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dappledwithshadow

Vincent van Gogh Park at Asnieres in Spring 1887

#vincent van gogh #art

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Vincent van Gogh

#vincent van gogh #art

What’s in my bag, March 2016 edition.

#my photos #whats in my bag #whats in my purse

blomskvist

YES.

I once saw someone point out something I hadn’t really considered before- libraries are one of the only places that are warm and dry where you can stay for long periods of time if you have no money. If you’re someone with nowhere to go during the daytime, they provide a safe environment in which to keep a roof over your head for a while- and all while you can access information.

So yes. This.

edwardspoonhands

It’s weird…libraries almost feel /wrong/ now. It’s like I walk in and think “This is great…where do I put my money?”

standbyyourmantis-deactivated20

I used to work on a campus library and if you want someplace to put your money, so to speak, make sure you put books back in the designated areas. I know you think you’re being helpful by reshelving, but even if you pull something out to read a couple paragraphs just stick it in the basket for things you didn’t want. I don’t care if you know EXACTLY where you are. In academic libraries (at least in Texas) our funding was determined by how many books people looked at. So we got additional funding based on books not being reshelved. If there’s a designated shelf/basket for things you don’t want, stick things in it!

gingerjab

What @standbyyourmantis said about not reshelving is true for public libraries, too. Our funding is dictated largely by how ‘used’ we are, so we scan all the items that are laying about as In House Use. That, tied with Reference Count and Door Counter numbers (we have to manually put in the time we take for references) to prove we’re providing a needed service. We also have to count the number of people who come for our programs, which not only helps funding but shows that the programming/services are needed, as well. So, basically, if you want to feel like you’re making sure we’re getting paid and staying around, keep these in mind.

queenquong

I didn’t know that’s why you’re not supposed to reshelf!

laylainalaska

Reblogging because I LOVE our library and I had no idea about the “why not reshelf” thing! I know they say not to, but I always thought it was because they were afraid of people putting things back in the wrong places.

theoriginalmagitha

@adventuresoflibrarygirl

rainbowstrlght

Just to chime in as a library employee: This counts for asking the reference desk questions, too. So many people are concerned with bothering desk staff, but it’s another statistic that proves how useful we are; which leads to further funding and further proof that we’re needed. (Plus it’s our job, people. Ask away!)

sixbucks

Absolutely. The funding to support the cool things we do is largely determined by statistics. You can’t really measure satisfaction so we just count how many of something we do. Every book, every question, every click.

Ask us questions. Touch all the books and don’t reshelve them. Ask us more questions. Read a magazine. Read an e-book. Ask us a question.

art-pickings-deactivated2017092

Popov Nikolay Niolaevich (Russian, 1888-1953).

Red cap. Portrait of Ekaterina Popova, 1918.

“Alison”, Slowdive.

Promised myself I wouldn’t cry while listening to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Was doing so well. Lost it at “Oh no, love, you’re not alone...”

Damn it.

#david bowie

I’m sure I had heard David Bowie’s music on various classic rock radio stations growing up. He was sadly absent from my parents’ large record collection; they deemed him “too weird.” (Like weird’s a bad thing!) For me, burgeoning little weirdo that I was, it was like he was a missing link.

I recall scrolling through a rock music-related page within the Windows ‘95 encyclopedia software one day in my small-town childhood. It’s kind of an odd memory, and I feel like a huge dork even mentioning this, but we had recently gotten a computer for the first time and I was enough in awe of its magical glow to nerd out and read tons of encyclopedia entries on there. One of the things that really stood out to me on that rock history page was a little sound clip of Bowie’s song “Changes.” I replayed it numerous times, in all of its 30-45 second glory. Just who was this man with the lightning bolt painted on his face? That little taste was unforgettable. It was the first time I really took notice of his music and from that point, the creative influence took hold. So many of his songs continue to resonate with me, especially ones like “Rebel Rebel.” Ah, that “Satisfaction”-rivaling riff. Those awesome lyrics that basically say: to hell with gender roles. Any time I hear it, without fail, the volume gets cranked instantly. I’ve listened to a lot of music in my life and I would definitely put The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in my top ten favorite albums of all time, perhaps even in the top five.

Thanks, Bowie, for helping me embrace the wonderful, inspiring world of weird, both within myself and around this crazy planet.

#david bowie