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alex/22/filmmaker/leo glamourpuss/loves to compare self to a frog

[princelymlm]

Gay culture is being just a little bit in love with all your friends

[fuocogo]

It’s what they deserve

[tomorrowandbeyond]

[mademoiselleclipon]

“Eating Makeup” 

[sarcolinedream-deactivated20181]

I am at one with a sea of sensations, glitter, silk, skin, eyes, mouths, desire.

Anaïs Nin (via giardinonymphe)

[itschinyere-deactivated20200201]

[octoberbrunette]

[ourladyoftheundergroundx]

Winona Ryder, 1989

[aethenapop]

https://instagram.com/p/BXEvVZmB-q6/

[steamedmilkfan]

i still have a great love for this dying medium & get a kick out of revisiting the things that i used to love and cherish and obsess over every so often. gonna re-open my blog maybe? 

[maaarine]

The Huffington Post: “60 Stunning Photos Of Women Protesting Around The World”

[insidemycar]

[goregirlsdungeon]

[folderolsoup]

Blaze Starr in her living room, Baltimore, Md., 1964 by Diane Arbus

[shoegazecat]

[mysharona1987]

[necclibrary]

YES.

[towardsmorning]

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!

[cyrreblogs]

News to me! Ms. Librarymom @howtogrowthefuckup, is this how it works for all libraries, or “just” the academic ones?

[howtogrowthefuckup]

Holycrap do I love the nickname Ms. Librarymom. I’m all starry-eyed.

While I’m sure this is true for some public libraries (as mentioned above), it is not the case for all of them. I have never known this to be the case in any library I have worked in and it’s definitely not the case for the library I am in now. We don’t want you to reshelve the books because that’s how books get lost. If a book isn’t in the correct location on the shelf, it’s as good as gone. Unless someone is dutifully shelf reading that section regularly, that book won’t get found until the selector goes through and weeds. And even then, that only works if the selector touches every item instead of printing off a report and pulling only the low circ books. Nothing against those librarians, because they generally finish weeding their sections 3x faster, but this is the downside of that method. What’s worse is that many libraries don’t weed at all, but I’m getting off-topic.

Circulation records are only one piece of information when it comes to funding and a lot of that depends on what kind of public library the books are a part of. Some town libraries have no control over their tax rate and the city government can change their mind at any time, which is why it’s important to be armed with these use statistics, along with things like door counter numbers. But other libraries are their own entities and set their own tax rate (libraries get almost all their money from taxes, btw).

A large part of this, I think, is that I have always worked in large suburban libraries. We have high circ rates on most items already and don’t need to worry about in-house stats to boost them. We have high door counts, especially on weekends. We have program attendance, too, which for the library where I currently work, is a massive feather in our cap. This isn’t the case for all libraries in our area or of our size, but we’ve really worked for it and become a part of the community.

TL;DR: Don’t reshelve the books. Some libraries need those in-house stats, some just don’t want the books to get lost. However, this doesn’t apply to libraries overseas. England, especially, is having a huge issue with libraries and many libraries are now volunteer-run only. They do not have someone who is paid to regularly resolve the books. They would probably appreciate you putting things away (correctly!) and would appreciate it even more if you volunteered some of your time to keep them open.

[cruelteenagers-deactivated20160]

@ everyone who went through a period of having no friends, who ate alone, who had a point in their life where they were too embarrassed to tell their parents they had no one to play with after school: I love you. I know it hurts and I know it’s hard but it’s not your fault. Things will grow and change. You will find people who you click with and they will love you too. You deserve positive friendship relationships just like anyone else. And if you’re still going through this phase, you’re strong, and things will change for you too. You are not alone, there are people experiencing the same thing you are, find them, you deserve positivity and companionship. Keep your head up.

[bassiter]