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I am a Librarian!
@qtpilibrarian.bsky.social
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Librarian. USN (Ret) spouse. Mom. Gardener. Gamer. Anime. PBS. PTX. Tattoos. Whiskey. Cis-het, she/her.
Passionate about literacy, gardening (native, esp!), and animal rescue.
Opinions my own.
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Northern North Dakota!
#Aurora #auroraborealis #stunning
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Halloween 2025 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Some highlights from this weekend's wandering.
#weekendwanderings #memories #family #memorylane
In foreground, a man crouched down seems to be taking a photo of the cemetery and church ahead of him. An abandoned house, with the woods growing up around it. Night sky, Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) pictured in the middle. Remaining buildings on the home farm.
October 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Q say he is invisible. 🤷‍♀️
#caturday
Cat with Grey and black stripes with white patches curled up on a bed.
September 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Homegrown Sugar Baby Watermelon!
🍉 🌱
#Watermelon #gardenlife #happyplace
Sliced watermelon
September 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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#newbooksday part 2!
Excited to get this into readers' hands! 🥳

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Seven picture and chapter books on a table, from top left: Make New Friends by Joshua David Stein with Mariachiara Di Giorgio, If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall, Fancy Nancy Besties for Eternity by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, Absolutely Everything by Damian Alexander, The Teacher in Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri, Oliver's Great Big Universe Evolution Changes Everything by Jorge Cham, and Cupcake Diaries The New Batch Natalie's Sprinkle of Light by Coco Simon. Four children's nonfiction books on a table, clockwise from top left: I Am We How Crows Come Together to Survive by Leslie Barnard Booth with Alexandra Finkelday, Origin by Nat Cardozo, Rewriting the Rules by Danna Zeiger with Josee Bisaillon, and DK Eyewonder Dinosaurs.
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Who else loves #newbooksday?? (part 1) 💙📚
#librarylife #freadom

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Eight nonfiction books on a table, from top left: Lin-Manuel Miranda by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, Bird School by Adam Nicolson, Dream School by Jeffrey Selingo, We the People by Jill Lepore, Lonely Planet Colorado, Relentless Pursuit by Bradley J. Edwards, The Spider by Barry Levine and Icons of Style Lady Gaga by Kristen Bateman. Ten fiction books on a table, from top left: Something to Look Forward To by Fannie Flagg, Don't Say A Word by Allison Brennan, The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham, Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood, The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman, The Austen Affair by Madeline Belle, The Ginger Bread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore, The Summer War by Naomi Novik, The (Most Unusual) Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish, and Too Late by Colleen Hoover. Six nonfiction books on a table, from top left: Duck, Duck, Goose by Hank Shaw, Afield by Jesse Griffiths with Jody Horton and Andrew Zimmern, The Blue Angels, Wild + Free Handcrafts by Ainsley Arment, Polymer Clay Special Effects by Lauren Wallace, and Wild + Free Book Club also by Ainsley Arment.
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Look at this sleepy little bee I found on my tomato plants this morning! 😍🐝 🌱
#gardening #gardenlife #savethebees #happyplace
A sleepy bee on a very green tomato plant.
September 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Leeks, tomatoes, squash, and beans!
#harvest #happyplace #gardenlife #gardening
Leeks, tomatoes, squash, and beans! #harvest #happyplace #gardenlife #gardening
September 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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#newbooksday (part 3! 😱) 💙📚 🥳
So many books, so little time! #freadom #librarylife
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Ten nonfiction and graphic novel books on a table, from top left: The Legend of Kamui by Shirato Sanpei, Blue Zones Kitchen One Pot Meals by Dan Buettner, At Home in the American Barn by James B. Garrison with Geoffrey Gross and Brandt Bolding, Third Culture Cooking by Zaynab Issa, Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson, Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly & Josh Hammer, Psychic Witch by Mat Auryn, Savory and Sweet Shrubs by Michael Dietsch, Saint by Amy Jeffs, and What We've Become by Jonathan M. Metzl. Twelve fiction books on a table, from top left: Pitcher Perfect by Tessa Bailey, Sisters In the Wind by Angeline Boulley, The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith, Amity by Nathan Harris, Play Nice by Rachel Harrison, Please Don't Lie by Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt, Billion Dollar Ransom by James Patterson with Duane Swierczynski, Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger, Framed in Death by J.D. Robb, Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson, Crazy Spooky Love by Josie Silver and Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (in large print.)
September 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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#newbooksday (part 2!) 📚💙
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Ten junior books on a table, from top left: Heartwood Hotel Family Forever by Kallie George, A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day with Yas Imamura, The Big Fun Book of Fake-Out Cakes by Food Network, Vanished by Anna Hays with Mary Kate McDevitt, Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate, InvestiGators Case Files by John Patrick Green with Steve Behling and Chris Fenoglio, The Picasso Curse by Dan Gutman, Sherlock Society Hurricane Heist by James Ponti, Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall, and Aquamanatee by Ben Clanton with Cassandra Federman.
September 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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#newbooksday (part 1) to all who celebrate! 🥳 💙📚
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Six picture books on a table: Tuck Me In! by Nathan W. Pyle, One Giant Leap by Thao Lam, Our Solar System! by Stacy McAnulty with Stevie Lewis, These Are My Rocks, by Bethan Woollvin, Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) by Joyce Sidman with Melissa Sweet, and Five Little Friends by Sean Taylor with Fiona Woodcock. Nine picture books on a table, from top left: Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen with Helen Oxenbury, The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle by Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson, A Fall Day for Bear by Bonney Becker with Kady MacDonald Denton, The Cave Downwind of the Cafe by Mikey Please, Giraffe's Book is Missing a Story by DK Ryland, Time for Bed Little Owls! by Katja Alves with Andrea Stegmaier, Shibu's Tail by Tess Thomas with Kamwei Fong, The Witch in the Tower by Julia Sarda, and The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge with Emily Gravett.
September 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Currently reading. Highly recommend.
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#history #freadom
September 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Perfect book for a camping trip on the American prairie.
#prairie #camping #statepark
Book held by me, titled Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie. Written by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty.
September 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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🌱 Harvesting potatoes 🥔 And a sweet orange-belted bumble snoozing in a sunflower 🌻

