Stay Weird, Be Golden

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a different kind of vibe, be different, be golden, living my life like it's golden, stay weird

Don’t try to fit in,

normal is an illusion;

stay weird, be golden.
Don’t try to fit,

when you were born to standout;

stay weird, be golden.
Don’t try to fit in,

be your plain ol’ nerdy self;

stay weird, be golden.
–@StevieStreets #livingmylifelikeitsgolden #haiku | Stay Weird, Be Golden 

A Novel Affair

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#readingisthenewsexy, #turnupabook, a novel affair, book love, just me and my book

A NOVEL AFFAIR…
we got a thing going on;
just me and my book.

-@StevieStreet #booklove #haiku | A Novel Affair: #readingisthenewsexy, #turnupabook

Books Matter Too

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#booksmatter, anti-censorship, banned books week, censorship, first amendment, fREADom, read banned books

Let’s fight censorship…
defend the first amendment,
’cause books matter too.

-StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | Books Matter Too: read banned books

Explore The Stacks

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anti-censorship, banned books week, censorship, fREADom, read banned books, READstricted, the stacks

Let’s explore the stacks!
Look for books from the banned list,
celebrate fREADom.

–@StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | from THE COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTION: Explore The Stacks: read banned books

Side Eye

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#sideeyebae, Aunt Esther, black girl magic, black women's attitude, if looks could kill, side eye, watch out sucka

She’s nice and lovely…
but her side eye game is mean;
she’ll Aunt Esther you.

I admit, I love…
the infamous attitude
and side eye glances.

She sits quietly…
silently judging, speaking
with side eye sidebars.

That black girl magic
paired with that bold attitude;
nothing more to say.

Where’s #sideeyebae at?
Ms. communicate with looks,
I’m looking for you. 😉

–@StevieStreets 😒 #haiku | Side Eye: an ode to LaWanda Page and the infamous black women’s attitude

Instagram, Instamatic

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instagram, instamatic, kodak moments, photo genics, photographic

She’s Instagram Bae,
I’m Kodak Instamatic;
we shared a moment.

She’s IG Ready…
and me – I’m her Classic Man;
we’re picture perfect.

Kodak Moments and…
photographic memories;
EXPERIENCE LIFE.

She – she became life…
He – he became old man time;
they made history.

Time is illmatic…
Instagram’s Instamatic;
new wave, same fabric.

–@StevieStreets #newinstamatic #haiku | Instagram, Instamatic

National Read A Book Day 2016

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#turnupabook, celebrate reading, library diaries, local author collection, read local

September 6 is
NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY;
#turnupabook, please.

Download an eBook,
crack open a Hardcover,
or a paperback.

Celebrate Reading!
Today is read a book day,
read more and talk less.

Browse your library’s
local author collection,
read local today.

Read for an hour… or
read a few chapters. By all
means, make sure you read.

–@StevieStreets #readabookday #haiku | National Read A Book Day 2016

The Book Exchange

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#datlibrarylife, #librariesofinstagram, bih better have my books, hostage negotiations, library circulation, read it return it, return your books, the circ department

Read It! Return It!
’cause the circ team be like… BIH
BETTER HAVE MY BOOKS! 😂

Yeah, you have our books.
It’s cool, we have your boy. Then
came the book exchange.

The #circdepartment
#librariesofinstagram
#datlibrarylife

The circulation
department is the heartbeat
of the library.

–@StevieStreets #librarycirculation #haiku | from THE LIBRARY DIARIES COLLECTION: The Book Exchange

postscript:

We don’t want your boy…
pay your fines, return your books;
you have 14 days.

Hello September!

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cool kids, coolest library, library card sign-up month, library cards, library diaries, library out loud, literacy, the arts

Hello September!
LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH,
we welcome you back. 😉

The best school supply
is a library card; all
the cool kids have one. 😎

#LIBRARYOUTLOUD!
The coolest library is
Stonecrest Library…

#THINKBEYONDTHEBOOKS,
Literacy runs deep. Read.
Write. Recite. Repeat.

CELEBRATE THE ARTS;
join us on September 10th,
we’ll have spoken word.

–@StevieStreets #librarycardsignup #haiku | from THE LIBRARY DIARIES COLLECTION: Hello September!

Geek Love

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a novel affair, embrace the weirdness, geek the library, geekish, reading is the new sexy, smart is the new cool, stay weird

Inseparable…
like pages binded in books;
they called it geek love.

A novel affair…
they met in the library,
that good ol’ geek love.

GEEK THE LIBRARY
stickers peppered her notebook…
He loved her geekness.

Embrace Your Geekness,
your weirdness is wonderful…
don’t hide the madness.

Be kind, love a geek…
#readingisthenewsexy,
#smartisthenewcool.

You’re far from boring,
be your plain ol’ nerdy self…
don’t try to fit in.

Gorgeous and Geekish…
“don’t be afraid to geek out,”
he whispered to her.

–@StevieStreets #stayweird #haiku | Geek Love