Omni+Scrib+E

lesbian // bisexual

trans // gay

I have restructured the folders to make them easier to use and managed to add almost all languages requested and then some

Political/informational: 

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel

Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview by hereditary chief Umeek, E. Richard Atleo (softcover edition and PDF available through UBC Press)

Fiction: 

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (highly recommended!) 

Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Not in the video, but if you have a middle/high schooler in your life or want to read it yourself, I recommend The Barren Grounds by David Alexander Robertson

Poetry:

This Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

This Wound is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt (not available at GoodMinds.com - available from UMN Press)

Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Comic:

Tunes for tuna. Pieces for pisces. Vibes for tides. Head into the weekend with some curated Spotify playlists picked out by Aquarium staff! Match them up to our livestreams or rock(fish) out with some music to soothe your sole: 

Krill Waves Radio

Relax, focus and flow with some ambient, mostly instrumental lofi hip hop beats from our YouTube Krill Waves Radio video series! All music © Chillhop Music 

Our Favorite Tunas

Let a little ocean into your life with these classic tunas, perfect for every sea-son.

Float On with the Drifters Team

Comb jellies. Sea nettles. Moons. These are the jams our team listens to while caring for our Jellies/Drifters Gallery!

Jelly Cam Jams

Drift away on waves of chill instrumental beats with our Jelly Cam playlist. 

Sea-lestial Sounds (Moon Jelly Cam)

Wishing on a sea star for a soundtrack to enhance your relaxocean while watching our Moon Jelly Cam? Whale sea what we can do. 

It’s a Bay-utiful Day (Bay Cam)

Wave goodbye to anxiety—this playlist of chill instrumental music is shore to relax and calm while you’re watching our Monterey Bay Cam! 

Sway This Way (KF Cam)

Swayt! Swayt! Don’t tell us—you need some sweet instrumental songs to sooth your sole. A playlist for the Kelp Forest of us, if you will. 

Chasing the Blues Away (OS Cam)

Feeling blue? Time to tuna in to our Open Sea Cam and its playlist, swimming with mellow and cinematic instrumental beats to chase those blues away. (“I’m blue da ba dee da ba di” not included) 

Birb is the Worb (Aviary Cam)

Songbirds, meet shorebirds. We’ve got a delightful and light selection of instrumental sounds perfect for pairing with our Aviary Cam! 

You Otter Listen Up (Otter Cam)

Paws what you’re doing. This happy, upbeat instrumental playlist is the pawfect accompaniment fur your sea-cret Sea Otter Cam sessions (that’s what second monitors are for anyways, right?) 

Pengwinning Tunes (Penguin Cam)

Birds of a feather listen to this collection of whimsical instrumental tunes together. And watch the Penguin Cam with it. 

Take and Elasmobreak (Shark Cam)

The libraries in my city host ‘English as a Secondary Language’ classes, cooking classes, classes on how to use that 3D printer, local history classes, responsible naturalistic gardening classes, beekeeping classes, and all sorts of other fun topics. Plus the plethora of clubs that use the library conference rooms as their meeting place. 

All for free.