#happyplace #gardenlife #family #gardening
Basket with purple and gold potatoes among potato plants ready for harvesting. Orange belted bumblebee asleep in the center of a yellow sunflower.
September 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Still #newbooksday! (part 2)
#librarylife #booksky #freadom
Happy reading!

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Six picture books on a table, from top, left to right: Beverly Bat at Your Service by Kelly Collier, Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts by Annie Sullivan with Paula J. Becker, We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker, The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo with John Picacio, Before I Lived Here by Stacy S. Jensen with Victo Ngai, and The Everything Trail by Meg Fleming with Chuck Groenink. Six books on a table, from top left: Little People Big Dreams Ludwig van Beethoven by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with Romina Galotta, Wanda Hears the Stars by Amy S. Hanson & Wanda Diaz Merced with Rocio Arreola Mendoza, Never Silent by Setsuko Thurlow & Kathy Lowinger with Michelle Theodore, Pea Bee & Fay #3, Future Vision by Dr. Cathy Rogers & Madeleine Rogers, and The Superhero's First Aid Manual by Dr. Punam Krishan. Four books on a table, from top left: Legendary Frybread Drive-in edited by Cynthia Letich Smith, Stella by W. Bruce Cameron, Dream by Barbara O'Connor, and The School of Thieves by Peter Burns.
September 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Happy #newbooksday to all who celebrate! 🥳 (part 1)
#librarylife #booksky #freadom

