IGI just sent me a marketing email about the Titan submersible. Because locked up expensive ebooks are going to fix that.

#Library
#LibrariansOfMastodon

@AnnieTheBook, @HirokoHashitani, @todrobbins,
do you know of other Utah librarians on Mastodon? Are any of you attending the Utah Library Association conference this year?

#ULA #ULA2023 #ULA23 #UtahLibraries #UTLibraries #LibrariansOfMastodon #UtahLibraryAssociation

At #DayofDialog @Lesah will be moderating the mystery panel in a few minutes! I can't wait. #LibrariansofMastodon

Today my dog Cara was so excited, just that we were all having a new day. I wanted to catch a little of that wonder and bring it with
me to the library. #zen #wonder #DogsOfMastodon #LibrariansOfMastodon

@EgyptianAphorist @bookstodon

A little while before Covid, I had been doing some #Genealogy research in #StJoseph MO. When I asked the #library there for help with #newspaper lookups, they said they could not afford #Newspapers.com, because they had an extremely small budget.

In all of my time researching Genealogy, I had never run across that before.

#Missouri has enough problems #funding their #libraries. If they don't have these state funds, what more can they cut? 😥😡

The #GOP is full of vindictive fascists and liars, at every level. #Trump was never the disease, he was only the most prominent symptom of the vile and cruel sickness in the #Republican party.

Contrary to what they claim, #Republicans are not about defending #FreedomOfSpeech and the #Constitution. They simply want to be the #FourthReich.

#FormerGOP #LibraryFunding #BookBans #LibrariesMatter #LibrariesOfMastodon #BookBanning #LibrariansOfMastodon #ACLU

It was such a long day at work. Much better now. And after dinner I plan to take a long, hot bath. #SaturdayLibrarian #LibrariansOfMastodon #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #Reading #Bookstodon

This morning I finished my selecting for the fiscal year and that gives me some satisfaction. If I’ve calculated correctly, all of my funds are fully spent. One less thing to do or worry about in coming weeks.

#CollectionDevelopment #Libraries #LibrariansOfMastodon

Saturday Librarian, reporting for duty! I'm exhausted, but I have two big travel mugs of hot coffee, a cute new sweater, new lip gloss, and dramatic earrings. Let's do this. #LibrariansOfMastodon #Librarians #LibraryStuff

Facebook killed this post that I posted for the #library because of course they did. They showed it to 52 out of 3,500 people and it got no reactions. Facebook is not about the Public Commons. They also have kill words at #Meta and "support" is one. "Investment" is another. #socialmedia #librarian #librariansofmastodon

#libraryLife
Just been asked by an ever so polite gentleman if 'girl writers write mostly girl stories '
I managed to quickly cite Stella Rimington but oh my, it's just as well he was polite!
#library #libraries #librariansofmastodon

#librariansofmastodon

Old books of the co-operative movement!

"Protect and safeguard the books, publications, archival materials and resources placed in trust for the use of the co-operative movement and for future generations.
• Make these available to all members who would wish to use them."

https://www.principle5.coop/about-us
#coop #librariansofmastodon @internetarchive

@jbb i should warn you I could talk about this all day. We created an #Overdrive consortium for this mostly poor area in 2007. Overdrive *will not allow new consortia.* By our 24-yr-old contract we can grow. Our annual fee is fixed. Other libraries *beg* to join. They cannot afford the annual fee. We fear growth, due to already massive holds pressure on bestsellers (we can’t afford enough copies). The publishers’ prices keep rising every year. #library #librariansofmastodon #librarians #LibbyApp

What makes the library’s Special Collections ‘special’? An interview with Scott Libson ’06 M.A.R., the new Special Collections Librarian for the Divinity Library.

https://divinity.yale.edu/news/what-makes-library-s-special-collections-special-interview-scott-libson

#library #Librarian #LibrariansOfMastodon #LibrariesOfMastodon #DivinityLibrary #YDS #yale #YaleDivinitySchool #EyeContact

@Rikibeth @barnesjo @bookstodon the #libbyapp is a brilliant platform if only the publishers were not determined to soak public libraries for every penny they can get. You would not believe how much they (and Overdrive) charge. It’s crazy. #ebooksforall #librariansofmastodon

“If there’s one word associated with libraries and librarians by the general public, it is probably ‘silence’. Libraries are traditionally thought of as silent reflective places; librarians are supposed to monitor noise levels and ‘sssshhhh’ appropriately.

But have we, as a profession and as a sector, internalised these messages too much? Do we silence ourselves when we should be speaking out …?”

https://www.uksg.org/newsletter/uksg-enews-532/libraries-silence-and-social-justice-why-finding-our-voice-and-being

#libraries #librarianship #LibrariansOfMastodon #BeMouthy

I’d love to donate my music to any library that wants to have it, 100% pro bono. Libraries are/were foundational to my upbringing, and I would be honored to have my work part of them.

Please reach out if you’re interested in an #ambient #solarpunk EP! https://tcannonfodder.bandcamp.com/album/mesh-network

#LibraryTwitter #librarian #libraries #library #PublicLibrary #LibraryMastadon
#LibrariansOfMastodon

Hey book lovers! Early Word Galley Chat is back today on Mastodon at 4pm EST. We will be talking about wonderful upcoming books. Follow the hashtag #ewgc where we librarians share our favorites led by @nora, with special guests @SBKSLibrary @wwnortonlibrary @librarylovefest & @HachetteLib. You don’t want to miss it! @bookstodon #bookstodon #librariansofmastodon

@joncamfield the absolute utter complete unmitigated HORROR. What are the police department’s collection development criteria? What are their selection policies? Do they have tools for analytics? How many shelf feet are allocated per subject? What are the 3- and 5-year acquisition targets? #library #censorship #librariansofmastodon

A friend is wondering if there is a charity or nonprofit that raises funds for librarians who get jailed for keeping queer books on shelves.
Anyone know?

#lgbtq #lgbtqMastodon #charity #crowdFund #library #librarian #librariansOfMastodon #librarianMastodon #bannedBooks #books #bannedBooksWeek #queerFolks #queerTopics #queerBooks #queerFiction #BookMastodon #bookstadon #LibraryFedi