#support your local libraries

[mudwerks]

support your local libraries

[charmac]

Inverted Negatives from The Credeaux Canvas (2001)

[katherynefromphilly]

Sending an enormous shout out to public libraries everywhere, and to their partnership with Hoopla, something I recently used to borrow — for FREE — the ENTIRE FIRST SEASON OF DOCTOR WHO.

Bless my local librarians and bless my county library and bless Hoopla for offering what ZERO other free streaming service offers, which is the Eccleston season 1 reboot of New Who.

[skyhai]

Nostalgia gripped me and told me to watch Danny Phantom. Here are some random thoughts from the first few episodes.

Theme song is still a banger

I distinctly remember Jazz as being annoying as a child, but now, she's so right and I love her

It's crazy to remember how vegetarian bashing was so rampant in pop culture (Butch Hartman said, "What do vegetarians eat? Dirt I guess.")

I really thought the end was going to have both vegetarian and meat options in the school cafeteria, but no? They just returned to meat and people were happy about it? Like any red meat is not the SKETCHIEST thing to eat in a school cafeteria.

The Butch Hartman SFX soundboard is ingrained in my memory

Second episode and they're already hunting children. Nice.

Why did I think the gorillas were going to be gay? Or that the ghost translator would somehow work on gorillas?

Actually Samson the gorilla is trans now because I say so. Setting the precedent for trans characters as to Danny's trans identity

Why does everyone act like Sam is crazy for trying to save the frogs from biology class? The frog were alive. Casper high is actively MURDERING FROGS

Okay but when Danny got possessed by that ghost that was genuinely pretty freaky. Would have actually scared child me.

[damnfool-of-a-took]

I know that with all the shit that's going on right now this is a very small thing, but the little things are still worth celebrating.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.

[missrandomdreamer]

friendly reminder: if you are looking for any assistance on anything the public library is one of the best places to look for resources or they know who to connect you with to get help.

Our library does it's best to help the community and I'm sure other libraries are the same.

We just learned lots of different resources for our city things I didn't even know existed so it never hurts to come to a public library and ask 💜

[cookinary]

So this just happened

Me, in my local library: Hello, do you have Dungeon Meshi? It's become popular recently because the anime released on Netflix and I'd like to read the manga Librarian: Hm... We don't seem to have it but it's on Chel's list of suggestions... I'll call her and see if she plans on ordering them. Librarian, on the phone: Yeah Chel? There's someone asking for Dungeon Meshi because apparently it's gotten popular thanks to Netflix... *to me* She says the Netflix serie is very good! Me: IT IS!! Librarian: And you... You're up there? What do you mean- *looks up* Oh Chel, from the open balcony just above us: I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR SOMEONE TO ASK FOR THIS SERIE!! IT'S SO GOOD! Me: I know, I binged it all last night! Chel: You know what, leave us your name, so if we do order it, you'll be the first to know!

[londondziban]

Stop labeling YA authors as creeps for depicting sex in their novels.

Depicting sex and sexuality in young adult literature is not a bad, harmful thing. In fact, it is beneficial for teens to be able to read books aimed toward their age group that discuss and depict sex in a non-judgmental, positive way. Sex and sexuality within YA novels open the conversation for teens who may otherwise feel shame for the feelings they experience and the things they have an interest in, or already do. YA novels that depict sex and sexuality can discuss the complicated feelings that surround both experiences and help promote more accurate information and views of sex and sexuality than are presented within television, film, and online.

Teenagers can and do have sex. Whether they should or not is a matter of opinion that does not change the fact that it happens.

No, authors are not "creepy" or "perverts" for writing about teenagers experimenting with sex and sexuality. Writing sex into young adult novels doesn't make an author a creep. An author doesn't have to be a teen themself in order to ethically write sex into young adult literature.

And no, sex does not need to be framed as something negative for it to be "okay" to write about in young adult literature. Authors shouldn't have to write about bad things happening to their teenage characters after they've had sex. Teens don't need, and shouldn't, see sex as something that will always lead to diseases and social ridicule. Yes, sex can lead to consequences and yes teens should be well informed of that. No, depicting teens never having safe, positive sexual experiences is not a good idea. Fostering fear around sex and sexuality within teens does nothing but harm.

Your push of purity culture harms kids more than it helps them. Creating safe, open outlets for them to learn and feel seen is the best thing to do when helping teenagers. Ridiculing authors for writing sex and sexuality into their young adult novels is not only harmful, but it is censorship.

And no, I'm not saying adults should be writing full-on smut about teenagers. I can't believe I have to clarify that but the reading comprehension on this site has always been, and will always be, piss poor. I'm saying complete censorship of discussions of sex and sexuality within literature for teens does the opposite of what you all seem to think it does; It is harmful.

Stop feeding teenagers the narrative that sex is inherently negative. Stop trying to pretend like teens don't experience sex and sexuality. Stop shaming the adults who are attempting to change the narrative for teens. Stop shaming the adults who are attempting to create safe, open conversations and spaces for teens. Stop trying to censor authors.