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Here's a little post ranting about the Floridian education system and how it fucked over public school librarians this year, from the adult child of one who spent his whole summer helping his poor mom try and keep up with Desantis's ridiculous requests.
Every school year, the librarian always gets a couple weeks with a "closed" library to take inventory of the school's stock at the end. Normal stuff, y'know, if a bit tedious and boring. Scan every. Single. Thing. See what you have and figure out who last checked out what you should have, that sort of thing.
Well, Ron Desantis, in his genius, decided that concept had to be applied to all the books in the entire school to determine if they're "appropriate" (by his batshit conservative standards).
My mom didn't JUST have to do the usual inventory thing for her own library. She ALSO had to do something similar but far WORSE for her entire school's personal classroom libraries.
The objective of this SCHOOL WIDE requirement was to "approve" every book in the school as "appropriate". Every. Single. Book. In. The. School. Not the school library, no, the SCHOOL. All classrooms.
My mom's an elementary school librarian. There's around 1000 students at her school, give or take, and around 50 or so classroom libraries to sort through. And this was supposed to be done over summer, before the kids came back in the fall. Entirely unpaid.
She had to personally approve around 25,000-30,000 books school wide based on whether or not they're "appropriate for kids" (again, by Desantis standards), entirely unpaid, in about 2 months. Keep in mind these classroom libraries had been pre-existing for many years or even decades in most cases, so it's kinda useless to just now care about whether the books are "appropriate".
Mind you, you can't read that many individual books in under two months and then approve them in the system if you tried, even if most were children's books. She spent every single day of her summer, her only real time off each year, logging into the online portal and manually approving books from 8 in the morning to 8 at night, looking them up and trying to determine if they might be okay by the new standards since she couldn't possibly have the time to read them all and check, and again, entirely unpaid on her own. Teachers were scanning in their classroom's books to the system to be approved by her in real time, so she really never could get very far ahead. At most she'd knock out a few hundred a day, which I think is wildly impressive given the circumstances.
Even with all that work, she couldn't open her library for nearly a month into the new school year this August because she spent every school day finishing that approval thing for the classroom libraries for teachers. At least by that point she got paid for it. She was also way behind on getting her library ready for the school year, she really hadn't had time to prepare like normal. It was a crazy stressful time for her all around, moreso than back-to-school time normally is each year.
I helped as much as I knew how to, which mostly just meant looking books up for her or texting back and forth with my friends that work at Barnes and Noble or Books A Million asking if they could skim through certain books that might pose a threat at times, and coming up to the school with her sometimes while she worked on approving books and I worked on preparing her library for "business" again.
My mom was upset because she didn't have time for a real summer vacation, the most she got to do was occasionally visit the beach a few hours away for a day trip. (On one of the beach days, she even took her blessed laptop with her to work on it in the car ride over.) She was in the thick of it neck deep all on her own for months with hardly any time off and no pay to show for it.
It's frustrating because if she were to have approved a book that a parent later complains about, it could mean bad news for her. Again, no way in hell would she have been able to both read every single book, determine if she thought it was okay by Desantis's standards, and then approve every single book within the system. She did her best, but she's still nervous someone will complain.
All this conservative bullshit around books is hurting so many kinds of librarians and educators in so many ways, so just take a moment sometime soon to appreciate your local librarians and public school teachers putting up with this crap. They could use the love. Maybe some strong alcohol. And a big wad of cash, they do a lot of shit unpaid.
And do vote these assholes out of office that are making these poor librarians' and teachers' jobs harder with no additional support or pay.
