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Here are 10 most interesting quotes from Art Matters, an essay in pictures, by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell, about why our future depends on books and libraries
(via Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell about books and libraries (quotes))
#books#libraries#quotes#book quotes#library quotes#neil gaiman#chris riddell#creativity#libraries matter#books matter#imagination#illustration#pics
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Libraries matter more than ever before. Here are the best gift ideas for a librarian or library lover in your life.
(via 28 best gifts for librarians and library lovers you can get this year)
#libraries#support libraries#librarylove#librariesmatter#librarian#librariansrock#library#libraryteam#library team#libraries matter#gifts#gifts for librarians#librarygifts
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Went out to eat with my mom... and when the bill came, she offered to pay, but we had already said *we* would, and there was this mad scramble to be the first to pull out a credit card, and my mom lost because the most used card in her wallet is her library card and I think that is the most epic thing ever!
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btw if you borrow dvds or cds from library you can rip them onto your own blanks or onto your hard drive or whatever. librarians don’t care and they won’t know if you do it or not
#not pjo#chitter chatter#library tag#when I was training as a page one librarian was showing us the music section#and was like people come in and take out a bunch of cds and rip them onto their phones and return them the next day#it’s materials moving in and out baby that’s all that matters#get yourself a library card#(not all libraries have a music and dvd/bluray section but it’s worth checking!)#(and get a library card even if you don’t use it)#(but check out your local library to see what they do offer bc there’s lots of programs and other things too)#(not every public library is perfect but you can help influence it to make it the space you want)#100
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save me being delusional…….. save me romanticizing the most mundane things in my life just to get by……….
#actual problems? we don’t see them. they’re not in our periphery#the SUN is SHINING at the LIBRARY that’s all that matters
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I know this is the Take Personal Responsibility for Systemic Issues website, but I keep seeing weirdly guilt trippy posts about libraries and ebook licenses, which are a labyrinth from hell and not actually something you personally need to feel guilty about. here are a few facts about ebook licenses you may not know:
in Libby/Overdrive, which currently operates in most US public libraries, ebook licenses vary widely in how much they cost and what their terms are. some ebooks get charged per use, some have a set number of uses before the license runs out, and others have a period of time they're good for (usually 1-2 years) with unlimited checkouts during that period before they expire. these terms are set by the publisher and can also vary from book to book (for instance, a publisher might offer two types of licenses for a book, and we might buy one copy of a book with a set number of uses we want to have but know won't move as much, and another copy with a one year unlimited license for a new bestseller we know will be really moving this year.)
you as a patron have NO way of knowing which is which.
ebook licenses are very expensive compared to physical books! on average they run about 60 bucks a pop, where the same physical book would cost us $10-15 and last us five to ten years (or much longer, if it's a hardcover that doesn't get read a lot.)
if your library uses Hoopla instead, those are all pay per use, which is why many libraries cap checkouts at anywhere between 2-10 per month.
however.
this doesn't mean you shouldn't use ebooks. this doesn't mean you should feel guilty about checking things out! we buy ebook licenses for people to use them, because we know that ebook formats are easier for a lot of people (more accessible, more convenient, easier for people with schedules that don't let them get into the library.) these are resources the library buys for you. this is why we exist. you don't need to feel guilty about using them!
things that are responsible for libraries being underfunded and having to stretch their resources:
government priorities and systemic underfunding of social services that don't turn a profit and aren't easily quantified
our society's failure to value learning and pleasure reading for their own sake
predatory ebook licensing models
things that are not responsible for libraries being underfunded:
individual patron behavior
I promise promise promise that your personal library use is not making or breaking your library's budget. your local politicians are doing that. capitalism is doing that. you are fine.
(if you want to help your local library, the number one thing you can do is to advocate for us! talk to your city or county government about how much you like the library. or call or write emails or letters. advocate for us locally. make sure your state reps know how important the library is to you. there are local advocacy groups in pretty much every state pushing for library priorities. or just ask your local librarian. we like to answer questions!
also, if you're in Massachusetts, bill h3239 would make a huge difference in letting us negotiate ebook prices more fairly. tell your rep to vote for it!)
