Librarian. Let’s build inclusive school spaces that center joy and resistance. ‘23 SLJ SLOTY. Author of The Restorative School Library, Include, co-author of Manga Goes to School. #LibFive #TrueBookFAIRs she/her 🌈https://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3mihbmi4zv22oSecondary librarians are out here fighting for our lives with Heated Rivalry requests. 🤣 [Amazing series, but not a good age fit for school!] I created this list of read-alikes to fill this void for my students. Inspired to Read a Queer Sports Romance? These are all amazing, Queer, sporty romances!01 Apr 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihbmi4zv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3mihba2jx7k2oNew post up at #MangaintheMiddle where I help educators + librarians navigate manga for the middle grades. Which can be tricky! A micro-review for Kiss the Scars of the Girls at https://mangainthemiddle.weebly.com/reviews/kiss-the-scars-of-the-girl #MangaGoesToSchool01 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihba2jx7k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3mhvsw6an6c25So honored to be a part of the Equity and Social Justice in Education series from @paulgorski.bsky.social and @routledgebooks.bsky.social. School libraries are key stakeholders for equity in our schools and now we are represented in this excellent series! 💙💜 https://www.routledge.com/The-Restorative-School-Library-Building-Spaces-and-Programs-Where-Students-Are-Seen-and-Celebrated/Stivers/p/book/978103287118925 Mar 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvsw6an6c25https://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3mejnj6wexc2jHIGHLY recommend Spacewalking with You by Inuhiko Doronoda. Come for the neurodivergent representation, stay for the male friendship, communication, and adorable wholesomeness. 🩷 My micro-review at https://mangainthemiddle.weebly.com/reviews/spacewalking-with-you-by-inuhiko-doronoda #MangaGoestoSchool @mangalibrarian.bsky.social10 Feb 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejnj6wexc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3m5cnfat7xk2qComing in 2026: The Restorative School Library! I don’t know how to talk about librarianship without situating it as restorative. Thrilled that libraries will now officially be a part of @paulgorski.bsky.social’s Equity and Social Justice in Education series. 💙💜10 Nov 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cnfat7xk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3m326pzxevs27Final stages of prep for #AASL25! Excited to talk SO MUCH manga with @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @smwordsmith.bsky.social Emily Ratica. Going to be there? Come to one of our sessions—or multiple. They are all different! @alaeditionsns.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social13 Oct 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m326pzxevs27https://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3lzm5tirvwc2lLooking for more school-set manga? *Kusunoki’s Flunking Her High School Glow-Up* is a great option for MS and HS. Micro-review here: https://mangainthemiddle.weebly.com/reviews/kusonokis-flunking-her-high-school-glow-up-by-mitsuki-mii24 Sep 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzm5tirvwc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3lubmaoli6k2cQueer (Representation in) Comics camp is a wrap! Queer (Representation in) Anime camp starts Monday. ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷18 Jul 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubmaoli6k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3lqkbtmh2f22rRemoving a vital service for anime clubs at this time? In this economy? It’s inexcusable! Do better @crunchyroll.com! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkbtmh2f22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3lnsn5cr2hk2iSo refreshing to see librarian views centered in a convo about book banning. Thank you Coop Bicknell and @animenewsnetwork.com! #mangagoestoschool #librarysky [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsn5cr2hk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3lkbojevlfs2rHey School Librarians! www.thriftbooks.com has new books, too! At competitive prices to the big bad place. Filling in some lost titles w/ used books + I just pre-ordered these new beauties from Kacen Callender, @kwamembalia.bsky.social + @erinentrada.bsky.social. @thriftbooks.bsky.social #librarysky13 Mar 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbojevlfs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bespokelib.bsky.social/post/3lifbo7gx5s2dSo excited to create and teach a Comic Lit 12th Grade English seminar next term! These will be our class texts ❤ and obvs, using @scottmccloud.bsky.social's seminal work to guide our learning. I. Cannot. Wait. #mangagoestoschool #comicsareliterature @planetx.bsky.social @victorlavalle.bsky.social17 Feb 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:egbifbagv5nfly5ioograqtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifbo7gx5s2d