“Advocacy is about championing your library‘s mission and vision, and it should be happening at every level and in every environment, every day. These examples demonstrate that any arena has the potential to be an opportunity for advocacy. You and your library are limited only by the amount of staff and time you have available to dedicate to this endeavor . . .”
It‘s pretty nice outside (sunny, about 40 degrees), so I took a little walk and am now enjoying #CoffeeAndABook - caramel oat milk latte and tomato and feta omelette egg bites while starting a new book
pickI listened to most of this as an audiobook, but had to switch to ebook for the last bit because my Libby loan ran out and everyone seemed to check this out over the Thanksgiving break. By that point though, I had Grohl‘s voice in my head and also enjoyed seeing the photos in the ebook. The narrative is pretty anecdotal, but I didn‘t mind because Grohl is such an amiable narrator. And I couldn‘t help but love how much joy and gratitude he expresses
One last morning enjoying #CoffeeAndABook before it‘s back to work tomorrow. Today‘s refreshments are a vanilla latte (with an extra shot) and a cinnamon roll.
#NonfictionNovember
“This very local species was discovered in South Carolina by Alexander Garden (1728-91); he sent a specimen to Linnaeus, who named it in 1767. The common and scientific names both refer to the tough branches.” Some #TreeFacts about the Tough Bumelia (Bumelia tenax). #NonfictionNovember
#CoffeeAndABook at one of my favorite indie coffee houses for #SmallBusinessSaturday - vanilla latte and egg and cheese on sourdough 🥪 ☕️ Death Cab for Cutie playing in the background. I‘m contented 😊 #NonfictionNovember
Time for #CoffeeAndABoom before braving the crowds at Target (I just need household things! Like paper towels and cat treats 😆) - today‘s coffee is a Ho Ho Mint Mocha (free extra shot for Black Friday!) and a birthday cake pop (free because of how many rewards points I‘ve earned)
First day of break, taking some time for #CoffeeAndABook - iced peppermint mocha (with an extra shot, of course) and a chocolate chip cookie 🍪
#NonfictionNovember
“That crosswalk had taken a lifetime to travel, but I was grateful for every step . . .”
#NonfictionNovember
“Sycamore pioneers on exposed upland sites such as old fields and strip mines. The wood is used for furniture parts, millwork, flooring, and specialty products such as butcher blocks, as well as pulpwood, particleboard, and fiberboard. A shade tree, Sycamore grows to a larger trunk diameter than any other native hardwood. The present champion‘s trunk is about 11‘ (3.4 m) in diameter . . .”
#TreeFacts #NonfictionNovember
“Don‘t feel that you need to be an expert at everything you are planning to share with your youth. Take time to explore the technology and get comfortable, but if teens ask questions to which you don‘t have answers, don‘t panic! This is where being an information professional comes in handy-we‘re great at finding answers! Work through the problem together . . .”
#NonfictionNovember
Another Sunday, another trip to Scooters for #CoffeeAndABook - vanilla latte with an extra shot and a cinnamon roll
#NonfictionNovember
panI really wanted this to be more of a thriller than the romance it is (the blurb makes it sound like a thriller! or at least more thrilling than it is 🫠). The first section dragged on too long, then it tried to build intrigue but I could see the twist coming, and then the FMC did something that just infuriated me and I couldn‘t forgive her.
Would‘ve rather read a story where the FMC went to therapy to deal with her issues. Cause she needs it.
“Japanese Zelkova resembles its relatives, the elms, which have the doubly saw-toothed leaf edges and winged fruits. It has been suggested as a substitute for American Elm, as it is resistant to the Dutch Elm disease. Propagated by seeds, layers, and grafts, it grows rapidly. In Japan, the wood is an important timber and valued for making furniture, lacquerware, and trays; the plants are often used for bonsai.” #TreeFacts #NonfictionNovember
Mid morning #CoffeeAndABook - peppermint mocha (extra shot to try to get rid of a headache) and a couple red velvet cake bites #NonfictionNovember
“One of the scarcest and most coveted native hardwoods, Black Walnut is used especially for furniture, gunstocks, and veneer. Individual trees fetch attractive prices and a few prized trees have even been stolen. Since colonial days and before, Black Walnut has provided edible nuts and a blackish dye made from the husks. Tomatoes and apples do not survive near mature trees.”
#TreeFacts
#NonfictionNovember
“The work that‘s been submitted for the Teen Media Awards is just a sampling of what we‘ve come to expect from our youth. Across the library system we see super-engaged teen volunteers, social justice activists, artists, and makers of all sorts. We believe we‘ll only see more engaged, inspired youth working together to make things happen if we keep moving forward on this path.” #NonfictionNovember
“Many horticultural varieties grown as shrubs around houses and in parks and gardens have different shapes; some have golden foliage. Often trimmed into hedges. Chinese use the fragrant evergreen branches for good luck at New Year celebrations.”
Some #TreeFacts about the Oriental Arborvitae for #NonfictionNovember
“Compound leaves are composed of 3 or more small leaflets. When the leaflets are arranged along a central stalk, the leaf is pinnately compound, as in hickories, pecans, sumacs, and ashes. When the central stalk has side branches, the leaf is bipinnately compound; examples include acacias, Kentucky Coffeetree, and Devils-walkingstick.”
