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saw someone refer to stardew valley as a "low brainpower" game and i'm fascinated by the universe they live in because i can't remember the last time i played it without having the wiki open to check villager's gifts, villager schedules, dwarf scroll drops, golden walnut locations, special orders rewards, building prices, festival times, fish locations, fish times, fish seasons, fi

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when the regiment is monstrous!!!

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Fanart time. Here's my favorite bit from Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment.

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The first batch of requests by @drunkenfangschrecke, @summoningraziel and @jellymish-art.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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I'm reading Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett rn and bc i have brainworms I can't stop thinking about how this is like a reverse dungeon meshi au. Like if Laois went off to war and Falin went to rescue him. Gotta help my autistic bro out of this fuckin predicament and maybe kiss a woman along the way

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Alright everybody

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This is a cause that is particularly near and dear to my heart, but especially coming up to pride month. Glad Day book shop is considered the oldest queer book store in the world and the oldest running book store in Toronto. They are a staple of the gay village here in my city and are a hub of knowledge and a well recognized safe space for everyone. They are in trouble and may end up being shut down soon however if they cannot come up with $100, 000 to pull themselves out of mounting debt that has been building over the past few years. They're hoping to create a safety net for themselves and to possibly relocate if they can reach their final goal of $300, 000. More details on their fundraising plans are below in the Save Glad Day link.

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An oldie, but a favourite.

Happy Glorious 25th of May.

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"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

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Being a fallout fan is first a test of media literacy and if you pass that it becomes a test of endurance.

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CHILCHUCK TIMS SAYS WORKERS RIGHTS!!

Inspirational words for freelancers, hourly paid workers and salarymen alike

(There will be stickers, watch this space :,,)

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Saw your post from the author who was happy people were using Libby. I'm torn as I understand the author is happy to get the license renewed, but libraries only get 26 loans on a digital license vs 60-80 loans on a physical copy. I love the convenience of digital books, but if taking out the physical copy is better for the library I'm willing to make the trip. Just looking for thoughts from others about it.

It depends on the license agreement the library has and its different for every one. Some renew annually, others renew by X amount of rentals. The library does what is best for them, and the more people use their services the more they can usually argue for more funding.

This is not universal, of course, but most of the librarians I know are ecstatic when people use their services.

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We need to bring back children’s programming that focuses on reading. I’m so serious