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I am the Dungeon Master for the teens D&D group at our local public library. It's a great group of kids that are always keeping me on my toes. I've improved as a DM because of this experience. #ttrpg #dnd #publiclibrary

Its almost like the Big Brains in #Futurama, with the #Infosphere which want to consume all #knowledge, in existence, regardless of the consequences for others. https://popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/the-brain-spawn-and-the-importance-of-the-public-library/ (23/?) #publiclibrary #libraries

Baker & Taylor closure - had no idea they existed for 200 years 👀 🤯 📚

#Library #PublicLibrary #BakerAndTaylor #BakerTaylor

Are you in the Atlanta area? Come to Local Author Day at the Norcross Public Library and see me and many other authors!

https://youtube.com/shorts/QMjQxghDXd8?si=94NS3YVoRKWVlzhe

#bookstodon #publiclibrary #atlanta @books@newsmast.community @Books@mstdn.social @bookstodon

El investigador que encontró el mecanoscrito original de La Colmena de Cela atiende a elDiario.es por videoconferencia, desde la New York #PublicLibrary, donde trabaja.

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Artwork "Fertile Ground" by Italian-American sculpture artist Cork Marcheschi

- Santa Clara County Library, Milpitas branch

#Library #PublicLibrary #Milpitas #SantaClaraCountyLibrary #SCCLD #CorkMarcheschi #FertileGround #Art #Sculpture

Daytime interior photo of sculpture art "Fertile Ground" by Cork Marcheschi. Various electic items hang from the ceiling in various geometric shapes and objects (e.g., eyeglasses, plates, wire-frame cubes, rectangles).

Daytime interior photo of two stainless-steel wall plaques, and a semi-circular shelf holding a blown-glass yellow orb, maybe several inches in diameter. The top plaque is larger, and shows the smiling face of an older bearded white male. The text reads "Ed Cavallini" and "Tower", and some tiny text about his contributions to the library. The bottom plaque is hard to read but it says "Fertile Ground" and "Cork Marcheschi, 2008", and talks a bit about how the art speaks to how libraries can represent catalysts for ideas to appear.

Daytime interior photo of sculpture art "Fertile Ground" by Cork Marcheschi. This view is from underneath, and a bit closer to a large wire-frame cube.

Sunnyvale Public Library staff pumpkin contest 🎃

Vote for your favorite online:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQX5pvOEag-/

#Library #PublicLibrary #Sunnyvale #Pumpkin #Halloween #TheNightmareBeforeChristmas #MayorOfHalloweenTown #Weepul #Boo #Mario #VioletBeauregarde #WillyWonka #WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory #Sussy #DerpyTheBlueTiger #KPopDemonHunters #Mirrorball #Rainbow

Pumpkin entries #1-3: 1) Violet Beauregarde after she turns into a blueberry in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); 2) A crocheted Sussy the 3-eyed magpie perched on a pumpkin painted as the face of Derpy the Blue Tiger from K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025), and also with ears and striped tail made from fabric and yarn; and 3) white Boo the ghost with "Boo'k list" in one of its white felt hands

Pumpkin entries 4-6: 4) Mirrorball pumpkin; 5) Striped rainbow pumpkin; and 6) Gradient rainbow pumpkin covered in stickers of various letters & objects like hearts, bow-ties, snowflakes, etc.

Pumpkin entries 7-8: 7) Mayor of Halloween Town from film The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), showing 1 of its "two-faced" sides, a crazily-smiling face with "peach-colored skin, rosy cheeks, a spiral eye, a black eye, and a mouth set in a permanent smile"; and 8) A pumpkin decorated as a white weepul "(also known as a weeple, wuppie, or wuppet)" -- "a small, spherical, fluffy pom-pom toy, with large, plastic googly eyes, and no limbs", with a mini weepul on one foot.

The reverse of entry #7, showing its scared face

Halloween signs 🎃 👻 🧹 👹

Palo Alto City Library, Mitchell Park Branch

#Library #PublicLibrary #PaloAlto #PaloAltoCityLibrary #Halloween #Ghost #Witch #Devil #CandyCorn #Jokes #Humor #MitchellParkBranch

How do ghosts play the piano? They use sheet music!

