#library future

[laddersofsweetmisery]

I don't see enough people mourning over the slow death of physical media. And I don't just mean TV shows, video games, or movies--which don't even get me started about how we don't really 'own' anything anymore. It includes notes, journals, and letters to one another...so much of our history is lost when we lose a password, a website goes down, a file/hardware is corrupted, or a platform disappears. History that doesn't seem important until you no longer have access to it. Physical media does a lot for memory recall. How many memories will we lose because we don't have something tangible to tie it back to? Something to hold in our hands and stir up those memories we thought were once lost? Sometimes I wonder what the difference between burning a book and losing access to physical media is when someone can pull the plug and remove your access so easily.

[moonchildsfae]

“cataloguing skills” on a resume and it’s just my ability to use the filtered search on ao3

[marivanilla05]

In the middle of exams so here are just some higher quality versions of my last sketches!

(There will be no context for Menelaus dressed as a seal and Helen doing drugs. If you know, you know.)

[evadneares]

[a-compass-without-a-needle]

This is what happened after 3.1 isn't it?

[threehorncircus]

a little late in the day but happy bday angela ilu

[starkwlkr]

me when the story is set in days of future past and the reader is dead in the present and logan sees them when he goes back to 1973 and it’s the most angsty shit I’ve ever read

[soultied-z]

the things that are truly meant for you will never run from you — they will show up and be there to stay.

[queerliblib]

Irish? Queer? we’ve got books for you

Irish authors, settings (or both!), with a St. Patricks’ Day romance thrown in - all available at the Queer Liberation Library!

Books pictured are listed below, and there are more in the list in our collection if you click through!

Some Integrity by Padraig Regan (multi-award winning irish poetry, queerness as a way of looking)

In the Name of Love: the movement for Marriage Equality in Ireland by Una Mullally (what it says on the tin)

Moments of Glad Grace by Alison Wearing (ultimately a family story, exploring ancestral connections to Ireland and a daughter’s relationship with her aging father)

All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue (teens, tarot, and catholic school)

Juno Loves Legs by Karl Geary (young friendship in 1980’s Dublin)

Lucky to Be Yours by Shannon O’Connor (fun F/F rom-com!)

[svetaofbelinsk]

I know that a lot of people probably won't see this, but I've been thinking about it a lot lately, so I thought I'd say something.

Libby should be your new best friend.

This app is an incredible resource for everyone (at least in the US, I don't know if other countries have similar programs). It provides direct access to digital resources offered by practically every library in the US. These resources include:

eBooks

Digital magazines

Audiobooks

Movies (this is actually through a different app called Kanopy, but there is a link to it through Libby)

There is a wealth of topics included in these resources, and it is completely free.

The only things you need to access this are a device that can use the app itself and a library card.

I know that I'm biased because my Master's is in Library and Information Science, but libraries have been an invaluable resource ever since they were established, and they will continue to be valuable resources in the coming years. So please, take advantage of these incredible free resources.

[embodiedfutures]

Hello, my loves. It’s been a while! My name is Reaux (she/they), and I am a third-year senior psychology major and sociology minor at Howard University. But more than that, I am someone who has spent the last 8.5 years pouring my heart into something far greater than myself—something that has shaped me, challenged me, and, in many ways, saved me. For nearly a decade, I ran Better Future Program, Inc. (BFP)—a global home for marginalized youth, dedicated to providing free educational resources, mutual aid, and a supportive space for disadvantaged communities. It was my heart, my purpose, my family. And through it, I learned some of the hardest and most painful lessons of my life. Because even in the home we had built for ourselves, we could not escape white supremacy. Even in a space meant for liberation, the burden of care, labor, and survival always fell on the backs of queer and disabled women of color. Even in the work we cherished, we felt compelled to give until there was nothing left of us. For nearly a decade, I carried BFP almost entirely on my own, save for a few volunteers of color who were just as exhausted, just as worn down. We tried everything—transformative justice, education, grace. We gave more chances than we had the capacity to give. And when those who harmed us refused to take accountability—when they twisted our care into something they could take from without giving back—we had to make the hardest decision of all. We had to let BFP go. Not just for survival, but for rebirth. Because I have learned that in order to grow into something greater, we must be willing to release what no longer serves us. As one podcaster I love, Ri Turner, says, expansion requires elimination—a truth that I have come to understand through both heartbreak and transformation. So no, BFP is no longer. That name is in the past. But we, the youth, are still here. And we are building again—this time with boundaries and sustainability at the forefront, and a love ethic that refuses our consumption. This is reclamation. This is the Embodied Futures Collective (EFC). Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing more about how we built something new from the ashes of what was. The lessons we carried, the changes we made, the ways we restructured our foundation so that what happened before never happens again. But before I invite you inside, I need you to understand this: EFC is not just an organization. It is the reason many of us are still here. It is proof that we are more than what tried to implode us. It is a love story—one written in survival, in care, and in an unshakable belief that we deserve more than just getting by, especially in our current political climate. So, please, take my hand, and walk with us. We have so much to share with you! 🩷

-- Reaux <3

[nmoroder]

Sasha askblog post #2: If you knew for sure today is your final day, what would you do?

Askblog tag: #nmoroder sasha ask Please see pinned blog post before asking questions!

this post is both "what would happen hypothetically if they'd get to exit the train" and "oh OKAY you're gonna see me ramble in future posts abt this turn of events and heres how it starts". there's a lot of stuff not explained about Cassetti getting on the train canonically so i ain't gonna pretend to have a serious explanation about how they'd get off later, just happens in some mirror universe. it's a fact

[justalittlesolarpunk]

Solarpunk Sunday Suggestion:

Get a library card

[asknillamilkfam]

Welcome to the Blog!

Better late than never to post this - Hello! This blog is a semi canon compliant AU that focuses on the relationship of Pure Vanilla Cookie and Shadow Milk Cookie and their twin daughters, Blue Cream Cookie and Vanilla Bean Cookie!

My name is Mio (she/her; 30) , and I'm the mod for the blog! I made it just for fun and to explore the dynamic of SDVN in the situation of being parents! If that content isn't your cup of tea, kindly move on.

Important things to note;

Please do not send any suggestive or inappropriate asks about the children. Any such asks will be deleted. Suggestive asks between Shadow Milk & Pure Vanilla are fine as long as they don't directly involve the children.

On that note, this blog may occasionally have suggestive content; it will always be tagged and will never contain explicit nudity or heavy NSFW. I may also delve into topics of self-harm and eating disorders based on my head canons for characters; any kind of topic that is covered that may potentially be triggering will be warned about at the beginning of a post.

This blog will contain my personal head canons and preferences in regards to ships, sexualities, gender identities, etc. If there is something you disagree with, that's fine! But I'll stick to using my preferences for things! Thank you for understanding!

Fanart of content of this blog and of the OCs included is ALWAYS welcomed and much, much MUCH loved and appreciated 💕

I do work full time in education, so there may be times when it takes a bit to get asks out; I apologize in advance!

Enjoy the blog and thank you for reading!!

CLICK HERE FOR THE FIRST POST

Story Arc Reference:

(Future posts with long/major story arcs will be linked in parts here)

[mostlyghostly42]

there needs to be libraries for video games

like how libraries have computers for anyone to come in and use for free, you should be able to go in and play any game you can find on the shelves on a video game console available in the library for free

the consoles should also be powered by solar power n stuff as well

[brbarou]

recent harrow from class