🔖 Read The End of the Adventure by Drew DiMiglio (The Independent).
This piece about a local fun park closing gets at the importance of third spaces for teens but only goes into their loss a little. I’d love to see more in-depth writing about this.
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
Watched: Murder on the Orient Express 🍿
My third time watching this. It’s great every time. Branagh’s Poirot is so melancholy.
Watched: A Haunting in Venice 🍿
I love Poirot, I love Branagh, and I love spooky stuff, so this was a win for me.
Finished reading: The Back of the Universe by Jessixa Bagley 📚
Finished reading: While We’re Here by Anne Wynter 📚
Finished reading: The Muéganos by Jaque Jours 📚
🔖 Read Wake schools restricts parents’ ability to challenge books, citing new state law.
Wake is interpreting recent changes in state law to mean that parents can now only restrict their own children from borrowing specific school library books, not that books must be removed.
Good. Parents can still challenge classroom materials.
🔖 Read How unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities.
My city has its share of problems, but I’m really proud of it for developing programs like this. Especially for launching the Stabilization Services division.
Finished reading: A Man And His Cat 1 by Umi Sakurai 📚
This is the most relatable and wholesome manga I’ve ever read.