Rachel Reads

Librarian. I read too much, have 2 teen boys, & work at the local library. She/her. Inclusive non-transphobic #feminist #antiracist #blm

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

@cmclymer The Lions screwed themselves. They had 3 guys talk to the ref to try to confuse the defense. The ref became confused and told the defense the wrong thing (which is part of why the play worked). Then they announced the wrong guy to the whole stadium and the Lions didn’t speak up

[Christopher DeWeese @_ChrisDeWeese]

Coming November 7 😍

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

They won't call it a ban. Yet not only has my book been moved, but now elementary schoolers must request a copy from a specialist at its new site AND then also PROVE their reading level before seeing a copy. All these hurdles for a young reader just to access a poem in history written for them. @MDCPS , history is not ours to hoard from children. History has always been theirs to make. And the more they're empowered to know our yesterdays, the more prepared they will be to lead us into tomorrow.

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

Had some fun at the library today with a little @bryceharper3 #BarbieMovie crossover. #LibraryTwitter #romance

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

Wait! You don’t know if it’s true, but let’s defund education anyway!!

[Laura Burkhardt @LauraAnnSTL]

Missouri State Representative (R) Darin Chappell just proposed & passed and amendment that strips $15 million from MO public education.

His reasoning? “I don’t know if it’s true, but people have told me that schools have so much money that they can’t even spend it all.” #MoLeg

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

Yep

[Stacked Librarian @StckedLibrarian]

Anybody who is complacent about book bans, & censorship like, “oh it’s okay the kids can get them somewhere else it’s fine”, truly do not comprehend the extent to which democracy is presently under attack. Just because it does not affect you, does not mean that there is no effect

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

I just think it's really cool that trans people exist. Humans are so neat.

[EveryLibrary @EveryLibrary]

Your definition of obscene is not the same as other parents.

That's why we have the legal standard Miller Test.

Not one challenged book has failed the Miller Test

Therefore there are no obscene books, as defined by law, in school libraries.

They're Just books you don't like.

[McSweeney's @mcsweeneys]

"I SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNLESS YOU ANSWER NO TO BEING MY VALENTINE."
https://t.co/HT9BCPlQc1

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

@Tuphlos Same.

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

@Tuphlos INXS, Kick

[𝙰𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚊 𝙿𝚊𝚕𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚘 @amandapalumbo]

Missouri:
-Ranked 8th for worst roads
-Ranked 30th in public education
-20% of the state still smokes
-10% of the state has no health insurance
-12% of the state is food insecure
-2nd highest homicide rate per capita

But, yes, let’s go after those menacing drag performers.

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

@joshuamneff Happy birthday!

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

@ambernoelle My cat had bald spots. She ended up getting allergy tested, and we had to give her allergy shots.

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

@williamottens I broke my foot in 2020 and when I asked the doctor for a note to excuse me from warehouse work, he was so confused! “I thought you said you worked at a library?”

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

My #libfaves22 for today is YONDER by Jabari Asim, a moving, heartwrenching story about a small band of slaves on a plantation and the bonds between them. It's been a while since I read it, and what stays with me is how embodied the story felt.

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

From the 6th day of #libfaves22 my true love gave to me... Or is it the 7th day? Anyway, my pick today is BABEL: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang. I read this last week, and it was just such a smart take on racism and colonialism. It is 545 pages but felt shorter.

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

My #libfaves22 book for today is BEFORE I LET GO by Kennedy Ryan. I fell in love with this book and the characters. It felt so real and raw. (I wrote this before I grabbed a cover photo and saw CoHo’s blurb.)

[Rachel Reads @rerooney]

I am struggling to keep up with #libfaves22! I missed a day, and yesterday I forgot the hashtag! My pick for yesterday was DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver.