Mandy Bellm
@mandybellm.bsky.social
K-12 Library Media Content Lead for Minneapolis Public Schools. INFJ, SLMS, EdS. 2026 ITEM Co-President. MLA 2024 School Media Innovator of the Year. (She/Her)
Thanks for the reminder! I literally finished The Impossible Fortune yesterday and had The Rose Field on my TBR 🤩👍
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Thanks for the reminder! I literally finished The Impossible Fortune yesterday and had The Rose Field on my TBR 🤩👍
Have they met AI? If they have, they’d know that it should not, under any circumstances, be giving authors or editors tips on creating unique or improved works of literature.
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Have they met AI? If they have, they’d know that it should not, under any circumstances, be giving authors or editors tips on creating unique or improved works of literature.
I hope you got home safe and quick! We just landed and I’m heading back to the ramp to see if my car starts 😂
December 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I hope you got home safe and quick! We just landed and I’m heading back to the ramp to see if my car starts 😂
This brings me so much joy finding people who are just as awesome and real in-person as they are online ❤️
December 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This brings me so much joy finding people who are just as awesome and real in-person as they are online ❤️
It’s sad we have to think this way, but you can buy the toy separately and then get a 20 piece nugget and a large fry for the family to share.
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It’s sad we have to think this way, but you can buy the toy separately and then get a 20 piece nugget and a large fry for the family to share.
Teens can be the best of times, and also the worst of times. There is rarely anything in the middle.
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Teens can be the best of times, and also the worst of times. There is rarely anything in the middle.
INFJ here - can confirm - I gave them plenty of chances and the door slam is real and final
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
INFJ here - can confirm - I gave them plenty of chances and the door slam is real and final
I have to keep rotating this butthead’s plate a quarter turn for him to continue eating, as *gasp* the food is no longer at the front lip for easy licking. Otherwise he walks away and his chubby tabby brother swoops in and finishes it off
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I have to keep rotating this butthead’s plate a quarter turn for him to continue eating, as *gasp* the food is no longer at the front lip for easy licking. Otherwise he walks away and his chubby tabby brother swoops in and finishes it off
I had no idea it was going to be so autobiographical but that makes me love it even more!
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I had no idea it was going to be so autobiographical but that makes me love it even more!
One of my team members switched his checkout noise in Destiny to the 6-7 ear worm 😂 kids went nuts 😂
December 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
One of my team members switched his checkout noise in Destiny to the 6-7 ear worm 😂 kids went nuts 😂
Has your office staff tried this on their street sign yet? 😂
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Has your office staff tried this on their street sign yet? 😂
Something something reflects all the color being drained from our lives something something
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Something something reflects all the color being drained from our lives something something
I didn’t see anything in the announcement about future grants. Hopefully that is the next legislation phase? IMLS was authorized through 2026-2027 and I had an LSTA accessibility grant planned that we never got to apply for 😢
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I didn’t see anything in the announcement about future grants. Hopefully that is the next legislation phase? IMLS was authorized through 2026-2027 and I had an LSTA accessibility grant planned that we never got to apply for 😢
Someone posted that unironically? 😱
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Someone posted that unironically? 😱
I asked Santa for snow to cross country ski on and he delivered a bit early 😂
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I asked Santa for snow to cross country ski on and he delivered a bit early 😂