#library talk

[deacons-wig]

hey so your boyfriend hasn't circulated since 1996. no, yeah he's only been checked out once so I had to weed him to make room for new materials. he got donated to the Friends of the Library book sale so you can probably buy him there for three dollars. sorry about that.

#library talk #libraries #highly specific profession memes

[bashcrandicoot]

The amount of people that come into the library and tell me they don’t agree with us not having late fees anymore is always so surprising to me. It’s getting less surprising honestly but… Some people hold a real “well I won’t be the one punished so who cares if there’s a punishment” mentality and I honestly feel so bad for them.

The world doesn’t need more cops.

#library talk

[missrandomdreamer]

friendly reminder: if you are looking for any assistance on anything the public library is one of the best places to look for resources or they know who to connect you with to get help.

Our library does it's best to help the community and I'm sure other libraries are the same.

We just learned lots of different resources for our city things I didn't even know existed so it never hurts to come to a public library and ask 💜

#Support your local libraries #Library #Library talk #Resources

[evilneo]

back from the library BTW i went out with a maximum book cap of 1.

so anyway i got 4 books. ↓

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien

ive never actually read lotr LOL i think i watched some of the movies as a kid but i dont rember. excited to read some fantasy after a sci-fi kick! :)

Am I Trans Enough? How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find a Authentic Self - Alo Johnston

i need to read more trans books. PLEASE. also might make my mum read this, she made me read like, 6 articles about detrans-terfism* that were either misrepresented stats or personal anecdotes for why nobody should be trans. so its only fair.

*obviously she didnt pick the detrans ppls experiences that didnt benefit her terf agenda. :/

How to Read Paintings: A crash course in meaning and method - Liz Rideal

it looks really interesting but it only specializes in 15th-21st century western european paintings :p i wanna find books like that outside of europe and at any times, so if yous know of any lmk. also i <3 art analysis

The Northumbrian Pub: an architectural history - Lynn F. Pearson

I LITERALLY NEED TO GET INTO ARCHITECTURE MOREEEE, it looks really interesting and fun :)

#neo.txt #book tag #reading tag #book talk #library talk

[mayakern]

I'm a librarian so I'll put in my two cents about that library rejecting the book! Some libraries only purchase books from a specific vendor and can't get a book if that vendor doesn't carry it. Others have specific policies that exclude self-published books. My library has recently started using a program called Zipbooks, which allows us to purchase patron requests through Amazon. Before that, I was not really supposed to purchase outside of our main vendor (though I was able to make exceptions occasionally.)

ohhhh that’s really interesting, thank you for the information! do you know what the process is for a library to get started with zipbooks and if that’s something people are able to request of their library if they don’t already use it?

#ask #library talk

[leannareneehieber]

Tomorrow! 6:30PM EST! Virtual! Come hear me talk about Sarah Winchester and her amazing house! Most of what you know / might think about her is wrong and I'd love to tell you all about this generous and inimitable woman!

As I wrote my "Unfinished Business" chapter about Sarah and the Winchester Mystery House for A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN, I knew she would continue to haunt me in a unique, meaningful way. Let's talk about it!

Free VIRTUAL event, register here!

#victorian #sarah winchester #ghosts #library #library talk #nonfiction #womens history #womens issues #womens studies #architecture #ahauntedhistoryofinvisiblewomen #haunted house #haunted history #19th century #book talk #widow

[artificial-condition]

There’s a part time LA position open but it’s all the way across the city (which I live outside of already) 😭

I’ve applied for four LA promotions so far and haven’t gotten any due to seniority. If I get this job (which I think I would if I applied) I would automatically have seniority over any clerks applying for LA jobs (since I would be transferring rather than promoting). So I could get this job and have a much better chance of getting any upcoming positions that open up near me

But it’s a 45 minute drive without traffic 😭 and only for a part time position (20 hours a week) 😭

Not sure what I’ll do

#my thoughts #library talk #library

[mythologeekwriter]

I am delighted by the recent influx of posts encouraging people to get books from local libraries (it’s free!). I want to lay out more good things to do in your local library, especially since I’ve been volunteering at mine lately.

