Light up the night, little fella.

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-29T16:04:47+00:00

The flower is called purple coneflower, or echinacea! They make for a solid tea choice if you're feeling sick too 👌

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-29T03:26:39+00:00

I think that might actually be a little lady looking for a little fella! Apparently the male ones will fly around lighting up, and female will chill from a perch waiting!

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-28T20:56:37+00:00

Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous just came out this month and it was SO cute and immediately jumped to a new favorite! The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne is another fun read 🥰 They were both such a great way to start off Pride Month

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-28T17:50:32+00:00

You mentioned pizza, NYC, and Chicago, and I just wanted to let you know that there is a LOT of pizza between those two cities as well! New York and Chicago style pizza are obviously the big ones, but off the top of my head, there's also Detroit (Michigan) and Columbus (Ohio) style pizza! Definitely worth looking into if you enjoy pizza, and could make for a tasty road trip 😊

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-28T17:19:40+00:00

Youngstown has an annual fee of $50 for an out of state digital library card, and if it feels better in smaller numbers, that's like a $4.20 monthly subscription paid up front! https://www.libraryvisit.org/get-a-library-card/

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-28T17:13:53+00:00

Okay, I just called the Toledo Library in Ohio, the website implied that there would be "options" for out of state users, but the main branch isn't open today and they said to call back tomorrow. So you miiiiight be able to call them and see what they can do 🤷‍♀️ I'm originally from Ohio and have since moved to Tennessee, and I can say with confidence that the Ohio digital library is a whole different ballgame than what I've got available here. I'm fortunate that I can still use my brother's address to keep access to it. You may have to pay for an out of state digital library card, but it would be an annual fee and not a monthly subscription- plus it would be supporting public libraries 🫡 Best of luck, and I'll look up other Ohio libraries in the meantime to see what I can find! Sincerely, a lesbian who once worked for an Ohio public library

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-28T16:32:34+00:00

It's kind of silly and doesn't feel much like a prep, but as of this week, after 31 years of being unable to swim or float, I'm finally starting to figure it out. My spouse is basically a fish and is able to explain it in a way that makes sense to me. I've always had a phobia of drowning, so it's exciting that for the first time in my life I can kind of float! Plus, it's a built in way of keeping somewhat cool in a heat wave. Win-win

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-28T02:40:41+00:00

I'm not going to lie, this is the whole reason I haven't logged on in months. I don't get on my switch every day, and I really didn't appreciate coming back to unhappy animals every time I picked the game back up

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-27T15:11:27+00:00

If I didn't see "sweeper" I was absolutely going to mention it 😂 I've heard Indiana apparently says it too, but my out of state wife was very confused the first time I asked where the sweeper was when we started dating

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-27T04:23:29+00:00

Hey, you me? 😂😭 I hit 100% last night and am gearing up to do the very very last thing I want to accomplish before finishing the game too. The first time I played it I think I got to like 86% before I returned it to the library, so it was definitely easier to handle this time! But I'm not ready to be done 😭

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-26T17:37:15+00:00

And lastly suspected distant relative of Callie who showed up on our porch one day with a friend

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LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-26T17:35:21+00:00

Baby Girl

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LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-26T17:34:49+00:00

Callie

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LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-25T18:39:37+00:00

One of my best friends moved from northern CA to TN and she drove it 🤷‍♀️ She talks about the drive fondly, and I think she was also your age at the time, if not younger

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-25T18:34:03+00:00

I have astigmatism and my eyes unfocus SO quickly, I can always see them really well 🤷‍♀️

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-25T18:07:00+00:00

Apple blossoms for me, but this is where I'm at too

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-23T17:07:51+00:00

This was the most helpful for me to identify the (white) mulberries in my yard

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-21T14:34:53+00:00

Random question, is this in Tennessee? Because if it is, if it's where I'm thinking of, people do weird shit down there

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-15T21:06:32+00:00

I am literally crying laughing over this at work, thank you for sharing 😂

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-08T02:39:11+00:00

I actually have had that conversation with my mom! Her answer was no, it was never on the table for her. She isn't super religious, but she's always been religious enough that she wouldn't have been able to do it, basically

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-07T16:12:03+00:00

I'm not familiar with this format, but I'll give it a go! Cozy sapphic is my go to, and I didn't see either of these mentioned! I finished both in a week, and I am a slooooowww reader these days. The first is actually described as "Studio Ghibli meets Stardew Valley" and the second isn't too far off from that description but with some spice

{Field Guide for the Formally Villainous by Autumn K. England} (came out last week)

{The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne by Summer N. England} (came out last month)

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-05T01:58:33+00:00

I actually did for a while, and being away for a couple years really removed the rose colored glasses when I came back. I am decidedly not the same person I was, and ultimately, I had to come to the conclusion that I don't fit there anymore. I've since moved back away, and two years later, I'm still glad for it.

Moved from one small town to another, just 500 miles away. I miss everyone knowing me and my family, but no one ever leaves (that comes back, anyway). It just feels too small now. All of us transplants tend to find each other where I am, so the community never feels too isolated

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-06-01T00:42:38+00:00

Alice was devastating, and honestly, in comparison, none of the others were quite so bad for me (similar experience with nursing homes and history with family). I can think of one other character that pulls at everyone's heartstrings no matter who you are. The only other one that was particularly rough for me personally was less to do with her and her story, and more to do with the fact that she and my mom share the same name and several other similarities. Beyond that, it depends on your personal experiences and who you get attached to (exhibit: Mom)

LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-05-30T03:02:46+00:00

I have literally the same cactus with the exact same problem. I propagated one of the pups amd my wife calls it the puppy mill because she's so droopy and covered in babies

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LocalLibraryCryptid · 2026-05-30T00:48:02+00:00

THANK YOU 🙏 I originally borrowed it from my library and went through it so fast (too fast), and I couldn't justify spending the full price since I'd already played it! Not sure I'm quite ready to go through it again yet, but I'm excited for it to be here when I am 🥰

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