Why don't witches like winter? Too many cold spells!

Who's in charge of the candy corn? The Kernel!

Did you hear about the evil hen? She lays deviled eggs!

Sunnyvale Library displays an eclectic collection of "Lost and Found Bookmarks" 🙂 📚 📖

#Library #Libraries #PublicLibrary #Bookmark #Book #Sunnyvale #sanfrancisco #sfbayarea

A collection of bookmarks in a glass display case. Text at center reads "Lost and Found Bookmarks
Here at the library, we sometimes get books returned to us with a bookmark of some sort still tucked inside the pages. Over the years, we've collected quite a few!"

Collection of bookmarks under a glass display case

Vancouver Public Library, taking your knowledge to greater heights.

One of my fav places. I just recently rediscovered the joy of spending time there after not going for so long.
They offer so many great free events and workshops. And I love hanging out there to work on my creative projects.
Public libraries are the best! And the VPL central branch is an architectural gem on top of it!

#library #libraries #PublicLibrary #Vancouver #YVR #VancouverPublicLibrary #VPL #architecture

Inside the Vancouver Public Library. Picture taken from an upper floor looking down at the curved side wall galleries. People sitting at desks, working. All the way down is a non-public space filled with dozens of carts filled with books to be sorted. A great sense of height comes out of the picture.

Our local public library frequently gift books to us, the patrons.

This is the book I got this time:
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_of_Law

#publicLibrary #segregation #history

A photo of a book my local public Library gifted me: The color of the law, by Richard Rothstein

In the background some green grass and a sunset.

Charlotte’s $137M Uptown library delayed to 2027 – Axios Charlotte

Oct 10, 2025 – News

Sneak peek: Uptown’s $137M, five-story delayed library

By Alexandria Sands

GIF: Alexandria Sands/Axios

Construction is progressing, though behind schedule, on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s five-story Uptown branch at 6th and North Tryon streets. The $137 million flagship location is now slated to open in spring 2027, later than the 2026 target.

Why it matters: The main library — a free, critical community resource — has been closed for four years now. Once reopened, leaders expect a million visitors in the first year, making the 115,000-square-foot branch a major Uptown destination.

Driving the news: Project leadersgave reporters a tour Friday of construction progress on the first two floors. Caitlin Moen, library director, attributed the delay to meticulous work necessary to ensure the building’s longevity.

“This iconic building is something that’s not been built before,” Moen said. “As we try to bring this vision to life, but also ensure that 50-year lifespan, we are doing our due diligence.”

Level three reading room. Rendering: Courtesy of CML

Zoom in: Moen said the features reflect what community members said they wanted in their modern library, including:

15 meeting rooms for two to 40 people
A 225-person, top-floor event space
A reading room with views
A courtyard and two outdoor terraces
Lowe’s Technology Lab with public computers and two laptop dispensing stations with 12 laptops each
The Bank of America Opportunity Center, offering resume assistance, digital skills training and job support
A parking deck, built and financed by Mecklenburg County, at the corner of 7th and College streets

Dr. Joyce Davis Waddell event space. Rendering: Courtesy of CML

Between the lines: The main library is geared more toward adults, since ImaginOn, the flagship children’s and teen library, is two blocks away.

Catch up quick: Mecklenburg County provided $72.33 million for the project. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation still has $8 million to raise in private support to cover the remaining $65 million.

The construction is on the same site as the original 1903 Carnegie Library. Mecklenburg County’s first free library was rebuilt in 1956, renovated and expanded in 1989, and torn down in 2023 to make way for this modernized version.

Zoom out: The library is expected to accelerate this corner of Uptown’s metamorphosis. It’s right next to the newly renovated Carolina Theatre, which is now hosting movie nights and large speaker events.

Mecklenburg County had planned a major overhaul of the land surrounding the library, but the master developer for the public-private redevelopment, called Seventh and Tryon, backed out.

The county isn’t seeking a new master developer anytime soon due to “development market volatility and uncertainty,” a spokesperson told Axios.

