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[natalieleif]

Seeing a steady rise of people using the library as we carry through summer break, so here's a quick thread from a staff member on little things you can do (for free!) to make life easier on staff. Let's go!

If you want to put a book back, DON'T put it back on the shelf! Put it on the return cart or bin, or give it to a staff member. Not only does this make it MUCH easier to catch misfiles and gather abandoned books in one trip, our budget is literally based on returns. Putting it on a cart gives us more money!

(To expand on the above: not only do we get paid more based on more returns, our book-buying budget for next year is based on what titles seem popular. Even if you don't check out a stack of books, putting it on the cart lets us know there's an interest so we can order more in that genre and support that author.)

Conversely, if you see a cart already full of books being pushed around by staff, PLEASE don't yank books off it or loiter around it. Carts are unwieldy and returns can build up quick, so let a shelver have space to move around and do their job.

(Again expanding on the above, especially please don't yank books off a staff person's cart if you see them pulling books off the shelf instead of putting them back. Books are pulled for a reason--hold requests for another patron, damaged, need to be relabeled, etc--so taking one can really throw off our list.)

If you rent a DVD and notice it's scratched or doesn't play, please tell us! We don't have the time or resources to watch every returned DVD, so we rely on patron feedback. Even a note tucked inside the case helps it get flagged for damage inspection when we're processing returns.

Pay attention to news related to your local branch! The VAST majority of book-banning demands we get are bulk lists from only one or two people--which means contesting them (or requesting a challenged book) also only takes one person.

Remind your friends that most libraries don't do late fees anymore! We want to be a safe haven for low income and disabled/nd people, so don't let being late or disorganized or poor or anything else discourage you. Bring your books back whenever you can, or just mention to a librarian if you lose it, and you're always welcome to come back.

[cheeto-flavoured-pasta]

Breaking News: Local man listened to The Music and imagined Sad Scenarios about The Characters. Ten injured, five dead. More at six.

[dozydawn]

“Women at the Palestine Liberation Organization training camp learn with Al-Fatah. Location: Jordan.”

Photographed by Leif Skoogfors, 1968.

[retrogamingblog2]

Watercolor Animal Crossing Postcards made by ShiyiStudio

[zegalba]

"Women at the Palestine Liberation Organization training camp learn with Al-Fatah. Location: Jordan."

Photographed by Leif Skoogfors (1968)

[huariqueje]

The night rests against the balcony door   -   Leif Engström ,  2023.

Swedish, b. 1992  -

Oil on canvas,    253 x 230 cm. frame.

[leifandtaro]

first instance of leif making an eevee noise

[therese-lokidottir]

[bugwizard]

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[lilybug-02]

dunno if you’ve ever played Bug Fables, but i’d love to see Dewi run around in Bugaria

Thanks for making me go down a small rabbit hole of Bug Fables trivia. Now Im watching a live voice acted video series of it. Have some extremely rare fanart.

Dewi seems to have a knack for bug kidnapping.

[natalieleif]

Just saw a tweet like "REAL libraries check for quality!" as some kinda gotcha at AO3?? But I'm a librarian, so... heads up that "quality checks," AKA "weeding" or "pulling," means looking for damaged books or ones that haven't circulated in a few years to clear up shelf space. We don't Quality Check for if the library books have nontoxic romance or good grammar. :U I assure you every library in your area has absolute ABOMINATIONS of bad storytelling as well as your favorite pop lit.

[leifandthorn]

it's International Nonbinary Day, the only day you can reblog this internationally

(starring Sir Juniper and Agent Dex from Leif & Thorn)

[ridleymb]

Based on a scene from Hollow fables fic by @dooblebugss

[retrogamingblog2]

Watercolor Animal Crossing Postcards made by ShiyiStudio

[spadenlionelnbee]

I miss them

[colorconception]

Evening with Bright Light, 2020

Leif Engström. oil, acrylic and glitter on canvas