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trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fetch me a magnum of Champagne and summon my best pig. We leave for the meadow at midday.

Terry Pratchett drinks a large bottle of Champagne with a big pig in a meadow

Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My parents had an orange cat who was OBSESSED with canteloupe. He would literally try to wrestle it away from you. And he was a huge boy, 19 lbs and very strong.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Jim gets whatever Jim wants. Who could say no to that face?!?

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hi yes hello I would like to live in this room forever

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箕島綺譚 [Mishima Kitan] (they/them)💖Support Black Trans Liberation @mishimakitan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm happy to publicly come forth as the JP-to-EN translator of My Journey to Her by Yūna Hirasawa. It's a great honor to be the first openly transgender & nonbinary native Japanese translator to be credited for the translation of an Eisner Award-winning manga. 😊 Please see my full statement below.

A statement from Mishima Kitan. Due to the word count restriction of the ALT text field, the ALT text is split into two parts. The second part is in the subsequent image in the thread of this post.

Statement Part 1:
"Hi, everyone. This is Mishima Kitan. Today, I'm happy to publicly come forth as the Japanese-to-English translator of My Journey to Her, an autobiographical transgender memoir, by Yūna Hirasawa. My Journey to Her won the Eisner Award for the category of Best Digital Comic in 2025. I'm very glad that this significant book has been released physically as well.

I've been using English as my second language for over thirty years now. It's a great honor to be the first openly transgender and nonbinary native Japanese translator to be credited for the translation of an Eisner Award-winning manga.

At the time of the digital release of this book in 2024, I had some personal concerns about being credited so I requested to be anonymous in the initially released edition. In March 2026, Haruko Hashimoto (the editor of the digital edition) had reached out to inform me that the book was getting a physical release and to ask if I'd like to be credited as the translator. Upon consideration, I replied, "Yes." I felt ready to be credited as the translator and I also felt that this present moment was a historically important timing to confirm the credit.

Having my own fair share of transphobic experiences and having to entirely cutting ties with my blood family in Japan at age 20 to live and transition on my own, this memoir was one of the most emotionally challenging book to translate. But, as with any work that I do, I gave my best effort."

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

He looks so much like my Huckleberry 😍

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

0 for 2 🤷🏻‍♀️

Illustration of a 1940s era librarian. Text: I became a librarian for the money and fame.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They were absorbed by one of the libraries. This positing seeks a candidate for absorption by the other library.

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Dropped Mike @rebrafsim.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

teacher: what does “agnostic” mean? me: I don’t know teacher: correct! how about “ambivalent”? me: *shrug* teacher: yes! how about “nihilistic”? me: what difference does any of this make? teacher: amazing

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 05/10/2026

Most school book bans in a year is not a record we wanted, but we got it. And that's even without counting all the books that were secretly removed in unreported shady under-the-table ways to avoid calling them bans, which I'd assume is also at record levels.

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

❌ MYTH — “If I Can Still Buy a Book Through Retailers, It’s Not Really Banned.”

Gold-colored graphic with a dotted line border. There is one myth and its rebuttal displayed at the center of the graphic. Myth: “If I Can Still Buy a Book Through Retailers, It’s Not Really Banned.” Fact: School libraries and public libraries play a fundamental role in keeping literature accessible to students and patrons. Even if particular book titles can be accessed elsewhere, the restriction of them in libraries and public schools remains a potential infringement of students’ constitutional rights. Privately purchasing books via alternate means is a privilege that not every student or library patron has access to, and further-more, purchasing a book for one’s private collection does not negate or neutralize the impacts of a book ban, nor increase its accessibility to the public. Source: PENAmerica - “What Is a Book Ban? And More Frequently Asked Questions”.

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

❌ MYTH — “Book Bans ‘Only’ Impact School Libraries.”

Gold-colored graphic with a dotted line border. There is one myth and its rebuttal displayed at the center of the graphic. Myth: “Book Bans ‘Only’ Impact School Libraries.” Fact: Increasingly, we’re seeing attempts to ban and censor books beyond school libraries. According to a 2023 article in Harvard Ed., 48% of book challenges were directed at public libraries, impacting the accessibility of titles to the wider community. Even more alarmingly, earlier in 2026, the state of Arkansas introduced an amend-ment known as Arkansas Act 372, which moves to include librarians AND booksellers as being among those who can be criminally charged for “distributing or providing materials deemed harmful to minors”. Book banners also target book stores and booksellers in their efforts. Source: Harvard Ed. - “Book Bans and the Librarians Who Won't Be Hushed” & EveryLibrary.

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

❌ MYTH — “Book Bans Don’t Have Significant Economic Impacts.”

Gold-colored graphic with a dotted line border. There is one myth and its rebuttal displayed at the center of the graphic. Myth: “Book Bans Don’t Have Significant Economic Impacts”. Fact: In order for a book to be banned, copies of the book have to be on shelves, which is taxpayer money already spent. If a ban has to be reviewed by a committee prior to removal, every member of the committee also has to have a copy of the book. Then there is the “labor” component, or the human cost behind such reviews, since taxpayer dollars pay the salary of the employees who are spending some—or much—of their time reading challenged books. Research from EveryLibrary found that in Texas alone, citizens can expect to pay around $3.6 Million to ban books; Florida’s costs come to between $34,000 and $135,000 per library or school per year; in Missouri, taxpayers can expect to pay 10% of a school district’s per-student expenditures on banning just one book. Source: EveryLibrary - “The Taxpayers' Rising Fin

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

❌ MYTH — “I’m Not Worried, Because Book Bans Happen Slowly.”

