Katy Rawdon / Katy James

Archivist and librarian as Katy Rawdon / Romance author as Katy James. Sportsball enthusiast. Philly-ish.

Pronouns: she/her or they/them
Author website: http://www.katyjameswriter.com

Last Notes

2026-07-07 01:06:14 UTC

Three separate people/groups have scheduled me for a meeting at the same day and time. I’m good, but I’m not THAT good!

2026-06-25 15:38:08 UTC

There's a beautiful woodpecker who lives in and around my yard who I really enjoy seeing. But one of his favorite activities this summer has been to - not every day, but every couple of days - peck loudly a few times on the side of my house right by my bedroom at 5:30am. And then fly away.
WHY!!

2026-05-27 22:45:25 UTC

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Yeah, Chris Bourg is the director of libraries there. I don't know anything about the situation or who made the decisions or how, but... yikes.

2026-05-27 22:28:00 UTC

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It's so bad... and so scary. We're facing layoffs at Temple, too, but we have no idea yet what it will look like.

2025-08-17 23:10:30 UTC

For some reason I didn't label all the squash plants I planted this year, so it's time to play another round of WHAT SQUASH IS THIS??
(I think it's a spaghetti squash)
#gardening
https://cdn.masto.host/glammrus/media_attachments/files/115/046/624/936/246/579/original/31c66d347bb01433.jpg

2025-07-12 17:32:51 UTC

I did over two hours of yard work in 85+ F degree humid heat, and now a) I need to lie down in the a/c, and b) you all need to admire my monster squash vine (not a euphemism).
#gardening
https://cdn.masto.host/glammrus/media_attachments/files/114/841/452/722/978/033/original/8fa84df3a8ad7fc2.jpg

2025-06-25 17:50:58 UTC

The way I am nerding out at this example MARC record for a community cookbook from the Schlesinger Library... 😍 #rbms25

2025-04-21 19:28:38 UTC

If I keep eating baklava I will eventually feel better, right? That's how that works?

2024-12-13 19:19:40 UTC

I Ate Too Many Cookies: A Holiday Season in the Library Story

2024-08-29 13:43:33 UTC

Sorry for the link to ye olde birbsite, but I can't not post that my university's administration is holding up a new contract for the entire faculty/librarian/academic professional (AP) union SOLELY because they want to continue punishing librarians and APs for taking their earned sick time.
https://x.com/TAUP/status/1828978641050415357

2024-08-25 14:36:24 UTC

Is there anything better than cooking something, tasting it and thinking "Hm this needs something," and then going out to your own #garden to find that something?
#gardening