#tumbrarian

[poemas-letras-y-artes]

Somos el resultado de la suma de nuestros errores y sus consecuencias, lo que con voluntad resulta del aprendizaje después de cada subida y bajada de la montaña rusa de emociones con que la vida en cada vuelta nos encuentra.

Somos la respuesta al abrazo a tiempo del amigo que con calidez nos alienta, pero también el recuerdo de las cicatrices impresas en el alma las que al verlas nos recuerdan nuestras debilidades y fortalezas.

Somos el peso que elijamos cargar del ayer pero también la elección de lo que con convicción se suelta, la aventura y desventura de recuerdos a olvidar y olvidos queriendo preservar lo mejor de sus vivencias.

Somos el equilibrio conseguido después de tanto desequilibrar y los intentos por mantenernos vivos al transitar a diario, esquivando tropiezos en medio de los despojos de un mundo de amor vacío.

Somos los restos de lo que logremos rescatar del naufragio contínuo al navegar, en medio de las tormentas con que la vida nos quiera probar…

Priscila Alcívar 26/05/2025

[everylibrary]

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[alphabetcompletionist]

okay so i'm not the most insane tumbrarian

if i had to make an edutainment game i'd make Grammar Quest where you rpg fight by putting punctuation & such in the right spots in sentences. final boss 'whom'

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22/26

[idea-lab]

I made this awhile back, but someone just reminded me of it. Enjoy. :D

[megmeetsbooks]

Welcome Book Lovers!

Welcome, officially, to my new book blog! :D 

I’m excited to turn this into a place all about my wonderful book adventures and work as a rare books librarian! 

[wawoodworth]

Being a Librarian at a Party

I don't what it is, but I'm never asked about what is new and exciting in the world of librarianship. I'm always asked about the "old" stuff: books, card catalogs, Dewey, and (occasionally) shushing. I don't know anyone who strikes up a conversation with a teacher by saying, "Blackboards, are they still used?" or a doctor "Are they still teaching bodily humors?" But for librarians, the past seems to be the low hanging fruit of small talk.

To be fair, what is new and exciting is still a tough sell. Copyright rules, net neutrality policy, and banned books are niche sort of interests. Makerspaces only really pay off if you're a staff member at a library that is actually doing them so you can speak from first hand knowledge. Even then, it's a niche and nuanced form of 'new and exciting'. It rests both in the speaker and the audience both agreeing on what meets those definitions.

I suppose that I'm resigned to the notion that I do important yet boring work. I change lives, but in ways that are mostly invisible. For example, I can help someone get a job. It's a great feeling and something that can be measured directly. But the ripples are much greater; it adds to the tax base, puts money in the economy, and can improve self-esteem. That money in the economy works to support others and so forth and so on. It's not as 'sexy' as solving a murder or performing a heart bypass, but it is important to the people involved. Boring but important. 

I don't know if librarians will ever get beyond the "old" stuff nor whether turning the conversation towards our 'new and exciting stuff', but I'm thinking from now on about saying I do important but boring work. That might take the conversation in a whole new direction.

[medlibcait]

Where my #tumbrarians at?

Hi everyone!

Are you, or do you know other #tumbrarians? I’m a #medlib (well, #canmedlib, really) and I’m looking for tumblr buddies.

Anyone I should be following?

Thanks!

[babylibrarianblogs]

Commenting on tumblrs search algorithm, "it's horrible with a capital H". Can't say that I disagree.

[everylibrary]

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[everylibrary]

Don't let President Trump eliminate Federal Funding for Libraries!

Email your representatives to fight these cuts - saveimls.org

[everylibrary]

The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides critical funding for so many library programs. Help fight against these cuts at saveimls.org

[everylibrary]

The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides critical funding for so many library programs. Help fight against these cuts at saveimls.org

[everylibrary]

The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides critical funding for so many library programs. Help fight against these cuts at saveimls.org

[everylibrary]

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[everylibrary]

The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides critical funding for so many library programs. Help fight against these cuts at saveimls.org