Gold-colored graphic with a dotted line border. There is one myth and its rebuttal displayed at the center of the graphic. Myth: “I’m Not Worried, Because Book Bans Happen Slowly.” Fact: Prior to 2021, the vast majority of book challenges involved one title at a time. But starting in 2022, 90% of attempts were aimed at banning multiple titles at once, according to the ALA, and 40% involved challenges to 100 or more books. According to PENAmerica’s book ban tracking, there were 3,362 book bans filed during the 2022-2023 school year, which dramatically jumped up to 10,046 ban attempts in the 2023-2024 school year, with numbers steadily trending upward every year. We cannot afford to be complacent in our fight against book bans, because they’re impacting authors, schools, librarians, and even book sellers more and more often. Source: Harvard Ed. - “Book Bans and the Librarians Who Won't Be Hushed” & The American Library Association.

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

bobcat in a box

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 05/10/2026

Last month, two of my books about book bans made it onto Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick's state-wide ban list. With all the shady dealings and confusion on its legality I'll never know everywhere they were banned, but here's the list of specific bans I knew about earlier this year. #BannedBooksWeek

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The moral of this story is American healthcare is awful, women doctors are amazing, and you should never wear underwear without reading the label first. /Fin.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 05/10/2026

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There is a documentary called Grenfell Uncovered on Netflix. Highly recommended. It's a true horror story.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.

LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I've been tweaking someone else's photos of some William Brassey Hole murals, and that reminded me of the time a collie named Merlot came to visit the murals in Pollokshields, and I think we should admire Merlot again.

A small collie with an infinitely appealing expression in front of a mural showing animals being blessed. Merlot is already blessed, and Merlot knows this.

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Simon's Cat @simonscatofficial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We know they love us! 💕

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Dropped Mike @rebrafsim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

if you think someone is in the room with you, you are not alone

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Smooth Jazz and Smooth Porcelain✨ Pots available on www.roseschmits.com

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All I want is a seaside cottage, the distant rumble of thunder, a vintage mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, a comfortable reading chair, a crackling fire, a raven keeping watch, and a basket of freshly-baked emotional support scones.

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R. Blaylock Art @meanderingunicorns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yay, Thursday Art Show! I take commissions for pet portraits and character art. I love drawing kitties! Please check out my Ko-fi if you need a custom portrait: ko-fi.com/rblaylockart...

Illustration of an anthropomorphic Siamese cat lady, gazing at a butterfly resting on her paw.

Illustration of a fluffy black cat with feathery wings sitting on a stack of books.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That ginger kitty looks just like my kitten Quincy!

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pure sartorial annihilation by someone who just inherently knows how handsome he is.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mine is due for renewal and I'm thinking I might just have to let it lapse and wait to renew it later. Because eww.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can I also start a band called Florid Apocalypticism though because that is a killer name

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Washington Sun didn't require a login to read articles for a few weeks. Why? Why is this necessary? I guess there's no need to follow this account after all.

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Pet Portraits By Hercule @portraitsbyhercule.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New commission finished!! This portrait was requested by the wonderfully lovely Ida Tsang. I don’t know what the Alpaca is called, but I’ve named her Ida Ratheryouhadnt.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'd love to read this but some sort of ad/virus pops up over it. That's new...

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 22/06/2026

Make stuff. Do your hobbies. Geek out with your weird friends. Practice arts and crafts. Every society that ever burned to the ground left behind only the handicrafts, and every society saved from the brink was saved only by arts. Do not give up the joy of creating.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Magical creatures don’t exist, eh? Roughly 400 million years ago, before the birth of trees, there were giant mystery cones called “Prototaxites,” which grew nearly 30 feet tall. We literally have no idea what they were. Plant: no Mushroom: no Animal: no Tell me this isn’t a little bit magic

Sunset with giant mystery cones Prototaxites https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prototaxites-fossil-explained-why-this-prehistoric-colossus-still-baffles-scientists-1773173

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ok as a bearded dragon person I really want access to those videos.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Walking into your local library improves mental well-being by at least 62%.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is the best story I've read in months.

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have a lot to say about the Cornell case, but I'm largely keeping it on the inside, since I'll be honest: I find it triggering. But I have one specific ask: parents, talk to your sons. Talk to them and make sure they understand accountability. Talk to them about consent. Do it now.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

5. The best way of pushing a book to a kid is to say it isn't suitable. "You won't understand it." "It's rude." "It's far too challenging for someone your age." Then, just leave the book around somewhere they can reach it.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lots of pieces in the print media recently about the decline of reading in children. Here's a little thread on ways to help your kids get reading again:

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can they also go on the coffin or urn? Because I am now doing to demand googly eyes on my urn

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yikes! I haven't run into this issue because our contracted vendor (Mackin) embeds the professional reviews in their catalog.

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Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mine are in pots. Do I attempt to move them indoors, or do I harvest and dry? 🤔

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