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if you know me irl, no you don't.
punkassbookjockey.carrd.co for book recs
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everyone: wow being a librarian is so cool you just get to read books all day

your local librarian: today I had to break up a knife fight in the encyclopedia section
March 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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I miss the days when very rich people used their money to fund libraries, public art and philanthropic endeavors rather than launching slow-motion coups against the federal government.
February 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Pen and ink drawing by US poet Sylvia Plath #WomensArt
January 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs) are often seen as a great way to help teenagers get ‘active’ - but 92% of users are male. Understanding why teenage girls don’t currently use MUGAs it’s important. Can MUGAs be made more inclusive? 🧵 🪡
January 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Raw milk is one of those ideas that can really only take hold when people haven't seen a cow. if you see a cow from let's say ten feet or less you immediately understand the problem that pasteurization is solving
December 20, 2024 at 2:53 AM
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The vibes I bring to the function
I’m super adorable but my secret is that I am stressed out about that sound
December 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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Dominique Pelicot found guilty of aggravated rape of Gisèle Pelicot. He was also convicted of making + distributing pictures and images of Gisèle Pelicot.

Dominique Pelicot has also been found guilty of making and distributing sexual images of his adult daughter Caroline and the wives of his sons.
Pelicot rape trial: Dominique Pelicot found guilty of aggravated rape of Gisèle Pelicot – live updates
Five judges also convict Dominique Pelicot of making and distributing sexual images of his adult daughter and the wives of his sons
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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BREAKING: All 51 defendants including ex-husband Dominique Pelicot found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot trial
Gisèle Pelicot trial live: All 51 defendants including ex-husband found guilty
Ms Pelicot’s ex-husband Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging and raping her for almost a decade
www.independent.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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The humility that comes with knowing, after a graduate degree and years of on-the-job library training, how much of my day-to-day professional success comes from being a little better at Googling than other people
December 5, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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If libraries don’t care about books and reading, how do we expect our communities to?

We need to rethink phrases like “more than just books” and what kind of message that sends. When we say “just books”, are we inadvertently sending negative messaging about the value of books?
November 13, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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screaming into the void to get a library card, and check anything out. a book. a movie. a cd. utilize the resources your local library offers. get discounted museum tickets. attend an event. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!
November 12, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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Anyway now that I’m here, you should all go get a library card.
November 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM