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@isuggestusingyourlocallibrary
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I used to be i-give-worms but I got bored of that. I'm a minor. My name is Ash, but you can still call me wormgiver if you want. I love getting asks and being tagged in things! There is so much more under the cut.
Since readcomicsonline is... down... I would like to remind everyone to look at their public library(ies) for comics, not just physically, but in their online catalogs as well. They will likely only have trade paper backs or omnibuses but it is still a resource to access for free comics that not enough people are using.
I suggest using your local library!
#and you can likely request other titles !!#use your local library!#library#libraries#local libraries <- prev's tags
cannot believe I forgot to mention you can request titles
They introduced a roaming minotaur to my local public library which really adds a lot of fear to the whole place
I suggest using your local library!
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I suggest using your local library!
"I don't need the library because I don't read much." WRONG!!!
Your local library may be able to offer you:
- 3D printers
- a place to hang out
- articles, magazines, newspapers
- arts and crafts
- cassette tapes
- CDs
- chargers
- coloring pages
- computers
- DVDs
- fax machines
- food
- help filing paperwork
- help finding resources, support groups, or community activities
- phones
- printers
- puzzles
- seeds to plant
- sewing machines
- temporary housing / shelter
- VHS tapes
I suggest using your local library. So go check it out!
A few months ago my phone's screen got broken. The closest repair shop was in another town more than an hour away and I'd never been to that shop before. I could look it up just fine on my laptop at home, sure. After arranging the repair via email I studied Google Maps and memorized a few landmarks and the position of the shop to help get me there.
Well wouldn't you know it, when I got to that town, the landmarks were different from what they'd been when Google took its photos, so I was up shit creek and got my dumb ass lost for a while because I only had my phone on me and obviously it was useless at the time--I couldn't even call them!
But I knew there was a sign on Main St for the local library, so I went there. They let me use a computer with an internet connection no questions asked (just a sign-in, I think, nbd) and I was able to look the place up and find it that way! And it was free! And they had a nice clean restroom which was a godsend after driving in circles all over town, lemme tell ya
Point being, you might think you don't need a library because you've always got your phone on you, but that is not a safe bet to take.
Hey, it's Pride Month! As a librarian, we are doing Pride Month programs! And we are seeing so much backlash online for it. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok...the hate comments are there. I'm not posting them because a) no one needs to see that and b) I don't want to dox myself, but they're there.
If you're a member of your local library, find their social media and say something nice about these programs and posts, please? Especially if you're in one of the less liberal leaning areas. It would mean a lot to us. And attend them too! Say something nice about a Pride display (or any themed display) if you're in the building!
We'd really appreciate it. It's really hard out here.
I suggest using your local library!
A question I get asked a lot while working at a public library is "how do you deal with homeless people?"
And the answer is, we don't.
The unhoused people who come here seeking refuge 99% of the time understand that they will be kicked out if they misbehave.
The people you have to watch out for are Jessica, who only came because the kid she didn't want had to visit for a homework assignment and she just *needs* to yell at her child for asking to borrow two books or stay an extra five minutes, or Michael, who came in to look at porn on our computers for whatever fucking reason, or Karen who just wanted to come by to throw a fit that the particular book she wanted was checked out and harrass our staff about our collection being too limited.
99% of the time, the people we need to ban are middle to upper-middle class white people while the homeless and mentally ill/disabled people mind their own damn business and are honestly some of the best patrons we have.
I bring this up because today we had a man come in. He stopped at the desk, pulled up a chair and said "I'm newly homeless and was living in my car. I'm disabled. It was impounded. It's raining. I don't have a phone and I don't know where to go tonight."
And we did what we could to help. He was incredibly kind and patient despite his obvious anxiety and stress, more than most able bodied, housed patrons are to us under much less dire conditions. I liked knowing that we were the first place he came.
We have so many people like this who come in everyday. Many are quiet and keep to themselves, but sometimes they talk to us.
They tell us about how they're taking a few courses on a scholarship they applied for from our library's computer at the local community college to get their diploma. Or ask about a manga or dvd or book we might have to help them pass the time.
One woman, who comes in daily with her tattered walker always says hello to me and likes to work on the new jigsaw puzzle with me when we set one out.
So like, treat unhoused people like people. Treat disabled people like people. I don't want my library to feel like the only safe space in the world, but I'm glad it can be one of them.
I'm so sick of hearing about how "the homeless are ruining everything" when they are some of the kindest, most respectful people here. Sometimes they mutter, might not have had a place to shower, and might need a little extra space for their backpacks but that's FINE. It Doesn't Matter Actually. None of that is a problem or any of my business to care about (unless they request help/services), and I also don't think it's any of yours.
libraries provide vital and lifesaving services and i will die on the hill you have to let people who are mentally ill and disabled and homeless and politically disagreeable to you still access those rescourses. its simply too important to society
I suggest using your local library!
i keep seeing discourse about it so for funsies:
how many books do you usually read per year?
0-5
5-10
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-100
100+
varies/I don't keep track of that/other
I suggest using your local library to read books!
"I don't need the library because I don't read much." WRONG!!!
Your local library may be able to offer you:
- 3D printers
- a place to hang out
- articles, magazines, newspapers
- arts and crafts
- cassette tapes
- CDs
- chargers
- coloring pages
- computers
- DVDs
- fax machines
- food
- help filing paperwork
- help finding resources, support groups, or community activities
- phones
- printers
- puzzles
- seeds to plant
- sewing machines
- temporary housing / shelter
- VHS tapes
I suggest using your local library. So go check it out!
It's becoming clearer that sometimes when I say "use your local library" it's taken as "use a public library" and while that is definitely something you should be doing if you can, I'm usually talking about any library that's accessible to you!! Lending libraries, online libraries, school libraries, all of these are important to use as well!! If you have access to them, use them!! "Your local library" means any library that is local to you!
I love looking up words I don't know
Reblog this and tell me a positive experience you've had at the library
Remember to uplift your local library workers!!
Since readcomicsonline is... down... I would like to remind everyone to look at their public library(ies) for comics, not just physically, but in their online catalogs as well. They will likely only have trade paper backs or omnibuses but it is still a resource to access for free comics that not enough people are using.
I suggest using your local library!
You know how people say "thank you for your service" to military members? well I propose we say that to librarians instead
I suggest doing this!
it sounds hyperbolic and corny, but having a library card is really the closest we’ll ever get to having magic. I could spend the rest of my days reading every single book the library has to offer and I’d never finish them all. It’s a motivator to keep going. It’s an invitation to always learn. And that’s just the books of it all! There’s so many other great things about libraries.
I suggest using your local library!
A trip to the library doesn't solve everything, but it makes life a whole lot better.
I suggest using your local library!
