#libraries are essential

[cheez-the-clown]

was organizing my art supplies and i found my old library card <3

I renewed it and as it turns out, you can actually do a LOT with a library card so y'know just a reminder, if you can ofc, maybe plan an outing to your local library? food for thought

[bigheartedbibliophile]

Tuesdays are for the library! 📚 this week, I decided to get graphic novels. I've only read a few, so I haven't felt like I've given them a fair chance yet. I'm currently reading "They Called US Enemy" by @georgetakei , and I love it!

[patheticblorbloscholar]

I went to the biggest library in Denver and went to their booksale. Its the happiest I've been since that dreadful day in November. Support your libraries. They need us all. We don't have a functioning society without them.

[always-coffee]

NYPL Funding

Darling! The NYPL is seeking funding. If you have a couple of bucks to kick in (any amount will do), please go here:

NYPL is a vital, important institution. You can get stickers for donating. And listen, who doesn't love to do good and get stickers?

Do the thing, darlings!

[zazaofpugs]

To me, it’s always library week ❤️📚

Happy National Library Week!! A great time to ask everyone you know if they have a library card.

[verschlimmbesserung]

Residents can collect N95 masks at Los Angeles Public Libraries, Recreation Centers, Senior Centers, and through local nonprofit organizations. For library locations, visit lapl.org/branches, and for recreation or senior centers, visit laparks.org/reccenter.

[hellmandraws]

I accidentally got really into X-Men lately, and I'm not immune to... them. 🥺❤️

[ladyvaderpixetc]

The people banning books have never, throughout history, been the good guys.

[blondebrainpowered]

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." -George Orwell, 1984

[queerliblib]

QLL in the media again! Love what we’re doing?! Help us keep doing it 🌈 📚

[aroaessidhe]

2025 reads / storygraph

Kiss Me, Maybe

contemporary romance

an ace lesbian has an accidental thirst trap go viral and uses the attention to talk about her experiences - which ends up developing into a silly idea to do a scavenger hunt where the winner gets to be her first kiss

she starts to plan it, with the bartender she’s had a crush on for years, and realises she’s starting to fall for said bartender - and as their relationship develops so does her understanding of her identity & connection towards her community

grey-ace lesbian MC

arc, out may 6!

[isawhitney]

Mandarin

I peel it back:

Paring skin, tearing chalky tendons,

Baring orange flesh under my cat o’nine tails.

All I seek is wisdom:

Some small insight into the seasons’ turn,

How rot can bloom at the core of an orange.

All I find is silence:

My ripened stoic keeps its secrets

And the bureaucracy of nature breathes out.

[universejunction]

Good time to check out what shows your library has to offer.

seeing people be like ‘I know it’s going to be hard to support the sag strike because movies and shows will stop coming out but-’ is so fucking funny like can I introduce you to a beautiful concept called the million billion movies and shows that already exist that you couldn’t even get through in a lifetime if you wanted. welcome to heaven <3

[cremeshake]

Silly ask time :')

Could you describe to me your PCs love language and why?

!!!

perrine is an acts of service person. since they're not exactly human, they have a higher tolerance to bullshit especially by town's standards, so they often offer to do things *for* their loved ones' stead. this is very prominent for deacon, who's like their only closest friend. in the pc-verse, perrine offers not only to work in the farm for deacon's stead, but deal with remy's goons for him. deacon could do it himself, but why would perrine put him in harm's way, yknow?

deacon is quality time. time with his loved ones is precious, especially considering how often he disappears either for treasure hunting, and in the current case, working in the farm and being at the moor. if there's any way shape or form deacon and be with his loved one, he would do it no questions asked. this is pretty prominent with perrine and robin. deacon walks with robin to and from school, and spends time with him for an hour before having to leave begrudgingly.

archie, surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) is a physical touch type of guy. you get past his pettiness and other tendencies, and he's actually... pretty snarky still lmao. nevertheless, he's considerably indulgent with his loved ones. they could bite him and he'd just accept being a chew toy ("what are you, a dog?"). still tries to maintain his duties to discipline the student body, but his threats of getting his loved ones to detention are surprisingly just empty threats.

[petorahs]

Aventurine and Sunday doomed soulmates in a yuri way... does no one else get the vision...

[mcytblrconfessions-but-badder]

While I’m happy that misadventures smp ai’s were confirmed to have their own custom model and don’t steal other people’s works, the series still left a bad taste in my mouth.

Firstly, there was no clearness or openness about the ai, there’s npcs here and no one said they were ai’s until the players were ripped a new one by fans.

Secondly, the ai’s are still sending players onto missions and quests that don’t exist. That wasn’t fun with pirates smp, it’s not fun here.

And thirdly, are npcs really needed? If you can hire artists to build your world or draw you art, then why can’t you hire writers to do the same? Writers in this community need more respect, and hiring them to write a few lines for quest giving npcs is a lot better than ai fucking the players over.

Overall, I am pleased that it’s better then stealing people’s writing off of the internet, but if I as an artist could be commissioned for work then so should my writer friends.

Do what you want, watch what you want, but misadventures smp left a sour taste in my mouth and unless they overhaul the ai’s with actual writers, I can’t watch the series.

I need to stand in solidarity with writers.

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