For nearly three weeks, thousands of firefighters and personnel have mobilized to SoCal to protect our communities.

They've battled flames along thousands of acres while facing extremely inhospitable conditions on the ground.

We commend your bravery. Thank you to our heroes.

Having a hard time keeping track of what’s happened in South Korea since Yoon declared martial law on December 3rd? Here’s my timeline, which highlights key events ⬇️

• Get a library card
• Use your library card
• Support indie booksellers
• Read banned books
• Read diverse authors
• Resist
• Repeat

#booksky #resist

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

youre too late mister bond i played with all the dogs and petted them a lot and when you try to play with them theyll be too tired to want to do anything

"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”

Ursula K. Le Guin .

Blessed are the satirical, for they shall inherit Infowars.

Hello friendos

Your librarian here with today's library tip

Check out both the Libby and Hoopla app. Both offer ebooks and e-audiobooks. You don't need a Kindle to use them, you can read or listen on your phone, computer, and are compatible with Apple Carplay and Android Auto.

It is as if Trump has set free all the prisoners from Azkaban and is giving them positions in the United States government.

I just learned that Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. An alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform (and yes it's really easy to transfer your lists from Goodreads to StoryGraph). You know, while we're moving things.