Your sock is hiding in the dryer outside of eyesight. JohnnyGunn tells a funny story about calling the library to find out the location of their missing sock in pablocake's Ask Me post about a phone hotline (instead of Google) for questions. It should come as no surprise to Mefites that in this, as in so many things, librarians are our heroes! (or, as Mournful Bagel Song puts it, "unearthly beings of pure knowledge")
Photo by Christian Sinibaldi via The Guardian: One of Battle library's 'nooks' – handmade dioramas depicting scenes from classic novels.
'If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come'. Wordshore posted the Guardian's fascinating long read on how libraries step in to fill the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities, with a look at the daily lives of two librarians in particular.
cam university library by arcibald (cc by-nc)
SaharaRose's post about ways to support libraries in trying times offers suggestions for individuals and multiple resources to help support US libraries and the freedom to read.
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