Melissa

Melissa

@mbsek.bsky.social

Librarian. Mother. NF1 mama. Respite bunsitter for foster bunnies. I’d rather be in the forest. She/her

58 Followers 61 Following 25 Posts Joined Jan 2025
1 month ago
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Kicked off the year by foster failing. Welcome to the family, Peanut! #fosterbunny #bunny #rabbit

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1 month ago
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Really proud of myself. I haven’t read this much since I was in library school.

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6 months ago
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So many #pollinators on my #nativeplants

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7 months ago
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#Caturday will never be the same. Rest easy, sweet boy. 🌈

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7 months ago
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Cardinal flower doing its job and looking lovely #nativeILplants #nativeplants #hummingbird 🌱

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7 months ago
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My “glow-in-the-dark” petunias! The plants alongside it are completely dark. #garden 🌱

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7 months ago
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My Queen of the Prairie is glowing! #gardening #nativegarden #ILnativegarden

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8 months ago

“Remember that summer you were seven and I had to teach you about fascism? And activism? And how families are being separated? And how we can help others who don’t have a voice? And what ‘love thy neighbor’ means. And that I fought for our future. And that I fought for you.” #nokings #impeachtrump

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9 months ago
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Baptisia. #nativeplants #ILnativeplants

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9 months ago
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Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.

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11 months ago

Today the likelihood went up that in the next few years you will have friends or colleagues or people in your community or members of your family picked up by the government and sent to a prison or out of the country or otherwise punished for unjust reasons without regard for the rule of law.

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To anyone living in a state that doesn't respect you for who you love or who you are: Illinois has a place for you.

You are seen, you are celebrated, you are protected, and you are welcome here in our state.

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11 months ago
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All I feel is rage. Call your reps. Support libraries. #ilovemylibrary

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11 months ago

Thank you for being our hero

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1 year ago

Read banned books with your kids!

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1 year ago
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We the People: State of the Union YouTube video by FiftyFiftyOneMovement

Boycott the SOTU! Watch the People’s State of the Union instead. ❤️‍🩹🤍💙

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8q...

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1 year ago
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Field Museum, Chicago

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1 year ago

I’m officially switching from Team Asteroid to Team Pritzker. We’re counting on you, Governor!

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1 year ago

I challenge you to read eight banned books this year. Who’s with me? www.ala.org/bbooks 💙📚 #BookSky

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1 year ago
Outside view of a public library building

Celebrating International Take Your Child to the Library Day! #publiclibrary #ilovemylibrary

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1 year ago

Showed my 4H Cloverbud 🍀 She was quite impressed! Congrats! 🎉

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1 year ago

This is my all time fav book! Sometimes I pretend it was a birthday present to me because it was published on my birthday. 😆 One day I’ll be able to afford a signed copy 🤩

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1 year ago
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a cartoon of a wizard holding a wand and a purple pot ALT: a cartoon of a wizard holding a wand and a purple pot

Me adding more to my library holds knowing damn well they’ll all become available at the same time 🫠 #Booksky #Booktok #SupportPublicLibraries

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Much needed break for fresh air and earth beneath my feet before I suffocated on conference center air 🌵☀️ #LibLearnX25

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1 year ago
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@goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social inspiring me to get more comics in the hands of my seven year old. What a great way to kick off a full Saturday at #LibLearnX25 in Phoenix!

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1 year ago

I’m reading Weyward/Hart. The story is enticing but I struggle with nonlinear. My palate cleanser is Truth or Beard/Reid on audio. Conclusion: I no longer have a tolerance for books over 300 pages. Get an editor, people.

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1 year ago
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Arresting Librarians Has NEVER Led to More Liberty and Freedom.  History has shown that prosecuting librarians or educators is one of the hallmarks of an oppressive regime.

Prosecuting librarians/educators is one of the hallmarks of a fascist regime... This is not imaginary. This is not a drill. The old girl scout motto "Be prepared" has never been more relevant. bit.ly/3WtYPMs via @everylibrary.bsky.social
📚 #TLSky 🍎

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1 year ago

Surviving on escapism right now

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