#like. the nypl budget is getting cut bc Adams doesnt think the library matters!#your checking out a book a few times bc you didn't get to it in time is not actually affecting Mr. Cops Not Books#library haint#if you like the library and you like free stuff come use the library. you might be surprised about what we have!#but it's not a moral act either way.#libraries are a public good! i love the library! but so is the post office. we don't moralize about the post office.#ANYWAY.#local librarian with tendencies towards scrupulosity gets frustrated online more news at 10
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Small things we should cherish more in life:
Staring at the moon from your balcony.
Waking up to the sound of the rain.
Small achievements/success in your life.
Sleeping in a cozy or comfortable bed.
Walking barefoot on grass.
The first sip of coffee/tea/juice in the morning.
Different colors of sky.
Finishing a good book.
Counting stars with the person you love.
Sharing fruits with your friends/family.
#these things matters a lot in our lives#little things#dark academia#light academia#excerpts#fragments#poetry#books & libraries#romanticism#dark academism#light academism#words#classic literature#literature quotes#literature#dark academia literature
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I thought some of my Tumblr mutuals would be interested to see this article.
Viola Ford Fletcher, aged 109, just published a memoir 'Don't Let Them Bury My Story' about her experience during the Greenwood/Tulsa Massacre. It will be available for purchase August 15th.
"Her memoir, “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story,” is a call to action for readers to pursue truth, justice and reconciliation no matter how long it takes. Written with graphic details of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that she witnessed at age seven, Fletcher said she hoped to preserve a narrative of events that was nearly lost to a lack of acknowledgement from mainstream historians and political leaders.
The questions I had then remain to this day,” Fletcher writes in the book. “How could you just give a mob of violent, crazed, racist people a bunch of deadly weapons and allow them — no, encourage them — to go out and kill innocent Black folks and demolish a whole community?”
“As it turns out, we were victims of a lie,” she writes.
Fletcher notes in her memoir just how much history she has lived through — from several virus outbreaks preceding the coronavirus pandemic, to the Great Depression of 1929 and the Great Recession of 2008 to every war and international conflict of the last seven decades. She has watched the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the national Civil Rights Movement, seen the historic election of former President Barack Obama and witnessed the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement."
#Tulsa Race Massacre#Tulsa Race Riot#Greenwood#Black Wall Street#1921#Oklahoma#Viola Ford Fletcher#Don't Let Them Bury My Story#Book#Memoir#Novel#Library#History#Black Lives Matter#BLM
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O.OO / Taipei Design Center & Not Just Library / Kitokito Toyama / Printed Matter / 2019
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Oval Office Vulcan salute - President Obama and Nichelle Nichols. Photo by Pete Souza. Obama Library, NARA ID 200283671.
Nichelle Nichols at NASA's Glenn Research Center, 4/20/1977, NARA ID 17468123.
#RIP Nichelle Nichols
Star Trek's Lt. Uhura goes to the final frontier
By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
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Nichelle Nichols - NASA Recruitment Film 1977.
“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration. Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all." Statement from Nichols’ son, Kyle Johnson
Nichols with adoring fans at NASA's Glenn Research Center, 4/20/1977, NARA ID 17468124 .
Nichelle Nichols holds a piece of a satellite presented by Capt. David Martin at NORAD, 1/6/1977, RG 342. Online here.
NORAD press release 1/6/1977, RG 342, Records of US Air Force, online.
More online:
In Memoriam: Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022), National Archives News.
To Boldly Go Where No (Wo)Man Has Gone Before… by Archives Specialist Netisha Currie.
Nichelle Nichols Helped NASA Break Boundaries on Earth and in Space, NASA.gov
Mae Carol Jemison- The First African American Woman in Space, Pieces of History by Dena Lombardo.
Space Exploration - NASA Records at the National Archives
#nasa#stem#blm#representation matters#star trek#i love star trek#women in stem#black women in stem#rip nichelle#rip nichelle nichols#obama#obama library#rip#black women rock#black history#african american history#rediscoveringblackhistory#norad#greatwomen#nichelle nichols
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In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to share our copy of Let Me Live (1937), by Angelo Herndon.
