#library books

[rosered-schneeweisschens-sis]

can’t currently afford the print copy of the fabulous @lackadaisycats work?

maybe your local library will buy it in the meantime! hand for scale.

reading a hard copy of what I found years ago on the internet is cool in its own right, but the over 20 pages of bonus content are what’s really tempting.

note about the back cover: this is what was facing out as I carried the book in my arm out of the library and into the streets. certainly didn’t make me look like a psycho I’m sure.

#cheers #lackadaisy #lackadaisy comic #lackadaisy cats #tracy j butler #iron circus comics #good art #good books #graphic novel #webcomic #public libraries #library books #library #books & libraries #support artists #1920s #historical fiction #anthromorphic #writeblr #artblr

[nordstromshaulbrook]

#hongjoong #slow kissing #bryce miller #hamptons #pastel girl #library books #calypso #fsnfics #blueblood

[detroitlib]

From our stacks: Illustration from The Wahoo Bobcat By Joseph Wharton Lippincott. Illustrated by Paul Bransom. New York: The Junior Literary Guild. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1950.

#the wahoo bobcat #paul bransom #lippincott #books #book #bobcat #wahoo #illustration #book illustration #cat #cats #bobcats #animal illustration #library books #old books #vintage #detroit public library

[thethingivecometosay]

‘Wednesday's child is full of woe / Thursday's child has far to go’

#wednesday’s child #nostalgia #bookshelf #library #books #yiyun li #piano #piano music #library books #bookstagram #bookblr #books & libraries

[nemfrog]

Date due.

Source

#date due #library books #stamped #stamps #time #1930s #April 14 #June 28 #January 25 #nemfrog #1909 #1910

[bookishfreedom]

thankful for libraries, today and every day 🖤

#bean agrees #yes i went to the library to pick up two holds yes i left with ten other books #library #library book #library books #library haul #library stack #book haul #tbr #tbr pile #tbr stack #books #reading #reader #bookish #mine #bookblr #bookworm #booklr #thanksgiving

[kodachromism]

Two notes that I found in a library copy of Accidentally Wes Anderson, in honor of his latest movie coming out today

#wes anderson #accidentally wes anderson #book notes #found notes #library books #fragments of the everyday #wally koval #asteroid city

[othmeralia]

Il Colombo : Regioni Esterne del Corpo, Scheletro, Sistema Vasale, Muscoli, Organi Interni

1924

Italian-language book on the anatomy of the pigeon. It includes a color illustration of a pigeon and a pigeon egg. The pigeon is composed of two large, double-sided flaps and a series of smaller flaps, each of which lifts to reveal the anatomical layer beneath it, from the pigeon's outer body to its skeleton, vascular system, muscles, and internal organs. The egg is composed of three double-sided flaps that depict the stages of embryonic development.

More images on our digital collection site. And our Director of Library Services wrote a blog post regarding the flap books! Check it out below.

#flap books #lift the flap #italian books #rare books #anatomy #natural history #pigeons #birds #digital collections #digitized #library books #othmeralia

[detroitlib]

From our stacks: Endpaper detail from A History of Gardening in England By The Hon. Alicia Amherst. Second Edition. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1896.

#a history of gardening in england #flowers #books #book #endpapers #old books #19th century books #library books #detroit public library

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Loud cheers erupted inside a packed high school gymnasium after the Brandon School Division rejected a call to remove books dealing with sexuality and gender identity from libraries.

[...]

The school division was inundated with calls, letters and emails after a delegation at its May 8 meeting, led by former school trustee and grandmother Lorraine Hackenschmidt, called on the division to set up a committee to review the content of books available in school libraries, and remove titles deemed inappropriate, including "any books that caused our kids to question whether they are in the wrong body."

Before the vote, board chair Linda Ross said there were many "errors and untruths" in Hackenschmidt's presentation.

Ross said that by denying the possibility that people could feel like they are born in the wrong body, "you are denying the reality of others. Because it is not your experience does not mean that it is not the reality of others."

Full article

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canadian politics #canadian news #canada #canadian #brandon #manitoba #brandon school division #libraries #education #homophobia #transphobia #homophobia tw #transphobia tw #library books

[conservethis]

It’s a little hard to read the faded text on this flag, but back in 1965 someone checked the “Bind in buckram” option on it. They then stuck the flag into the middle of the book, but somehow this lovely publishers’ cloth binding was NOT sent to the bindery for an ugly buckram binding. Instead it was sent back to the stacks, where it remained until I pulled it for a project. I found the flag wedged deep inside the middle of the text, which is why I suspect it evaded such an unfortunate fate as being sent to the commercial bindery!

Talk about a near miss!

#original content #bookbinding #library books #preservation #publishers binding #found in a book #german books #trains

[m0ckest]

Books Unbanned

Just learned about this initiative started by the Brooklyn Public Library that provides free non-residential library cards to teens and young adults ages 13-26 in the United States.

It was inspired by the American Library Association's Freedom to Read statement and is geared toward fighting censorship, which is most often targeted within the teen audience at Black and LGBTQIA+ works.

The libraries below have followed the Books Unbanned initiative. Most offer a special library card that allows access each library's respective collection of contested books. As the available books are mainly e-books and audiobooks, the cards are perfect for use with Libby, a free e-book app that connects to your library.

How to Get a Books Unbanned Library Card

Brooklyn Public Library - Email the address provided to begin the application. (Not much info online.)

Seattle Public Library - Fill out the form at the bottom of the page. Allows access to their e-books and audiobooks. Allows 10 loans (21 days) & 5 holds. Card expires after 1 year but can be renewed.

Los Angeles County Library - Only available to residents of California. Fill out the form on the page. Allows access to their Books Unbanned e-book and audiobook collection. Allows 5 loans (21 days). Card expires after 1 year but can be renewed.

San Diego Public Library - Click the button and fill out the form. Allows access to their Books Unbanned e-book and audiobook collection. Allows 3 loans & 3 holds. Card never expires.

Boston Public Library - Click the button and fill out the form. Allows access to their Books Unbanned e-book and audiobook collection. Allows 10 loans (14 days) and 10 holds. Card expires after 1 year but can be renewed.

If you're over 26 and can't participate but support all of this, consider donating these libraries, donating to your local library, requesting frequently-challenged books at your library, etc. Let's all read something we love this year. ❤️

#resources #booklr #books & libraries #library card #library books #libby #overdrive #audiobooks #ebook #free ebooks #e books #books #library #books unbanned #banned books #censorship #free books #ya books #ya novels #ya fiction #public libraries #brooklyn #seattle #los angeles #san diego #boston