Tammy
@tbobrowsky.bsky.social
Librarian. Word botcher. No, wait--bird watcher. Side hustle: Producer & host of What We're Reading on KAXE / KBXE https://www.kaxe.org/show/what-were-reading
Such an interesting conversation with Mary Lucia and KAXE's music director Kari Hedlund. Hope you can give it a listen! www.kaxe.org/2026-01-23/l...
Longtime MN DJ Mary Lucia on radio and resilience in her new memoir
In "What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To," Lucia reflects on her life in radio, surviving stalking and why she chose to tell her story.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Such an interesting conversation with Mary Lucia and KAXE's music director Kari Hedlund. Hope you can give it a listen! www.kaxe.org/2026-01-23/l...
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How the hell is there a butterfly on my back porch on Jan. 21?
January 21, 2026 at 9:47 PM
How the hell is there a butterfly on my back porch on Jan. 21?
We're experiencing character-building weather.
January 22, 2026 at 2:43 PM
We're experiencing character-building weather.
If there isn't a new band out of Minnesota in the next few months called Suspicious Hot Dish or Sinister Minnesotans I'm going to be disappointed.
January 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM
If there isn't a new band out of Minnesota in the next few months called Suspicious Hot Dish or Sinister Minnesotans I'm going to be disappointed.
Big splurge. Worth it.
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Big splurge. Worth it.
What an incredible story...
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
What an incredible story...
Workshops, lectures, or sessions of any kind offered on zoom should be required to state beforehand if you'll be expected to get into groups for discussion.
January 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Workshops, lectures, or sessions of any kind offered on zoom should be required to state beforehand if you'll be expected to get into groups for discussion.
Not much happening when I went to bed at 10:30. Glad to have caught them this morning.
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Not much happening when I went to bed at 10:30. Glad to have caught them this morning.
Some pinks already. This could be a big lights night.
January 20, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Some pinks already. This could be a big lights night.
I'm reading Dungeon Crawler Carl which is a great escape book so far but honestly you've got to love a book where a character yells out "I'm out of mana!"
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I'm reading Dungeon Crawler Carl which is a great escape book so far but honestly you've got to love a book where a character yells out "I'm out of mana!"
I'm editing an interivew I did with MN writer Kao Kalia Yang and I absolutely love that she said this : "I don't think Richard Marx knows this, but for so many refugees of the 80s and 90s, he was our introduction to American music."
January 19, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I'm editing an interivew I did with MN writer Kao Kalia Yang and I absolutely love that she said this : "I don't think Richard Marx knows this, but for so many refugees of the 80s and 90s, he was our introduction to American music."
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Fascinating page turner. Here's hoping she continues her creative output. Using a sports analogy her mom would appreciate: she knocked it outta da park!
January 19, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Fascinating page turner. Here's hoping she continues her creative output. Using a sports analogy her mom would appreciate: she knocked it outta da park!
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Some sun dogs in Minnesota as seen from the Empire Builder. (Current temp: 4°F / -15°C.) 🌈☀️🌈🚆
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Some sun dogs in Minnesota as seen from the Empire Builder. (Current temp: 4°F / -15°C.) 🌈☀️🌈🚆
I've been a librarian for about this long as well. We warned and railed against Wikipedia in the early days and then begrudgingly accepted it. Now it's the last bastion in freely available, verified information on the web. Well done.
Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I've been a librarian for about this long as well. We warned and railed against Wikipedia in the early days and then begrudgingly accepted it. Now it's the last bastion in freely available, verified information on the web. Well done.
Introduce yourself with four facts:
1. I've laid this island sun a thousand times
2. I'm going strange
3. I am the autumn in the scarlet
4. I am the make-up on your eyes
1. I've laid this island sun a thousand times
2. I'm going strange
3. I am the autumn in the scarlet
4. I am the make-up on your eyes
Introduce yourself with four facts:
1. Your tongue
2. Your transfer
3. Your hand
4. Your answer
1. Your tongue
2. Your transfer
3. Your hand
4. Your answer
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Introduce yourself with four facts:
1. I've laid this island sun a thousand times
2. I'm going strange
3. I am the autumn in the scarlet
4. I am the make-up on your eyes
1. I've laid this island sun a thousand times
2. I'm going strange
3. I am the autumn in the scarlet
4. I am the make-up on your eyes
Something oddly attractive about this color combo tho
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota
A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Something oddly attractive about this color combo tho
I made this for dinner tonight and it's so good. Like a spanakopita pasta.
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I made this for dinner tonight and it's so good. Like a spanakopita pasta.
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Do you know how bad you have to fuck up to radicalize St. Cloud?
A crowd of hundreds gathered at a St. Cloud strip mall parking lot to observe more than two dozen ICE officers near some Somali-owned businesses.
📷️: Jenny Berg
📷️: Jenny Berg
January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Do you know how bad you have to fuck up to radicalize St. Cloud?
Putting this together was a nice way to distract myself from the world.
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Putting this together was a nice way to distract myself from the world.
Come work for one of the best community-driven radio stations anywhere! www.kaxe.org/development_...
Development Director
We are looking for an experienced media professional excited to help shape the future of KAXE by growing community support and building sustainable revenue.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Come work for one of the best community-driven radio stations anywhere! www.kaxe.org/development_...
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Excellent advice from a librarian
Hana Lee Goldin, MLIS (@hanaleegoldin)
The 3 Cs librarians use to judge source quality (before reading a single word)
Librarians use the same quality checks scrolling online as they do at the reference desk. Here’s our quick-start filter ...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Excellent advice from a librarian
Here's a good conversation on libraries and news/social media from Star Trib columnist Aaron Brown.
www.kaxe.org/show/91-7-ka...
www.kaxe.org/show/91-7-ka...
Column: Libraries are a balm for our divided society, says Aaron Brown
"Minnesota Star Tribune" columnist Aaron Brown talks media consumption and the state of library funding in Minnesota.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Here's a good conversation on libraries and news/social media from Star Trib columnist Aaron Brown.
www.kaxe.org/show/91-7-ka...
www.kaxe.org/show/91-7-ka...