Take a look around the construction site: Tryon Plaza

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Charlotte’s $137M Uptown library delayed to 2027 – Axios Charlotte

#137Million #2025 #2025Update #2027Delay #America #Axios #AxiosCharlotte #Books #Charlotte #Construction #Education #History #Libraries #Library #MainLibrary #NorthCarolina #PublicLibrary #Reading #Technology #TryonPlaza #UnitedStates #Uptown

New library card:

Contra Costa County Library

https://ccclib.org/

#Library #PublicLibrary #ContraCostaPublicLibrary #LibraryCard #ContraCostaCounty #SanRamon

Photo of a library card on a maple desk surface. The card design shows an illustration of golden poppies in the foreground, with a trail leading up into the green mountains in the far distance. The sky is orange with white puffy clouds. The text in the top-left reads "Contra Costa County Library", "Bringing People and Ideas Together" and "ccclib.org"

Photo of the back of a library card on a maple desk surface. The card design is white with blue text, showing the same text as the front, but with the phone number (18009844636) and pledge: "I will be responsible for al materials borrowed on this card, will notify the library of change of address and will report lost card immediately." The bar code and signature have been digitally erased. Footer text reads "This card was printed on recycled PVC"

The #publiclibrary finally came through on my hold! I've followed the reporting of #PatriciaEvangelista reporting across #typhoon and #Duterte and am stoked to read her #memoir #SomePeopleNeedKilling.

#ACABincludesAnimalControl #Dogsagainstfascism
#NoOfficerHeWasWithMe #books #journalism #philippines

The cover of the book Some People Need Killing displays a blacked out silhouette of Duterte against a red background. The title is in all caps seemingly hand-written. "A memoir of murder in my country is in capitalized red subtext above the name of the author also in an all caps white text. The book is being held above a tan couch on which lies a small light brown dog that is looking up at the camera.

Years ago hubs borrowed "How Not to Die" from the #PublicLibrary. We laughed (funny title) then we perused it again and again... then we bought it.

https://nutritionfacts.org/

South San Francisco Library - Main Branch

#SouthSanFrancisco #Library #PublicLibrary

I recently went to a public library in my hometown and I just got an email instead of a paper receipt and it showed that I saved money by borrowing from the library instead of buying it. So cool! :blobglassesdown:
#PublicLibrary #SaveMoney

An email from my public library telling me how much money I've saved by using it instead of buying books and movies.

Just another rather glorious Glasgow Public Library building. This is the 1905 former Hutchesontown District Library on McNeil Street. Who wouldn't be inspired to read in a building like this?

#glasgow #glasgowlibraries #glasgowbuildings #hutchestown #thegorbals #publiclibrary #architecture #architecturephotography

An ornate and imposing Edwardian former library building in Glasgow.

Great zine, 'Public Libraries 101,' from For The People, about how to help your local library and learn how it functions. https://www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources

#libraries #books #book-bans #zines #public-library

Ten ways to help your public library:

1. Get, and use, your library card. Actively using your library card to borrow books, ebooks, graphic novels, and other resources is critical to help libraries maintain and expand funding sources.

2. Vote in your local elections. Find out what elected body oversees your library - is it a city council, a library board, or some other group? Support, vote for, and advocate for elected officials who will support public libraries.

3. Speak up at public meetings. Once you know who the decision makers are, attend public meetings and make public comments. Not sure what your library needs? Get to know your director and staff, and ask them.

4. Request materials you want to see. Most libraries welcome requests for books or other media, and will buy them for the community. Submit a request!

5. Join a library support group. Most libraries have a 'Friends of the Library' group or a foundation that helps support the library. Join other library lovers to help volunteer, fundraise, and get the word out to your neighbors!

6. Spread the word about libraries. Tell your friends and neighbors about what's happening at your local library and all it has to offer.

7. Show up to public library programs. Actively attend programs that your library is putting on, and bring a friend. Many libraries depend on meeting attendance goals to maintain diverse programming.

8. Fight censorship and book bans. Speak up locally for the freedom to access and read diverse m

from ALA "Pioneering actor, author, and activist George Takei has been named honorary chair of Banned Books Week 2025! Takei will be joined in leading the annual event by youth honorary chair Iris Mogul. "
Thank you, Mr Takei
@georgetakei #ILoveMyLibrary #PublicLibrary #BannedBooksWeek2025

#publiclibrary

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