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
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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!💙📚
Empathy is important, but it is emotionally draining. I prefer to progress through empathy to compassion- which is energizing to address the problem
September 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Empathy is important, but it is emotionally draining. I prefer to progress through empathy to compassion- which is energizing to address the problem
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!
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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.
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Why is changing a battery in a key fob so difficult??? Hardest part- finding the battery. Home Depot, Wal-Mart, and Walgreens' websites ALL said they had it in stock. Lies. Auto-Zone for the win.
August 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Why is changing a battery in a key fob so difficult??? Hardest part- finding the battery. Home Depot, Wal-Mart, and Walgreens' websites ALL said they had it in stock. Lies. Auto-Zone for the win.
My college kiddo scored a single campus apartment with a 'real' kitchen! What are your fav quick recipes? He took 3 years of culinary arts in HS, so he CAN cook- he just doesn't know WHAT to make! He has a stove, oven, and air fryer but no microwave. 🍜
August 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My college kiddo scored a single campus apartment with a 'real' kitchen! What are your fav quick recipes? He took 3 years of culinary arts in HS, so he CAN cook- he just doesn't know WHAT to make! He has a stove, oven, and air fryer but no microwave. 🍜
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? 💙📚
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This is hysterical… glad the FWS wasn’t mentioned because we are doing great, just great.
Ok,ok- we aren’t great.
Hey boss, what do I do with the last breeding pair of this species? You want me to cook it for lunch?!?
Ok,ok- we aren’t great.
Hey boss, what do I do with the last breeding pair of this species? You want me to cook it for lunch?!?
August 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is hysterical… glad the FWS wasn’t mentioned because we are doing great, just great.
Ok,ok- we aren’t great.
Hey boss, what do I do with the last breeding pair of this species? You want me to cook it for lunch?!?
Ok,ok- we aren’t great.
Hey boss, what do I do with the last breeding pair of this species? You want me to cook it for lunch?!?
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
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Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
July 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
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Thank you for EVERYTHING, @pbs.org ✨ We love you, we will never give up on you!The support from viewers like us for you is eternal! Public media teaches us kindness, teaches us to enjoy learning, teaches us that we all belong. PBS is my reason to stay. PBS, always and forever ❤️🩹💙🩵💚
July 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Thank you for EVERYTHING, @pbs.org ✨ We love you, we will never give up on you!The support from viewers like us for you is eternal! Public media teaches us kindness, teaches us to enjoy learning, teaches us that we all belong. PBS is my reason to stay. PBS, always and forever ❤️🩹💙🩵💚
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. 📚💙