Ashley Larsen
@loudestlibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian. Ukulele enthusiast. Insomniac
A sweet note for the Madagascar hissing cockroaches at the library where I work
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A sweet note for the Madagascar hissing cockroaches at the library where I work
I will never be as enthralled by anything as my cat is by this one Cat TV video
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I will never be as enthralled by anything as my cat is by this one Cat TV video
Pretending to be a throw pillow is a clever defensive tactic
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Pretending to be a throw pillow is a clever defensive tactic
I am in love with these Disappointing Affirmations stickers from Dave Tarnowski.
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I am in love with these Disappointing Affirmations stickers from Dave Tarnowski.
I didn't see this snail, but it left a beautiful maze on my doorstep
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I didn't see this snail, but it left a beautiful maze on my doorstep
Apropos of nothing really
September 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Apropos of nothing really
Not only is there a new Mary Roach book, there's a new Butt or Face!
September 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Not only is there a new Mary Roach book, there's a new Butt or Face!
A big thank you to @michaelianblack.bsky.social for writing I'm Bored. It's one of my favorite picture books to read at storytime, even on days, like today, when I might prefer to be a potato.
September 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A big thank you to @michaelianblack.bsky.social for writing I'm Bored. It's one of my favorite picture books to read at storytime, even on days, like today, when I might prefer to be a potato.
There needs to be a word for the combination of admiration and revulsion I feel on learning that cellar spiders (like this one I just found) carry their egg sacks around in their mouths until they hatch.
August 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
There needs to be a word for the combination of admiration and revulsion I feel on learning that cellar spiders (like this one I just found) carry their egg sacks around in their mouths until they hatch.
I'm working today, but my daughter keeps texting me pictures of this huge wolf spider she found in the garage.
August 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm working today, but my daughter keeps texting me pictures of this huge wolf spider she found in the garage.
Watching the Owl House with my teenager, and this line struck me as strangely topical. (My daughter says that's why she's re-watching the show).
King: No one wants to think they've wasted their life following the wrong person.
King: No one wants to think they've wasted their life following the wrong person.
August 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Watching the Owl House with my teenager, and this line struck me as strangely topical. (My daughter says that's why she's re-watching the show).
King: No one wants to think they've wasted their life following the wrong person.
King: No one wants to think they've wasted their life following the wrong person.
Are these lollipops or weapons?
June 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Are these lollipops or weapons?
I was startled to see this agave plant looming over my backyard fence from next door and looking like the world's biggest asparagus.
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I was startled to see this agave plant looming over my backyard fence from next door and looking like the world's biggest asparagus.
Yesterday I made the rookie mistake of reading a book at storytime without previewing it all the way through. A parent recommended it, and the kids did enjoy guessing what the dog's nose would be on each page: a cloud, a tree, a cactus. But y'all, THE DOG NEVER FINDS HIS NOSE!
May 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yesterday I made the rookie mistake of reading a book at storytime without previewing it all the way through. A parent recommended it, and the kids did enjoy guessing what the dog's nose would be on each page: a cloud, a tree, a cactus. But y'all, THE DOG NEVER FINDS HIS NOSE!
My cat disguised as an umbrella
May 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My cat disguised as an umbrella
A poem for Easter
April 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A poem for Easter
Just finished reading The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer. What a wild and compelling story. I couldn't put it down.
April 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Just finished reading The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer. What a wild and compelling story. I couldn't put it down.
We have a tarantula named Penelope at the library where I work, and a notebook where people can write messages. A little girl wrote this today.
April 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We have a tarantula named Penelope at the library where I work, and a notebook where people can write messages. A little girl wrote this today.
Line from The Women by Kristin Hannah.
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Line from The Women by Kristin Hannah.
Never would have guessed that what I needed today was to go back in time 1.2 billion years and hang out with some red algae. I was not expecting such an informative book to be so beautifully written. Kudos to Riley Black.
March 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Never would have guessed that what I needed today was to go back in time 1.2 billion years and hang out with some red algae. I was not expecting such an informative book to be so beautifully written. Kudos to Riley Black.
Choosing books to put in our library "Outpost" is a funny challenge. It's one thing to judge a book by its cover, but in this case all people have to go on is the spine!
March 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Choosing books to put in our library "Outpost" is a funny challenge. It's one thing to judge a book by its cover, but in this case all people have to go on is the spine!
I don't write much poetry anymore, but I couldn't let this go unsaid.
March 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I don't write much poetry anymore, but I couldn't let this go unsaid.
This book (Wild Faith by Talia Lavin) is fascinating (and terrifying), and provides so much context for things I never understood, even though I was raised in the Bible Belt. Highly recommended.
Also, I am actually using a bookmark, like a grown-up.
Also, I am actually using a bookmark, like a grown-up.
March 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This book (Wild Faith by Talia Lavin) is fascinating (and terrifying), and provides so much context for things I never understood, even though I was raised in the Bible Belt. Highly recommended.
Also, I am actually using a bookmark, like a grown-up.
Also, I am actually using a bookmark, like a grown-up.