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Over the past year, many libraries around the world have suffered from or : British Library, Internet Archive, Calgary and Toronto Public Libraries, Seattle and many public libraries in the US. Our attitude is not dissimilar to our early reaction to "It's someone else's problem". Read and get your library to read the https://blogs.bl.uk/living-knowledge/2024/03/learning-lessons-from-the-cyber-attack.html and the pdf https://www.bl.uk/home/british-library-cyber-incident-review-8-march-2024.pdf/

- Help yourself to the ‘’ - Books are just the beginning of what you can borrow at your local

By Michelle Mercure, December 20, 2024

"Sara Griffin, youth librarian at in , said the library is building its own 'library of things,' including items like ghost-hunting kits, metal detectors, electric drills, and leaf blowers. She hopes the collection will continue to grow over time."

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"While many libraries are introducing self-checkout options, is meeting current needs of the community by integrating a , Barrington is working on a strategic plan for future changes, and Rogers Free Library has ambitions to add a sensory garden. Each library emphasized that community input plays a key role in determining new offerings and shaping their evolving spaces."

Read more:
https://www.eastbayri.com/stories/help-yourself-to-the-library-of-things,127728

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/4E8xG

For the strike, if you're a now would be a great opportunity to try another store. This isn't comprehensive and I'm not being paid for it. It's just some options to think about.

is great for folks who like to read . They also publish things that Amazon things are too naughty for you and they have one of the better author payouts as far as I can tell. has a subscription service which is competitively priced with Amazon's and, because they don't require exclusivity, you can get a wider variety of books in .

Your local may also partner with a service like , , or to offer you access to free ebooks and and the writers still get paid with …

I used to believe a lot of unscientific alternative medicine bullshit.
What cured me was going to school and learning how knowledge is discovered, tested, and disseminated. I remember the day I had the epiphany in class that the people I was listening to (i.e. Gary Null) were not involved in any kind of scientific work.
I propose we send to library school. Bonus—he’d be qualified to be a law , which is honest work. He sure as heck isn’t qualified to lead HHS.

I am resisting in place. I won’t march, and I already hold public office, it’s called Public Librarian. I make queer and trans people feel at home and change their name in the catalog and if my coworkers change it back, I change it again. I make rainbow brochures and when they get stolen and trashed I make more. I put book challenge info on the website. I’m safe zone trained and in the trenches. We may need extra funding soon so please remember and support us.