jo henning

cat person. coffee addict. librarian.

[NY Public Library @nypl]

⭐️ NYPL is proud to present our #BestBooks of 2023! From the library to you: our annual recommendations for kids, teens, and adults encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids’ books in Spanish, and much more. https://t.co/a0A3eFRsAZ

[jo henning @_average__jo_]

@kidsmomo Excellent word, excellent book 🤩

[Nathan W Pyle @nathanwpyle]

🐈 ✨

[trash jones @jzux]

if at first you don’t succeed, think about it for the rest of your life when you’re trying to fall asleep

[jo henning @_average__jo_]

@HenBenning 🥧

[jo henning @_average__jo_]

Librarian dreams coming true with legend @kellyyanghk 😍

Thankful for voices like Kelly's sharing their stories, speaking up, and encouraging others to do the same.

@kidsmomo

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

“you’re going to become a cat lady living all alone in a book-filled apartment” is such a weird insult, like when a witch tries to curse you and accidentally gives you the life of your dreams. oh nooo not the cats and the books, how will I ever manage

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

@kkdumez keeping a stack of Rachel Held Evans books around my house like garlic to ward off fundie boys

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

Sibert 2023: “Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration,” written by Elizabeth Partridge and illus. by Lauren Tamaki (Chronicle Books) #alayma #LibLearnX23

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

2023 Asian Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature: "Maizy Chen's Last Chance," by Lisa Yee (Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House) #alayma #LibLearnX23

[jo henning @_average__jo_]

@HenBenning Excellent work, sir!!

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

sorry I couldn't come into work today, I was reading a book in bed and the bed was so warm and the book slapped

[B.B. Alston @bbalston]

📚❤️

[jo henning @_average__jo_]

So excited to see our list live!! Check out the best kids' books of 2022 selected by a committee of some of the greatest library people 🥳

[NY Public Library @nypl]

🎉 The New York Public Library is thrilled to announce our #BestBooks of 2022! Explore the Library’s favorite books of the year for readers of all ages, curated by our staff experts. https://t.co/VfaOWIGPp1

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

Stories patrons tell library staff:
24% TMI
29% Inappropriate response to "Hi"
33% Pleasant
14% The same story they told you last week

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

For some reason, we seem to have a lot more followers than we did at this time last week. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
To help welcome newcomers to this feed, here's a look at an old favorite of some of our longtime followers: Miniature books! https://t.co/alo4eQwqyB

[arabelle sicardi 英梅 @arabellesicardi]

i want more "run errands with me" friends. no i do not want to spend $85 on a dinner to catch up. but i will go to costco and an estate sale with you and then some tacos

[jo henning @_average__jo_]

@islandd_bby @ruby_darling98 Or check if you have access through your local public library! Many provide it for free :)