Michelle

For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I wanted to re-share this piece about three members of the romance community who died in the late 1990s. romancehistory.com/2023/10/03/l...

Last chance for July Hoopla borrows!!

Marylanders: Last day of Early Voting!! The pretty stickers with the Annapolis Capital Dome were all gone.

Simple pleasures: NOT setting an alarm for the next day!

Thank you wtop.com for giving us a live feed to the watch cam for the removal of Trump's name from The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. I'm looking so forward to going back to this beautiful building and seeing dance and other shows again!

I don't know why Coleman's death has hit me so strongly. Maybe because I'm thinking of my dad, & we are near the anniversary of his death Or from wondering if he was suffering from PCS while I was enjoying his skill & play I rarely watch football anymore. Read Woodson's Before the Ever After.

This is a WILD thread—that is still ongoing bsky.app/profile/musi...

In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely. youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...

If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...

#libfaves25 Catching up - this is my 4th rec. Jenny Holiday's Into the Woods The romance is great & fun, and the message is even better! Starting over or shifting your life is possible at any age! May we all have the time to grow and develop our interests and spark our creativity into the world!

##libfaves25 Not an official entry, because it was published in October 2024, but I need to sing the praises of Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste For Upper Elementary & Middle School, it's a great mix of mystery, science, racial issues! Plus add a superpower and you get awesome story!

#libfaves25 Another historical fiction - not a surprise since it's a favorite genre and Victoria Christopher Murray is a fabulous author Learn all about Jessie Redmon Fauset, called by Langston Hughes the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance!

#libfaves25 Day 2 Historical Fiction The Eights by Joanna Miller

#libfaves25 Day 1 Catching up! How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women By Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi

Get those last minute Hoopla borrows before Midnight!! Happy almost December everyone!

Pictures have been taken, and this is now up on the wall! #rughooking

Quiet house (kids are chilling upstairs) and I'm about to watch Tiler Peck on PBS. Awesome way to spend an hour - especially with me missing ballet since I'm currently not going to the Kennedy Center!

5:38 pm EST Go outside and look at the sun setting -- it's going to get dark VERY early starting tomorrow!

Oh hey, a reason to be hopeful: groves of American chestnut trees have once again become self-reproducing in the wild. Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.

Michelle's Book of the Month: After a FB discussion, I realized that since I get exposed to really different & interesting books, I should post titles that might get lost. I'm reading this now, and it's fascinating. Was a rec when I was in Scotland

Do I bake? No. Did I just droll over a pop-up of King Arthur Baking Store?? Absolutely!!

Just a few more days until your Hoopla borrows reset!!

Reminder: last day to get your Hoopla borrows for August!

One more day to get your Hoopla borrows for the month!! Also, dont forget to check out the Bonus Borrows!

C-SPAN radio is broadcasting Candian Radio giving listeners a front row seat to election returns. It's wonderful to listen to!

NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

Wish me luck!! I'm diving into the 30+ hour audiobook that is The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette-Gordon Reid. I feel it's more important than ever to keep learning about ALL our nation's history, as some are trying to remove pieces of it.

Great opening at Lost River Trading Post in Wardensville, WV for exhibit Barns Have Stories with watercolorist Kristen Colebank. Up thru April 27 Collage of Loy’s Barn, by Susan Feller

Started watching the skating tribute a few minutes late, but I'm already crying. These brave youngsters, skating despite the loss of so many friends and coaches.

USA: "The US government may destroy more than 160 million COVID-19 tests. Here's how to claim your free at-home kits before they're gone." 🔹Free home test: covidtests.gov click on the blue button (Order Free At-home Tests) 🔹Toll-free phone number: 800-232-0233 www.cnet.com/health/claim...

Also encourage people to email LC to oppose this proposed revision, which was announced a few hours ago (with comments deadline of today 😡). Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚

School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content". In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival. www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...

How the mighty have fallen. I just checked the WP online (I canceled my subscription but still occasionally check headlines). There is absolutely *nothing* about the plane crash in Philly, which happened 5 hours ago. Very sad statement on the once important newspaper.

Hoopla users -- it's the last day of the month!! Go get your titles!!

Scrolling to postpone reading the last 20 pages. The events in this book may have happen over 100 years ago, but we've already had 3 young man die, and Wilfred Owen is just beginning to live his dream as a poet! This book will definitely cause a book hangover.

@measuredandslow.bsky.social This was an absolute hit today! She *loved* the blue color (which looks copper in the photo), and is working on a name for her dragon. Thank you!

Since I've not gone anywhere, I have heard NO Christmas music. My family doesn't enjoy it, and since we are Jewish, I don't fight them on it. I just put on a Spotify Holiday Playlist on. :)

What's going on with these ebook prices!! I have Jenny Holiday's A Princess for Christmas on my tablet, & I enjoyed the re-read. I decided it was probably time to buy book 2. Duke, Actually is $15.99 for the *ebook*! The paperback is $12.79. I borrowed it on Hoopla instead, & wait for a sale.

So I'm actually pretty proud of my #Libfaves24 breakdown 2 non-fiction picture books 2 middle grade kids fiction 2 adult non-fiction 2 adult historical romances 1 adult contemporary/witch romance 1 adult fiction I'll be curious to see what the breakdown is next year!

#libfaves24 SECRET LIFE OF BIRDS by Lynne Kelly This middle grade book is a great example of the treasures that can be found in books for this age group -- Engaging writing, emotional and interesting story with characters that develop and grow as they learn.

#libfaves24 Day 9 (I'm behind) EARL'S TRIP by Jenny Holiday An absolute joy of a book.

#libfaves24 OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER by Gracie Gold Gracie doesn't pull any punches in this really strong memoir about skating and depression. There are also some really strong parallels to stories that have emerged from Women's gymnastics.