A white woman with dark hair and glasses stands in front of a wall with several words in 3d on it. The word 'BOOK' is centered over her head.
Kimberly Hirsh in front of the wall of words at
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC

Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.

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Recent posts

What?! Kristin Cashore just had a character in Jane, Unlimited share my one strong Doctor Who opinion! “Nobody likes Martha Jones but I like Martha Jones.”

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “A storm can be a cozy thing when one isn’t in it.” - Kristin Cashore in Jane, Unlimited

πŸ’¬πŸ“ΊπŸ––πŸ» “Exhilaration enhances the absorption of knowledge.” Picard, 2x01, β€œThe Stargazer” [Cool how this sums up my whole deal.]

πŸ’¬πŸ“ΊπŸ––πŸ» “The part of me that really wants is the part that has to wait in line.” Picard, 2x01, “The Stargazer”

I played a LOT of the Pokemon TCG in my freshman year of college, burned a lot of scholarship money on it. When I stored it away I wasn’t planning to keep all my cards and share them with my kid but I’m sure glad I did.

If you must get a flat tire, I recommend doing it on a beautiful day when you have snacks packed in the car and plenty of data on your mobile plan so your kid can watch Pokemon while you wait for AAA. Bonus if you’ve done everything you can to mitigate your migraine.

Me, reading Jane, Unlimited: Wait, wait, wait. Her aunt/guardian was an adjunct at this fancy private university and she got the child-of-faculty tuition benefit? 😏 πŸ“š

I let a tiny bit of crying come out at 3 am Monday morning and now all the crying I haven’t done in the past 2 years is trying to push its way through.

Oof. Doing a second round of coding and I am R-U-S-T-Y rusty.

How do you handle a day when your brain isn’t doing a great job but you also don’t really want to nap because you will feel logie afterwards and you’ve already gone for a walk and had a snack? Shower? Probably a shower. Or more coffee? Shower and coffee?