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Forthcoming reads. Random discoveries. Topical lists.
#CollectionDevelopment ♿ CripLib
Forthcoming reads. Random discoveries. Topical lists.
#CollectionDevelopment ♿ CripLib
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Prints are available now! pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
December 1, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Prints are available now! pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
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Ask a Manager is a great place to go to ask about weird things that come up at work, but one of Alison's latest posts aims to help people support their local libraries (which definitely need it right now!)
Check it out and support your local libraries:
www.askamanager.org/2023/10/this...
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Check it out and support your local libraries:
www.askamanager.org/2023/10/this...
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this is how you can protect your local library
After I printed a letter from a librarian being harassed by patrons, a lot of you wrote in to ask what you can do to help protect your local libraries
www.askamanager.org
October 27, 2023 at 11:14 PM
Ask a Manager is a great place to go to ask about weird things that come up at work, but one of Alison's latest posts aims to help people support their local libraries (which definitely need it right now!)
Check it out and support your local libraries:
www.askamanager.org/2023/10/this...
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Check it out and support your local libraries:
www.askamanager.org/2023/10/this...
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Full text of this is in the thread after the image.
Scholastic Book Fairs is ending their segregated book program. We made ourselves heard.
October 24, 2023 at 11:09 PM
Full text of this is in the thread after the image.
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I guess people are newly discovering this again but PSA in case you don't know -
Everything you post on bluesky is public.
The search feature is borked but there are external tools to search everything anyone has posted here, whether or not you've got an account or have been blocked.
Everything you post on bluesky is public.
The search feature is borked but there are external tools to search everything anyone has posted here, whether or not you've got an account or have been blocked.
October 17, 2023 at 4:51 PM
I guess people are newly discovering this again but PSA in case you don't know -
Everything you post on bluesky is public.
The search feature is borked but there are external tools to search everything anyone has posted here, whether or not you've got an account or have been blocked.
Everything you post on bluesky is public.
The search feature is borked but there are external tools to search everything anyone has posted here, whether or not you've got an account or have been blocked.
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Imagine the outcry if Scholastic had a checkbox to opt out of "white male writer" books.
Scholastic asks, "Do you want to opt out of 'diverse' books at your school's next book fair?" Your participation in white supremacy has never been easier, just uncheck the 'diverse' books box– poof, no problems. 🙄
Scholastic Under Fire for Allowing Schools to Opt Out of ‘Diverse Books’ for Book Fairs
Scholastic has been accused of bending to right-wing pressure, making having diverse books optional for school book fairs.
www.themarysue.com
October 9, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Imagine the outcry if Scholastic had a checkbox to opt out of "white male writer" books.
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Hey #CollectionDevelopment peeps in #PubLibs --
What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
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What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
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October 11, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Hey #CollectionDevelopment peeps in #PubLibs --
What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
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What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
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Some may know I am involved in fanfiction communities (same username) on AO3 but I saw they are looking for Spanish and Portugese translation volunteer help (which I have no skill in) so distributing this to my growing list of language and open source enthusiasts archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
October 12, 2023 at 2:38 PM
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Okay, this is interesting... techcrunch.com/2023/10/11/w...
WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms | TechCrunch
Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plugin that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse -- the decentralized
techcrunch.com
October 11, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Okay, this is interesting... techcrunch.com/2023/10/11/w...
Hey #CollectionDevelopment peeps in #PubLibs --
What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
📜
What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
📜
October 11, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Hey #CollectionDevelopment peeps in #PubLibs --
What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
📜
What are your favorite resources for planning a collection at a new branch?
Things you wished you'd known sooner?
Things that worked really well?
Asking for me.
📜
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Don’t make us put our shirt back on!
October 11, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Don’t make us put our shirt back on!
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Hello Bluesky!
October 8, 2023 at 6:57 PM
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In this edition of my newsletter, The Ed's Up, I'm delighted to announce AN IMMENSE WORLD: THE YOUNG READERS EDITION! 🥳
The book is being adapted for middle-grade *age 8-12). Same material & ethos. Full-color illustrations & photos. Out spring 2025. So excited!
buttondown.email/edyong209/ar...
The book is being adapted for middle-grade *age 8-12). Same material & ethos. Full-color illustrations & photos. Out spring 2025. So excited!
buttondown.email/edyong209/ar...
October 9, 2023 at 10:35 PM
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Let’s be clear: public libraries are not luxuries, nor leisure, nor dispensable, they are the democratisation of knowledge. Closing libraries is an act of educational vandalism
October 11, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Let’s be clear: public libraries are not luxuries, nor leisure, nor dispensable, they are the democratisation of knowledge. Closing libraries is an act of educational vandalism
Working on a book order for the library and I can't help but think that WWII has become a veritable inkblot test.
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September 26, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Working on a book order for the library and I can't help but think that WWII has become a veritable inkblot test.