#rant post#fuck desantis#ron desantis#florida#library#public libraries#school libraries#librarians#love your librarians#public school#public school system#education#education system#banned books#politics#be nice to teachers
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imagine ur garthy o’brien, just trying to fuck this hot ranger you met at your brothel that you own, except her teenage kids/wards/bosses keep knocking on the door to your bedroom and interrupting you guys and THEN you learn that she’s actually in a committed relationship but didn’t tell you, so THAT sucks but THEN one of the teens comes and finds you in the middle of the night yelling about how his friend is gone and they can’t find him and he might be in danger, so you help him teleport to his friend, and then when they all get back, looking extremely upset and dejected, you apologize to the ranger’s daughter for making her feel uncomfortable by fucking her mother and in the process SHE reveals to you that her mom’s boyfriend is actually this really cool werewolf guy that you KNOW and have fucked on multiple occasions
#and THEN first thing in the morning you find the goblin teen paralyzed in the courtyard#anyway im rewatching fhsy in preparation for junior year and WHAT a trip#the way garthy just casually refers to ayda as the librarian of the compass points library#THATS YOUR MOM/DAUGHTER#my HEART#also god i love sandra lynn so much#AND tracker#AND ragh#AND each and every one of the bad kids#missed them <3 <3 <3#dimension 20#d20#fantasy high: sophmore year#fhsy#d20 fhsy#garthy obrien#original
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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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"And what are you doing?"
The Librarians S02E04 And the Cost of Education.
#the librarians#ezekiel jones#jacob stone#john harlan kim#christian kane#antagonistic besties is the best way to describe these two#i love them#and jake your face!#and that epic line read in the last gif#that is all#ghostly'sgifs
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"A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It's a community space. It's a place of safety, a haven from the world. It's a place with librarians in it." — @neil-gaiman
Celebrate Love Your Library Month by going to the library this week! Or, if you can't make it in person, use the Palace or Libby apps to access free online content with your library card!
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grant wilson in that room with willy actively ready to tear him to shreds the moment he gets the chance 4hgfjcdkxsz my little guy
#dndads#I AM A WILSON FAN FIRST AND A PERSON SECOND#like imagine being homeschooled by your nice librarian dad who sings you lullabies about how much he loves you every night#and who puts you in protective gear to play soccer alone in your backyard#and has over-sheltered you your whole life but who has been nothing but loving#and then hearing him like 'okay just being honest with you son i WILL kill this motherfucker on IMPACT'#just chatting
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okay, Flynn fangirling over Darrington Dare might be the cutest thing ever
#the librarians#flynn carsen#noah wyle#like awww. he's obsessed with him 😌 I can relate#I'm not the biggest Flynn fan but he is adorable in this episode#also. that Darrington guy has the nicest arm hair I've ever seen. yeah I don't know either. it just looks really fluffy okay.#and. he is tall and kinda cute. and he is standing next to Jake. soo they are in love 🤷#also also. Jake. I see you not rolling up your sleeves. that's highly unusual. hmm is someone insecure about his lack of fluffy arm hair?#sorry one day I will stop talking about how creepy the smoothness of his forearms is to me. but today is not that day.#it's just so funny I'm sorry#he could just stop shaving them (or whatever). then I'd stop talking about it. so. not my fault 🤷#also Cassandra looks adorable in this scene so I didn't want to crop her out#and! I'm looking at this on my phone now and it's really really funny how pink my edits made his cheeks look. they were fine on my#laptop but tbh it's even funnier like this
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Megatron: Optimus did you read my "personal" data pad of unpublished poems?😒😒😒
Optimus: no my love , what made you ask the question?🤓🤓🤓
Megatron: Because you corrected all of my spelling errors....😑😑
Optimus:😅😅😅😅force of habit.. sorry
#when your love is a librarian#source: incorrect quotes ideas#optimus is an innocent goofball#optimus is in deep shit#he looks like an angel#optimus prime#tfp#transformers prime#tfp optimus prime#megatron#maccadam#tfp megatron#megaop#megatron x optimus prime
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Ezekiel Jones doesn't do easy. He does impossible.
