I think I need this in my life.

You guys. I just DELEGATED. I spent 2ish hours breaking down & bundling up 2 different big projects into task lists, directions, & source folders. Then I handed each to a highly capable & motivated colleague who is NOT me. Each is many days of work they are happy to do & I could not do anytime soon.

Spring Break robotics at the library today! Just packed with kiddos; absolute chaos of the best kind. We’ve got the Botleys and the Sphero Indis out for the younger set, and later we’ll busy out the Ozobots for the tweens. 🤖 #LibraryLife #STEAMeducation

You will never finish your chores and obligations because life is a succession of one tedious fucking thing after another until you die, scientists have confirmed.

Crowdsourcing here: does anyone have language for a small fandom/ comicon-type event vendor agreement to prohibit selling stuff made with gen-ai, that defines what is/isn't allowed clearly but simply?

One of my more junior librarians is chairing the planning team for our annual ComiCon event- her 1st big leadership role. She's absolutely crushing it. So I told her so, & repeated it to her direct supervisor, & now we are all three walking on air. Praise people when they do good- it feels amazing!

Working late, hosting a childcare workshop in Community Room 2, having very serious discussion about supporting young children coping with worry & anxiety. Meanwhile, there's a raucous St. Patty's Day/ birthday party in Room 1, and they are /literally/ bouncing off the wall. #LibraryLife

Grandaddy was a tenant farmer, then Navy air crewman, then construction worker, then eventually a construction project manager for a national bank chain. Grandpop was also in the navy as a young man (not sure what he did in the service), then a furniture salesman.

Must always repost this when seen; it is The Law. Especially glad to repost it now. Congratulations and joy to the two lovely people we saw falling in love during a Lip Sync Battle 🥰🥰

have been in a generally grumpy mood for days and felt better today and realized it's because the sun is out and i have a large glass of water. i'm literally just a plant that's been cursed with the ability to complain.

Behold my creation, the hands-free frankenbroidery stand! Yep, I’m a genius.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "No, I'm sorry, we do not know and cannot 'look up' your email password."

Please enjoy this cat named Tommy basking in front of a woodstove. May we all experience warmth and bliss like this in our lives.

One useful thing about this unending bitter cold weather (in a region where we are not in any way used to nor prepared for it), is that we can take advantage to defrost the freezer, and just put all the frozen food in boxes on the porch where it is even colder than a freezer.

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

I was feeling very pleased about how good I was doing clearing my email backlog faster than new emails coming in, now that everybody is "circling back after the holidays." Then I noticed: "Outlook last updated 10:17am." Relaunched and... I am NOT doing very good at clearing faster than incoming😭😭😭😭😭

First day back at work, and I put "2026" on a signature line on the very first try. Crushing it.

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. Yeah, this tracks.

Shaved camel art at the Bikaner Camel Festival in India. camelfestival.com

NOPE

My army of gingerbread dinosaurs is ready to march!

The takeout restaurant industry doesnt want you to know this one weird trick that will make your slow-cooker 100% more effective! You just have to plug it in BEFORE you turn it on! Smash that follow button for more amazing kitchen hacks! (🔌🤦‍♀️)

Goodnight Bsky

It's my dog-nephew Winston's 5th Gotcha Day! He's a wonky, lame, blind, anxious, expensive hot mess of a scruffy mutt. And we love him so so much. #DogsOfBlueSky #RescueDogs #AdoptDontShop

It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

Blanca is a certified cuddle bunny™️ with Pets on Wheels, and she has come to Staff Day at the Library to provide de-stressing soft petting services to anyone in need. #TherapyPets #PetsOnWheels #LickLonliness #LibraryLife

@tanktolman.bsky.social HAMMAR! (But make it music)

Personally attacked.

Wow! My “little” cousin, whom I babysat as a toddler, safely delivered a 6-lb 6-oz baby girl & a 7-lb 8-oz baby boy, 5 min apart, both healthy & with demonstrably strong lungs! That’s 14 pounds of babies! This was a tough pregnancy & we’re so relieved and happy they all came through well in the end.

REALLY need to have the talk again w/ my dad about leaving serious-sounding cryptic messages. Came out of a meeting to 3 back-to-back missed calls & a text that just said “Call Dad ASAP.” Given that he NEVER calls me at work, I assumed tragedy & disaster, called him back w/ pounding heart.

Post someone who looks great in a hat…

Good news, I guess, but it won’t bring back the editor’s mother who literally died of stress from the cops RAIDING HER HOME because they didn’t like what the newspaper said about them.

TIL: 1.) Underground propane tanks have an expected lifespan of 20-30 years. 2.) My underground propane tank is 27 years old. 3.) A sign of pinhole leaks in an underground propane tank is an area of dead grass above it. 4.) Replacing an underground propane tank costs about $5500.

We’ve had such a warm & sunny fall that some of my plants bloomed again & set a few final fruits. I picked them all today b/c a hard freeze is coming tonight. I think a few might be far enough along to finish ripening on the counter? And I can do a fried green tomatoes thing w/ the rest. #ByeSummer

Man, when the Friends of the Library have their used book sales, you gotta get up early. Husbear and I dawdled very slightly over breakfast, arrived 20 min after the sale opened to find no parking and the tables already half empty!

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

In more good news about book banners getting a trouncing: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/11/05/s... Important detail the Sun leaves out is that the county board had banned it in a closed meeting AFTER a review committee studied the book & voted to keep it, & the superintendent ruled on appeal to keep it.

Quote I just starred from this webinar on play-based learning: "'Cute' is not a developmental objective." I want to graffiti this on the walls of libraries and early childhood programs.

I was just interviewed by a Library School student about our public library's collection development practices. This poor innocent had NO IDEA what they were letting themselves in for. Once unleashed, I will talk about library collections and everything related to them AT GREAT LENGTH. Great length.

So I guess my woods were a little bit on fire last night and I didn't know it? I just knew the power was out and it was very windy. Apparently many trees fell on a long segment of wires and tore them to bits and transformers exploded and started a brush fire that was then fanned by the high wind.

I recently learned: "tea light" candles are called that because this was their original use. A little trivet under your teapot with a candle inside, to keep the tea warm for several hours. It's lovely.

I recently learned: "tea light" candles are called that because this was their original use. A little trivet under your teapot with a candle inside, to keep the tea warm for several hours. It's lovely.

I am a good public speaker. I /teach/ public speaking. I lead packed public library programs and teach conference sessions for hundreds of people. Often while wearing very silly hats! So... why is a 5-min verbal report (of good news!) to the Library Board, (who are all nice people!) so terrifying?

Come work with me! Lexington Park Library is a busy branch in a diverse community w/ a great children's room, a new kids' makerspace under construction, lots of community partnerships, & terrific co-workers. Short application window- don't wait! #LibraryJobs recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...

Come work with me! Lexington Park Library is a busy branch in a diverse community w/ a great children's room, a new kids' makerspace under construction, lots of community partnerships, & terrific co-workers. Short application window- don't wait! #LibraryJobs recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...

James Dobson is dead, was a monster: defector.com/james-dobson...

As a physicist I can easily calculate time dilation from relativistic motion (time slows when you're moving fast) or proximity to a massive object (time slows in gravity) but I have yet to find a solution for emotional time dilation (the task takes five minutes to complete but six weeks to start) 🫠

I really need to strip the bed and wash the linens, but…