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

Want to read: Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie πŸ“š

πŸ“š I know I’m very late to this party but GIDEON THE NINTH is so good.

What is less helpful than it might be is when a reviewer suggests that people have already written a bunch about the thing you’re writing about and you clearly aren’t familiar with that literature, but offers not a single suggestion of a citation you’re missing.

9 am Kimberly: I’m totally going to work this afternoon!

1 pm Kimberly: I’m totally going to read GIDEON THE NINTH this afternoon!

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In the bathroom at the children’s museum yesterday, I looked in the mirror. I saw a sweaty mess who was clearly somebody’s mom. I thought, “I’m cute! This sweaty mess mom look suits me!” I believe as Dr. Mom I am coming into my full power.

πŸ“š (Please don’t spoil me) Me reading Gideon the Ninth: KISS! KISS! KISS!

Welp. Sitting on hold with the grocery store because they accidentally charged me $78.89 for 1 lb of turkey is not how I expected to spend my Saturday morning, but here we are.

The layers of references in this poster are delightful: cats as Data and Geordi as Holmes and Watson chef kiss πŸ––πŸ“ΊπŸ–ΌοΈ

Finished reading: Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo πŸ“š

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “If you cannot bear our pain, you are not fit to carry our strength.” WONDER WOMAN: WARBRINGER, Leigh Bardugo