Library-Ann

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Librarian, amateur photographer, funny girl. Tattooed hippie chick. I draw sometimes. I write sometimes. I have liberal tendencies all the time. 💙🩵💙🩵 #k80s All photos and poems my own unless otherwise credited. Ask me about books! 💙📚 🚫DMs. 🚫creepers.

2014 The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel. Cover features a long steam train traveling through pine trees at night. The silhouettes of a girl and boy are shown running along the top of the train. Spooky yellow eyes watch the train going through the forest. Multiple awards. Great audiobook. Other info: Canada History 1867 - 1914 Adventure fiction How long will it take him to travel the 9 miles back to the locomotive while in disguise and being chased?!
Nine Nasty Words English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever Black type on an orange background. Large typeface of H*LL, SH*T, and D@MN take up the entire cover. White text boxes highlight Nine Nasty Words, John McWhorter, and New York Times bestseller
Three large buttons. Make Love not War, Bans off our Bodies, When Injustice Becomes Law Resistance Becomes Duty
A still life arrangement of a tote bag, vase with flowers, scarf, apple, orange, package of honey, a bumblebee pin, and two bottles of perfume on a white round placemat. There is a posted sign that says, Art Installation. Do not touch."
100 year old poster for the American Library Association. "Library work the professiin on which all other professions and occupations depend" "Library work puts the librarian in touch with every human interest."
Quote in the front pages of Jeffery Deaver's The October List. "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard
A post encouraging others to randomly compliment people for things you like. It makes the world a nicer place. Originally posted by Your Beautiful Life by Alexa.
Colorful cover of Jacqueline Woodson's Red at the Bone. The background of the cover is a patchwork of brown, pink, green, blue, and black. The silhouette of a woman is in a yellow dress. The title across the bottom half of the cover is in white capital letters. The author's name is along the top half of the cover in the same white font.
Cover of Becoming by Michelle Obama. Ms. Obama is featured in the center on a light blue background. She is wearing a white off the shoulder top and has her chin in her right hand. The title is along the top off the cover in white font and capital letters. Her name is along the bottom in white capital letters.
The cover of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. The cover shows a black profile on a white background. There are five red stripes that go across the profile. The word "stamped" is in the middle of the cover in capital letters and bright blue ink. The author's names are above the title in black capital letters. A tag line at the top says, "the #1 New York Times bestseller" Across the bottom is the text "A remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped From the Beginning"
An original photo of an apartment door. It is a color photo but very monochromatic with sepia tones. The wall is made up of small shingle-like rectangles in tan, brown, and beige. The door has 3 windows near the top. It is a dirty tan color. There is a narrow roof above the door and a small cinderblock porch underneath. A black metal mailbox with the letter A is to the left of the door. There are stairs and a railing leading down on the left. In the foreground is a chain link fence. The top fence rail cuts across the bottom third of the photo.
Closeup photo of the center of a sunflower. The texture is bumpy with small black protrusion. The surrounding petals are bright yellow. There is a small yellow inch worm near the top of the flower center. He is bunched into a U shape.
Drawing of a hairy blue monster with red horns, yellow teeth, and a long tail.
Cover of Stephen King's If It Bleeds. Background is uneven orange with black text. There is a black cat head in the middle of the cover. The eyes and nose are represented by a rats' head and ears.
Test of Shel Silverstein's poem Hug O' War.
Vintage Rotary dial phone. Body is black, dial is silver and red. It has a thin cord connecting the headset to the body. It sits on a wooden shelf with a green paneled wall behind it.
Cover of Judy Bloom's book Forever. It has a cream colored background with black text that says, "Forever...A moving story of the end of innocence Judy Blume bestselling author of Smart Women and Wifey" Near the top of the book is a picture of a gold locket on a chaim.the picture in the locket is a girl with long blondish hair and a collared shirt. She is looking toward the earth with a slight smile on her face.
Crowd at a protest. They are in front of a capitol building. One person is holding a sign with upside-down American flags, and the sign says, "Our nation is in distress."
Giant eyeball sculpture on a green grass lawn. The iris is blue.
Black with evenly spaced rows of white polkadots.
Many colorful parasols hanging from a ceiling. They are open and overlap each other. The colors are white, green, yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. They have single floral designs on them.
Cover photo of HIM HER HIM Again THE END of HIM by Patricia Marx, 2007. The whole cover is orange with black text. The title is a combination of all capital and lowercase letters. A black knife is sticking out of the last HIM. Across the top it says "National Bestseller." Along the bottom are two reviews. First is from Steve Martin, author of Born Standing Up. He says, "I laughed at its audacity, and cried that I didn't write it." Second is from Bliss Brotard, the New York Times Book Reviewer. The quote, "A very funny novel."
Sunset sky with trees and powerlines in the foreground. Sky is bright yellow, bright orange, and dark red. The bottom quarter of the photo - the horizon - is black.
