Tessera
Folgen

Jennifer Jack

@jsq-rd.bsky.social

Teacher-librarian, book lover, grateful transplant recipient. Values and promotes diverse and own voices in books, art, and media. Always learning.

733 Posts798 Follower536 Folgt
Denise Ferreira@ferreiraeng.bsky.social · yesterday

She’s one of the greats. Her photography and vision and talent were such gifts to our world. Her work has us look at the humanness in humanity.

Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 2d ago

VIVIAN MAIER was a Nanny for 40yrs who unbeknownst to anyone spent her free time taking over 150,000 photos of whatever interested her. 2yrs before she died her photos were found in a lock up she’d failed to keep up payments on and her decades of incredible work suddenly exploded upon the world.

@ExlibrisMrHunt@exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · 3d ago

As a Teacher-Librarian, as a voracious reader all my life, as a Canadian, I’ve been shocked by what is happening in Alberta libraries. This Canadian Federation of Library Associations press release sums it all up…

CFLA-FCAB Statement on Canadian Library Month On behalf of Canada’s libraries, the Canadian Federation of Library Associations opens Canadian Library Month 2026 by affirming the public’s right to read in Canada, a right that must not be limited by age or by government opinion. As young people in Alberta face new limits on their freedom to read in public libraries, along with increased scrutiny of their reading choices, libraries across Canada stand together to affirm that intellectual freedom and privacy are essential to informed decision-making and a healthy democracy. Under Alberta’s new requirements, access to certain lawful library materials will no longer be ordinary or private. Libraries must physically separate these materials, control access to them, observe browsing, and establish processes for determining age and parental authorization. These requirements turn ordinary library access into a government-mandated process of monitoring and permission. Canadians should understand that the changes being imposed on Alberta libraries establish both censorship and surveillance. While the government has not named the specific titles libraries must restrict, government representatives have identified the kinds of materials being targeted. Alberta libraries are not being given the option to determine that their collections are appropriate and should remain fully accessible. More, next image…For decades, Canada’s libraries have upheld and promoted the universal principles of intellectual freedom reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the freedoms to hold opinions and to seek, receive, and share information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. We are deeply concerned to see a government in Canada move toward censorship and increased surveillance of people’s reading choices. Claims that children are being placed at risk in libraries misrepresents how libraries work and takes materials out of context to create fear. Parents and caregivers already have the right and responsibility to guide their children’s reading choices, and libraries have systems in place to support families in doing so. We call on the people of Alberta to recognize the seriousness of this legislation and to work to restore young people’s right to read and everyone’s right to be free from government surveillance in libraries. We also call on local and provincial governments across Canada to stand with libraries, prevent censorship efforts from spreading, and uphold every person’s right to make their own reading choices.
Mychal Threets@mychal3ts.bsky.social · 4d ago

"No one is too small to make a difference." - Greta Thunberg. Children's educators are activists. Activists are those who take strong, direct action to support or oppose change. Children's educators support, believe in children. Children make a difference, they are capable of significant change.

Mychal and Ms. Rachel smiling together for a photo
En Buen Ora@enbuenora.bsky.social · 4d ago

_[T]his possible outbreak is nothing like the COVID-19 pandemic because plague is "a much different pathogen," said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan..."You're not going to be walking around feeling fine, shedding [plague] everywhere..."_ www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Did a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know | CBC News

An unnerving story has emerged from southeastern Russia involving the death of 28-year-old woman from pneumonia and fears that she may have been exposed to a form of plague at the lab where she worked...

cbc.ca

Lynne Kelly 🐘🐳🐣🐙@lynnekelly.bsky.social · 5d ago

Paperback day! Three Blue Hearts is available in paperback now, wherever you like to get your books 🐙 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753918...

Three Blue Hearts by Lynne Kelly: 9780593898420 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Song for a Whale comes a deeply moving story about a boy, an octopus, and the extraordinary bond that changes them forever—perfect for fans...

penguinrandomhouse.com

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 5d ago

when you confirm with your friend that the kingsgate mall podcast isn’t coming out until tuesday so it’s fine to talk about the book launch on monday, also there are two elections happening, it’s fine, it’s totally fine, we’re all having fun anyways here are the launch details for those curious!

Bild
Christina Shah@christinashah.bsky.social · 2w ago

Living East Van, Writing East Van: A Literary Panel. Join me at the VPL for a lively reading and conversation with @normannawrocki.bsky.social, Evelyn Lau(!), and Nick Marino Oct 24th, 2:30 pm! 📕 Register here: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a906... #poetry #eastvan #hastings-sunrise

Living East Van, Writing East Van: A Literary Panel

What does it mean to be an East Van writer? For almost 150 years, East Vancouver has been the predominant home for Vancouver’s immigrant and working-class communities. More than a geographic location...

vpl.bibliocommons.com