Marisa Cathcart

gen X askance, a little medieval, a lot librarian. Add coffee and this day will only get better. Supposedly.

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

The beauty of wintry weather is widely represented in the Library’s collections, but the Japanese woodblock prints in the Prints and Photographs Division are particularly interesting and present a view of long ago winters on the other side of the world.

https://t.co/vTh6yq8Us9

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

I need to put on a sign above my door, you are entering a shrine to tsundoku. Just as a head’s up to folks. Yeah. Just… don’t ask. I’ll get to it at some point, ok? 😂

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

Word of the day (Japanese): TSUNDOKU - the practice of buying a pile of books and then not getting around to reading them.

[Detroit Inst of Arts @DIADetroit]

@PureMichigan A3. Escaping spring rains by enjoying flora and fauna indoors at @DIADetroit!

Image: Claude Monet, Rounded Flower Bed (Corbeille de fleurs), 1876

[Kristina Richardson @krisrich]

Maybe it's time for a thread on medieval Romani history?
The last major monograph on the topic was De Goeje's 1903 "Mémoire sur les migrations des tsiganes à travers l'Asie." Since then, medieval Asian Roma have been largely lost as historical subjects. https://t.co/ZsrZvAIptH

[British Library @britishlibrary]

Hey, I just met you
And this is crazy
But here's my spindle
So hold it maybe?

🔗 https://t.co/03BuLAgeoa

#KittyKnitter ##Caturday #SewHelpful

[UPTravel @UPTravel]

@PureMichigan The Beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan! https://t.co/zdyrWYueZg #PureMichiganChat #uptravel

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

@dear_Bee_ @neilhimself I apologize, Fouque. It’s early and I’ve only had one cup of coffee. Go me for spelling the rest correctly. 😂 Are you on LibraryThing? You can find a lot on there. Let me know if you need help. 👍🏻 Long time user. Have fun!

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

@dear_Bee_ @neilhimself Hi! I recently found this and it’s awesome.
https://t.co/xJVFb3Ok0s
Also, try Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouquette. It links in to the Melusine folklore, which is very interesting. ☺️

[Bee @dear_Bee_]

@neilhimself would you mind retweeting? I'm searching for some books on German, Austrian, and Swiss mythical creatures and folklore! It would be brilliant if they were in German but English is also great :) If anyone has any good recommendations, let me know! Thank you!

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

😔😔😔
https://t.co/mB0kxGWksv

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

Best book I’ve read yet this year. Check it out. Great writing and blending of Chinese mythology.

[Katherine Langrish @KathLangrish]

"The field of fairy stories, legends, folk tales and myths is like a great, wild meadow. The flowers and grasses seed everywhere: wheat grows into the hedge from the cultivated fields nearby, and poppies spring up in the middle of the oats..." https://t.co/ecvyTx4u6O #fairytales

[Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org]

Katie Higley, a student at Central Michigan University, shares about her budding passion for film preservation and her project to understand how film is being used in Michigan's museums in #ArchivalOutlook: https://t.co/KwAh87aIwA

[The DIHLM Summer Institute @dihlm2022]

@NEHgov and @waynestatecoe will host a virtual Disability & Identity in History, Literature & Media summer institute for K-12 #teachers Aug 1-5. Have you signed up yet? https://t.co/bsgBcHnkWn. #dihlm22

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

Latin, why do you hate me so? We have to work together. Stop making this a stressful relationship. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂😂😜

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

This NYS library has a mythology and folklore database. Damn I love being a librarian. 😬👍🏻🐉
https://t.co/xJVFb3Ok0s

[Marisa Cathcart @VIKalends]

Because everyone needs more yokai in their life, believe it or not. Keeps it interesting.
https://t.co/muGZ3Av93O

[Library Journal @LibraryJournal]

RReport: “Michigan Democrat to Introduce Plan to Create ‘Digital Literacy’ Commission” https://t.co/YeVicJX96H #digitalliteracy #libraries

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

New #books by @AnneLouiseAvery @HelenhCarr @Belladonsah and @EugeneSmelyans2 https://t.co/RzucKvLXOY

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

Damn it to Help and back!