Sharon Domier
@sharonthelibrarian.bsky.social
East Asian Studies librarian recently retired and enjoying time to read picture books, take long walks, and chat with my dogs. I will always make time for former students and folks with quirky questions about Japanese toilets or books.
Woohoo! This wonderful English translation by Avery Udagawa is the Libby Reads! At Boston Public Library. I loved this book in both languages.
November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Woohoo! This wonderful English translation by Avery Udagawa is the Libby Reads! At Boston Public Library. I loved this book in both languages.
Friends, does anyone recognize what this was before it was broken? Tucked inside a jewelry box belonging to Yukitaka Osaki. The black pieces kind of felt like ink stone to me but I couldn’t make sense of the inscriptions.
August 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Friends, does anyone recognize what this was before it was broken? Tucked inside a jewelry box belonging to Yukitaka Osaki. The black pieces kind of felt like ink stone to me but I couldn’t make sense of the inscriptions.
Ceramic tea cup by Ikuko Iwamoto. Gift from a former student. Much appreciated.
July 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Ceramic tea cup by Ikuko Iwamoto. Gift from a former student. Much appreciated.
I did! Highly recommend this one about the penguin book being removed from the school library.
April 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I did! Highly recommend this one about the penguin book being removed from the school library.
Good morning. Avoid the news and let’s do a woods walk instead.
February 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Good morning. Avoid the news and let’s do a woods walk instead.
Today’s walk
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today’s walk
We finally got snow. Life feels a little more normal now.
January 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We finally got snow. Life feels a little more normal now.
Someone is in a hurry for good things to happen in 2025.
January 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Someone is in a hurry for good things to happen in 2025.
Who needs Santa to decide if you have been naughty or nice when you have these judgmental buggers at home.
December 25, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Who needs Santa to decide if you have been naughty or nice when you have these judgmental buggers at home.
Excavated from this morning’s cleaning. “for all sensuous people”
December 12, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Excavated from this morning’s cleaning. “for all sensuous people”
Here is an example from their shelf list of banned books.
June 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Here is an example from their shelf list of banned books.