#NonfictionNovember #TreeFacts #YesImMakingThatAThing
Today‘s #CoffeeAndABook - checking out the book I picked up for my mom yesterday (I mean, it‘s more than a month until Christmas! I have time to read it 😆 plus it‘s #NonfictionNovember!) while having a vanilla latte and apple cider pancakes 😋 🥞
Of course, I couldn‘t do some shopping without getting a couple things for myself! #BookHaul British Anthology from the second hand shop I went to and the cookbook was on sale at Anthropologie. Not pictured is the field guide of North American trees I got for my mom (but I might read it first 😆)
Late lunch #CoffeeAndABook - pumpkin cold brew and breakfast melt sandwich plus more Hobbit after (nearly) completing my Christmas shopping 🛍️ 🎄
“Now they all pushed together, and slowly a part of the rock-wall gave way. Long straight cracks appeared and widened. A door five feet high and three broad was outlined, and slowly without a sound swung inwards.”
“The only person thoroughly unhappy was Bilbo.”
Left work a little early, so I could have lunchtime #CoffeeAndABook before my therapy appointment - cold brew (it‘s warm out! over 50 degrees! 😆) and a caprese egg sandwich while Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves try to get out of yet another dangerous situation
I‘ve never read The Simarillion (it didn‘t really interest my 7th/8th grade self, which is when I originally read The Hobbit/LoTR), but now I feel inspired to get to it after my reread of those. So I ordered a copy from Barnes & Noble. And it was part of a buy one, get one 50% off deal, so I picked up a fun sounding fantasy. April must give them a sniff, while keeping my lap warm.
#bookhaul #catsoflitsy
Actually starting this reread today! Time for #coffeeandabook - mocha with an extra shot and an egg and cheddar biscuit 📖 ☕️ 😋
pickThe scariest book I‘ve read this spooky season because everything in it could actually happen. No monsters or cults. Nothing supernatural. Just people. Terrifying, atmospheric social horror. As relevant now as when it was first published in 1976. I‘ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
Time for #coffeeandabook - vanilla latte and a waffle 🧇 and my spooky book
“Then he said, the words piling high on each other with the difficulty of saying them, with the horror of having done it, ‘It was a bad mistake, burnin‘ Mickey‘s money.‘
And his wife turned to him sobbing very suddenly, as though she had been crying all along and he had not been able to hear it.”
It‘s a dreary October day, but perfect for #coffeeandabook - vanilla latte with an extra shot, a pumpkin spice cake bite, and a spooky book
“Mim caught her lower lip in her teeth and unconsciously grasped Hildie by the shoulders. ‘What did he do?‘ she whispered.”
Today‘s #bookhaul - the handbook is one of the books for my class on library services for teens (after a year long break because of surgery/Crohn‘s flare, I‘m finally getting back to my grad school program!), while the other is a #bannedbook that I‘ve been interested in
Just waiting to meet up with my mom. Might as well start my re-read of The Hobbit with my iced white mocha (with raspberry cold foam and an extra shot) while I wait #coffeeandabook
pickI enjoyed this reimagining of the Rumplestiltskin tale. It‘s a darker YA fantasy, but with some romance. There is also a good dash of spookiness (perfect October read) with the Erlking and his ghostly retinue. It could use a little trimming in the middle (it‘s a bit repetitive), but the climactic scenes were thrilling and it ends on a cliffhanger. Will definitely have to seek out the sequel to see what happens!
“‘I-it‘s all right,‘ she croaked. Gild had told her that he could pass through ghosts. He had tried to pass through her when they‘d first met. Squaring her shoulders, Serilda tried to be more conscious of the physical limits of her body. She reached out to them again. They were more hesitant, but as Serilda‘s hands found their arms, their cheeks, their hair, they again pressed into her.”
After therapy donut 🍩 and book 📖 time. Getting to the really exciting point of this book!
Took a brisk little walk this morning and following it with #coffeeandabook - vanilla latte with an extra shot and an egg and cheddar biscuit sandwich
It‘s a gloomy October day, but perfect for enjoying #coffeeandabook - pumpkin white chocolate mocha and a bagel 🥯 📖
“THIS STATUE ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE ASCENSION OF
QUEEN
AND HER HUSBAND
KING
THEIR MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTIES
TO THE THRONE OF ADALHEID
She read them again.
And again.
That was it?
No - there should be names.
She felt around the blank plains of the stone, but there were no more words.
Queen and King who?
Serilda traced the words with her thumb, then brushed her fingers against the wide-open spaces where names should have been.”
pickRightly considered a horror classic. I couldn‘t put it down once I got started. Creepy and suspenseful but not gory. Perfect for spooky season 😈
Today‘s #CoffeeAndABook - caramel latte and some pumpkin pancakes with pumpkin whipped cream. Perfect for #SweaterWeather
After having to fill all my tires with air (the “joy” of it going from 70+ degrees to 50ish), I definitely deserve a treat! Starting this book while enjoying a mocha, a caprese sandwich, and some chips.
Done with my therapy appointment and treating myself to a hot chocolate and a pumpkin donut with cream cheese frosting 🍩 📖
“‘I thought you said he was a ghost in the night,‘ August says. Noodles is snuffling through her socks, tail a blur, until he realizes there‘s a new person and launches himself at her.”
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