Librarian in the Kansas City area. Creator of librarianproblems.com. Author of LIBRARIAN TALES. Lover of all things cats and books. He/him. williamthelibrarian.com 🏳️‍🌈📚😺https://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mumkftw2rs2hThis lovely creature greeted me at the library this morning03 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumkftw2rs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mumd7zcugk2gIf you’re in KCMO and are at all arachnophobic, I highly suggest avoiding the stairs on the Town of Kansas Birdge at 6:00 on a warm summer morning. Every corner of every landing had a web with a huge brown spider on it. If you’re the kind of weirdo like me who’s fascinated by them go check it out!03 Sep 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumd7zcugk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mufuw2ceck2eSo I've been applying to different positions at my dream library for about 5 years. Wasn't sure it would ever happen, but I officially start there in two weeks!31 Aug 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufuw2ceck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mtwhq3vjtc2rThis one really helped me when my husband and I spent some time apart back in 2020 (one of the toughest years for everyone, I know). Thank you, Dolly 🫶💔 https://open.spotify.com/track/5icyCG0SxU6obyVDuZN8SA?si=LKr0k01gTXCb026MBh8s6A&utm_source=copy-link25 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhq3vjtc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mtwfm6jrj22rWHY?! 😭💔 https://people.com/dolly-parton-dead-756585325 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwfm6jrj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mtwdjutkbk2rFinally visited The Rabbit Hole in North Kansas City. It’s a whimsical, bookish dream!25 Aug 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwdjutkbk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mso7mn3gkc2cHappy National Book Lovers Day from your average book loving librarian! How appropriate that I get to spend it working at the library.09 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mso7mn3gkc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mslusukg7k2jTried so hard not to be that grouchy old librarian to the church youth group who showed up unannounced for a scavenger hunt to find books published in each decade and rushed through the stacks pulling books off the shelves and returning them in random places and backwards and then left. So hard. 😬😭08 Aug 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslusukg7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3msdp6y7rrs2cDid I just add my own book to the Book Lovers Day display at my library? 🤔 Why, yes. Yes I did. 😂05 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdp6y7rrs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3msbqi7gudk2p6 summers in Kansas City = 6 @kclibrary.bsky.social Summer Reading pint glasses!04 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbqi7gudk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mqhjzt6rs225Lizard Under the Skillet done! Longest bike ride @natechamberlain.com and I have done so far — 31 miles south of Lawrence.12 Jul 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhjzt6rs225https://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mpymllrxr22iShaping up to be quite the Monday at the library today. Phones and Internet haven’t been working all morning. Now someone just slipped off one of the toilets in the men’s room and busted the seat in half. They’re okay, thankfully.06 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpymllrxr22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mpeehc46ec2cLOVED returning to Alaska with @natechamberlain.com 😍 https://williamandnate.com/2026/06/28/cruising-the-alaskan-inside-passage-part-1/28 Jun 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpeehc46ec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mpcshp5g4k2dBought an art print at Pride in the Park that reminded me of my cat Baxter, and I’m pretty sure this queen LOVES it28 Jun 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcshp5g4k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mnztlqoixc2iPaige Turner is back and she says, “Have you signed up for Summer Reading yet?”11 Jun 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnztlqoixc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mnxdwbehi22jToday in other duties as assigned: putting together the new body for our library mascot, Paige Turner10 Jun 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxdwbehi22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mnuuil2qdc2jCelebrating 14 years with @natechamberlain.com today! We got married in a park in Des Moines because Iowa was the nearest state where it was legal back then, and ever since, he’s been my best friend, my biggest supporter, and the best human being I could have chosen to spend my life with 😊❤️🌈09 Jun 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuuil2qdc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mnq6bvnjr22nRan the Great Ferry Race with @natechamberlain.com this morning. It was a hilly, forested beast and we both were near last of our age groups, but we did it!07 Jun 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnq6bvnjr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mnfl5a3sjs2lOver here getting teary eyed about the loss of a baboon at the Kansas City Zoo. 😭 As a docent, I interpret at the baboon habitat. I loved telling guests her name, because they’d chuckle, and some kids would say, “Like @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social!” I’ll miss that sweet creature.03 Jun 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfl5a3sjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mn5vxgsea22vThe new Giraffe Crossing at the @kansascityzoo.bsky.social is now open, and it’s awesome! @natechamberlain.com and I were excited to see it, and our plaque honoring our donation to the project. #KansasCity31 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5vxgsea22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamottens.com/post/3mmwogu2vuc2xEisley’s ready for his Swedish purr-sage28 May 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:lpho5fc5s52dchf3mwibsl62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwogu2vuc2x