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My local #library didn't have a copy of Jordan Mechner's #book Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family, so I submitted a purchase request. I'm really looking forward to reading it.
I'll admit it, I got the idea from someone else on Mastodon, and I can't remember who. Hopefully someone reading this will be inspired to check out their own library. They are precious resources and should be supported with our patronage.
https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/books/replay/
#libraries #retrogaming @jmechner
Jordan Mechner - Replay
A graphic memoir by Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner, recounting his own family story of war, exile and new beginnings.www.jordanmechner.com
The cost for libraries to lend ebooks is insane. Publishers should want people to borrow and read their books. They should give libraries discounts, not try to wring them for maximum profit. Libraries provide a public service that encourages people, especially kids, to read. You price yourself out libraries, you’ll get less readers and if people become illiterate then logically that is killing your profits for generations to come.
This is greed at its worst.
“For popular trade e-books, libraries often pay $55 for one copy that expires after 2 years (or $550 for one copy for 20 years). Meanwhile, a consumer will pay about $15 for perpetual use. By comparison, libraries can purchase hardcover books for around $18-$20.”
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/06/library-librarians-e-books-license-policies
Yes Youtube Closed Captioning, that is 100% the website's name.
#SummerReadingChallenge #SummerReadingProgram #SummerReading #Libraries #TourmaLibrarian #AIArt? #AI #AIGoof #Goof #ClosedCaptioning
Rare Editions of Pushkin Are Vanishing From Libraries Around Europe
Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. Police are looking into who is taking them, and why — a tale of money, geopolitics, crafty forgers and lackluster library security.
Proposed bill in Alabama to allow the arrest of librarians.
No one is perfect—not even librarians. But professional #librarians are terrific. They're dedicated public servants, and they know how to library better than politicians do.
Let's trust librarians.
https://www.alreporter.com/2024/04/26/house-advances-bill-allowing-arrest-of-librarians/
#Libraries #Books #Mastodon #Reading #Bookstodon #Censorship #BookBans #Legislation
House advances bill allowing arrest of librarians
The bill would provide an avenue for librarians to be arrested if someone challenges a book as being "harmful to minors."Jacob Holmes (Alabama Political Reporter)
A bill in Louisiana, HB 777, would make it a crime for librarians to use public funds to join the American Librarian Association or attend an ALA conference, punishable with prison time and hard labor for up to two years.
#libraries #education #books #librarians #theocracy
