Elise Hearn
@squaredlibrarian.bsky.social
Neurodivergent, public librarian, wife and dog-mama trying to make her way through this contradictory world.
😆 the best squirrel watching comes in pairs. My photo was from 7 years ago, the puppy is now taller than his brother. They still squirrel watch together.
September 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
😆 the best squirrel watching comes in pairs. My photo was from 7 years ago, the puppy is now taller than his brother. They still squirrel watch together.
I see your one Squirrel Watch and raise you Two Squirrel Watchers.
September 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I see your one Squirrel Watch and raise you Two Squirrel Watchers.
George, our whippet/beagle/lab mix is doing the same.
September 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
George, our whippet/beagle/lab mix is doing the same.
Nope, Capote would have loved it but Miso never could tolerate his love.
September 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Nope, Capote would have loved it but Miso never could tolerate his love.
Way to go Mayor Pete, you just sat your ass firmly in the middle and stood up for no one.
July 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Way to go Mayor Pete, you just sat your ass firmly in the middle and stood up for no one.
He was on FBI's list long before The Great Dictator. His films The Immigrant and Modern Times, as well as his penchant for teenage girls had already caused notice. He moved to Switzerland when he was denied re-entry to the US.
July 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
He was on FBI's list long before The Great Dictator. His films The Immigrant and Modern Times, as well as his penchant for teenage girls had already caused notice. He moved to Switzerland when he was denied re-entry to the US.
I feel your pain, my completely unsolicited advice as a programming librarian in the states is to contact libraries about doing programming. If you are planning a US trip/tour I would book you in a heartbeat. Luckily I am located in IL so we are an oasis in this sea of red idiocy.
July 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I feel your pain, my completely unsolicited advice as a programming librarian in the states is to contact libraries about doing programming. If you are planning a US trip/tour I would book you in a heartbeat. Luckily I am located in IL so we are an oasis in this sea of red idiocy.
That is adorable! Love the universality of language development!
July 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
That is adorable! Love the universality of language development!
I get that, as an anti-Zionist Jewish person the overall American support of Israel is appalling, as is the treatment of Hispanic, Black & AfroHispanic people in this country. Neither Israel nor America have learned how to treat fellow humans with compassion.
May 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I get that, as an anti-Zionist Jewish person the overall American support of Israel is appalling, as is the treatment of Hispanic, Black & AfroHispanic people in this country. Neither Israel nor America have learned how to treat fellow humans with compassion.
This is amazing! Too had we don't live in Chicago anymore.
March 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is amazing! Too had we don't live in Chicago anymore.
Haven't listened to this song in ages, saw them live back in 2003 in Chicago
March 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Haven't listened to this song in ages, saw them live back in 2003 in Chicago
So glad you are here! Heard you speak at ILA in Peoria back in Oct and it was an inspiring day. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us.
March 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So glad you are here! Heard you speak at ILA in Peoria back in Oct and it was an inspiring day. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us.
I remember reading that and being so disappointed! I loved Timeless but then it completely lost its luster when I learned it was plagiarized.
March 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I remember reading that and being so disappointed! I loved Timeless but then it completely lost its luster when I learned it was plagiarized.
This one was a bit of a mirror as well, as a former nanny I could feel the relationship between the carer and child so hard!
February 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This one was a bit of a mirror as well, as a former nanny I could feel the relationship between the carer and child so hard!
Agreed, that's why I have also included some well researched historical fiction such as The Prophets and Kindred. I have always appreciated the truth in fiction when wanting to build empathy. Then adding books like The Cooking Gene add even more depth to my window/door.
February 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Agreed, that's why I have also included some well researched historical fiction such as The Prophets and Kindred. I have always appreciated the truth in fiction when wanting to build empathy. Then adding books like The Cooking Gene add even more depth to my window/door.