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anyone done this yet ?

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Apparently, it is Owl Awareness Day. Here's an article about the Superb Owl to help you be more aware of owls.

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"Chainsaw Man" Volume 4 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

(Grade 9 and up) After most of Division 4 was killed by assassins working for the Gun Devil, Denji finds himself not really feeling much of anything about Himeno's death. Aki, meanwhile, has a harder time with the death of his buddy, but there's little time to mourn: Denji and Power find themselves being trained by the head of Division 1, which means learning to fight more strategically (if they don't want to be killed multiple times a day). And if Aki's really going to get revenge for all he's lost, he needs to make a contract with a new devil.

Meanwhile, Makima was able to dispatch many of the assassins, but as she meets with yakuza representatives to gather information, it's clear from the contents of the bag she brings with her that she's more than just powerful: Makima is ruthless too. So, how did she survive the attack on the Shinkansen? And how much does she know about the forces targeting Denji? Can Division 4 survive their next fight, or will Aki, Denji, and Power be eliminated by a fearsome former ally? This action-packed series continues to deliver fascinating world-building and intense battles. (4.5 out of 5 stars)

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Publish Date: April 06, 2021

Pages: 192

Language: English

Type: Paperback

EAN/UPC: 9781974717279 (Source of Publication Data: bookshop.org)

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Hanging plant baskets and plant type Pokémon. 🌱

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Summer Reading season is winding down here in Rock Island (since kids go back to school in August), but there's still time to reach your goals! Check out this great YA Bookish Bingo card from the Andover Public Library if you're looking for some inspiration.

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Check out this year's nominees for the American Manga Awards!

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This has been discussed to death, but I actually really love that murderbot likes its function. It doesn't think it does, and it compares itself to ART who actively enjoys its fuction, but it does too! It likes security, it likes protecting people, it just wants the autonomy to choose who it protects, how it does security, when, why, how, and if it's going to kill someone. It likes being a secunit on its own terms.

In compulsory, it would be easier to just sit there and listen to hubsys and stay under the radar, but it goes out of its way to help. A rogue secunit who genuinely hates its fuction would have just let that person die. its not like thats its problem anyway, but it chooses that "no one else will help, but I can, so I will."

Murderbot may claim to hate its function but it really hates the way it was controlled and abused (who wouldn't) but when those are taken away it genuinely loves helping people and preforming security tasks (even if it complains the whole time.) None of this detracts from it as an individual, it just happens to enjoy these things on top of its other wants and desires in the same way that ART loves its fuction on top of all its wants and desires.

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"Hope it All Works Out! A Poorly Drawn Lines Collection" by Reza Farazmand

(Grade 7 and up) Sometimes you're having a hard day; or a difficult week; or a challenging month; or a trying existence. Luckily, there are relatable comics like these to remind you that you're not alone. Whether you're a mouse, a snail, a bird, a bear, a turtle, or a human, this collection of creatures going about their lives will make you laugh, feel grateful for your friends, and wonder why Kevin has given Ernesto both a sword and a gun. (4.5 out of 5 stars)

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Publish Date: September 24, 2024

Pages: 208

Language: English

Type: Paperback

EAN/UPC: 9781524893897 (Source of Publication Data: bookshop.org)

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"In recent years, there has been a rush on the internet to supply image descriptions and to call out those who don’t. This may be an example of community accountability at work, but it’s striking to observe that those doing the most fierce calling out or correcting are sighted people. Such efforts are largely self-defeating. I cannot count the times I’ve stopped reading a video transcript because it started with a dense word picture. Even if a description is short and well done, I often wish there were no description at all. Get to the point, already! How ironic that striving after access can actually create a barrier. When I pointed this out during one of my seminars, a participant made us all laugh by doing a parody: “Mary is wearing a green, blue, and red striped shirt; every fourth stripe also has a purple dot the size of a pea in it, and there are forty-seven stripes—”

“You’re killing me,” I said. “I can’t take any more of that!”

Now serious, she said it was clear to her that none of that stuff about Mary’s clothes mattered, at least if her clothes weren’t the point. What mattered most about the image was that Mary was holding her diploma and smiling. “But,” she wondered, “do I say, Mary has a huge smile on her face as she shows her diploma or Mary has an exuberant smile or showing her teeth in a smile and her eyes are crinkled at the edges?”

It’s simple. Mary has a huge smile on her face is the best one. It’s the don’t-second-guess-yourself option."

--Against Access, by John Lee Clark, a DeafBlind educator

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Let's learn more about the Dewey Decimal System in just 30 seconds! (After a brief intro, the 30 seconds begin.)

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Happy Odaiba day~

Adventures was cool but Tamer stole my tiny geek kid heart for a long time

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Love mysteries? Check out these new titles in which teens race to solve crimes and (hopefully) live to tell the tale!