Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s so true. I’d like to write one, too. Someday. 030
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you care about STP's budget discussion, Tom's recent explainer post is worth your time. leaflet.pub/dae3de62-299... 0235
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“It seems like Americans are more comfortable with inequality than they are with halfway solutions.” And psst, your city’s public bathrooms are in your public libraries. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...nextcity.orgWhere Did All of Your City’s Public Bathrooms Go?The public bathroom crisis is over a century in the making. A new book from scholar Bryant Simon chronicles the history. 010
Reposted by Maureen L. Hartmandan sinker @dansinker.com · 24/09/2026Social sucks now. What if we just stopped? dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...dansinker.com What If We Just Stopped? | dansinker.com 921444
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It still holds up. still my go-to to recommend. 041
Reposted by Maureen L. Hartmanstpaulpublibrary.bsky.social @stpaulpublibrary.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Calling Artists and Creative Teams! Saint Paul Public Library is seeking an artist and/or team to create original, community-centered artwork to be installed permanently in Rondo Community Library. For details and submission guidelines, visit sppl.org/news/rondo-rfq 023
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanNose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Oops 😬 #booksky 281630162
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I love Minnesota 0803
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanMinnesota Library Association @mnlib.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Be a Minnesota Book Awards judge! Judges for the Preliminary Round and Final Round will receive a stipend. Compensated panel facilitator roles are also available. Applications for all of the roles are open now through September 11th! thefriends.org/minnesota-bo...thefriends.orgMinnesota Book Awards - The Friends of the Saint Paul Public LibraryCelebrate the state's best books at the 38th annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony, sponsored by Education Minnesota. Readers, writers, and booklovers from 022
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I could probably write a small book of all the women I know suddenly being asked to lead struggling institutions right now... 19thnews.org/2026/08/eric...19thnews.orgThe first Black woman to lead the CDC will face an uphill battle in restoring trustExperts say women and people of color are often tapped to lead during crises. Erica Schwartz inherits a CDC reshaped by political battles over science and vaccines. 301159196
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanCity of Spokane @spokanecity.org · 02/08/2026As the Spokane community continues to face the devastating impacts of local wildfires, you can help your neighbors. We will continue to update this thread with more opportunities to help! 1147106
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanThe Onion @theonion.com · 06/08/2026No, Area 53-Year-Old Would Not Like His Drink With Boba theonion.com/no-area-53-year-old-wo… 2196057
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I’m fully in my “old man shakes fist at sky” era. This is not LIGHT ice!! 😡 010
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026So proud to be represented by @aurinmpls.bsky.social and to have worked and learned from Noel Nix too! Public sector work—elected and appointed—is hard and takes a toll! 181
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Resisting the urge to say, “in my day, we just had chalk and bikes!” Now it really does seem like a bouncy house is required! 😬 050
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 04/08/2026oh, how I wish this was a job a person could still have 1415212
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanCity of Saint Paul @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Hamline Midway Library is open! Find your latest read, explore new art installations, relax by the fireplace, or play and learn as a family. From community spaces to quiet rooms for a virtual meeting, the new Hamline Midway Library building has the space for you. We hope to see you there soon! 1113
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanLou Miranda @newlou.bsky.social · 02/08/2026So rare to see local news/weather document how climate change is implicated in our ever increasingly extreme weather. Bravo to @svensundgaard.bsky.social, who gives a fantastic weather/climate breakdown for our crazy July @bringmethenews.bsky.social bringmethenews.com/minnesota-we...bringmethenews.comJuly was brutal in Minnesota, and the numbers show how much climate change is to blameFrom record heat up north to the state's worst-ever air quality, meteorologist Sven Sundgaard breaks down a brutal month that he says has the fingerprints of climate change all over it. 2266
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanHoward Sinker @howardsinker.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Post of the day. Competition closed. 0176
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanAdam @mnorthstar82.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Basketball has never been my sport, but god damn I have so much respect for the Lynx and Cheryl Reeve in particular. MN is fortunate to have them. 1384
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026E-bike summer—Midtown Greenway from W River Parkway to Depot and back! 170
Reposted by Maureen L. Hartmancertified boogeyman @jagheadroom.bsky.social · 31/07/2026What if, this time, it was the rain that needed us? 0153
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanJohn Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I’ve been doing mental health interviews for about ten years now, reading about it, writing about it. And I’m more convinced than ever that we’re collectively getting worse at the same rate that the toxic repercussions of capitalism, as it’s practiced in America, get more pronounced. 3656
Reposted by Maureen L. Hartmankelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) announces that legislation regarding the fair licensing of library ebooks in the state of Rhode Island has become law. www.valleybreeze.com/news/north_p...valleybreeze.comRhode Island Library Association celebrates ebook bills becoming lawPROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) announces that legislation regarding the fair licensing of library ebooks in the state of Rhode Island has become law. According to RILA, 1216
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Tattoo it, if you must. But move with this understanding. 01014188
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026First time I’ve ever seen my 19 year old read a print newspaper. 010
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanCaitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns 636335725334
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Best lemonade stand in St Paul is now open 3-5PM on the corner of Dunlap and Portland, Lex-Ham neighborhood! We’ll be here until 5! It’s the world premiere of this new small business! 2686
Reposted by Maureen L. HartmanElle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 24/07/2026If you’re in northeast this weekend and need somewhere to eat, Relish had a tough week with fixing their ice machine and air conditioning, and then dealing with a pipe/water issue. Go get a meal or something there. The Mac and cheese bites and the Cobb salad are both great! Good place to bring kids. 1122
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Starting to get our professional photos back from Hamline Midway Library opening last week. Bike racks were full like this all day!!! Photos by Liam James; bike rack design by Lucy Michell. 0134
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026For years I have ALWAYS always had a great experience at the Roseville license/passport center! These folks know what they’re doing. 020
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Thank you @mccollum.house.gov for visiting the Hamline Midway Library and for your support for @stpaulpublibrary.bsky.social and our ongoing Transforming Libraries work! Next up: Hayden Heights Library in 2027! 020
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026my very jaded teens still think it (mostly) holds up! 000
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We appreciated your work and congrats on finishing our big RFID project!!! 000
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Lovely story! I used to manage the Brookdale Library in 2010-2011 and the same person would call on every week to see what was playing at the Brookdale 8. Probably not BG and SG by then but you never know… 130
Maureen L. Hartman @mlhartman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026It was great to meet you and thanks for taking some of the balloons off our hands! 120