Nathan Gabbard

So I guess Kermit is just A frog, too, eh?

Thank you!! Does seem to be a lot of us.

Friendly reminder that I am not related to Tulsi.

Poster for the Internet Archive's Public Domain Film Remix Screening & Party on January 21, 2026, from 6–10PM at the Internet Archive, San Francisco. Tickets are $15. Features the "Lockette," a cartoon character with an open lock, seated in a director's chair, legs crossed, and holding a megaphone. To her right is a movie screen from which the text emerges. Illustrated by Freya Morgan. To the left ia the text "Tomorrow Night! Tickets Still Available!'

🎬 TOMORROW! Join us at the #InternetArchive for a red-carpet event celebraing newly #publicdomain works & screening winning films from the Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest!

📅 Weds Jan 21
🕕 6:00–10:00 PM PT
📍300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ $15 ⤵️
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#publicDomainDay

Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (New York: New Directions, c1947). Harry Ransom Center Book Collection, PS 3545 I5365 S8.

Charles Baudelaire, Flowers of Evil (Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, c1946). Harry Ransom Center Book Collection, PQ 2191 F6 E55.

Herman Hesse, Siddhartha (New York: New Directions, c1951). Harry Ransom Center Book Collection, PT 2617 E85 S52.

James Joyce, Exiles (Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1945). Harry Ransom Center Theater Arts Library Books, PR 6019 O9 E9 1945 HRC-TA.

Some Saturday morning cover art, courtesy of @ransomcenter.bsky.social. Each of these dust jackets was created by graphic designer Alvin Lustig.

For more on Lustig & additional examples of his work, follow @ransomcenter.bsky.social on FB: www.facebook.com/ransomcenter

#booksky #ArtHistory 🗃️📚📜🎨

And add "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis to the TBR list, too.

a Y2K sticker reminder from 1999 "remember turn your computer off before midnight on 12/31/99"

The struggles we've been through.

Rare books

Hear me out. Holiday gift idea.

Emojis in filenames are finally here! You can now use way more characters in your Dropbox file and folder names across Web, Mobile, and Desktop. screenshot of an announcement that Dropbox now allows emojis to be used in file names across various platforms

Me: I would really like for more than one person to access a file at the same time without losing content.

Dropbox: The best we can do is

infographic black friday sale 20% to 40% off starts now overlayed on image of leather bound books on a shelf

Black Friday Sale going on now through November 27th. Great finds and fantastic discounts. Shop online at owlcreekbooks.com

Why isn't there a "gap year" for adults over 40.

Sunday is the only day we buy coffees instead of making our own. Today we got them from Dunkin—to not cross the line at Starbucks.
It’s raining.
The power is out.
Now reading ‘The Bookshop’ by Penelope Fitzgerald.

It's in the singing of the street-corner choir, it's going home and getting warm by the fire

Skeletons for #Halloween, from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493). About the least rare rare book in existence (we have 5 copies) but this one hand-coloured and part of a donation made in 1574 by Elizabeth I's Archbishop of Canterbury Matthew Parker. CUL Inc.0.A.7.2[888].

I hate gay Halloween what do you mean you’re an uncataloged book someone tried to rebind with duct tape

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

If you’re raptured tomorrow, can I have your books? Asking for a friend (who’s also not getting raptured). #BookSky 💙📚

several book son display at a book fair, several on a shelf, one open with pages spread facing up

Will you be in Southern California the first weekend of October? If so, don't miss the Rare Books LA book fair at Union Station!

October 4 & 5.

Come see over 50 exhibitors from around the world with some of the finest examples of the historic written word.

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screen capture of internet search engine prompts beginning with "does england still" and several suggested searches following, including "does england still exist"

not quite where I was going with that, but thanks anyway, Google

Live in such a way that your passing doesn’t cause victims to sigh in relief or millions to celebrate with joy.

A vertical graphic shows a photo of a man in glasses and a black t-shirt looking up to examine a small piece of parchment that he is holding raised between two fingers. A black horizontal band across the top of the image bears the RBS logo and, in white text, “$150K Matching Challenge,” while below this, in black and red text, it reads, “Double your impact today! Rarebookschool.org/donate"

Thanks to the RBS Board of Directors, all gifts made to the Annual Fund before September 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $150,000.

The Annual Fund is essential to our work, funding scholarships and fellowships to support RBS students. You can help now. Visit rarebookschool.org/donate.

Saw a "for lease" sign in a vacant shop window, thought it would be a perfect space for my books while renovating our house, and maybe some weekend appointment-only shopping. Was a partner at a mid-size law firm, which dissolved a few months later and allowed me to do both bookstore and law.

This is neat! See posts from your quieter mutuals. Pin this feed: Quiet Posters
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Don’t miss the August Antiquarian Book Sale!
Whether you collect medical, surgical, or theological texts, our August sale presents an exceptional opportunity to acquire new treasures for your library.

Don’t miss out — sale ends August 31! Shop now:
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There is yet the potential I could come to terms with it being a successful failure.

Depends. How long can I still collect wages if I turn out to be really bad at my job and "accidentally" break all the things?

Bookstore days.

A cozy bookstore area with bookshelves, a red hand truck with storage boxes, a wooden table, and white chairs.

Uh oh. Went "shopping" in storage. Got a few things...

An info graphic showing a quote by Lydia Maria Child, "I like some human beings better than books, but not many", text placed on an ivory square in front of wavy golden yellow and deep purple background.

Same.