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Maureen
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Reader, crafter, gardener, children's librarian.
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The second #KidLitFaves is out! This month focuses on Meg Medina, author of wonderful picture books and chapter books (and YA too 😂)

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Thanksgiving meal part 1: mushroom egg bake, smashed potatoes, pan fried asparagus, almond flour cinnamon rolls, bacon, and lots of coffee
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
wimdy
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
omg please 😂😂😭😭
someone check on Marcus
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Another storytime day! I had a big crowd, so kept it simple--read One-osaurus, Two-osaurus again & did a lot of scarf songs.
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is a really good essay on romantasy: mareas.binderybooks.com/item/5PNs8Qy...

"You can't brain off for some criticism, and then insist that actually romantasy is serious and should be taken seriously for other criticism."
Bindery Books | not ALL romantasy
but maybe some of it?
mareas.binderybooks.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This apple crisp did numbers* at a work pitch in, so I'm sharing the recipe! (And planning to make it again this week)

* completely disappeared by the end of the day
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
couldn't handle packing a lunch today. ran out to buy a rotisserie chicken to devour. carried it out of the store & immediately bumped into a storytime family.
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Jo March the Chicken is molting pretty dramatically, so I keep saying, "oh, Jo, your one beauty!" at every opportunity
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's that time of year, so if anyone is book shopping for kiddos and wants some specialized recommendations, feel free to ask me! I love children's books and recommending things!
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.

The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Dinosaur music & movement storytime this morning! We had a crowd, so I tried to keep everything engaging & moving quickly.

Book: One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman
Songs: Dino Pokey, Dino Stomp, I'm a Little Dino
#storytime #childrenslibrarian
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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This (and the nested thread, click through to see it) is exactly the kind of low-stakes drama I needed to see today.
Folks, I did it. I made the Cooks Illustrated competing pear crisps, and then I made my friends judge them blind.
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I've had very little brain for reading this week, but I did finish a group read of Rachel Reid's The Long Game!
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
look, when you have Indiana Republican lawmakers saying redistricting has gone too far & they won't support it...
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's my anniversary & I'm spending the morning at home, listening to The Raven Tower and drinking coffee!
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'm scream-laughing: a library kid I've known since she was a baby came in with grandpa tonight & I said hi and mentioned how big she's getting. Grandpa laughed and said, yeah, she is. Kid looks up at me and goes, "Do I KNOW you?" in the sassiest way imaginable. 😂
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
He slumbers so peacefully
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Well, we finally finished the last episode of Derry Girls, so now I'm emotionally devastated on a Monday evening
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Currently reading...except I haven't even started 3 of them, so maybe it's actually about to read? 😂
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
November 9!!
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
somehow, the colts have won again
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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TOO real. ;)
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finishing up these hats to drop off at a winter clothing drive later this week!
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Intergalactic Mixtape is live! 🥳
Intergalactic Mixtape #27
Hey! This week there’s World Fantasy Award news, the regular deluge of new book lists for the month, and a diverse collection of reviews! And speaking of...
buttondown.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM