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

Bare tree branches against a clear blue sky remind me of lace.

On some level, THE MANDALORIAN really is just about parenting a young child. “Don’t eat that.” “I told you not to eat that!” “Where are you?” “Where are you going?” “No no no!”

Just got an email inviting me to join a network of patient influencers because I’m active in the healthcare space and it feels really weird.

I’m happy to have new Animaniacs and I’m also happy to have old Animaniacs.

My kid woke me up at the wrong moment in my sleep cycle and I’m pretty sure I’m going to be groggy and cranky all day because of it.

When writing is both scholarly and beautiful, that’s a sweet spot.

Just cleaned the 15+ yrs of storage gunk (not too bad really) off my sewing machine. EXCITEMENT!

Say what you will about screen time, when my kid and I binge-watch remote library storytimes he gets exposed to new books and I get extra snuggles.