Why Am I Like This? The Kimberly Hirsh Story
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.
Want to get in touch? You can reach me by email.
Recent posts
🔖Read I Let My Students Watch Me Struggle With a Masterpiece. It Changed Everything..
In the algorithmic age, effective teaching is affective teaching.
Yes!
Being a good teacher requires being sort of odd, even a bit immature.
This is my whole vibe.
📚🗨️ “Each year the world Rich lived in felt more and more like a huge electronic haunted house in which digital ghosts and frightened human beings lived in uneasy coexistence.” Stephen King, It
📚🗨️ “Now he had to go back to being himself, and that was hard—it got harder to do that every year. It was easier to be brave when you were someone else.” Stephen King, It
Finished reading: Officer Off Limits by Tessa Bailey 📚
Happy Bookstore Romance Day! 📚💓
📚 If you want to read more and with more focused attention, maybe try one of these programs: reading training using progressive overload designed by librarian Hana Lee Goldin or couch to 5k for reading with author Naomi Alderman.
Finished reading: Batgirl: Year One (2023 Edition) by Chuck Dixon 📚
I’m doing a deep dive on one of pop culture’s favorite librarians. Did you know that, like me, Batgirl has a PhD in information & library science?
The most recent MCU movie I’ve seen is Black Panther. Every time I think about trying a new one, I remember that it feels like I have to understand the other 30+ for the new one to make sense. I wonder if I could just treat them like comics and only pay attention to Spider-Man and X-Men. 🍿
🔖📚 Read Navigating the Brain Poisoning of Book Censorship by Kelly Jensen.
A great piece about how even fighting censorship can prime you to start looking for content in books that isn’t there.