Doug Mirams
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Has anyone observed this happening in libraries? Or Canadian bookstores?
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Why do bookstores make some people urgently need the bathroom?
In 1985, a 29-year-old Tokyo woman named Mariko Aoki wrote to a Japanese magazine called Book Magazine with an embarrassing confession: for years, walking around bookstores had inevitably made her…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Has anyone observed this happening in libraries? Or Canadian bookstores?
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Pluralistic: Disenshittification Nation (29 Jan 2026) pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/p...
January 29, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Pluralistic: Disenshittification Nation (29 Jan 2026) pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/p...
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
The format credited with making books more accessible via low prices and widespread availability will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks
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The format credited with making books more accessible via low prices and widespread availability will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks
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Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
The format credited with making books more accessible via low prices and widespread availability will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
The format credited with making books more accessible via low prices and widespread availability will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
American Food Deserts
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American Food Deserts
Maps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:28 PM
American Food Deserts
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How community saunas are becoming a new third space in cities
Once a Scandinavian staple, community saunas are now appearing across the UK – and they're redefining how we socialise.
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Once a Scandinavian staple, community saunas are now appearing across the UK – and they're redefining how we socialise.
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How community saunas are becoming a new third space in cities
Once a Scandinavian staple, community saunas are now appearing across the UK – and they're redefining how we socialise.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:54 AM
How community saunas are becoming a new third space in cities
Once a Scandinavian staple, community saunas are now appearing across the UK – and they're redefining how we socialise.
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Once a Scandinavian staple, community saunas are now appearing across the UK – and they're redefining how we socialise.
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Shared Space, Shared Mission
How the King Library Expands Access and Strengthens Community Impact
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How the King Library Expands Access and Strengthens Community Impact
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Shared Space, Shared Mission - Ithaka S+R
Collaboration between San José State University and San José Public Library culminated in the establishment of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. This unique partnership unites the resources, st...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Shared Space, Shared Mission
How the King Library Expands Access and Strengthens Community Impact
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How the King Library Expands Access and Strengthens Community Impact
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Toronto library abruptly closes just 6 months after grand opening
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Toronto library abruptly closes just 6 months after grand opening
Bibliophiles were left out in the cold after Toronto's newest library branch abruptly announced its closure Monday night.
Six months after opening it…
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January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Toronto library abruptly closes just 6 months after grand opening
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Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on how ideology, discrimination, and outdated assumptions continue to deny women and gender-diverse people their right to housing.
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WNHHN - FEWO Brief: Countering anti-feminist ideology in housing policy
Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network
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January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on how ideology, discrimination, and outdated assumptions continue to deny women and gender-diverse people their right to housing.
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womenshomelessness.ca/fewosubmissi...
When nature calls, parks need to answer
Washrooms in parks aren’t as regular as they could be — especially in the winter. And it makes these public green spaces less welcoming
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Washrooms in parks aren’t as regular as they could be — especially in the winter. And it makes these public green spaces less welcoming
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Toronto parks need year-round washrooms | The Narwhal
Washrooms in Toronto parks aren’t as regular as they could be, especially in the winter. Better access would make public spaces more welcoming
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January 27, 2026 at 6:11 PM
When nature calls, parks need to answer
Washrooms in parks aren’t as regular as they could be — especially in the winter. And it makes these public green spaces less welcoming
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Washrooms in parks aren’t as regular as they could be — especially in the winter. And it makes these public green spaces less welcoming
thenarwhal.ca/opinion-toro...
‘Huge demand’: Calgary Public Library hits highest circulation in its history
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‘Huge demand’: Calgary Public Library hits highest circulation in its history
The Calgary Public Library (CPL) has reached a historic milestone.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
‘Huge demand’: Calgary Public Library hits highest circulation in its history
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Boston Is Building Homes Above Libraries — And It’s Changing Lives by @EveryLibrary medium.com/everylibrary...
Boston Is Building Homes Above Libraries — And It’s Changing Lives
How one city is rethinking public space to support families
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January 24, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Boston Is Building Homes Above Libraries — And It’s Changing Lives by @EveryLibrary medium.com/everylibrary...
Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down
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Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down - National Trust for Canada
The Canadian Register of Historic Places, better known as the historicplaces.ca website, is coming down. Parks Canada announced in late...
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January 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down
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This should be required reading for librarians and support staff
Countdown to Better Libraries: 12 Missteps to Avoid
Part 1 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 2 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 3 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Countdown to Better Libraries: 12 Missteps to Avoid
Part 1 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 2 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 3 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Countdown to Better Libraries: 12 Missteps to Avoid (Part 1) — ReThinking Libraries - Library Consulting
The most expensive library mistakes aren’t the ones your patrons complain about. They’re the ones your staff quietly live with every day: the awkward workarounds, constant maintenance issues, and spac...