Photo of a Kodak Signet 40, a 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Kodak from 1956 to 1959 and a Keystone Super 8 Movie Light on a white wooden shelf.
Color photo of sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. Sun can be seen through a spiky palm tree on the right. Heavy white and gray clouds are at the top of the scene. The sky is yellow orange. The sun is a bright yellow white circle near the center of the photo. It reflects on the water with a bright yellow line. Silver and orange waves are coming in to shore. There is a metal rail at the bottom of the photo - it is the fence for the pool area.
Cover of Educated by Tara Westover @2018. The dark tip of a giant pencil is on a cream colored background. Along the edge of the pencil's red barrel and among the orange, white, and light brown areas of the sharpened end, is a small lone figure of a person who seems to be walking into a bright area. The title spans the cover. It is in lowercase letters and in a typewriter style blue font. The author's name is below it in black capital letters. The International Best Seller is written along the top. Two review quotes are on either side of the pencil tip. Louise O'Reilly says, "An extraordinary story, beautifully told." Elizabeth Day says, "One of the best books I have ever read...unbelievably moving." and along the bottom of the book is a review from the Sunday Times. "A memoir to stand alongside the classics...compelling and joyous."
Photo of tortilla chips in a red basket, red salsa in a small bowl, and a red glass in the background. Everything sits on a green blue tabletop.
Words from Mychal Threets on LinkedIn
A close-up photo of a brownish orange wooden table outside a cafe. There is a medium blue coffee mug with a spoon inside. Behind the mug is a line of hot sauces: Cholula, Tapatio, green Tabasco, and a pepper shaker. In the foreground is a packet of sweetener. There is a white vehicle in the far background. The vibe is calm, relaxed, and serene.
Cover of Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt. A colorful cartoon rendition of a messy floor, a welcome mat, a small orange dog, and two sets of feet facing each other. One is in tennis shoes, one is in black wingtips. This book is appropriate for readers ages 8+.
A photo of a blue sky with white clouds. There are cars and power lines in the photo. Clouds resemble the cartoon clouds in the opening sequence of The Simpsons TV show.
Colored marker sketch of a regular sized woman doing yoga. Her brown hair is piled on her head. She is wearing black leggings and a polkadot tank top with a peplum. It is blue, green, and black. Her eyes are closed and her arms are raised. She is standing on her right foot. It gives a peaceful vibe.
Habits That Have Massive Returns in Life A list of 30 suggestions from Nikz Bennie. They include things like reach out to old friends, get some sun on your skin everyday, and value your time above all else. Black text on a white background.
Three photos of a brick wall installation art project called The Castle. A book at the bottom middle of the wall has created a lump in the top of the 75 x 13 wall. The photos are of the entire red brick wall, a closer shot showing the disruption, and a close-up of the book on the floor under the bricks. The book is Kafka's The Castle in Spanish. The book is widely known for themes of alienation and unresponsive bureaucracy.
Book cover of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Title and author are printed in white over a background of blue, green, and black, showing an aerial shot of several houses on a residential street. A blue banner on the right edge of the cover says #1 New York Times Bestseller. A Times Book Review quote is across the top of the cover. It says, "Utterly engrossing, often heartbreaking, deeply empathetic."
Black and white photo of pine trees with funny quote from Avellinofarms. "Would you maybe like to meet up somewhere in the woods and just scream? We could get coffee after."
Photo of the sunset. Pink, orange, yellow, and blue sky fills the top 2/3 of the photo. A leafless tree, wooden fence, and house are silhouetted in the foreground.
A beige stone wall is behind a rusty silver fire hydrant and an unkempt green bush. Both are casting shadows on the wall. Sunlight is also shining on the wall through some unseen trees. Powerlines cut diagonally across the photo above the wall. There is a tall white house to the right. There is grass in front of the hydrant. Overhead is light blue sky.
Cover of Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler. Light blue sky/background with an illustrated warehouse and water tower pictured. The title is in capital letters across the sky. Author's name is in red. "National Bestseller" in red across the top edge.
Unworthy capture from 2015. Graham Moore gives speech about accepting and supporting the young people in your life. Photo of Moore in a tuxedo. Speech is quoted next to the photo.
Quote from John Wesley posted by united humanists. Pink and green and yellow background with hills and trees. "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can."
Red and pink 70's font on a bubblegum pink background. The words say: You bring a lot to the table and it's okay to act like it.
The ceiling in a hallway of the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Orange, yellow, green, brown, gold, white, blue mosaic with white pillars. Geometric configurations with floral and crest designs. Beautiful natural light.
Hanya Yanagihara's book cover for A Little Life. A black and white photo of a man with a grimace on his face and his hand up to his head. A National Book Award Finalist sticker on the left mid center. Man Booker Prize finalsit announcement at the top.