Ok first of all, you can genuinely get any book free to read. If the library doesn’t have it, you can order it in. And you can get more than books! Borrow dvds from your local library as well.

You can also get audiobooks from your local library, and again you can order them in.

Certainly where I am, you can get big print, dyslexia friendly, etc editions of books

So, yeah, get things from the library. But also! Sit in the library. Take some time to browse. If you’ve got a free hour, sit in the library reading. Study in the library. Use the space. There are seats and tables for a reason.

#Juno talks #books and libraries #libraries are awesome #libraries are wonderful #local public libraries #books & literature #audiobook #Library talk

[jakeperalta]

I'm curious. what job would you do if money was no object (you just automatically had an income you could live comfortably on)? including work like volunteering, studying etc. please share in the tags :)

#under this premise part time work is valid too! #personally i think i'd probably study. maybe do another masters maybe part time across two years this time #if i were to do a job job i think i'd try out working in a library (ideally an academic library). which would technically be more studying #since i'd need to get a library qualification first #i'm just very curious what people would choose if it was purely a choice of what appeals to you over the practicality/necessity #talking

[feypact]

public libraries in the usa offering free digital library cards to people not in their areas (as of october 2023):

brooklyn (13-21yo us residents)

seattle (13-26yo us residents)

boston (13-26yo us residents, EDIT: just commonly banned books)

los angeles (13-18yo california residents)

san diego (12-26yo us residents, not the whole collection just commonly banned books)

these books unbanned cards (unless otherwise stated) get you access to each library's complete libby/cloud library collection, no hoopla/kanopy/physical copies included.

ebook collections are expensive to maintain (many american libraries have annual fees for non-residents because of this) but because of an uptick in book banning (particularly brutal in mississippi last summer) larger libraries have opened their doors more, which is very kind of them!

i've used my seattle card for the last several months and their libby collection has about three times the books that my local library does, which is wonderful for accessing more niche titles or skipping a waiting list. would love to hear of similar ebook initiatives internationally!

i use library extension (firefox/chrome/edge compatible) to check all my collections (+ the internet archive) at once, works for several different countries highly recommend it.

spotify seems to be offering 15hrs/month of audiobook listening to premium subscribers and while that does seem useful if you're already paying and are after a new release with a long library waitlist, libraries are better for everything else.

#library tag #banned books week #banned books #emmybody talks #for international users... your mileage may vary! #i mean i suppose you could lie about your age/location to get some of these. i doubt theyd check i would just feel bad. personally. #post brought to u by banned book week but also being moderately annoyed at ppl mad about the spotify thing #libraries are wonderful but they have their own limitations and i think using both is good!

[critterbitter]

Language divides and building bridges.

Elesa’s feeling homesick. Emmet, bless his heart, tries to help by infodumping while Ingo frantically runs off to find water (crying is a very dehydrating experience).

((Would you look at that! The kids are picking up kantonese and galarian from each other!))

BONUS:

Heh. Callback.

Want to see more? Here’s the masterpost for submas!

#not Emmet trying to say Electric in kantonian and failing miserably #meanwhile Ingo gets it within the first five seconds (what a MOOD) #wow ingo ur so good at languages! hope this doesnt come into play later when you get sent to a foreign island chain far in the past! #(sweats) #anyways LOOK THE PATRATS AND PACHIRISU ARE FINALLY BECOMING FRIEND FRIENDS #I CAN DRAW SHENANIGANS AGAIN WHEEEEEE #BUT also... callback to the library comic where Emmet and Elesa talk about Leaning on Friends for Help... hehehehhough #elesa did in fact get that from somewhere yes #it's this. she got it from this interaction. from two people who decided to care about her for some reason #and so she decides to care back #(little rat dog barking noise) anyways back to tagging! #pokemon #art #sketchbook #submas #myart #fanart #pokemon ingo #subway boss ingo #submas comic #elesa #pokemon leader elesa #kid submas #nimbasa trio #blitzle #tynamo #ingo #emmet #subway master kudari #subway master nobori

[deacons-wig]

a very old lady called the reference desk and asked how many uninhabited islands there were in the world. being a diligent librarian i said MANY! and then asked if she was interested in any region of the world in particular because wow what a question, better narrow it down. she said no, that her ex husband used to say he wanted to go live alone on an island and she wanted to make sure he could find one. i told her he had hundreds of thousands of options and she said "good." and wished me a pleasant day and is honestly the most iconic woman of our time.

