#Libraries

[catchymemes]

[themoderatespeaks]

Protect library funding!!!!

[captainautismo]

Im just gonna come out and say it every fucking university library building has to get on the level of the library of the Autonomous National University of Mexico

This fucks unbelievably hard

[aliteratepenguin]

PSA TO ALL READERS while wandering around a mall today I was ensnared by a powerful force that bade me enter a place called Barnes & Noble. in a daze I wandered the displays and was compelled to even pick up several books that this force attempted to foist upon me at great personal cost to myself. it was only through great strength of will that I was able to fight off this befouling force by withdrawing my cellular device from my pocket and logging into my library account to place requests for the same books at no cost that i was able to escape without grievous harm. truly it's crazy out there, stay safe and remember that libraries are always there to provide aid as you fight against such forces of darkness

[lakecountylibrary]

Happy Pride from our Merrillville Branch! We've packed this display with movies, documentaries, graphic novels, fiction, and nonfiction.

It's proven popular so far - I took this photo before we opened and by the afternoon there were already a lot of gaps. We love to see it 🌈

If something you want to read is checked out, do place a hold on it! The more holds, the more copies we buy :) (And I will be snagging that Out and Proud in Chicago book for myself momentarily.)

[violetbooklover]

Audiobooks too! Libby is an amazing resource for reading

Started using phone time to read library ebooks instead of scrolling and it’s made me back into the crazy voracious reader I was at age 12. i’ve been averaging a book a day this week. everyone delete your social media and get your ass on libby

[wedarkacademia]

"Nothing shelters grief better than memory." ~ Noor Unnahar

[intothestacks]

Adventures in Librarian-ing

Today was Indigenous Peoples' Day at school. I manned one of the stations the classes could go to (other stations included drumming, making bannock, hoop dancing, games of the north, making a tipi, and more).

In my station, since I'm the librarian, my plan was to read a story called Trudy's Rock Story, which is a story by an Elder teaching kids a trick her grandma taught her about how to self-regulate when you have big feelings (you talk to a rock and it can carry the worry and hurt for you).

Sadly neither I nor my coworker who had the book could locate our copies, so I used a version of the book written for younger kids (the difference is that the original is in story form and the one for extra littles is a poem). Since the version I had was shorter than I anticipated, one of the Grade 2 teachers lent me another rock book she had called "Everybody Needs a Rock," a poem about how to pick the perfect rock.

Then I had a bucket of rocks the kids could pick a rock from to keep.

The rocks were a hit, if I do say so myself.

Reactions included:

"Look at the rock I picked!" (Oooh, cool! I like the patterns on it!)

"Can I paint my rock at home to make it friendly?" (Yes, absolutely! It's your rock to do with as you please.)

"Look, my rock has a missing piece right here!" (And the missing area looks perfect to fit your finger against it, look. [The kid then went on to show the finger placement thing to their teacher, lol])

[californiastatelibrary]

It's Pollinator Week and you can 'bee' prepared with this document from our government publications section — Bee Basics: An Introduction to our Native Bees https://www.govinfo.gov/.../pdf/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo62237.pdf

🐝🦋🐦🦇

Bees aren't the only pollinators, they come in all shapes and sizes from butterflies and birds to bats and beetles.

[ladyprydian]

Ask your prof to put their copy of your text book on course reserve! You'll get a shorter loan time, usually just a few hours, but that's more then enough time to scan the chapter(s) needed. (No, we don't monitor how much you photocopy from one text book.)

Check the library website, the library may have a copy to loan. Please note not every library purchases text books as they are just as expensive (if not more so) for us. I've seen library ebook licenses for text books cost thousands. Plus there are the aforementioned links to journals.

Inter-library loan, if your library doesn't have the book another may and they might be willing to lend it. Again this can take 2-3 weeks (if requesting a physical book) or may only take a day or two if the ILL team can get a pfd of the book or chapters for you.

You pay your tuition, make use of the various services available to you!

Beware!

[allsortsoffuckedup]

Hey hey, as a librarian, can I just say don’t pace yourself at the library. I get a lot of customers saying “oh I shouldn’t get too many books out at once” but like you should!!!! Max out your card, take everything we have on a subject you’re interested in, make a book fort in your home. We love that shit! It doesn’t matter if you read them or not; just take them for an adventure and bring them back whenever they’re due!

For public libraries, one of the ways we secure funding year to year is lending. Governments don’t want to fund more books if they’re not being used and the way we measure use is by issues. Regardless of whether you read it or not, whether you have it for a day or a month, if you issue it to your library card, we get the stats! It makes the library look good!

Help your local library; get books out even if you know you can’t read them all!

[hauntedhotel]

Me, on the welcome desk in the library: Good morning, how are you today?

Customer: I have welcomed Jesus into my heart and so I am well today and every day.

Me, a little unnerved: Okay then! Is there something I can help you with?

Customer, digging around in his bag and pulling out an iPhone in a box: Unfortunately, Jesus can't help me with this fucking phone, so I came to the library.

[sleepymccoy]

You can use any travel method you like, walking, public transport, so on. You can get an uber but their map has failed so you'll have to give directions. You can travel to other countries and count those libraries but you have to be able to completely navigate from your home without assistance. So you can catch a plane but must be able to travel to and from the airport. No limit on how long it takes. If you know which block it's on or which tram line but aren't sure precisely, but you feel sure you'd find it once you got there, count that as a yes (if you're not sure maybe google it now and see if your plan would work). You cannot rely on asking for directions though, this must be all your knowledge

[happy-mokka]

Same.

I walk around often after work in the evening to calm down from the office stress (and todays mess of a world and my life in general). It is nice with the lake and medieval downtown and all, but my dream is to be able to roam museums and just watch paintings for an hour or two instead...that would be beyond incredible.

A beautiful big old library would be the next best thing.

Sadly, our mid-size not-town-nor-city is very underwhelming in these particular fields...

[oliviawhen]

It was national library workers day yesterday! Thank you for your work!! 📚