Jez (she/her)
@typesetjez.bsky.social
Librarian, public speaker, plant mom | Star Wars | Dr. Pepper | “has Ms. Frizzle energy” & “is like Leslie Knope except she supports libraries” | All opinions my own.
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Congrats you told me you used AI for your slides and now I am just going to tune out on principal
September 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Congrats you told me you used AI for your slides and now I am just going to tune out on principal
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also, i can recommend audiobook + puzzle. it got me through the pandemic, and it's very relaxing.
Hey if you cancelled a bunch of services and are going “now what”, can I recommend an audiobook and fiber art combo. Good for your brain, good for your hands, you get something squishy at the end! There’s no downside. None at all. You’re absolutely not going to go into yarn debt. Haha.
September 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
also, i can recommend audiobook + puzzle. it got me through the pandemic, and it's very relaxing.
This is how I feel about the Chicago Cubs and, well, *gestures at everything*
it is my sincere belief that the amount of success for the Houston rockets and good outcomes in USA national politics are inversely proportional to one another and when one improves the other will infallibly worsen
Tell me something you’re superstitious about. Doesn’t have to be negative.
I still make wishes on eyelashes that fall out my eye.
I still make wishes on eyelashes that fall out my eye.
September 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is how I feel about the Chicago Cubs and, well, *gestures at everything*
I’m so disappointed my ticket was $19.69. Let me give you another 20¢
The launch of Taylor Swift's highly-anticipated new album The Life of a Showgirl will be accompanied by an 89-minute "release party" movie.
Taylor Swift Set to Release Movie Alongside New Album the Life of a Showgirl, With Theater Attendees Told They Can 'Sing and Dance' — but 'Not Stand on Seats'
bit.ly
September 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I’m so disappointed my ticket was $19.69. Let me give you another 20¢
In honor of #RebuildtheGalaxy #PiecesOfThePast, I drew my favorite LEGO Star Wars character: Zander Freemaker, Superstar Pilot Guy!
(2 versions because I’m not 100% happy with the first and the second makes me laugh)
(2 versions because I’m not 100% happy with the first and the second makes me laugh)
September 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
In honor of #RebuildtheGalaxy #PiecesOfThePast, I drew my favorite LEGO Star Wars character: Zander Freemaker, Superstar Pilot Guy!
(2 versions because I’m not 100% happy with the first and the second makes me laugh)
(2 versions because I’m not 100% happy with the first and the second makes me laugh)
I knew I was reading more this year but dang I’ve already read more than I did all of last year and it’s only June 😮
June 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I knew I was reading more this year but dang I’ve already read more than I did all of last year and it’s only June 😮
A local library received complaints about its Candyland decorations for summer reading because “rainbows are sexual.” Must be June. #PrideMonth
June 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A local library received complaints about its Candyland decorations for summer reading because “rainbows are sexual.” Must be June. #PrideMonth
I miss working with so many older women. They were so lovely and so sick of the world at the same time and I learned so much about what was coming my way.
May 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I miss working with so many older women. They were so lovely and so sick of the world at the same time and I learned so much about what was coming my way.
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the Star Wars starter pack in honor of May the 4th 🌟 go.bsky.app/77wm4YL
May 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
the Star Wars starter pack in honor of May the 4th 🌟 go.bsky.app/77wm4YL
Librarians, have you seen a drop in library use, particularly program attendance over the last 2-3 months? What do you attribute this to? #librarylife #libraries
May 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Librarians, have you seen a drop in library use, particularly program attendance over the last 2-3 months? What do you attribute this to? #librarylife #libraries
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Here's the info for Illinois: www.ila.org/content/docu...
March 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here's the info for Illinois: www.ila.org/content/docu...
What are your favorite books that deal with mental health? Adult fiction preferred but nonfiction and other age groups are also welcome!
#librarylife #booksky 📚
#librarylife #booksky 📚
March 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What are your favorite books that deal with mental health? Adult fiction preferred but nonfiction and other age groups are also welcome!
#librarylife #booksky 📚
#librarylife #booksky 📚
Truly one of the best library presentations I’ve seen in a long time. Fun but also insightful and incredibly well-researched. As a librarian I also admire how easily he used it to promote library resources. So glad I made the drive out!
March 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Truly one of the best library presentations I’ve seen in a long time. Fun but also insightful and incredibly well-researched. As a librarian I also admire how easily he used it to promote library resources. So glad I made the drive out!
