#Library

Nicholas Poole

NickPoole1

Why no #library is an island, a thread.The phrase "local libraries for local people" keeps coming up in my discussions about a better future for public libraries. It describes a

noorie

nooriefyi

when i was 14, i really wanted to create a program with my local library that would teach digital fluency (is that the right phrase?) and tips on how to

Stacy, Librarian-in-Residence

DarkLiterata

Some people aren't listening. Why could that be? Vocational awe ≠ calling library workers who want to keep their jobs ignorant. Of course they want their jobs. That isn't the

Prof. Christopher Pressler

chris_pressler

And not forgetting the Joule Science and Engineering Library in our Sackville Street Building. Finally, for those not familiar with the juxtaposition that is Manchester’s architecture, here’s Deansgate, home of

Ramsey Nasser

ra

ive also seen programming compared to cooking, and i think thats a really unfortunate comparison. programming is not like cooking. i *wish* programming was like cooking. its kind of the

KTLV

librariankt

Am taking a webinar (recorded) about advocating for libraries by @pcsweeney . First big takeaway: use of the library isn't correlated with support for the library. This means libraries need

Jason Hazeley

JasonHazeley

Chelmsford Library in the 1980s was astonishing. It didn’t seem it at the time. It does now. Week after week I went there, occasionally borrowing novels and biographies and scripts,

Sarah Kellapatha

saararrr

on the night of june 1, 1981, exactly 39 years ago, an organized sinhala mob carried out an arson attack on the jaffna public library, which was at its time,

≡l≡v≡nth

3L3V3NTH

How do you educate a society when all forms of information acquisition are trained to reinforce confirmation bias? (This paradox is easiest displayed in Google search query prediction)With it's predictive

Kathleen Walker-Meikle

Medieval_Badger

#stgeorgesday2020 In which St George shows great bravery and fortitude by harassing a small green dachshund (British Library Harley Ms 2952 f. 21r) #ProtectDragonsFromGeorge Slow clap for St George here,

U of T Libraries

uoftlibraries

In celebration of #NIPD2020, did you know that #UofT Libraries has many digital materials focused on Indigenous studies, languages, histories, and identities? Read on for more We have a

(((Frances 'Seriously Unwell' Coppola))) 🌷🌷🌷

Frances_Coppola

"Index" in this excerpt does not mean CPI. And Fergusson's comment is itself "cooked". The German authorities did not manipulate the figures, they misrepresented their meaning to reassure the population

surlyspice

surlyspice

just sent my person off to work because her (closed) library requires staff report two days per week “to prevent vandalism” she was allowed to self quarantine till now but

TyLisa C. Johnson

tylisawrites

I know it's not my beat anymore. But Philly libraries will always hold a special place in my heart. And thus, I've decided to use my journalist platform to elevate

Emily Clasper

eclasper

It's National Library Workers Day, and even though you may not be able to visit your local library in person right now, library staff across the country are hard at

Mad Library Scientist

MadLibrarySci

This attack is horrific, but I would be remiss if I didn't address the way this story is being reported.https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/09/16/victim-library-scissors-attack-daytona-make-full-recovery/5817574002/