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Chicago Public Library partnered with the school district so that all students’ ID cards now function as library cards, thus removing a barrier to accessing library resources and programs. Yay #libraries!
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/chicago-turns-all-public-school-ids-into-library-cards-to-boost-student-access/
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- a friend offered to donate her foster axolotl Fred (with whom I am obsessed) to my library and now I want to figure out how to make this happen
- I have friends who offer me axolotls
- axolotls
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- more difficult conversations at work and I am still out here doing my best (feeling like I want to be so much better, but recognizing I'm doing what I can with the tools I currently have)
- the big annual presentation to council happened tonight and the board absolutely crushed it
- when I got home, my favorite person gave me stickers and a cup of tea
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- I did a series of difficult things at work. I'm not perfect; I'm still learning. And I keep showing up. That's what I've got.
- The new TMBG album is even better than I could have hoped for.
- I made crispy new potatoes in the air fryer because potatoes.
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- we are moving back into the library building to prepare for reopening and it feels so good to be back in my own space
- had enough leftovers for dinner so I didn't have to worry about cooking at the end of a long workday
- I am going to bed on time, dangit
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- puttering around in silence as I returned our home to its usual state now that our houseguests have departed
- talkin' notebooks with FunkyPlaid
- inking a pen with J. Herbin Vert de Gris
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- woke up smiling from a dream of my beloved cat Zen in fine fettle
- brunch of homemade lattes and fried egg sandwiches with FunkyPlaid
- worked out for 30 minutes and didn't want to walk into the sea immediately afterwards
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- person doing the Dougie in the inflatable hippo costume at the #NoKings protest, all of your life choices are correct
- therapy for the brain because the brain does bad and we need the therapy to tell brain stop bad
- the fact that cats exist
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- hanging out with @keenan@social.lol
- trying to set up Discourse and it's actually working (!!!)
- playing with the Mildliner Mix pens that FunkyPlaid gave me
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- good chat over good food with family
- first listen of the new Ladytron album
- FunkyPlaid is home
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- one last vacation day before work ramps up
- spaghetti, zucchini, and garlic bread for dinner
- clean bedsheets
It’s National Library Week here in the US, and this year marks three decades since I first started working in libraries. Libraries are an essential component to our communities, and we need you to show up for us, now more than ever. https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek
🍅 I am roasting tomatoes, onions, and carrots to turn into delicious soup and you can’t stop me.
🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings:
- breakfast cuddles with a very lovey tabby cat
- we're two-thirds of the way through the library building closure
- new Friendship Material (https://friendship-material.simplecast.com/) episode day
“The truth is that parks, libraries, trails and community centers can function as shared household infrastructure in ways that reduce costs and improve quality of life. This is particularly true for households navigating financial pressure in an uncertain economy.”
https://medium.com/reimagining-the-civic-commons/5-ways-public-spaces-make-everyday-life-more-affordable-7de130dc3cf3
📝 Tiny Weeknotes (idea by @brie@social.lol)
📖 Taking refuge in a Terry Pratchett re-read
🎧 New TMBG album!
📺 Started S4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
🎮 Puzzmo, of course
💤 Sleep debt: 3.8 hours
🦢 Swanstate: Approaching an intense workweek with calm
🖋️ The reminder for our next Analog Tools Meetup (https://cygnoir.net/analog-tools-meetups) has been emailed! 🖋️📓🗂️ If you’re not on this list and would like to join us, let @jessekelber@writing.exchange or me know.
📝 Tiny Weeknotes (idea by @brie@social.lol)
📖 There Is No Antimemetics Division
🎧 New albums: hemlocke springs, Robyn | Scrobbled: 36 artists
🎮 Virtual Cottage 2 | +3 achievements | 2 games
💪 Workouts: Treadmill, Mindful Cooldown
💤 Sleep debt: 2.6 hours
🦢 Swanstate: Rested, ready for work tomorrow
🖋️ The reminder for our next Analog Tools Meetup (https://cygnoir.net/analog-tools-meetups) has been emailed! 🖋️📓🗂️ If you’re not on this list and would like to join us, let @jessekelber@writing.exchange or me know.
