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i'm cynthia. i post about life, travel, cats, food, librarian stuff, and other random things.

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[lismicroaggressions]

“Microaggressions” is now an approved #LCSH heading http://t.co/aphbMYtmHy @LISmicroaggress #cataloging — Arthur Liu (@arthurist) August 28, 2015

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RUSA President's Program 2015, danah boyd

[deadlidynos-deactivated20171121]

If slurs are “just words”, why do the words “you’re a racist” offend you so much?

[culturestrike]

#Repost @graficamazatl ・・・ Terminada la talla de mi grabado para la nueva carpeta gráfica de @justseeds // Finished carving my piece for the new @justseeds and @culturestrike portfolio. Make sure to check out reclaimturtleisland.com to learn what this piece is about #linocut #printmaking #graficamazatl #justseeds #mazatl #reclaimturtleisland #art4 #art4change #artivism #artivist #immigranthustle #migrantpower #environment

[portmanteaurian]

it blows my mind how white people can go somewhere absolutely jam packed with brown people and be like “oh i found this fantastic place! absolutely no one knows about it, it’s amazing!”

i’m talking about dance clubs but also about, like, north america

[librarianwardrobe]

Jeans at ALAAC - yay or nay?

Why not?

Unless you’re doing the whole, “I want to find a new job at this conference”-thing, in which case you should do yourself up in the professional dress-costume of your choice, go for it. Why not be comfortable?

I know I plan to be as casual as humanly possible.

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So much yay.

[oxenteluana]

LOOK HOW AMAZING THIS IS!

[cbcdiversity]

Ask yourself if your community can see itself reflected in your library. And if you don’t work in a particularly diverse community, you should still feature a wide range of books. Especially in places where kids don’t often have the chance to meet and interact with children who are different from them, books can offer a special opportunity to expose children to cultures and lives that are different from their own.

Abby Johnson, children’s services/outreach manager at New Albany–Floyd County (Ind.) Public Library, in her article Diversity on My Mind (via cbcdiversity)

[lismicroaggressions]

Microaggressions + Early Career Professionals

Question from Twitter: 

What do you wish you had known about microaggressions before you started library work? How did you deal with microaggressions starting out and what advice would you give others? 

[anthonybourdain]

Americans love Mexican food. We consume nachos, tacos, burritos, tortas, enchiladas, tamales and anything resembling Mexican in enormous quantities. We love Mexican beverages, happily knocking back huge amounts of tequila, mezcal and Mexican beer every year. We love Mexican people—as we sure...

[misandry-mermaid]

When Asked To Sort 'Girls' And 'Boys' Gifts, Obama Destroys Toy Gender Stereotypes (VIDEO)

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President and Michelle Obama were sorting toys into ‘girls’ and ‘boys’ bins for the Marine’s Toys for Tots program earlier this month when the President tackled toy-gender stereotypes in true Obama fashion.  Between them, the pair delivered about 1,000 toys from the President’s staff to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign, an annual holiday toy drive.

But then things got even more adorable. The President started putting the sports and the science toys into the ‘girls’ bin.  Placing a basketball into the bin, Obama says:

“I just wanna make sure some girls play some ball.”

A person from the crowd queries his decision to put legos in the girls, rather than the boys collection – because they might not like them.  The President responds:

“Girls don’t like toys?”

As he continues to sort, he comes across a T-Ball set.

“T-Ball? Girls like T-Ball” and nodding, puts the set in the girls’ bin.  The crowd is snapping photos, with some looking a little confused and he adds. “I’m just trying to break down these gender stereotypes.”