Oh, that takes me back to being a kid at Chuck E. Cheese in the 80’s – I would stop by my local library for vintage arcade machines for sure

Settling in to work on my classes and this was the first thing I viewed – I’m fired up! 🐻🐻🐻

Hi Hildana – the way you linked libraries fighting book bans, due to it being antithetical to the core values of librarianship, to how book banning itself threatens the ability to maintain a hyperlinked library environment is a great point. In my very conservative area of Eastern Washington State, we’ve dealt with this a lot.

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Thanks, this helps a lot!

Hi Elly,
I love this concept too! At the community college library I work at we recently completed a renovation. We used to have stop light signs for the levels of noise allowed in certain areas – red, yellow, and green. After the renovation we did away with those and do not enforce silence anywhere outside of one room that we call a “Silent…[Read more]

Hi Frenchie, I feel the same about libraries being a large support to me growing up too and I want to help create spaces like for young people now too. I love horror as well but have a lot to catch up on with current horror films and books. I do love the new Chucky Series, mostly because of Jennifer Tilly if I’m honest, but the young actors are…[Read more]

Hi Isabel,

I was born in Torrance, CA, near you, but lived most of my life in Washington State. I’ve taken single Summer courses before, this is my first Summer session with two courses while working full time – and that time frame is a whole thing to keep up with for sure. You can do it!

Hi Jennifer, love that picture of the aquarium – I was born in Torrance, CA , near you, but lived most of my life in Washington State. I’ve been to Long Beach more than a few times to visit family. I think I’ll always be a aquarium/zoo person so thanks for the pic!

Hi Elly,

Hello from farther East on the Columbia River – I live in the TriCities, Washington area, Kennewick to be exact. We pass by Hood River often on trips to Portland – a beautiful area! Good luck in class.

Killer Klowns and Creepshow are so great! Big horror fan too. I loved all the Chuckie movies and have just started the TV show which is a lot of fun.

Hi Alexis,

“I’m glad you’re here” is such a powerful phrase. I’m going to use that more often. I’m so happy to hear your story about the library being the resource you needed – there’s so much benefit from just having the building open and available. We never know what our patrons are accomplishing or battling each day they walk in the door.…[Read more]

Hi Kimberly,

My mom is good with Orchids too but I’m not brave enough to try them!

The plants in the middle picture are my current garden: Butternut Squash, Calabacita Squash, Cherry Tomatoes, a Pumpkin, Corn, Red Onions, and Cucumber. We went a little overboard this year! But gardening really is my happy place.

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Sandy soil is interesting! With the sandy soil I get to plants lots of Irises, Lavender, and Lilies which I love. I did have two rabbits come through regularly two years ago and eat almost every bulb in my flowerbeds in early Spring! I tried to take it in stride and say, hey, I get to plant new things now.

Hi all – here’s my intro post: https://287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/jcwest/2024/06/04/accidental-librarianship/

I also love the way Mrs. Maisel has so many long “one-shots” where the camera is just moving around without a single cut and all of that dialog is just flying right and left – so much great production work to analyze.

Big Drag Race fan here too, watched every main season when it first aired, ha! A coworker has decided to binge the entire run and we have been having a great time talking about it. A different coworker told me about Dungeons and Drag Queens which I need to get into for sure.

I love a good/bad horror movie too. Some of my first memories of going to the local public library were to secretly read horror/special effects magazines like Fangoria and Starlog. One of the “slow binges” I’m currently working through is the new Chuckie series which is sooo much better than it has any right to be! And, you know, Jennifer Tilly is…[Read more]

I remember that Edward Gorey intro too! Wow, hadn’t thought about that in a long time