They introduced a roaming minotaur to my local public library which really adds a lot of fear to the whole place

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They introduced a roaming minotaur to my local public library which really adds a lot of fear to the whole place
Yes, that is my circus, and, yes, those are my monkeys, but I am not on shift yet.
can you please speak more on the arrakis public library
Sure thing!
Okay. So to set the scene, this was the mandatory Library Management course for my Master of Library Science, as taught by the Russian Vampire Professor (a story for another day). Our primary output for the class was a 24 page Library Reorganization Plan, which of course required a Library to Reorganize.
Enter the Arrakis County Library System, serving the towns of Arrakeen, Barony, Shaddam, Stilgar, and Ghanima, as well as the Arrakeen Technical Institute, Barony University, and the College of Shadaam.
We began our project with a massive zip folder of spreadsheets, org charts, branch use statistics, and dossiers on the key players within the system. Among said key players was one Vladimir Harkonnen, the Technical Services Manager (for those not in the library Science world, this is the person in charge of all the behind the scenes stuff, acquisitions, cataloging, processing, maintenance, etc.) His dossier was pretty beefy in size, noting a resistance to new technology, a tendency to look busy but not produce much, and contained a note that he had "poor personal hygiene".
Other interesting personages included Leto Atreides, the Reference Supervisor, Thufir Hawat, manager of the Barony/Shaddam Branch, Wellington Yueh, manager of the Stilgar Branch, and Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho, Reference Librarians.
Obviously, the organizational culture at the ACPLS was trash, so I had to do a massive overhaul and get rid of the corrupt leadership, flatten the org charts significantly, fix the budget, etc. It took me months, but eventually I managed to create a plan to unfuck what had been royally fucked prior.
Once upon a weekend morning, before we opened, shelving and sorting Many a quaint and curious novel and thriller and lore-- While we readied, neatly stacking, suddenly there came a quacking, And then someone gently flapping, flapping at the library door.
"'Tis some waterfowl!" we uttered, "Quacking at the library door! We're not open yet." And off they soared.
#we often get patrons gently rapping before we open but ducks are usually pretty good about noting the posted hours #probably they were looking for tax forms #anyway happy national poetry month (via @lakecountylibrary)
Last night I was talking to my boyfriend, and I couldn’t think of the word ‘library’, so I said ‘book ranch’. He thought it was hilarious and started making up alternative names for ‘librarian’.
“Cowbook! Like cowboy! No…Readcher? Like Rancher? No, fuck this is hard…”
and just now I heard him yell “BOOKAROO” from the other end of the apartment in the most triumphant tone of voice i’ve ever heard
“Howdy, pardner. Name’s Tex. Biblio Tex.”
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I need more Barbarian-Librarian crossovers/multiclass characters. Conan the Librarian is not enough. @we-are-barbarian @wearelibrarian
I did finally attempt a barbarian recently for a oneshot...
How did it go? An opin-yums?
Playing a triton Path of the Storm Herald barbarian, with the sailor background, is very fun for a oneshot that starts on a boat :)
Sometimes your local librarian wants to play a character who yeets her boomerang shield at Atlas’s armpit.
@we-are-avenger was the DM, and the other players were @we-are-scribe and @wearebloodhunter - we’re all in a D&D group together with Blood Hunter as our DM, but another player couldn’t make it that week, therefore aquatic shenanigans ensued.
(My character for the campaign is an Order of Scribes Wizard, because sometimes I’m very on brand.)
I need more Barbarian-Librarian crossovers/multiclass characters. Conan the Librarian is not enough. @we-are-barbarian @wearelibrarian
I did finally attempt a barbarian recently for a oneshot...
Schools, libraries, and bookstores are the only data centers that should matter far more than what the tech oligarchs are trying to impose.
"The horrors persist but so do libraries, books, iced coffee, sunsets, trees, the word 'fuck', the moon and the sea."
hi sorry s'cuse me but were NONE OF YOU GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT BLACK BOOKS OF HOURS???
