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Happy National Library Week. I have spent the first day of this nominal holiday on a self-appointed task of telling library advocates on social media that if they’re not using alt text with their images, they’re not actually supporting the full mission of libraries which is to serve everyone. You can join me. For anyone who shares the ALA poster, here’s a Bluesky-length reply that you can just

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	Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out by Katia Roberto, Jessamyn C. West (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.54 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide 3.85 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital versus Non-Digital Reference: Ask a Librarian Online and Offline 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital versus non-digital reference; ask a librarian online and offline. by Ed. by Jessamyn West., Jessamyn C. West (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital versus Non-Digital Reference: Ask a Librarian Online and Offline by Linda S Katz, Jessamyn C. West (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jessamyn C. West wrote a new blog post social media is real life, make it accessible Happy National Library Week. I have spent the first day of this nominal holiday on a self-appointed task of telling library advocates on social media Read more of this blog post »
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Jessamyn West and 6 other people liked nikki humble's review of The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic: "i read the initial comic after i heard people using the term on tiktok and came away feeling like the complaint was asking men to be mind readers. after having read the whole book, i will slightly amend my initial takeaway because women in heterosexua" Read more of this review »
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Jessamyn West made a comment on Michael Bertrand’s review of Space Trucker Jess " I was really with you on this one; having your character be very young and also heavily into drinking/drugs is a choice. I felt the plot (as far as I ...more "
Mar 01, 2026 01:53PM · see review
Jessamyn West liked Michael Bertrand's review of Space Trucker Jess: "What a weird book. I've offered split star reviews in the past. Space Trucker Jess definitely qualifies. I give it 5 stars for technical merit, and 2 stars for the story content. Here's why: Merit- Kressel writes a relatable main character with a compe" Read more of this review »
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Jessamyn West liked danes's review of The Joy of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir about Food, Love & Family: "3.5/5 Title and description felt somewhat misleading--yes, it was about snacking, but it did not feel as light a book as it seemed in its description. Yes, the description mentioned the eating disordered, but it called the book a "fresh comic memoir" " Read more of this review »
Jan 25, 2026 09:14AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Joy of Snacking by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Joy of Snacking by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jessamyn West rated a book it was amazing Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this novella and I'm surprised that so many other people found it meh. It was a nice, tight little story about Mara, a youngish woman who doesn't quite fit in with her family (who all fit together and are mostly musicians) or life in genera ...more
Jan 21, 2026 11:45AM · 2 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jessamyn West rated a book it was amazing The People's Library by Veronica G. Henry (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I will read any book about a library. This one was particularly good. A near future tale of book-type libraries being shuttered in favor of "check out an AI author/personage" experience-based libraries. But something's up. The "virtus" (as the virtua ...more
Dec 30, 2025 03:39PM · 14 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The People's Library by Veronica G. Henry. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The People's Library by Veronica G. Henry <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jessamyn West rated a book it was amazing Design Is a Job: The Shitty Pulp Edition by Mike Monteiro	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You probably know Monteiro if you are a designer or work with designers. He is a "tell it like it is" guy who is in favor of strong unions, good jobs, unlearning some of the bad stuff from design school and making a lot of angry jokes many of which a ...more
Dec 13, 2025 08:36AM · 1 like · like · see review
Jessamyn West made a comment on Valerie Patrick’s review of The Age of Video Games: A Graphic History of Gaming from Pong to VR and Beyond " Thank you for this. I just read Side Quest a few months ago and this book was both super familiar and also not and you've explained it. ...more "
Oct 07, 2025 08:33PM · see review
Jessamyn West made a comment on Ghoul Von Horror’s review of The Third Rule of Time Travel " I find that "too stressed to eat" thing SUCH a trope. It seemed like her and her spouse knew how to "play the game" for a long time and now, after his ...more "
May 25, 2025 04:13PM · see review

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“I have done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt.”
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“By speaking of ourselves in a positive and affirmative fashion and finding ways to eradicate self-hate, by speaking kindly about ourselves and those around us, we can foster a sense of love and compassion powerful enough to restructure our society’s entire perspective of “body love.”
― Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

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