Lauren Colburn

Library until you diebrary. -Rita Meade

[Lauren Colburn @Lbow_Baggins]

"You're like a really good detective...without the blood and guts." -Patron. Also how I'll describe librarians moving forward. #librarylife

[Lauren Colburn @Lbow_Baggins]

Otega Oweh to Kentucky fans right now 😎

[Adam Ryan 🤝 @AdamRy_n]

This might be the best Paris 2024 story: Zeng Zhiying made her Olympics debut at 58-years old.

Born in China, she is now representing Chile in table tennis because of an incredible journey.

At age 18, she expected to go to the Olympics for her birth country, China, as one of the best players in the world.

But then table tennis changed out the two-sided paddles, and her game was thrown off.

She never made the team and became incredibly frustrated with the sport. She retired from the game as a player at age 20. Shortly after, she moved to Chile and coached various table tennis teams.

Then, in 2000, she decided to get a “real job” and step away from the game. For 20 years, she didn’t play. Then, in COVID, she bought a table and started playing again.

She made it a goal to make the 2024 Olympics representing Chile. And, at age 58, she did it!

The human brain is crazy powerful, and it can prevent us from continuing something we love or help us persevere through times when the odds are heavily stacked against us.

What an inspiration to follow your dreams.

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

You probably know the start of this Olympic story, but do you know how it finished?

This photo is of Eric Moussambani, aka 'Eric the Eel' from Equatorial Guinea, competing in the 100m Freestyle event at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, alone.

Why?

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[Lauren Colburn @Lbow_Baggins]

March Sadness strikes again.

[Lauren Colburn @Lbow_Baggins]

Did someone say government shutdown?

[Shane Ryan @ShaneRyanHere]

A golf nut friend of mine found that a college golfer shot a 276 in one round, & teammate shot 150+. When the shock wore off, I wondered if there was a story...and oh man, there was. I pray I did justice to Maycee Kay Aycock and Sarah Marshall, my heroes: https://t.co/oFo2ibmWGv

[Annie? Rauwerda? @anniierau]

The Oakland Public Library scans the paper scraps people leave in library books and I'm obsessed with them. thread of some of my favorites!

[Kentucky Softball @UKsoftball]

RENEE ABERNATHY GIVES US THE LEAD!!!!!

📺 SEC Network
📱 https://t.co/NgIWrrOZXc
📊 https://t.co/nGns28nCwS

#WeAreUK x #BeTheStandard

[Kentucky Women’s Basketball @KentuckyWBB]

40 Years in the Making!!! @IhoopDrea44

[Lauren Colburn @Lbow_Baggins]

@KentuckyWBB 🔥🔥

[Alex Jacob @whoisalexjacob]

20-year anniversary of the craziest gold medal you will ever see.

Aussie skater was outclassed by the quarterfinals but advanced when one of the top 2 was penalized. In the semis, everyone but him and one other crashed and he found himself in the finals. And then this happened:

[Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri]

Hahahhahahah this is insane

[Noel @noelmarkham]

The #pictograms from #Olympics #OpeningCeremony was really good fun. If you missed it, take a look

[L.A. Times Sports @latimessports]

Your soon-to-be favorite Olympic event features humans scaling a 50-foot competition wall, scurrying from one small climbing hold to the next and tapping the buzzer - all in about six seconds

Here's everything you need to know about speed climbing.

https://t.co/OYMyCshXSl

[Adam Serwer 🍝 @AdamSerwer]

This is genuinely nuts. https://t.co/rc4nvy6BPO

[Sharon Chen Music @SharonEChen]

Bourn, Cambridgeshire UK 🇬🇧

[Lauren Colburn @Lbow_Baggins]

Dontaie Allen right now. #kentucky #gocats

[Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB]

Legendary stuff from @dontaieallen11.

𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗬

[POLITICO @politico]

A 3-acre warehouse full of 4 million books in suburban Maryland curates shelves for Washington offices, hotels, TV sets—and, now, Zoom backdrops https://t.co/FaYpkBBSdW