For the first time in almost 10 years of public speaking, I forgot my laptop. Not just forgot it at home, forgot I even had a virtual component of the class. Thankfully the library had one for me to use and I have a backup in the cloud, but this is not a good sign for future classes. #perimenopause
February 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
For the first time in almost 10 years of public speaking, I forgot my laptop. Not just forgot it at home, forgot I even had a virtual component of the class. Thankfully the library had one for me to use and I have a backup in the cloud, but this is not a good sign for future classes. #perimenopause
I just bought so much yarn. No one look at me while I find new, creative places to store them in my home 🧶
February 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I just bought so much yarn. No one look at me while I find new, creative places to store them in my home 🧶
Second weekend of closing sales at Joann’s. Most things are still 20% off but for yarn especially I don’t recommend waiting. Probably the most people I’ve seen here in a long time.
February 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Second weekend of closing sales at Joann’s. Most things are still 20% off but for yarn especially I don’t recommend waiting. Probably the most people I’ve seen here in a long time.
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Chicago elders and ancestors.
I’m leading an intergenerational embroidery program starting Wednesday at Art On Sedgwick for After School Matters. It’s free. You should sign up! Me and teens and embroidery and you = epic.
Spread the word?
www.eventbrite.com/e/strands-of...
I’m leading an intergenerational embroidery program starting Wednesday at Art On Sedgwick for After School Matters. It’s free. You should sign up! Me and teens and embroidery and you = epic.
Spread the word?
www.eventbrite.com/e/strands-of...
February 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Chicago elders and ancestors.
I’m leading an intergenerational embroidery program starting Wednesday at Art On Sedgwick for After School Matters. It’s free. You should sign up! Me and teens and embroidery and you = epic.
Spread the word?
www.eventbrite.com/e/strands-of...
I’m leading an intergenerational embroidery program starting Wednesday at Art On Sedgwick for After School Matters. It’s free. You should sign up! Me and teens and embroidery and you = epic.
Spread the word?
www.eventbrite.com/e/strands-of...
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The YA publishing crisis isn’t that we need more mature YA books or a Mature YA label, it’s that we need more YA books published for teens of all ages and less YA books published as YA but also wanting to reach Adult audiences. Adults have plenty of books published for them.
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The YA publishing crisis isn’t that we need more mature YA books or a Mature YA label, it’s that we need more YA books published for teens of all ages and less YA books published as YA but also wanting to reach Adult audiences. Adults have plenty of books published for them.
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I definitely missed something, so could someone please tell me why LJ stopped awarding star libraries? I can’t find a notice or anything, it’s like they just…stopped #libraries #librarysky
February 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I definitely missed something, so could someone please tell me why LJ stopped awarding star libraries? I can’t find a notice or anything, it’s like they just…stopped #libraries #librarysky
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No, using an em dash a lot isn’t a sign of AI because the em dash is not punctuation, it’s a vibe. It’s a feeling. You don’t use it because it makes grammatical sense — you use it because your heart tells you to. AI couldn’t possibly do it well because it lacks one.
February 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
No, using an em dash a lot isn’t a sign of AI because the em dash is not punctuation, it’s a vibe. It’s a feeling. You don’t use it because it makes grammatical sense — you use it because your heart tells you to. AI couldn’t possibly do it well because it lacks one.
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“New data suggests that graphic novels actually do help cultivate lifelong readers of prose.“
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“New data suggests that graphic novels actually do help cultivate lifelong readers of prose.“
In Naperville Michaels and Joann are within walking distance of each other and I still go to both. This is a huge loss for the crafting community
Joann, the financially troubled arts-and-crafts retailer, announced Wednesday that it was preparing to close 500 of its 800 remaining stores after its latest bankruptcy filing.
Joann, the Arts and Crafts Chain, Will Close 500 Stores Across U.S.
The announcement came one month after the company’s second bankruptcy filing in less than a year.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In Naperville Michaels and Joann are within walking distance of each other and I still go to both. This is a huge loss for the crafting community
I definitely missed something, so could someone please tell me why LJ stopped awarding star libraries? I can’t find a notice or anything, it’s like they just…stopped #libraries #librarysky
February 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I definitely missed something, so could someone please tell me why LJ stopped awarding star libraries? I can’t find a notice or anything, it’s like they just…stopped #libraries #librarysky
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Need a cute, easy, and free gift idea? 🧶 The Easy Heart Hat pattern is perfect for beginners and works up fast with basic crochet stitches. Baby size pattern is FREE! Grab the pattern now. www.edieeckman.com/2020/01/...
#edieeckman
#edieeckman
February 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Need a cute, easy, and free gift idea? 🧶 The Easy Heart Hat pattern is perfect for beginners and works up fast with basic crochet stitches. Baby size pattern is FREE! Grab the pattern now. www.edieeckman.com/2020/01/...
#edieeckman
#edieeckman