#the librarians#thelibrariansedit#rjs*: new#ezekiel jones#jacob stone#and the infernal contract#tl s2#how ezekiel's like no i'm proving you wrong by taking your cash#he is just so good... ugh#i love you ezekiel so much
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Look, Im not saying that Jake would be extremely passionate about/interested in the history and use of neopronouns and their etymological sources
But I Am saying that if I told him I use she/fae pronouns he'd probably get really excited, tell me the exact historical precedence of the word, ask me why I use it, and then promptly start a fistfight with anyone who purposefully refuses refer to me like that
#jake about neopronouns: I just think they're neat! 🥰#i love etymology ok#and jake does too#and i can and i will project my fascination with words and pronouns onto him#cuz he's my lil guy#look respecting 'odd' pronouns would piss his dad off so much#and that's just icing on the cake#jake respects your pronouns and if someone doesn't then they gonna reapect his fists#eves too#i can just see like ezekiel making some sarcastic remark about xey/xem pronouns#just for jake to give him a full verbal essay on their historical context and the etymological reasoning behind it#and then ezekiel comes in the next day and is like#'hey uh. i don't think I'm really a boy.'#JAKE HELPING EZEKIEL FIND HIS NEW PRONOUNS I CANT#ezekiel jones#jacob stone#the librarians#the librarians jake#neopronouns
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i love the thought of Steve being so surprised by his feelings for Eddie that he can't stop himself from rambling as soon as the penny drops. he's sitting in Robin's bed, waiting for her to finish getting ready and she asks him something innocuous and Steve's just like
"im in love with Eddie. i am head over heels in love with Eddie Munson. holy shit. and i cant believe i hadn't figured it out, we have so much fun together! and he's so nice to me, ALL the time, sometimes i feel likes he's the only one that gets me, no offense. he's so pretty. and he's so funny! and weird. and so cool! ohmygod how did i not see this? of course! i want to be around him all the- sorry, what was the question?"
and Robin's like "... have you seen my keys?"
#steddie#steddie headcanon#steveddie#steve harrington#eddie munson#robin buckley#i also love the idea of Robin being SO tired of them from the get go#just like in the big boy scene she's like EW#really tho i feel both robin and eddie would get steve in different ways at different times but they would both always be there for him <3#stranger things#i will be thinking of many variations of this all day#like him ordering a burger and the server's like ''do you want fries with that?'' and Steve's like ''i am in love with my best friend''#checking out a book the librarians like ''oh this one's good have you read this author before?'' ''im in love with Eddie!''#''do you want a bag for your purchase?'' ''i love Eddie!''#.#-
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Random question of the day!
Which sport would you choose if you could be a professional athlete?
Running away from my problems.
#no seriously though#i love running#especially when my left knee chooses to cooperate#thank you warenai i love you and your random questions of the day xx#the librarian answers
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Hiii did you write the fanfic where Az gets jealous bc reader was being touchy with Helion so it leads to jealous smut but Az is too rough causing reader to yell at him and Az has to grovel? I’ve been looking for it but I can’t find it 😭
No that was my girl @acourtofwhatthefuck 🤩
Another amazing read I’ll link it here
#I love how I’ve become the librarian for finding fics lmao#if you follow me right this way#I’ll take you to your selection
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So this just happened
Me, in my local library: Hello, do you have Dungeon Meshi? It's become popular recently because the anime released on Netflix and I'd like to read the manga
Librarian: Hm... We don't seem to have it but it's on Chel's list of suggestions... I'll call her and see if she plans on ordering them.
Librarian, on the phone: Yeah Chel? There's someone asking for Dungeon Meshi because apparently it's gotten popular thanks to Netflix... *to me* She says the Netflix serie is very good!
Me: IT IS!!
Librarian: And you... You're up there? What do you mean- *looks up* Oh
Chel, from the open balcony just above us: I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR SOMEONE TO ASK FOR THIS SERIE!! IT'S SO GOOD!
Me: I know, I binged it all last night!
Chel: You know what, leave us your name, so if we do order it, you'll be the first to know!
#gotta love libraries man#i felt very privileged#basically they can't really order a serie if not enough people are asking for it#and i was the first to ask for Dungeon Meshi#obviously Chel isn't the other librarian's real name#but yeah Chel is a legend qjofbosqdf#support your local libraries
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We hope you're all celebrating Love Your Library Month by going to the library or using your library card online!
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This guy hits THE NAIL on the head about why we need to support public libraries now more than ever.
#books#reading#public libraries#libraries#books and libraries#literature#support your library#support your public library#support your local library#banned books week#banned books week 2023#let freedom read#Youtube#I also want to thank my mother for instilling a love of the library in me#she wanted to be a librarian at one point
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