Angelo Herndon (1913-1997) was a coal miner and labor organizer who worked across racial lines. After an attempt to organize black and white industrial workers in Atlanta in 1932, Herndon was arrested and convicted of insurrection. The prosecution case pointed to his possession of communist literature (all of which could be found at a public library), which were found in his hotel room.
Herndon was eventually sentenced to 18 to 20 years of hard labor, but his conviction was overturned by the state appeals court and he was released on bail. On April 26th, 1937, a narrow majority of the Supreme Court ruled in his favor, ruling Georgia's insurrection statute as unconstitutional.
Let Me Live, Herndon's autobiography written during his time in prison, tells the story of his arrest and times in court but also describes his early life up until that point.
This first edition copy features an inscription from Herndon to Thomas Mooney, a noted political activist and labor leader who was controversially imprisoned. When Herndon was out on bail awaiting appeals, he visited Mooney in prison and conducted an interview, which was published in Labor Defender in January, 1935.
To view more about this book and other materials to celebrate Black History Month, visit our digital exhibit, Law and the Struggle for Racial Justice.
#riesenfeld center#umn#university of minnesota law#university of minnesota law library#rare books#umn law#archives#special collections#law school#angelo herndon#black history month#black history matters#activism#black rights
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Libraries are the punk rock of the mind. They’re free, they’re open to everyone, and they’re full of ideas that can change the world.
(via Librarians are punk rebels of the digital age)
#libraries#librarians#libraries matter#punk#librarian style#librarian#library love#support libraries#reader updated
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Looking for a gift idea for a librarian or library supporter?
(via 28 best gifts for librarians and library lovers you can get this year)
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I know Brennan described Steel once as furious that a D&D game is happening, and it's funny on the surface, but man did he make us feel what that means this episode. She's right: over a hundred people who had no idea why the kudzu was growing out of control and were just trying to stop it from overtaking the city died unnecessarily. Port Talon has undergone the equivalent of several natural disasters while already harboring refugees from the surrounding countryside. Any one of the three PCs could have died and all nearly did. Ame is currently in a coma from fucking around with the curse. Like, yeah, actually, extremely valid of her to be exhausted and upset with the PCs, even though from the perspective of the listener, obviously the story is way better with the PCs fucking around and finding out rather than obediently waiting.
#posts i'm making instead of frantically reading the last 100 pages of lord of chaos before the library reclaims it#if you see me on here later and i'm not posting about wheel of time tell me to go read wheel of time#but like. brennan i think more than anyone else (though aabria is also fantastic at this) understands#that characters are people in the sense of you need to treat them as having emotions and humanity no matter what#but also characters are figures within a story and you can do whatever you want to them narratively and it's fine bc they're pretend#and it's SO good#wbn spoilers#worlds beyond number
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#ron desantis#democrats#republicans#news#black lives matter#blm#libraries#librarian#florida#New York times#fascisim#twitter#poc#woc#women of color#usa#trump#african american
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making something (maybe)
#(hopefully)#hi. i accidentally disappeared for a bit.#the burnout got to me ngl#haven't done a single creative thing all week#i did make it to the library though#my book for feb was i'm glad my mom died#i don't usually read nonfic but. i enjoyed it. i mean#as much as you can enjoy a book with that kind of subject matter#i read it in about a day. mostly in one sitting#i've gotten a head start on my march book & i'm genuinely almost regretting my pick#like. it's a compelling read & it's written in such a way that i want to know what happens but#it's fucking horrific. rarely do i need to put a book down & have a break but. i have done so several times w this book#i'm determined to finish it though. i need to know if there's like. a point to the horrors i'm experiencing or not#uhh i did also go dvd hunting#i found season 1 & season 2 of ATLA which were cool finds#i did find them at two different thrift stores which i thought was kinda funny#i'm probably gonna watch the new live action later but idk#n e way#rainyrambles
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