Library Mary 📚
@mmcarlson428.bsky.social
Wife, RETIRED elementary librarian, horn player, parent of 2 college kids. A tiny blue dot in a rabidly red county.
I just finished this book and it is really good! It is funny, factual, and gives great tips for fighting back against hate-filled Bible thumpers! 📚💙 #booksky
November 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I just finished this book and it is really good! It is funny, factual, and gives great tips for fighting back against hate-filled Bible thumpers! 📚💙 #booksky
Yesterday spent lovely day in Huntsville with/son #1. A little hiking and good food. Today, headed to NGA mtns to spend some quality time with son #2.
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Yesterday spent lovely day in Huntsville with/son #1. A little hiking and good food. Today, headed to NGA mtns to spend some quality time with son #2.
I just spent a tense few minutes- I got a Discover Card Alert for out of country card use. I immediately thought my card was hacked. Very thankful for Discover fraud alert team member for figuring out where the problem was! Apparently, Fubo.tv can't spell New York in their address🙄
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I just spent a tense few minutes- I got a Discover Card Alert for out of country card use. I immediately thought my card was hacked. Very thankful for Discover fraud alert team member for figuring out where the problem was! Apparently, Fubo.tv can't spell New York in their address🙄
Happy 15th birthday to our kitty queen, Isabella! #catsofbluesky
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Happy 15th birthday to our kitty queen, Isabella! #catsofbluesky
My October Reads- so many great books this month! I think my favorite was the Women of Wild Hill, but I also LOVED Wild Dark Shore AND Sandwich. #booksky
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
My October Reads- so many great books this month! I think my favorite was the Women of Wild Hill, but I also LOVED Wild Dark Shore AND Sandwich. #booksky
I enjoyed a little digital detox in the Smokey Mountains! Here are my September reads (a little late). Of these, my favorite is The Secret Book Society. Braiding Sweetgrass was excellent, too! #Booksky
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I enjoyed a little digital detox in the Smokey Mountains! Here are my September reads (a little late). Of these, my favorite is The Secret Book Society. Braiding Sweetgrass was excellent, too! #Booksky
Happy caturday from Isabella! Chin scritches on a lap make for a good morning!
September 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy caturday from Isabella! Chin scritches on a lap make for a good morning!
I’m a little late to the party, but Assistant to the Villain was such a fun book! Sometimes a silly rom-com is exactly what I need!💙📚
September 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I’m a little late to the party, but Assistant to the Villain was such a fun book! Sometimes a silly rom-com is exactly what I need!💙📚
Good (local) craft beer, outdoor concert (stones cover band) I do love small town summer nights!
September 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Good (local) craft beer, outdoor concert (stones cover band) I do love small town summer nights!
I'm kidding, of course! This book is writing itself!
September 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I'm kidding, of course! This book is writing itself!
When you’ve seen the movie before, but keep watching to ‘see what happens’ this time.
September 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When you’ve seen the movie before, but keep watching to ‘see what happens’ this time.
Is this book worth the time? I loved Fourth Wing but didn’t think Iron Flame lived up to the hype. I wasn’t going to read this one, but it was at the library…. I’m only about 85 pgs in, and I’m struggling. Does it get better? 💙📚
August 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Is this book worth the time? I loved Fourth Wing but didn’t think Iron Flame lived up to the hype. I wasn’t going to read this one, but it was at the library…. I’m only about 85 pgs in, and I’m struggling. Does it get better? 💙📚
In July, I made a point of reading instead of doomscrolling. Things may be going to hell, but at least I’m reading some great books 🙄 💙📚
August 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In July, I made a point of reading instead of doomscrolling. Things may be going to hell, but at least I’m reading some great books 🙄 💙📚
I just finished listening to Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid. WOW! One of the best books this year. It lived up to all the hype!!! #booksky
July 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I just finished listening to Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid. WOW! One of the best books this year. It lived up to all the hype!!! #booksky
I’m not sure who recommended this, but THANK YOU! This struck the perfect balance. It is hopeful, positive, solidly researched, and NOT saccharine. I don’t read a lot of nonfiction- but HIGHLY recommend this book - especially if you have read Tipping Point. 📚💙
July 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m not sure who recommended this, but THANK YOU! This struck the perfect balance. It is hopeful, positive, solidly researched, and NOT saccharine. I don’t read a lot of nonfiction- but HIGHLY recommend this book - especially if you have read Tipping Point. 📚💙
Somehow I'm not surprised that Animal Farm is 'popular this week' on StoryGraph. Sigh.
July 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Somehow I'm not surprised that Animal Farm is 'popular this week' on StoryGraph. Sigh.
My reading for June 📚💙
July 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My reading for June 📚💙
Public service announcement: if you order tea in GA, it will be iced and sweet (year round). If you want it any other way, you must specify.
June 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Public service announcement: if you order tea in GA, it will be iced and sweet (year round). If you want it any other way, you must specify.
Current situation- reading new library book in the sunroom during a pop up thunderstorm! 📚💙
June 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Current situation- reading new library book in the sunroom during a pop up thunderstorm! 📚💙
These are beautiful!!! If you ARE going to compare yourself to others, remind yourself that to make such a realistic miniature it takes a level of patience, attention to detail, and practice that most people will never even come close to! Do you sell them? My kitchen table needs a centerpiece!
May 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
These are beautiful!!! If you ARE going to compare yourself to others, remind yourself that to make such a realistic miniature it takes a level of patience, attention to detail, and practice that most people will never even come close to! Do you sell them? My kitchen table needs a centerpiece!
Finally made it to the last book in this arc! The real question is can I finish 1300+ pages before I have to return it to the library! 💙📚
May 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Finally made it to the last book in this arc! The real question is can I finish 1300+ pages before I have to return it to the library! 💙📚
I learned a new word today, and I think I’m going to have plenty of opportunities to use it!
May 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I learned a new word today, and I think I’m going to have plenty of opportunities to use it!
