Michelle
@librarydancer.bsky.social
Mom of 3, rug hooker, huge reader of romance & historical fiction, lover of history, Children's librarian. Fortunate to live in the very blue state of MD.
Having finally embraced my geekdom, I happily have a 'I break for historical markers' car magnet!
Having finally embraced my geekdom, I happily have a 'I break for historical markers' car magnet!
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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?...
youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...
I Talked To 50 Dads at the Taylor Swift Eras Tour
YouTube video by DARK WEB | Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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?...
youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...
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If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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!
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!
December 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#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!
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!
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!
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
##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!
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!
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!
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#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!
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!
December 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
#libfaves25 Day 1
Catching up!
How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
By Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi
Catching up!
How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
By Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi
December 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
#libfaves25 Day 1
Catching up!
How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
By Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi
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!
Happy almost December everyone!
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Get those last minute Hoopla borrows before Midnight!!
Happy almost December everyone!
Happy almost December everyone!
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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!
Awesome way to spend an hour - especially with me missing ballet since I'm currently not going to the Kennedy Center!
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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!
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!
Go outside and look at the sun setting -- it's going to get dark VERY early starting tomorrow!
November 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
5:38 pm EST
Go outside and look at the sun setting -- it's going to get dark VERY early starting tomorrow!
Go outside and look at the sun setting -- it's going to get dark VERY early starting tomorrow!
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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.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Nearly a Century Ago, American Chestnut Trees Died Off. Now, Hikers Can Walk Among Them Again.
Efforts to restore the American chestnut comprise "one of the most epic conservation stories ever told.”
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October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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.
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
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
October 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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
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
Update:
So much is happening in the world right now, it's easy for news to get lost.
Trump has begun large scale firing of federal employees in hopes of pressuring the Democrats to concede and reopen the government.
I've posted my piece Stars Falling from the @braveartspeaks project before.
So much is happening in the world right now, it's easy for news to get lost.
Trump has begun large scale firing of federal employees in hopes of pressuring the Democrats to concede and reopen the government.
I've posted my piece Stars Falling from the @braveartspeaks project before.
October 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Update:
So much is happening in the world right now, it's easy for news to get lost.
Trump has begun large scale firing of federal employees in hopes of pressuring the Democrats to concede and reopen the government.
I've posted my piece Stars Falling from the @braveartspeaks project before.
So much is happening in the world right now, it's easy for news to get lost.
Trump has begun large scale firing of federal employees in hopes of pressuring the Democrats to concede and reopen the government.
I've posted my piece Stars Falling from the @braveartspeaks project before.
Do I bake? No.
Did I just droll over a pop-up of
King Arthur Baking Store??
Absolutely!!
Did I just droll over a pop-up of
King Arthur Baking Store??
Absolutely!!
October 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Do I bake? No.
Did I just droll over a pop-up of
King Arthur Baking Store??
Absolutely!!
Did I just droll over a pop-up of
King Arthur Baking Store??
Absolutely!!
Just a few more days until your Hoopla borrows reset!!
September 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just a few more days until your Hoopla borrows reset!!
Reminder: last day to get your Hoopla borrows for August!
August 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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!
Also, dont forget to check out the Bonus Borrows!
June 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One more day to get your Hoopla borrows for the month!!
Also, dont forget to check out the Bonus Borrows!
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!
It's wonderful to listen to!
April 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
C-SPAN radio is broadcasting Candian Radio giving listeners a front row seat to election returns.
It's wonderful to listen to!
It's wonderful to listen to!
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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...
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
www.huffpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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.
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.
April 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
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.
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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
Collage of Loy’s Barn, by Susan Feller
March 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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
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.
These brave youngsters, skating despite the loss of so many friends and coaches.
March 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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.
These brave youngsters, skating despite the loss of so many friends and coaches.
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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...
🔹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...
Claim Your Free COVID-19 Tests Now in Case the USPS Program Gets Shut Down
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.
www.cnet.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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...
🔹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...
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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 📚
Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚
LC published a tentative list to change #LCSH Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America & Mt Denali to Mt McKinley. Comments on the proposed changes can be sent to [email protected] by Tues. February 18, 2025 (which is TODAY). If you oppose the change, please email! #critcat (classweb.org/tentative-su...
Tentative Monthly List 12 LCSH 2 (February 13, 2025)
classweb.org
February 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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 📚
Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