Laura | Librarian & Writer

Introduction to The AuDHD Librarian As the name suggests, I am autistic and ADHD, and I am a librarian*. Recently, I was asked to write an article for The School Librarian, the journal from the School Library Association, and through…

If anyone is interested, I started a blog. Mostly because when I went to write an article for The School Librarian I found I had a lot more to say than the 1125 word count would allow! #SchoolLibrarian #Librarian
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A photo from the School Library Association 2025 conference, with CEO Victoria Dilly speaking at a podium on the right and a presentation on a projector screen on the left

Kicking off the @sla.org.uk conference! So excited for this weekend 📚 #KidLitUK #Reading4Pleasure #SchoolLibrarian

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The fact the writer would have got paid for something that they didn't write is just maddening.
#SupportYourLocalLibrary

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My April wrap-up from @thestorygraph.com

An infographic showing AuDHDerslibrary's March 2025 wrap-up from StoryGraph

My March #StoryGraph #WrapUp #BookSky

If you can't tell, I'm angry and just want this assignment to be over but instead I'm ranting about this author to anyone and everyone because apparently you can't curse or say the author is an archaic moron in academia (which I think should be changed to reflect the modern times 🤣)

How articles like the one I'm analysing get published in a relatively renowned journal is beyond me. If I can't get above a 70 on an essay with 20+ refs from the last 5 yrs, how is this peer-reviewed and published with only references from pre-2008 other than a self-ref from their previous article

All being said, without ADHD meds, I would be procrastinating and crying while doing this critical analysis of an article from 2021 but instead I'm just procrastinating and angry. Don't think I'll ever enjoy doing a critical analysis from an academic pov.

I will graduate this year from a part time degree I started back in Jan '18. There's been many points on this degree where I've wanted to give up/change course etc. and the majority of that was before #ADHD meds that I started in Jan '24.

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It’s no joke, our friends at @bookshop.org are helping us celebrate #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay with a special promo code! 🛍️📚

Shop Bookshop.org on April 3rd and use the code “WNDB25” at checkout to get 15% off your purchase!

We have this as a class reading set in my school and the Y7s and Y8s (11-13 yr olds) love it! Highly recommend this book! #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky

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Check out my review of #CircleofLiars by Kate Francis - being released in July 2025 #YALit #BookSky

A person holding a proof copy of Circle of Liars by Kate Francis. On the cover, it says "SEVEN LIARS IN THE CIRCLE ONLY ONE OF THEM CAN MAKE IT OUT ALIVE..."

Spending my Sunday reading this proof of Circle of Liars by Kate Francis that's coming out in July! Only one chapter in and I'm already hooked!! #BookSky #YALit

Today is a good day to divest from Amazon and instead support small businesses.*

By using Libro.fm instead of Audible, your audiobook purchases support independent bookshops 😍

*Every day is a good day to support small businesses!

Sent out an email to an author to see if they can visit my school during the next #WorldBookDay week (March 2026!) because I'm super excited to plan the next #LiteraryFestival!! This time I'll be writing the script for the play myself! #KidLit #SchoolLibrarian

An infographic of AuDHDerslibrary StoryGraph summary for February 2025

I switched to @thestorygraph.com this year and I've only just learnt I can share these directly to here 🤣

Pulling back from the edge Publishing has a blind spot when it comes to what kids really want.

As a bookseller I totally agree! www.thebookseller.com/comment/pull...

If the World Book Day costume you’re planning
to make or buy for your child costs more than the price of a book,
buy them a
BOOK instead. (It’s not World Costume Day)

I'm not the first to give this advice, but it bears repeating for the benefit of any parents/guardians planning to make or buy a costume for tomorrow.
If the #WorldBookDay costume you’re planning 
to make or buy for your child costs more than the
 price of a book, 
buy them a BOOK instead.
#KidLitUK

A photo of the book "The Boy I Love" by William Hussey

Trying to finish The Boy I Love by @whusseyauthor.bsky.social on my commute home today has been a bad choice! Had to stop reading so I didn't become that crying person in the bus station... The student that's borrowing this next is going to be a mess and he's looking forward to it 🤣 #BookSky #KidLit

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Update: Mama is called Violet (after Violent Bridgerton), tabby baby is Minerva (after Minerva McGonagall) and the black and white baby is called Mike Wazowski

She's currently living in the spare room at my boyfriends house, where 5 of the 8 foster fails live. The other 3 foster fails have stayed at my parents house 🤣

I used to foster when I was doing TNR years ago which is how I ended up with 8 cats 🤣 hence why I'm not keeping her or babies

This was completely accidental! I went to the chippy 3 weeks ago and saw her eating scraps and gravel and the staff said they'd seen her around for weeks, so I took her to the vets who said she wasn't chipped and that she's basically mine now 😅

They have gorgeous colours 😻 mama and the stripey baby will be going to my cousin, with the black and white baby going to her neighbour and friend so they're all pretty much staying together 💛 but that's all happening in May so I get to have cute kitten cuddles until then!

She's done so well! The vets estimated the mama to be around 5.5 months when we rescued her 3 weeks ago so she's doing amazing for a 6 month old mama 💛

A silver and white female cat nursing two newborn kittens in a pink pet bed

In completely random but happy news, the cat I've been fostering since rescuing her 3 weeks ago had her kittens last night! She's being a beautiful mama and has 2 very healthy baby kittens 💛 #Cats

Got to the end of The Deadsoul Project yesterday and was thinking "I can't wait for the next one" and was about to Google it but then turned the page 🤩
Pre-ordered it and excited for September 👽

Not exactly accurate but hilarious nonetheless 😹

A white person holding a copy of the book The Deadsoul Project: The Night House File by Dan Smith

Just got home to find this in the post! So excited to read this over my half-term and then donating it to my school library because I know so many of my kids would love it! #BookSky #KidLit @dansmithauthor.bsky.social