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Five books on a table, from top left: Lonely Planet Georgia & the Carolinas, Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life 20th Anniversary Edition by Steven C. Hayes Ph.D, The Learning Household by Ken Bain with Marcia Marshall Bain, and A Witch's Life in Mongol book one. Seven books on a table, from top left: The Art of Legend by Wesley Chu, Roar of the Lambs by Jamison Shea, Katabasis by R.F. Kuang, Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher, The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin, The Break-In by Katherine Faulkner and Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De La Rosa. Five books on a table, from top left: AKC Official Guide to Sporting Dogs, AKC Official Guide to Toy Dogs, Fiber Craft Heritage by Doris Fischer, Wood Identification & Use by Terry Porter, and How to Build Your Very Own Little Free Library by Philip Schmidt with Little Free Library.
September 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Trying Deezer for streaming music.
#music #listening
Basic stats for my Deezer usage, August 2025. Top three artists are Ed Sheeran, P!nk, and Imagine Dragons. Top three songs are Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus, What About Us by P!nk, and The A Team by Ed Sheeran. Listened for 2201 minutes (mostly while mowing the yard, lol)
September 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Taking "SUPER SCARY" public transit to the MN Renaissance Festival on this gorgeous Saturday.
August 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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More #newbooksday! 💙📚
So many books, so little time!
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Ten nonfiction books on a table, from top left: Strong Roots by Olia Hercules, The Aeneid by Virgil (translated by Scott McGill and Susannah Wright, Introduction by Emily Wilson), To Lose a War by Jon Lee Anderson, Ring of Fire by Alexandra Churchill & Nicolai Eberholst, Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino, King of Kings by Scott Anderson (in Large Print), The Feather Detective by Chris Sweeney, Here Beside the Rising Tide by Jim Newton, White Lies by Ann Bausum, and Knocking on Windows by Jeannine Atkins. Ten fiction books on a table, from top left: Dwelling by Emily Hunt Kivel, Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin Deluxe edition, Zom Romcom by Olivia Dade, Song of Ghosts by Clara Kumagai, The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar, Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner, People Like Us by Jason Mott, We are all Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter (also in Large Print), and Moderation by Elaine Castillo. Not pictured: For Richer For Poorer by Danielle Steel (also in Large Print.)
August 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Happy #newbooksday! 🥳
Celebrating what we can. #librarylife 💙📚
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Seven kids books on a table, from top left: Why We Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by Melanie Stuart-Campbell, Cryptid Kids Moby Duck by Sara Goetter & Natalie Riess, Why We Celebrate Diwali by Anjali Joshi, Catstonauts Cosmic Clutter by Drew Brockington, The Freedom Seeker by Ruchira Gupta, The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall with Matt Phelan, and Wish I Was a Baller by Amar Shah with Rashad Doucet. Six kids books on a table, from top left: Sunflower Seeds by Ellen Heck, Specs by Van G. Garrett with Reggie Brown, Ada and the Goat by Heidi Aubrey, Humpty's Great Fall by Amy Moore with Josh Cleland, Lola's Moving Day by Anna McQuinn with Rosalind Beardshaw, and A Place for Us by James E. Ransome. Three kids nonfiction books on a table clockwise from left: A Kids Book About AI Bias by Dr. Avriel Epps, LEGO Minecraft Games Book, and Cassini's Mission by Katie Venit with Julia Blattman.
August 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Updated my office window friends.
August 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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SO MANY BEANS! And some of my native garden blooms, zone 4a. 🌱
#gardening #happyplace #nativegardening #prairie
August 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Today's haul. Snap peas, peapods, green beans, summer squash, poblano pepper. 🌱
#veggies #gardening #gardenlife
August 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Spooky Season is upon us! Plus other great new kids books!
#newbooksday 🥳 💙📚
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Spooky season kids books! Top left is This Year A Witch by Zoey Abbott, lower left is Hap-pea Halloween by Keith Baker, center top to bottom are Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom, Fright Night by Dan Gutman, Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson, then top right is This Moment is Special by John Parra, and lower right is Zom-bees by Justin Colon with Kay Quarles. Six books on a table from top left: Recess by Lane Smith, The Moving Book by Lisa Brown, I Got You by Derrick Barnes with Shamar Knight-Justice, Norman and the Smell of Adventure by Ryan T. Higgins, Go Sloth Go by Toni Yuly, and Island Storm by Brian Floca with Sydney Smith. Not pictured include Earl & Worm The Big Mess by Greg Pizzoli and Go Baby Go by Tara Dairman with Olivia Amoah.
July 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM