#ask the librarians

[librarians-of-babel]

Have you ever found any full (probably public domain :p) novels in the library?

Yes, but only once. It was, perhaps fittingly, a transcribed copy of Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translator's Revolution by R. F. Kuang. The librarian who found it promptly misplaced its shelving address in their excitement, and it is likely that this volume has only become more improbable to find again with recent reindexings of the catalogue. (The Library guards its words carefully, and it is particularly reluctant to make so many of them so easily accessible to the public.)

For further information on the phenomenon of finding literary works within the Library, we recommend you read Shaenon K. Garrity's Librarians in the Branch Library of Babel or the text located at Hexagon

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Wall 2; Shelf 1; Volume 28 (cwy .tut); Page 165.

[tiffanyachings]

“Fiat lux! If you want to talk improbable, let’s talk about this”—a scrape of stone on stone—“being three thousand and some years older than this.” A heavy clunk.

“Inexplicable, Warden.”

“Certainly not. Like everything else in this ridiculous conglomeration of cooling gas, it’s perfectly explicable, I just need to explic-it.”

“Indubitable, Warden.”

“Stop that. I need you listening, not racking your brain for rare negatives. Either this entire building was scavenged from a garbage hopper, or I am being systematically lied to on a molecular level.”

“Maybe the building’s shy.”

“That is just tough shit for the building.”

[certifiedlibraryposts]

i used to work as a page at a library

Oh nice, they need a lot of those to be in all the books [i am dragged offstage by a comically long cane]

[stealingpotatoes]

Did u know that a cut scene from movie 2 implies that Dooku and Jocasta Nu (the badass jedi librarian) were married/lovers? (I think Obi-Wan should get a badass grandma, as a treat)

I couldn't find anything in the deleted scenes they published but wookiepedia/ an interview agrees with you and like??? what was in those cut scenes??? how did she imply it?? was it just like

Jocasta Nu: No, Kamino isn't a real system, I can't tell you anything about that Jocasta Nu: Would you like to hear about the sordid love affair I had with Master Dooku thirty-two years ago instead? Obi-Wan: I cannot express how little I want to hear that. Jocasta Nu: It all started when--

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

The Librarians S02E03/Almost Paradise S01E07/Leverage Redemption S02E06.

[anglerflsh]

everytime I mention the type of job I'd like to have (archivist) people tell me that literally no one on earth wants to do that which normally would be annoying but. you don't want to sort documents? to preserve things from the past? do you not like excel sheets and burocracies? my best friend burocracy?? sad

[rileyslibrary]

can you maybe do something where like, things simon does when he realizes he’s falling for you? :,)

Let me start by saying that I see Simon as someone more accustomed to others falling for him than the other way around. Like, he is the one who tends to be pursued rather than being the pursuer, if you know what I mean? I don’t know why but I feel he doesn’t have to put too much effort into wooing someone (and he probably knows that). A tall, beefy dude with a rugged appearance and that voice of his? The guy has it easy.

Now, what if he’s the one who falls for someone first? Aha! Well, He doesn’t even realise he has feelings for you, but they manifest in other ways, mainly through actions.

Ghost, as your lieutenant, for example, starts assigning you to low-risk missions or insists on accompanying you to ensure you’re safe.

In a more personal context, Simon offers to pick you up from your home so you don’t have to walk or take public transportation. He might even escort you to your car at night to protect you.

He tells you jokes he thinks you’d enjoy. He absolutely loves it when you laugh; he feels defeated when you roll your eyes and even a bit salty when you already know the joke (or fail to “get” it.)

He pays close attention to the details. He remembers your favourite food, how you like your coffee/tea, and your pet’s name. No, he won’t cook for you (yet), but he’s taking mental notes, studying you.

However, he’s not aware of what he’s doing exactly (or why he’s doing it, for that matter). It’s not until the rest of the team notices and insinuates that there’s something more between you two that he comes face to face with his emotions. Emotions he’s not ready to accept yet.

He rejects the idea that he has developed feelings for you and hopes that by suppressing ignoring them, they’ll fade away. But, as my boy Freud once said, “unexpressed emotions never die; they are buried alive and come forth later in uglier ways.”

He begins distancing himself from you. He rebuilds the walls you once torn down and returns to treating you just like everyone else. He had people he loved before, and it’s only brought him pain. His past experiences have left deep scars, and he’s determined not to go through that again. He’s not just doing it just for himself, though; he also wants to protect you from him and the pain.

Him. Pain. What’s the difference?

You, on the other hand, pick up on his behaviour but don’t confront him about it. “You know how the lieutenant is,” they once told you. “Sometimes he’s all jokes, other times he’s just business.” Maybe, you think, he needs his space. So you begin mirroring his actions, pulling away and giving what he seemingly wants.

But he secretly doesn’t want you to do that. Contrary to what he hoped to achieve by distancing himself from you and, therefore, from his feelings for you, he falls even harder.

Once cocky and arrogant, now he’s insecure. He starts projecting his fears onto you, feeling that you’re the one pulling away, even though you’re merely respecting his unspoken need for space.

So he confronts you. He wants an explanation for the change in your demeanour. And you? Well, you tell him the truth; you thought he needed some space. Right?

Who knows. Maybe you were just respectful. Perhaps you were giving him a taste of his own medicine.

It doesn’t matter. What does matter is that he gets it now. Running away from his feelings or those he cares about doesn’t work, just like ignoring his emotions won’t make them disappear. On the contrary, they directly affect both him and you.

Of course, he doesn’t admit it. No, he wouldn’t be caught dead doing that.

Yet, he decides to (re)open up to you, this time gradually, bit by bit, at his own pace. Just for a chance that this calculated, ruthless operator that many perceive him to be can finally transform into a genuinely emotionally invested human being for the first time.

[housecow]

Giving off fat librarian vibes and I’m all here for it. Could see myself ogling at you from afar while you’re behind your desk munching on snacks or struggling to reach your fat ass to the top shelf to get a book down for someone, all while fantasizing about taking you into the back and stuffing you. Gotta keep that mouth crammed full so you’re staying nice and quiet 🤭

holy shit jsyk this is everything i am. i have the fat librarian look so down at this point, add in my obsession w cardigans and that’s it !! esp because i also have big glasses (and i used to volunteer at my public library)

but anyways.. i wanna be so heavy n wide my hips brush the bookshelves on each side as i walk through an aisle 🥺

[queerliblib]

Hello!! I was looking for non-fiction books of butches and femmes that mention bisexual butches and femmes too! I guess that's a very specific thing and difficult thing to ask for but I was hoping if you knew some? In the end, I'll take any and all butch femme non-fiction books you know of please! 👉👈💖

hello! okay so don’t wanna promise bisexuality in all of these because that’s tricky to do without having read each cover-to-cover*

that said, we do have some recs! I’m going to split this up two ways;

Non-fiction (not memoir)

Butch is a Noun by S. Bear Bergman

Persistance: All Ways Butch & Femme eds. Ivan Coyote & Zena Sharman (& it’s precursor, Persistent Desire: a butch-femme reader although sadly it’s not available as an ebook for us to purchase)

The Life & Times of Butch Dykes by Eloisa Aquina

Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy & Madeline D. Davis

& one essential we haven’t gotten around to buying yet: Female Masculinities by J. Jack Halberstam

Non-fiction (memoir)

Burning Butch by R/B Mertz (also in audio)

Pregnant Butch by A.K. Summers

Rust Belt Femme by Raechel Anne Jolie

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. (also in audio)

& before anyone asks Stone Butch Blues is NOT in our collection, but that’s because it’s available for free, as a pdf, directly from Leslie Feinburg’s website

[nmoroder]

Hokma askblog post #1: put on some stockings! + can you hold me? (the original wording means holding in one's hands but the post uses it in terms of knees)

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

This isn't actually the first post but it's the easiest one to translate, so here have at least some of the lighthearted stuff. knowing the way i usually construct askblog posts, it's gonna be jokes after heartaches after jokes and so on

also special thanks to the person who holds Roland's role in the same askblog cuz it's all her fault i'm so inspired abt their interaction (Hokma does have some (positively) weird relationship with Keter in both games i'd say)

[softlymaximoff]

hello :) i was wondering if you could do a strict librarian wandanat mood board? thanks

Their little book nerd 📚

Tags: @aggieslittlebunny @wandasdove @wandamaximoffbae @huggingkoalas @wandasaura @gemxolio

[librarians-of-babel]

Volunteer librarian here, I found another infohazard, thought you might want to warn people away from hexagon:

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Wall 4; Shelf 2; Volume 4 (nkckqiyvy); Page 382

Did some serious mental damage to me when I found it.

Library patrons can have a little infohazard, as a treat.

Notice: The memetic properties of this resource have been studied extensively, and have been deemed "safe under standard conditions" by the Librarians. Library patrons are free to interact with this resource without restrictions, but are advised to do so in reasonable moderation. Patrons who experience adverse effects (including but not limited to intense outrage, debilitating ennui, and/or existential vertigo) should immediately cease interactions with this resource and ask the nearest Librarian for assistance.

For further information on Library resources in the same memetic classification group as this one, Library patrons may wish to consult this earlier blog posting.

[certifiedlibraryposts]

I've moved and want to get a library card, but my id doesn't have my current address and no mail has my name. Do I just have to wait

According to two of my local libraries' websites, they would also accept other proofs of address such as bank statements, utility bills, or rent/mortgage receipts.

That might not be universal though, so I would suggest getting in contact with your library or checking their website to get a more definite answer for you.

[mudpuddless]

AU where Obi-wan is Can Drallig's illegitimate son except of course everyone knows and no one cares except for qui-gon of course.

based on this post by @twinterrors29

[ayyy-imma-ninja]

Hi SK boys how are you all doing today?

[recently-reanimated]

I like adding the LGBTQ+ option to my filter when I'm looking for a genere of book in the Libby app because I imagine myself walking up to a librarian with a mystery novel and going "excuse me, do you have this in gay"