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"[...] banning books like The Kite Runner doesn’t “protect” students at all. It betrays them instead. It robs them of the chance that we as parents and instructors owe them, the chance to broaden their human community..." 1/2
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Dear Librarians: A Letter from Khaled Hosseini, Author of The Kite Runner | Penguin Random House Lib...
Students share with me, often quite poignantly, what impact reading The Kite Runner has had on their lives.
penguinrandomhouselibrary.com
September 26, 2023 at 7:29 PM
"[...] banning books like The Kite Runner doesn’t “protect” students at all. It betrays them instead. It robs them of the chance that we as parents and instructors owe them, the chance to broaden their human community..." 1/2
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Librarians have a lot of experience with corporate interests "curating" our labor and then selling it back to us at a premium. I hope we learn from those mistakes.
September 26, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Librarians have a lot of experience with corporate interests "curating" our labor and then selling it back to us at a premium. I hope we learn from those mistakes.
'In one Utah school district, a married couple were behind 199 out of 205 challenges" and "the challenges required 10,000 hours of staff time and cost more than $100,000. In Texas, documents show that more than 16 employees spent more than 225 hours at a cost of $30,000 on a single book challenge'
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Pete Bromberg, Sy Montgomery and Katherine Towler: The overwhelming cost of book banning
BOOK CHALLENGES in libraries are nothing new, but until recently they generally involved a single title, in a single library, being filed by one person. Such challenges are best handled
www.unionleader.com
September 25, 2023 at 6:44 PM
'In one Utah school district, a married couple were behind 199 out of 205 challenges" and "the challenges required 10,000 hours of staff time and cost more than $100,000. In Texas, documents show that more than 16 employees spent more than 225 hours at a cost of $30,000 on a single book challenge'
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I picked up sewing as an hobby earlier this year and it’s been quite fun to stitch some pouches and bags for myself. Here’s an illustration I made on that. New hobbies = new illustration of mini me crafting it.
#kidlitart #kidlit 🎨
#kidlitart #kidlit 🎨
September 25, 2023 at 12:18 PM
I picked up sewing as an hobby earlier this year and it’s been quite fun to stitch some pouches and bags for myself. Here’s an illustration I made on that. New hobbies = new illustration of mini me crafting it.
#kidlitart #kidlit 🎨
#kidlitart #kidlit 🎨
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“Public advocacy campaigns like Banned Books Week are essential to helping people understand the scope of book censorship and what they can do to fight it. I'm honored to lead Banned Books Week 2023” Levar Burton
September 25, 2023 at 1:21 PM
“Public advocacy campaigns like Banned Books Week are essential to helping people understand the scope of book censorship and what they can do to fight it. I'm honored to lead Banned Books Week 2023” Levar Burton
Did you catch this new release for your #PubLib Collections?
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September 25, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Did you catch this new release for your #PubLib Collections?
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Banned Books Week (Oct 1-7) starts next week, and LeVar Burton leads the way!
"Burton will headline a live virtual conversation with Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair Da’Taeveyon Daniels about censorship and advocacy at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 4."
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"Burton will headline a live virtual conversation with Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair Da’Taeveyon Daniels about censorship and advocacy at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 4."
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LeVar Burton to Lead 2023 Banned Books Week as Honorary Chair | Banned Books Week
bannedbooksweek.org
September 25, 2023 at 5:20 PM
Banned Books Week (Oct 1-7) starts next week, and LeVar Burton leads the way!
"Burton will headline a live virtual conversation with Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair Da’Taeveyon Daniels about censorship and advocacy at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 4."
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"Burton will headline a live virtual conversation with Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair Da’Taeveyon Daniels about censorship and advocacy at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 4."
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"PEN America found 3,362 instances of books banned in public schools in the 2022-23 school year, marking a 33% increase over last year. And [...] more than 40% percent of all book bans [...] in Florida—1,406"
Next in line:
Texas (625)
Missouri (333)
Utah (281)
Pennsylvania (186)
Next in line:
Texas (625)
Missouri (333)
Utah (281)
Pennsylvania (186)
New PEN America Report Finds 33% Jump in School Book Bans
www.publishersweekly.com
September 25, 2023 at 5:12 PM
"PEN America found 3,362 instances of books banned in public schools in the 2022-23 school year, marking a 33% increase over last year. And [...] more than 40% percent of all book bans [...] in Florida—1,406"
Next in line:
Texas (625)
Missouri (333)
Utah (281)
Pennsylvania (186)
Next in line:
Texas (625)
Missouri (333)
Utah (281)
Pennsylvania (186)
Yo, language nerds, a #NewRelease for your linguistic pleasure:
A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think by Caleb Everett
Also, did you know that WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) societies aren't that deep on smell words?
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A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think by Caleb Everett
Also, did you know that WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) societies aren't that deep on smell words?
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September 25, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Yo, language nerds, a #NewRelease for your linguistic pleasure:
A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think by Caleb Everett
Also, did you know that WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) societies aren't that deep on smell words?
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A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think by Caleb Everett
Also, did you know that WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) societies aren't that deep on smell words?
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