I mean, would it kill you to let Cathy tell you about her ferrets?
#library #libraries #reader #readers #books #book #writingcommunity #ferrets #humor #humour
I mean, would it kill you to let Cathy tell you about her ferrets?
#library #libraries #reader #readers #books #book #writingcommunity #ferrets #humor #humour
“Librarians are being harassed in private Facebook groups. They’re receiving pressure from within and outside the school.”
But bookstores, libraries and book lovers of all kinds came together to fight back against the censorious, so-called READER act. From correspondent Matthew Patin: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-booksellers-revolt/
#news #politics #USpol #Texas #books @bookstodon #censorship #LGBTQIA+ #BookBans #library
Yesterday I started receiving targeted ads based on ebook borrows from my library (San Francisco Public Library). The content of those ads suggested that the targeters were aware of which books I chose to read.
A pack horse librarian delivering books in rural Kentucky in 1938. During the Great Depression, the Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program in which the librarians, who were often called "book women" or "book ladies," delivered books to remote parts of Appalachia.
source: https://www.facebook.com/GoodwillLibrarian
#books #library #PublicWorks #WPA #reading #bookstodon @bookstodon
周六睡了个懒觉,十一点才爬起来,随手一搜发现旁边镇的图书馆在搞两年一届的 book sale,而图书馆星期六下午一点就关门了,赶快拉上娃们上路。去到发现又是这家“不讲理”的图书馆,售卖模式竟然是书尽管拿,然后按心情捐款!最后搞了一箱三十本书,捐了二十刀。其中比较喜欢的是下面这几本:
1)浅野一二〇的虹之原 holograph
2)Hans Rosling 的 Factfulness,因为他的 TED 演讲
3)R. Crumb 画的创世论
Ancient Library in Tibet Creating Digital Archive of Its 84,000 Scriptures.
Tibet's Sakya Monastery is home to many wonders. Founded in 1073, its collection includes some of the oldest Tibetan artwork, as well as 84,000 ancient manuscripts and books.
By Regina Sienra via @mymodernmet
Photo taken at Sakya Monastery Library.
(Richard Mortel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
Getting swag and stuff ready for my Happy For No Reason® presentation next week (July 16th) at the Crest Hill Branch of the White Oak Library District. The topic is “Happiness At A Cellular Level.” I’ll be sharing science-based tips and techniques designed to boost your happiness. It’s free to attend, but registration is required. Info at the link:
https://whiteoak.librarycalendar.com/event/happiness-cellular-level-2524
#happiness #speaker #HFNR #library #chicago #mindset #mentalHealth #author #stress #wellness #SelfCare #SelfHelp
The Theological Hall in Strahov Monastery library in Prague is one of the best historic places I've ever visited. The books, the globes, the intricate architecture, all of it a feast to the intellect. And our intellect could do with some inspiration...
Available with FREE SHIPPING to the US and Canada: https://www.pictorem.com/1961497/Prague%20Czech%20Republic%20-Strahov%20Monastery%20Library%20-%20Theological%20Hall%20.html?iframe=1
#library #monastery #prague #praha #czech #art #buyintoart #history #historic #fediverse
Know what that is in that photo?
It's a dumpster full of books —mostly LGBT stuff but others too— heading to the landfill.
Know what *that* is?
It's goddamned fascism.
This is what hate looks like.
This is what hate does.
#USpol #USnews #DeSantis #Republicans #GOP #ChristianNationalism #Fascism #BookBurning #LGBTQIA
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/
#NewCollege of #Florida tosses hundreds of #library #books, empties #gender #diversity library
h/t to @alexwild and @futurebird