Biblioteca comunale Classense, public library in Italy.
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From the American Library Assoc:
Take action & tell your Congressperson to support libraries by signing on to the two bipartisan Dear Appropriator letters currently being circulated by Representatives McGovern & Bacon
Calling your Rep would be great too!
app.oneclickpolitics.comUrge the House of Representatives to fund libraries!Urge the House of Representatives to fund libraries!
The bookmobile went from a simple horse-drawn cart in the 19th century to large customized vehicles that became part of American culture and reached their height of popularity in the mid-twentieth century.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-earliest-libraries-on-wheels-looked-way-cooler-than-todays-bookmobiles-1418682/?utm_source=Globalmuseum #libraries #history
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#CallToAction for Harper Collins authors: please read and sign the letter at the link, in defense of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3ylyxB1s4XdgN0nRuCI78mSUsLEe6zFcCSTa-VKpUHSraCA/viewform
#Libraries #IMLS #USPolitics #HarperCollins #Romancelandia @romancelandia @bookstodon
Waterloo Public Library, public library in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
It’s a beautiful metaphor!
Books offer nourishment & healing for the mind. They can be havens, where individuals can explore, find inspiration & gain insight.
This comparison highlights the importance of access to literature & learning for mental well-being & intellectual growth.
EMS Press has signed up to receive IP address updates via https://theIPregistry.org. @ems-press.bsky.social has now implemented our APIs to automate the process.
#Library #Libraries #publishing #publishers
Fortgeführter Thread
Also, libraries FTW. 
#libraries
> Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads
Gringos might not manufacture much to export as they used to, but exporting #bigotry, discrimination, #racism #Christofascists and other #fuckery is basically America at its best. Go USA!
The Guardian · Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
"Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians
UK schools are coming under pressure to remove titles from their shelves. It’s not coming from the place you might think
For all its talk of free speech, the Trump administration seems remarkably comfortable with censorship."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/16/donald-trump-book-censorship-british-librarians-schools
The Guardian · Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians
Pavelló de la República Library, library in Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRAI_Library_of_the_Pavilion_of_the_Republic
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#Equality #Liberty #Justice for All
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#LandValueTax #SingleTax #Georgism #Geolibertarianism
#Constitutional Orthocratic #Government #FOSS
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Getting free books—legally—is easier than you think! 
Here’s how you can start:
Get a library card (often online!)
Use apps like Libby & OverDrive to borrow eBooks & audiobooks
Request books from your favourite authors to help them get into more libraries.
(Hint: You can get your libraries to stock my books. Just saying.)
Reading should be accessible, not illegal!
Rondebosch Library, public library in Cape Town.
Central Library Cape Town, library.
Delaware Public Library, public library in Delaware, Ohio.
The German National Library @DNB_Aktuelles AI team just published a paper "Automatic Subject Cataloguing at the German National Library" in LIBER Quarterly (open access):
https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.19422
The paper documents in detail how they use open source tools such as Git, Data Version Control and Annif to implement automatic assignment of DDC classes and GND subject terms to digital publications in various formats. Great work!
doi.orgAutomatic Subject Cataloguing at the German National Library
| LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove #books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly #LGBTQ+ titles
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads #libraries #censorship
The Guardian · Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
