@molly0xfff @commonst #hoopladigital.com is a great way to borrow things - find out if your #library supports it.
@molly0xfff @commonst #hoopladigital.com is a great way to borrow things - find out if your #library supports it.
The concept of community and sharing has been lost in our society. Libraries are great because they are for the community. Buy a book for everyone to share. The selfishness is disturbing and shameful.
In addition to #USAGM, #Trump's order also targeted the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service [#FMCS], the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars [#WilsonCenter], the Institute of #Museum & #Library Services [#IMLS], the US Interagency Council on #Homelessness [#USICH], the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund [#CDFIfund], & the Minority Business Development Agency [#MBDA] for cuts.
A great addition to the neighborhood!
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/03/13/my-little-tarot-library/
A little library humor to brighten your day. Seen at my local library.
Thank you, mysterious Cathy.
A friend sent me a pic of a library cart labelled "Wheeliam Shakespeare," so I came up with a few other library cart puns:
Magna Carter
Percy Shelfy
The Trolley Problem
CartGPT
The Carterbury Tales
Trolleyus and Cressida
Public #libraries should host #Mastodon servers. I really think this could be a good thing.
The county (or city/town depending on how it works in your area) IT department could host it, and people would use their library card to access the server. Or, alternatively, perhaps some kind of private-public partnership could be arranged where a non-profit organization handles the hosting and library staff can administer it.
My thinking is: #fediverse platforms like Mastodon offer a high quality, ad-free social media experience, but there are barriers to entry that will keep most people from benefitting from it. It’s been discussed ad nauseam, but there are the technical barriers. I don’t see financial barriers discussed as often though. It costs money to maintain your own server, and even with many people chipping in, most people aren’t going to pay a few bucks or more a month to use a social media platform. There are of course free client apps, but the best ones cost money, at least in my opinion.
Maybe this isn’t the strongest point to make at a time when libraries are struggling to stay funded and are likely at risk of losing a significant amount of funding, but assuming that’s a problem with a solution, allocating funds to #library budgets to run a Mastodon server (I’m guessing a relatively small line item) seems doable. Content moderation is another issue to be dealt with, but again, I think one not without a solution.
Thoughts?
How to Support Your Local Library https://blog.libro.fm/supporting-your-local-library/ #Library #Libraries
YAY! Someone said their library bought Pass the Salt! https://share.libbyapp.com/title/10584475 #Books #EBooks #EBook #Library #Libraries #Gay #Dating #Disability @bookstodon @reading
Riddrie Public Library on Cumbernauld Road in the east of Glasgow. Built in 1938 to serve the people living in the Riddrie Housing Scheme, which had been establiahed on a greenfield site in the 1920s, it was the first permanent purpose-built library constructed in one of Glasgow's new outlying housing estates.
Btw, my #library offers free tickets to local attractions! And did you know most have subscriptions you can use to read paywalled newspapers? You can borrow CDs and rebuild the kickass music library you used to have!
Stop in to your library today and ask what bennies you don't yet know about! :O
#Louisiana: #WestFelicianaParish #Library launches a new #SeedLibrary
Feb 18, 2025
"Just in time for spring planting, the West Feliciana Parish Library announces the launch of its Seed Library — a community-driven initiative designed to make gardening accessible to everyone.
"The Seed Library allows patrons to 'borrow' seeds to grow their own food, flowers and herbs. Interested gardeners can take home seeds, plant them, enjoy the harvest, and, if possible, return seeds at the end of the season to keep the cycle going.
"This project was made possible through an #LSU #AgCenter #HealthyCommunitiesGrant and is maintained in partnership with the LSU AgCenter's West Feliciana Parish Extension Office.
"'Our goal is to empower our community with the ability to grow fresh, healthy food while promoting #biodiversity and #SelfReliance,' said Molly Porter, librarian. 'By participating, you're not just growing plants — you’re growing a stronger, more resilient community.'
How to get seeds from the library:
- Sign up: Fill out a Seed Library Patron Form and bring it to the circulation desk.
- Pick your seeds: Choose from a variety of seeds that thrive in the local climate. Three per week limit.
- Log your choices: Record the seeds you take in the binder to help track demand and replenish stock.
- Plant and enjoy: Take the seeds home, plant and watch them grow.
- Return seeds, if you can: If you save seeds from your harvest, bring some back to the library to share with others.
"Throughout the growing season, the library will offer workshops on gardening basics, seed saving and more."
For details, visit www.wfplibrary.org/seeds or stop by the library to get started or contact (225) 245-3752, or mporter@wfplibrary.org
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/st_francisville/west-feliciana-parish-library-launches-a-new-seed-library/article_d9f400fe-e8cb-11ef-8946-4b3a48ecf5de.html
#SeedLibrary #SeedSharing #SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #LibrariesRule! #SeedSharing #SeedExchange #Gardening #FoodSecurity
Currently watching 13 Going on 30 (2004) on Hoopla.
Next week's movie, have requested a hold on this at the library so I can go bicycle down and pick it up at some point next weekend maybe. People on the Fediverse seem to like this movie. #library #DVD #bicycling #BikeTooter
I might have overdone it at the #library! Can you tell that I was inspired by finishing "The World in Books: 52 Great Short Non-fiction Books"? All those smaller titles in the middle are from that book. I doubt I can finish the huge one at the bottom, but I’m anxious to compare it to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer
Words can't describe how much I love the library
Possilpark Library in the north of Glasgow. Built in the 1910s, it was designed by George Simpson.
As much as I apporve of this creativity. If you have a book you don't want (I know but it could happen, theoretically) give it to a thriftstore, that's where I get most of my books
@libraries @librarians @bookbubble @bookstodon
@bookbubble
#Book #Books #BookMemes
#Library #LibraryMemes #Memes #Libraries #Librarians #Humor #Humour
#Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing