Melody Joy Kramer
@mkramer
engagement + crowdsourcing products ProPublica; librarian, journalist, hyperlocal information ecosystems, public(s) and participation, digital archives, dogs, civic joy, mom, mummer, philly, carrboro north carolina, learning asl! 🌈 melodykramer.github.io
my 7-year-old has spent his summer making coded messages that I am unable to solve
I am in love with the poster designs from the @durhamcountylib.bsky.social
We have a calendar type thing for manners and this is today’s entry.
rereading all of my ellen raskin books (not pictured: the westing game)
Also they have an amazing New Year’s Eve event which we attended last year! Behold the pickle drop.
Every so often, something triggers the memory of the time 21 years ago when Gawker sent me a job acceptance letter (alongside another human) and then ghosted me.
Fascinating poster around Carrboro. (I have not evaluated the QR code and recommend doing so should you want to follow wherever it leads.)
It’s amusing to me that many shops in my town are also named after my town
We placed our tips line in (very) specific elevators across the country. Have a tip? propublica.org/tips
luckily my other child learned to build a fire at camp so I think we will be building the worlds largest s’mores this weekend
oh. When they said they did spelling bee, I didn’t realize it was a DIY
9-year-old and I did a nice steady 4 mile hike, filled with talking and periods of silence. Had a great time and our plan is to build up to an all day hike, followed by an overnight.