Alex Watkins

Librarian, art historian, teacher. Reader of teen fiction, graphic novels, sci-fi. Advocate of open access, information literacy, and digital scholarship.

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@kcrowe We have definitely done this, but also sometimes that committee can make an argument for a person (or even entire dept) to do the work and then disband! This is my personal MO, get on a committee and be like we shouldn’t exist!

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

Some news! My edited vol proposal titled Creators in the Academic Library was accepted by ACRL and you should submit a proposal (do it!). I made a website: https://t.co/l32WFatyip

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@kcrowe Boil them first for a bit and then roast, this does in fact work and makes great potatoes! I guess you parboil

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@mllocy @molly_the_tanz My strategy is to just turn them into one sentence so I don't have to choose! That's great, I'll be reaching out!

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

So glad to be able to support We Here, a group for BIPOC librarians on @patreon, and if you can you should too: https://t.co/Rz0GhjJJ26

[No Quarter Will Be Given @chaedria]

Get the entire fuck out of here. I am Chaédria LaBouvier, the first Black curator in your 80 year history & you refused to acknowledge that while also allowing Nancy Spector to host a panel about my work w/o inviting me

Erase this shit.

Please RT.

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@bouldercolorado Thank you! This is so great and will save lives. The evidence shows that pedestrian injury and deaths increase exponentially with speed.

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@amandajoywrites My gut reaction is the Knife of never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. So good, I was blown away!

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@molly_the_tanz I am just begging them to read almost any book for adults! Read any book 2020

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@StarTrek @TheKateMulgrew @BrentSpiner @JeriLRyan @4TerryFarrell @may_wise Give us a Janeway show!

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*eye twitch*

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My @nytimes sub is the only reason I know what day it is. Therefore I’ve renamed the days: sports day, science day, food day, style day, art day, nothing day, everything day.

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@molly_the_tanz Probably more like this one:

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@molly_the_tanz

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@feliciaday

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@JKmagicpod Graceling is the best!

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@xocg @cublibraries @reeses Twix was robbed!

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@JKmagicpod Reading: This is how you lose the time war
Watching: Killing Eve

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@JKmagicpod @kdrumleft Steven universe is the best!!

[Alex Watkins @watkins123]

@arellanover What about TV series/cartoons? If so Acatar:the last air bender!