I cannot love this enough!

I would purchase all the buildings in our historic downtown area and rent would be about supporting the success of small businesses, not making me money.

Also, I would be a Renaissance-style patron of the arts.

And for me: a lady’s maid (paid a handsome wage, of course).

I think so. I’ve only been going to our school board meetings for the past 1.5 years and have had to figure out what I want my focus to be. Curating that focus well enough to be recognized in this way is surprising, even to me. The complimenter is also a very measured, thoughtful person.

After a 5.5 hour School Board meeting, I received a compliment that I am still smiling from - “After your professional career is over, you would make a phenomenal board member.”

If you tuned in to watch the mission live, you should definitely tune in now!

Watched the NASA livestream of the Artemis II launch today in the library and enjoyed geeking out with students. The joy I felt all day was just the best!

I just wanted to say thank you for this recommendation!

I’m pretty sure our icons are publicly available. Just sent a message with how to find them.

Right now I’m thinking about just adding my (very pro-AI) district’s No AI allowed icon to my signature. The icon is designed for teachers to communicate to students that AI isn’t allowed on an assignment, but that doesn’t mean I can’t co-opt it.

Does anyone have anything in their email signature about not feeding your email into a genAI tool? Or anything about your email being your own words and requesting real responses, nothing drafted by AI? Or requesting that if AI is used, it is cited?

I’ll see them at the next board meeting - encouraging them to visit and talk to library staff during School Library Month instead of just using our spaces as backdrops. And using the video as evidence. And maybe I’ll find a way to also take it to the county. (2/2)

While on Spring Break, my district hosted a county event at my site. I knew the library would be used as the green room for the speaker and presenters, but the district made a mistake by filming videos of leadership in the library, saying how proud they were to host the event. (1/2)

My child (currently in AP Euro History) & I have discussed that university is a place for “big thinky thoughts & that everyone deserves to have access to institutions that prioritize the joy of learning - not just those whose wealth enables the freedom from labor (current or future labor).

I’m hosting a game night for our staff tomorrow and I can’t wait to show off all of the board games that can be borrowed from the library. After sorting our 70+ games, I’m really happy that the majority of them are 15+ and 30+ minutes.

This is brilliant!

Agreed. I’m going to look at my copy today - I’ve never realized that there isn’t a two-person variant listed.

I second this. This is the two player variant and it is a great little game.

Students love Chicken and Dragons (I can’t remember if the animals are plural or not). Right now, my family is loving Skyjo. But I adore Mountain Goats.

Mountain Goats, Roaring Twenties, Spots, Skyjo, Cobra Paw, Skull, Chickens and Dragons, Hive, Anarchy Pancakes, Smug Owls

I love Tacta!

The messaging from admin was “we are taking this seriously, reviewing video footage, and will update on Monday with what the investigation has revealed.” The district is in a stipulated judgment with the state DOJ oversight regarding so they investigate everything that is reported.

Today a hate poster was posted around my kiddo’s school. Found about it through communication from admin. Found out my kiddo and a friend covered one that they passed. So proud to have this kiddo in my family.

Not on my bingo card for Winter Break:

Rolling over and immediately falling out of my bed while taking all of the sheets and blankets with me. Hysterical laughter while on the ground is one way to wake up.

We just picked one up at Michael’s. Had you not been able to find one, I would have sent you ours.

They voted to remove Push & limit access to The Bluest Eye to students who are 18+ with parent permission. The comments during public hearing do not support their decision. The rubric scores for Push does not support their decision, but the rubric scores for The Bluest Eye did support restriction.

Just read this powerful awards acceptance speech by @authorsabb.bsky.social. #DoWhatYouCan #EveryActionCounts www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...

After consistently showing up at my local school board meetings, I was invited to a one-on-one meeting w/ the Superintendent, am consistently greeted by some of the school board members at meetings, & board members & staff at the board meetings say hi to me when they see me at school events.

You are the only gift anyone needs and I am sure your contact info is part of your presentations and in the program, so take those recommendations as just that - recommendations and not must-dos. Additionally, those recommendations cost time and money that not everyone will have.

These three bring us joy, so maybe they will also bring you joy.

Something I struggle with and there’s not a lot out there. I’ve thought about Carl Hiaasen but he’s either young reader or adult. Terry Pratchett, but the length of his books and fantasy can be a turn off for some.