{"id":453677,"date":"2026-10-01T22:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/453677\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:56:46","slug":"meet-tortellini-lubbock%ef%bf%bd%ef%bf%bd%ef%bf%bds-library-tortoise-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/453677\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Tortellini, Lubbock\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds Library Tortoise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lubbock may not be the coolest place to live, but how many cities can say their public library has an adorable tortoise named Tortellini? We&#8217;ve got a local celebrity with a shell.<\/p>\n<p>About Tortellini<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1442307271277763&amp;set=pb.100064955101204.-2207520000&amp;type=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tortellini is a 4-year-old Hermann&#8217;s tortoise who resides in the Children&#8217;s Department at Maohn Library<\/a>, and he&#8217;s become a cherished member of the Lubbock Public Library family. He moved into the library when he was about a year old and has apparently spent the last couple of years perfecting the personality of a retired Army vet who is deeply disappointed in everyone. Despite being young for a tortoise, Tortellini reportedly acts just like a grumpy old man. In 2026, can you really blame him?<\/p>\n<p>Totally relatable.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790895404_182_attachment-img_2795.jpeg\" alt=\"Lubbock Public Library\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\"\/>Lubbock Public LibraryLubbock Public LibraryThe Tortoise Team<\/p>\n<p>Tortellini has his very own Tortoise Team. Behind every little library celebrity is a dedicated team of staff members who feed him, clean his terrarium, give him baths, take him on walks, and provide various other enrichment activities and adventures for him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790895405_677_attachment-img_5884.jpeg\" alt=\"Lubbock Public Library\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2142\" height=\"2856\"\/>Lubbock Public LibraryLubbock Public LibraryWhat Does He Eat?<\/p>\n<p>His regular diet includes a variety of lettuce and cucumbers, with the occasional strawberry for a sweet treat. Frankly, I&#8217;d say that&#8217;s a better meal plan than whatever most of us are doing. Lately, mine has included far too many Allsups burritos&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790895405_993_attachment-img_5880.jpeg\" alt=\"Lubbock Public Library\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\"\/>Lubbock Public LibraryLubbock Public LibraryLucky For Us, He&#8217;ll Be Around A Long Time<\/p>\n<p>Tortellini is expected to live between 30 and 70 years. He will eventually grow to the size of a soccer ball, so there&#8217;s a decent chance he will outlast several library card renewals, a few furniture upgrades, and at least one generation of kids who stop by to visit him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790895406_279_attachment-img_1432.jpeg\" alt=\"Lubbock Public Library\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"\/>Lubbock Public LibraryLubbock Public LibraryI MUST Meet Tortellini!!!<\/p>\n<p>Want to meet Lubbock&#8217;s cutest celebrity in the shell? Drop by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylubbock.us\/m\/directory\/department?did=44\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Children&#8217;s Department at Mahon Library during regular business hours<\/a>.\u00a0Please be respectful when visiting Tortellini. He&#8217;s a distinguished gentleman with a busy schedule of munching greens and judging the general public.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790895406_794_attachment-img_5592.jpg\" alt=\"Lubbock Public Library\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\"\/>Lubbock Public LibraryLubbock Public LibraryFollow Tortellini!<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with his adventures online by searching #lpltortellini and by following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylubbock.us\/351\/Library\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock Public Library<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lubbockpubliclibrary\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LubbockLibrary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 Things To Expect In Lubbock, Texas<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Nessmania<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lubbock may not be the coolest place to live, but how many cities can say their public library&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453678,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-453677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}