Current WIP for #showmeyourknits - Keats & Shelley Poets’ Gloves by Lynne Vogel. I was halfway done with the pair when the discrepancies between the two became abominable. So I frogged them both to start anew. The yarn is lambswool that was salvaged from a thrifted sweater. #knitsky #upcycle

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.

January 9, 2026

Got back on track with reading this month. Even managed to finish a print book!

So much love to all of my fellow radical left scum…

Air Force One is circling my house right now. Passed by twice so far

Super slow reading season and I still have another month before most of my Libby holds are ready. Zero expectations for December.

#NASA confirms #Earth has a new 'mini #moon' that will accompany us for the next 50 years www.earth.com/news/nasa-co...

#northernlights in eastern PA!

When you can’t attend the local #nokings event because you’re working at a historic site… We denounce kings like it’s 1775

Some of us introverts really don't have the capacity to engage or interact with anyone, loved ones included, after interacting with people at work all day. We just need time to decompress, it's nothing personal

I forgot how fun it is to preorder books! Just when you’ve totally forgotten about it, a surprise package arrives at your door! 📚 #booksky

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words. The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

A slower reading month than I would’ve liked, but once again, I’m proud of myself for reading so many physical books.

“Facism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology” 🎯

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Why are we not talking about Nepal? And why did I first hear about it from my GenZ kid and not from any major news source?

One of many bees feasting on the sedum in my backyard.

Monday mood

August was a busy month for books, thanks to having a challenging 2000pc puzzle to work on while listening. #audiobooksarebooks

2000 pieces 8 audiobooks 3 weeks (+1 day) of escapism Not too shabby for a 99¢ thrift shop find

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

It’s a @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social kind of week! I’ve waited months for Chef’s Kiss on Libby and now it’s here - the same week that A Gentleman’s Gentleman appeared on my library’s shelf. Perfect distractions for these days.

Time to put on my IBCLC hat to share that #WorldBreastfeedingWeek starts today! This year we focus on creating sustainable systems to support breastfeeding/chestfeeding and pumping families. Feeding babies is no easy feat! Families deserve better.

I’m really proud of how much I read this month. 4 physical books in 1 month might be a new record for me! (The rest are audio) All books were from my local libraries and Libby.

Fuzzy bumble hard at work this evening. #bloomscrolling

"Jack of all trades, master of none..." finish the sentence though

Hello there, Susan! #bloomscroll

First coneflower blooms of the season #bloomscroll

Itty bitty list of books read in June. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” was a Mother’s Day gift from my teen with specific instructions to read it on our vacation. 🥹 Which I did.

Rainy day reminder that you can borrow puzzles from the library!

Somebody’s afraid of thunderstorms

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

February’s reads. 📚 Everything was from my library/Libby and the timing worked out on a few of them, allowing me to enjoy the print and audio versions concurrently!

Love our local children’s book authors! 📚 www.wfmz.com/news/sunrise... @playbooks.bsky.social @veronicahmoore.bsky.social

For some reason, that extra little heart in my cappuccino is the bit of joy I needed today. 💕

A bright spot to this dismal week. Now we wait.

‘Knitting is a lifeline’: young people turn to craft to cast off gloom

Look at the moon! 🌕

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚 Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