LOOK AT THIS MAGNIFICENT GOTH-ASS SHIT
EGADDDDDDD
THE IRON-COPPER SOLUTION USED TO DYE THE PAGES WAS SO CORROSIVE THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW SURVIVING EXAMPLES
THESE BOOKS WERE LITERALLY TOO METAL TO LIVE
i can't
I tried following peoples advice on getting multiple library cards and all of them have either discontinued their nonresident programs, are expensive, or require you to apply for a card in person so like you’re all either liars or didn’t actually verify the information you had to see if it was current.
a lot of them, if you're using it for online purposes such as Libby/Overdrive or Hoopla, don't require you to in person sign up
but if you want the physical materials from those libraries, then you have to go in person and verify your I.D., but it varies from state to state and different libraries and cities/counties themselves (if in the u.s. anyway)
No, they have like a “you can have an ecard for 30 days and then need to verify it in person” policy.
Also I use a passport card as my id card and use my mail to confirm my residence because I can’t drive to a dmv or afford the fee to get a California resident id card so that’s another barrier if they don’t let me use my mail to confirm my address.
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Sadly, you're right, what-even-is-thiss. In-person verification is a pretty common policy. I'm surprised at "can't use mail to prove residency", but even our homebound system requires in-person verification, which is fucking dumb.
Yeah, the existence of e-cards for anyone who wanted one was something that my library system did during COVID, when everyone was stuck at home and the feds were giving us extra money. Now that the funding has dried up, the policy has changed and once again requires you to prove that you live in our service area, i.e. pay into our tax base (or that of a library system with which we have a reciprocity agreement). I know others in my system have raised the question of how to serve homebound people within our service area, but as I don't work in Circulation, I'm not sure what—if any—workarounds there are. I have helped patrons who have an aide pick up their library books, so I'm assuming there is something. Otherwise, sorry, but we do have to buy books and pay staff, so we have to prioritize the people who help pay for that.
There's some libraries that have online access to people across a larger area, such as @queerliblib (Libby for anyone in the United States) and Books Unbanned (any U.S. resident outside New York State between the ages of 13 and 21). Also, Libby/Overdrive offers an Instant Digital Card in conjunction with many U.S. public libraries, but an IDC expires after a year and requires you to contact your local library to continue accessing digital materials. However, beyond that it depends on where you are.
Many libraries in my area offer nonresident cards, but they still have some sort of restrictions (within the state only, fees for nonresidents, etc). There are some that offer online registration for a temporary card, and a smaller number that let you get an online-only card online/allow renewal of the online card without an in-person visit. But yeah, it's difficult to get a library card in many areas without physically showing up at a library with acceptable ID and proof of residency.
They just want researchers in the enclosure to feel enriched and stimulated. ('The Enclosure' is what archivists call the shadowy world outside their archives in which so many people are trapped.)
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So real...
Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please reblog.
unsung benefit i think a lot of ppl are sleeping on with using the public library is that i think its a great replacement for the dopamine hit some ppl get from online shopping. it kind of fills that niche of reserving something that you then get to anticipate the arrival of and enjoy when it arrives, but without like, the waste and the money.
bonus it ALSO fills that dopamine hit of in-person shopping. “oh I didn’t go in looking for this but hmm, I’m tempted… I can’t resist… oh ho ho I have made some irresponsible decisions at the library today [carrying my stack of ten random books]” and then it doesn’t even matter if you don’t like them because a) free b) you’re gonna give them back anyway
Librarian here! Please please please please PLEASE do this! We don’t have any way to know if you read them, and we don’t care! We’re happy to see those books go out because that helps our stats. And that affects how much money we can get.
So grab that silly paperback romance, and maybe this new YA fantasy, oh and check for the new movies too! And don’t forget to check Libby and hoopla for music and ebooks and e-audio.
Use the library! We have books, but we also have much much more than books. And it's all free!
Well, not all free, but pretty dang close - for example, my library does charge to use the 3D printers... but we charge very little, pennies per print if you use our filament and nothing at all if you use your own.
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyl
Happy Public Domain Day 2026!
The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers
This movie is… perfection 😆
Perfect chemistry. They have signed for Mummy 4.
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The public library is a wonderful place that can be a crucial asset for many, not just Batman and Robin.