All the holiday lotions are 75% off already 🤩

Dug out before the street has been plowed.

Ok just some initial plans but 2026 is looking pretty awesome with a trip to Iowa City and NYC to kick things off.

Small talk today was about debunking misinformation about the apocalyptic blizzard next week. 🙂‍↔️

Obligatory Iowa northern lights photo

Headed into admining a 3 day tabletop gaming convention.

Reading The Apothecary Diaries and hearing the OPs 🗣️ HANA NI NATEEEE 🔥🔥🔥

Weeks away from all the pumpkin pie and I've yet to have anything pumpkin spice flavored this season. 😱

Some sights from Portland.

Fall crafts are the best and you can’t convince me otherwise 🤌🤌

I’m convinced there’s no more quintessentially Midwestern experience than a weekend Menards trip.

Packed for Portland and the APRIL conference 🤓

Precisely one small nope noodle today which did not want to be held

Most used current emojis: 🥴🔥🧀

This isn’t very fall cardigan line weather. 😕

Just got through all the 67 nonsense and now we're on huzz. 😮‍💨

Go go browser rangers ⚡️

I’ve really gone NPC mode at work recently with my 5 canned responses. 🫠 - WOW, that’s wild! - Complaining won’t get us anywhere though - Hope that first frost is soon to get the noseeums - Yeah, Iowa does rally the second half - I’m thinking chili and cinnamon rolls this weekend, how about you?

Cleansing my timeline with caterpillars 🐛

Just learned the same VA for Rita Repulsa also plays Turbo Granny.

Today in youth department masterpieces

Me every time I open connect.

Libraries belong at #SXSW Today is the LAST day to vote for these library-themed panels 📚💙

Please vote! Let's get these library panels on the #SXSW schedule.

Oh! We have lots of lovely library panels to pick for SXSW this year! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... Time to #RockTheVote! 🗳️

Airport steps hit different than trail steps. Is it the AC? The thrill of racing fellow travelers?

They don’t teach you how to replace drone components in library school 😮‍💨

It’s crunch time, y’all.

NPR has reported an estimated 46 million gamers with disabilities in the US. “They’re living in the communities we serve, whether we’re aware of them or not.” Vicki Karlovsky, inclusion coordinator at Deerfield (Ill.) Public Library americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc... #ALAAC25

No, not yet. Appropriations process for agencies like IMLS is completely separate from big murder bill that just passed. For IMLS specifically, we'd learn more during the week of July 21 for the House's proposed LHHSE appropriations (which sets IMLS budget) appropriations.house.gov/schedule

This biblically accurate mudkip is everything I need heading into the weekend.

I was so sad it was a statue and not a real dog.

WHY IS MY TIKTOK ALL BENSON BOONE 😭

Haven’t really been posting because of summer reading. Have survived but will probably be lacking updates again because of annual 🫠

I would wear this exact fit.

🎵 Up where they walk, up where they run Up where they stay all day in the sun Wanderin' free, wish I could be Part of that world 🎶

I take it back. I want the hot weather again.

The Midwestern call of void is sitting on the porch in the middle of a tornado warning.

Today at the library: flower pots. This summer at the library: remembering to water flower pots

Hot air balloon, y’all

Clock struck May, and so our summer reading gauntlet begins with the radio morning show, followed by ALL the outreach this month.

Before Trump issued an executive order that triggered an outcry across the country, many of Iowa's 544 libraries were just coming to grips with the loss of local levies eliminated under a property tax overhaul in 2023 by the Republican-led Legislature buff.ly/bNh1x5Z

Has anyone else thought about how DOGE, the federal workforce reduction, and DOGE's use of AI will fundamentally change federal grant making assuming there's a comeback at some point? urious about others' thoughts on this evolving landscape.

We just got a couple of cornhole boards for the library and the dads are already eyes them.

I’ve committed to a ‘brother eww’ stamp for the next two years.

"I have been thinking deeply about my personal connection to my rural library system and my very recent past as a director of a small rural museum" dailyyonder.com/commentary-r...

Every time I open my news app

Handwritten positive affirmations and pizza parties for our reader of the month kiddos. Super proud of all they’ve done and the accomplishments they’ve had this year.

Library outreach on National Library Outreach Day is outreaching pretty cool.

Advocating for our libraries and the #IMLS on Capitol Hill with Jason Homer & Melissa Harter! Thank you @repmcgovern.bsky.social @edmarkey.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov and @whipkclark.bsky.social for championing libraries in MA and the United States! #forourlibraries #ala #mblc