Earth Mother
Maxine Noel ~ Ioyan Mani ~ Sioux
n.d.

Will the piping plovers of Wasaga Beach gain federal protection? | The Narwhal The endangered bird uses a stretch of Wasaga Beach that is no longer protected by Ontario. Environmental groups are urging the Canadian government to step in

The stretch of Wasaga Beach used by piping plovers is no longer protected under Ontario law. Environmental groups have asked the feds to issue an emergency order for the endangered bird's protection, before it migrates back to the beach. Now they're going to court. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

Preservation
Mike Gough
2023

Doctor to patient: "Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God's name you did it."

I thought this felt relatable

News! Christopher Franke has just released a ton of Babylon 5 soundtracks on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora and others: six large volumes and smaller, six episodic soundtracks. Available yea unto this very moment.

Drawing of a book with a desk printer on the cover with the title "The printer that simply worked and other fairy tales"

The Earth is My Government
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2018

Well, unhoused people might use them to rest, and we can't have that!

Spring Twilight
Rick Grandmaison
1982

Early Lesson
Malaija Pootoogook ~ Inuk
2016

A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner

National Library Workers Day sign

Library workers are a special kind of civil servant. Our mandate is to give you and everyone else free access to some of the best things you can have: learning, self-enrichment, community, contemplation, fun, and simple peace and quiet. the best way to appreciate us is to come use us. 🙂 📚

besties, if the picture on your petition is an AI image, I am not signing that fucking petition.

me and my friends getting "left behind" by AI

Flats East of Sprucedale
Mendelson Joe
2003

Spring, Knowlton, Que.
Prudence Heward
1942

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

The Great Migration
Pavlo Buvdor
2025

Cover for The Many by Sylvain Neuvel

If the world doesn't end in the next 48 hours, I will have a new book out. Yes, I'll be glad the world doesn't end for other reasons, but also the book. There's still time to pre-order! (And then there'll be time to order without the pre-.) neuvel.net/books/the-ma...

Sacred Trout 2
Norval Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe
1985

Steeles Avenue
Mary Wrinch
1912

Photo shows a heap of older style phones with the text “Planned obsolescence is now outlawed in France. It is a crime to intentionally reduce the lifespan of a product to force customers to replace it.”

Love France 🇫🇷 They understand the importance of the battery life of a Nokia 3310

Embarkation
Alex Colville
1994

Spring, Lake Michabo Haliburton (near Redstone Lake)
Carl Fellman Schaefer
1971

Congrats, that's awesome!

Feeding Ducks
Emily Coonan
n.d.

A woman is sitting at a table in a library. She is wearing dark glasses and is looking up and smiling while doing something with her hands on the table which is plugged in. Beneath the table there is a tan guide dog, wearing their harness, chilling.

It's National Library Week. Make sure that if you're sharing National Library Week images you include alt text because the library is for EVERYONE.

If people don't know what your image is, especially if it contains text, your post is not for everyone. Guidance:

www.perkins.org/resource/how...

Quick and Meaningless Data Collection Help me collect some data to use for student examples! The questions on geographic region and gender will only be used for subsetting the data, not for student analysis. No questions are required -…

I NEED HELP!

Please take this quick, meaningless 19 question survey so I can get data for my students to learn stats!

I did a similar version a few months ago but missed an important question type. Even if you did the old one, please do it again!

Please circulate widely!