#libraries #library talk #tales from the ref desk

[bashcrandicoot]

Do u ever like have an experience that reminds you that you have to keep living?

Like a little kid was asking me where a bunch of books were at the library and he was so polite and gentle and waved to me and told me to have a good day like he was twenty years older than he was and I left that experience like wow yeah we have to keep going for them I need him to have a wonderful and full life

#not to be dramatic but #library talk

[deadsetobsessions]

Danny no longer has a haunt. So… he decides to find another one. And while he technically has a whole world (other dimensions aren’t an option because he’s going to stay near where Jazz’s grave is, damn it) there’s only a couple of other places with enough ambient ectoplasm to sustain him. Nanda Parbat, Tokyo, and Gotham.

Nanda Parbat had a weird old musty immortal that kept trying to summon him and exchange power for the ability to “take a worthy body and rain as much destruction” as he’d like. As if Danny would need a body to bring the world to its knees.

Tokyo… it’s too far from Jazz’s grave. He could ask Wulf or even open his own portal but when Danny tried it out, Tokyo was too peaceful. Obviously there’s crime, but nothing… nothing big like Danny’s used to.

Danny ends up picking Gotham, even if the sewer zombies and the weird group of rich fruit loops with an adoption problem creeps him out. So, he destroys the portal, packs up his parents’ house and sells it, and hauls ass to the cesspool calling his name. His family’s stuff is stored respectfully in a vault located on the deepest parts of his personal haunt in the Infinite Realms.

And honestly, he’s doing better. Sure, he’s got a shitty apartment near another revenant’s almost-haunt and he feels like he’s drowning all of the time, but Danny isn’t in danger of turning into Dan, he’s catching up on royal paperwork, and he’s got like a job as a barista. In his own coffee shop that paid for using his parent’s money (who, despite their hazardous everything, made a crap ton of money off of their more normal inventions).

Gotham’s got some pretty interesting local gangs, most of which respected the sanctity of Danny’s cafe. Sure, they tried blowing it up and tried extorting money from him in the form of “protection costs” but after three months of failure, they gave up.

(Really, the local gangs gave up when they saw him take three shotgun shells to the chest and continued to work.) (They didn’t know it never hit him. Intangibility is extremely useful.)

The Rogues, on the other hand, just gave Danny flashbacks. Their gimmicks are different, sure, but after years of Box Ghost, Skuller, Lunch Lady, etc., Danny’s more than done with costumed villains. They don’t bother him either. Some of the reason is probably due to Harley and Ivy, who had walked into the cafe and (because they were bruised and scratched up from a fight) triggered Danny’s mother hen tendencies. They were promptly fed and watered and caffeinated and their hyenas were also similarly taken care of. They declared the cafe under their protection and that was that.

Red Hood stops by, and begins to interrogate him. But when Danny met his… helmet eyes? The crime lord paused, paid for his coffee, and sat in a corner table of the cafe for the rest of the day.

And he kept coming back?

But Danny figures it’s because Hood was a revenant and people who had come close to death tends to feel more comfortable around him.

(Considering this is Gotham where people almost die every other day? Yeah, he’s pretty much friends with everyone. Or at least, less likely to get shot.)

(Hood does stay because of the King’s presence and the Pit calming itself, but also Danny’s hot and he’s got a sleeper build and Hood definitely did not imagine himself in the place of the heavy box he saw Danny lift effortlessly onto a table. No.)

But of course, the peace couldn’t last forever. But by then, Danny was so antsy, he welcomed the trouble with open arms.

It starts with a clown. Danny knows who he is. He knows who Danny is.

So, Danny has no idea why the clown thought it would be a good idea to aggravate the owner of Gotham’s official neutral grounds. See, Clovkwork? Danny’s learned how to gauge his own political importance!

“HAHAHAHAHA! COME OUT, DANNY-BOY! LET ME TELL YOU A JOKE!”

Danny comes out and grabs a chair, and with a flat expression, says, “you’re not funny and I hate clowns.”

And then he swings and slams the chair into the Joker’s face. Over and over again until Danny’s sure the clown won’t get back up. The thing about Gotham’s outdoor chairs is that they’re mad out of steel and are bolted down to the ground to prevent undedicated thieves (dedicated thieves can and will steal the bolted down steel chairs). The Joker’s hired muscle just watched this scrawny twenty-something year old yank the steel chair and take some of the fucking ground and the bolts with it and beat the fuck out of their boss who is the literal Joker.

They surrender on the spot and is taken to jail. Danny just smiles at the officers who come by and since he’s got pretty privilege and they don’t want to mess with the guy who, again, owns one of Gotham’s official neutral ground and also beat up Joker without breaking a sweat, the officers just lets him go with a warning.

And then the bats comes, and wow, Danny’s playing mentor to a formally dead person again!

But before that, the Red Hood asks for an autograph on the Gotham Gazette article with a picture of a tired Danny standing over Joker’s prone body. Then Hood stammers through asking Danny out (which Danny said yes to because he’s tired, not blind, and Hood is built like a brick house and HOT).

Batman interrogates him. Danny, who can tell that this man needs therapy and is Sad TM, tells Bats that Danny’s died before and that’s why he’s like this. He also calls Batman a furry, but like in a nice way. And then he kicks Batman out with a coffee and a file on Nanda Parbat.

Now, Danny’s got a date to prepare for and he realizes that maybe this is what Jazz wanted for him- to be happy and mostly safe and happy. (Or, happier, he thinks. It’s been a long time since he’s been truly happy, but this might be a good start)

#bamf danny phantom #danny phantom #dc x dp #jason todd #Jason takes him to a library and they pick out books for each other #Danny asks him on a second date and they talk about the book over coffee #and then they watch the stars (Danny uses his ghost powers to clear a patch of sky) #but Danny just kind of watches Jason’s face and goes yeah this is just as good #Danny dngasf #Danny will throw hands with a clown #Danny thinks the Gotham Rogues are kinda cute #with their gimmicks #unimpressed bc they’re kind of obvious #and he’s seen worse and better #danny is Gotham’s Mom Friend

[demigods-posts]

i have this headcanon that percy and annabeth are raging accidental flirts. but not with each other. like. they'll go to the coffee shop on fifteenth street. and compliment the barista on his hair and clothes and tip really well. but only for him. and they have no idea this boy is absolutely swooning over them. or. each time they to go the bakery downtown. they take the time to converse with the waitress at the counter as they eat her homemade muffins. and are incredibly vocal about how she's their favorite server. and how much they enjoy seeing her. and suddenly they're the only two customers that can get her services for free. except, they just think she's like that with everyone.

#percy and annabeth are huge accidental flirts #and they have no idea lol #they're just talking with their friends one day about someone they met in a library #and go on and on about how much they love being around them and making them laugh and smile whenever the three of them get together #and their friends are like: #are you guys in a polyamorous relationship???? #and they're all like: #what? no lol. veronica is just a really close friend of ours <333 #but yeah anyways #this idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while #and i think it's so funny #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #pjo headcanon #percy jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth #percabeth headcanon #percabeth fluff #percabeth being accidental flirts #percabeth being someone bi-awakening like three times a week without even trying

[mayakern]

For folks who want to read your book but are concerned that their library won't order it for them can get a digital card from the Brooklyn Public Library as long as they live anywhere in the US. You'd just need to make sure that library has an eCopy of your book, Mayakern.

Googling "brooklin library digital card" should get you to the right place if you want such a card.

Not a perfect solution but possibly helpful for some of the folks with this issue.

here u go for those interested!

#ask #spitfire #writeblr #library talk