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January 24, 2026 at 1:29 PM
This should be required reading for librarians and support staff
Countdown to Better Libraries: 12 Missteps to Avoid
Part 1 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 2 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 3 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Countdown to Better Libraries: 12 Missteps to Avoid
Part 1 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 2 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Part 3 www.rethinkinglibraries.org/blog/12-miss...
Marion Stokes Fought Disinformation With VCRs
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Marion Stokes Fought Disinformation With VCRs
You’ve likely at least heard of Marion Stokes, the woman who constantly recorded television for over 30 years. She comes up on reddit and other places every so often as a hero archivist who f…
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January 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Marion Stokes Fought Disinformation With VCRs
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"From 2020-2023, we jointly ran the Yale University Art Gallery’s Gallery Guide program, a paid opportunity for Yale undergraduates to develop and lead interactive close-looking Highlights Tours of the museum for the visiting public. "
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Strategies for Building Community: Lessons from the “Gallery Guide Guide”
Hi! We are Sydney Skelton Simon, the Bradley Associate Curator of Academic Affairs, and Molleen Theodore, the Jane and Gerald Katcher Curator of Programs, at the Yale University Art Gallery in New …
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January 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM
"From 2020-2023, we jointly ran the Yale University Art Gallery’s Gallery Guide program, a paid opportunity for Yale undergraduates to develop and lead interactive close-looking Highlights Tours of the museum for the visiting public. "
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Designing for Instinct: How Streets Shape Behavior
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Designing for Instinct: How Streets Shape Behavior |
Design trial conducted at Gokhale Bridge Junction in Andheri, Mumbai. Photo: Akanksha Aggarwal/WRI India People don’t just use streets; they respond to them. The placement of curbs, alignment of cross...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Designing for Instinct: How Streets Shape Behavior
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Can We Blame the Banks for the Dearth of American Starter Homes?
The popular narrative for why there’s an insufficient supply of houses for first-time buyers centers on new construction, but small dollar mortgage policy is a big barrier worth further critique.
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The popular narrative for why there’s an insufficient supply of houses for first-time buyers centers on new construction, but small dollar mortgage policy is a big barrier worth further critique.
www.dwell.com/article/bank...
Can We Blame the Banks for the Dearth of American Starter Homes?
The popular narrative for why there’s an insufficient supply of houses for first-time buyers centers on new construction, but small dollar mortgage policy is a big barrier worth further critique.
www.dwell.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Can We Blame the Banks for the Dearth of American Starter Homes?
The popular narrative for why there’s an insufficient supply of houses for first-time buyers centers on new construction, but small dollar mortgage policy is a big barrier worth further critique.
www.dwell.com/article/bank...
The popular narrative for why there’s an insufficient supply of houses for first-time buyers centers on new construction, but small dollar mortgage policy is a big barrier worth further critique.
www.dwell.com/article/bank...
Friday Video: The Fight to Expand A South Carolina Freeway … For Bikes - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/23/f...
Friday Video: The Fight to Expand A South Carolina Freeway ... For Bikes — Streetsblog USA
Greenville is looking for the good kind of induced demand — by expanding a popular rail-trail.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Friday Video: The Fight to Expand A South Carolina Freeway … For Bikes - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/23/f...
Digital Tools Are Fueling the Rise of New “Time Exchange” Solidarity Economies
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Digital Tools Are Fueling the Rise of New “Time Exchange” Solidarity Economies
Through time exchanges, members earn time credits by helping others, then redeem them when they need help themselves.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Digital Tools Are Fueling the Rise of New “Time Exchange” Solidarity Economies
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Toronto's new Line 6 Finch West suffered 350 delays in December alone
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Toronto's new Line 6 Finch West suffered 350 delays in December alone
Finch West LRT's long-awaited opening has been anything but smooth (to say the very least), and less than two months after first launching, the trans…
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January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Toronto's new Line 6 Finch West suffered 350 delays in December alone
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"Invisibility is the maintainer’s reward for competence."
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The Rime of the Ancient Maintainer
Why Maintenance Culture Matters
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January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"Invisibility is the maintainer’s reward for competence."
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Ontario will actually be the coldest place on the planet this week www.blogto.com/city/2026/01...
Ontario will actually be the coldest place on the planet this week
To end the dreaded and frigid work week, Ontario will briefly earn an extraordinary distinction on Friday: being the coldest place on the planet.
…
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January 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Ontario will actually be the coldest place on the planet this week www.blogto.com/city/2026/01...
Survey: Most Americans Are Open To Ditching Their Cars
Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
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Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
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Survey: Most Americans Are Open To Ditching Their Cars — Streetsblog USA
Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Survey: Most Americans Are Open To Ditching Their Cars
Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
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Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
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