #ServiceDog
Two dogs laying in the grass facing each other and smiling at the camera. One is a larger fluffy merle patterned dog and the other is a white puppy with brown patches. The merle dog's paws are on top of the white puppy's paws. End of description.
May 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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In this house, we're all #MNFrost fans! #PWHL 💜🤍 #DogsOfBlueSky
A merle patterned dog laying on a gray couch. A black ball cap with the purple Minnesota Frost text and logo is on his head. End of description.
May 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Saw this on Reddit a while back and absolutely howled #PWHL #MNFrost
May 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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I ran a craft program yesterday and one of the kiddos wrote me this note on some of the scrap paper 💙
A note written by a child on a small piece of scrap paper in pink marker. It reads "I [heart] the library." The child spelled library as L I Y B R A R E Y. End of description.
May 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Just realized I've been posting about hockey playoff games so much I forgot to post about the excellent books I've read, so I'm going to make more posts about that soon. In the meantime, these books are highly recommended! #BookSky #KidLit #Librarian #TLSky #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel
The cover of Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker by Heidi Heilig. The cover of Max in the Land of Lies by Adam Gidwitz. The cover of Almost Sunset, by Wahab Algarmi.
May 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I've been in a lot of pain today, but Appa and his smile have hardly left my side. I love this sweet face! #DogsOfBlueSky #ServiceDog
A merle patterned dog smiling at the camera. End of description.
May 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Knitting, playoff hockey, and a 70 pound lap puppy. Life is good. #LGB #STLBlues
A hand holding knitting needles resting on a merle patterned dog. A TV in the background is showing a hockey game. End of description.
May 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Today's WIP: a fingering weight sweater. Pattern is Egan by Fiona Alice from Ravelry. Yarn is Ursula Sock in Green Lion from Ex Libris Fibers. #knitting
The start of a sweater back being knit from the bottom up in dark green yarn. A purple yarn bowl in the shape of a D20 is in the background. End of description.
May 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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I'm glad I checked your profile first because I very nearly blocked you on sight with the way your handle got cut off 😳
April 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM