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Sainte-Geneviève Library, Paris - double-vaulted ceiling, rows of tables with lamps extending down long room, bookstacks to either side

Another in my series of libraries
Sainte-Geneviève Library, Paris
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

Corazón, or Book Covers From the Heart.

They say don't judge a book by its cover ... but sometimes, that's where books wear their heart. Enjoy one of these books by a Latinx author with a heart on the cover.
pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #love #heart #books #libraries

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A photo of or from a library from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

Coquitlam Public Library, public library system in British Columbia.

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

#libraries #books #map

When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers in this grimdark fantasy that she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few

📚 The Poppy War by: R. F. Kuang

When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass […]

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Manuela Aeberli, Felix Hüppi: The article presents the first social impact study of public libraries in Switzerland, focusing on three urban library systems in the canton of Zürich. Using Seismonaut’s Social Impact Compass and mixed methods, the authors assess effects on wellbeing, knowledge, creativity and community, plus emergent dimensions of sustainability and the value of physical media. Results show libraries as heavily used “third places” that support learning, integration, family life and digital balance, far beyond circulation figures. The study offers an evidence base for service development, political advocacy and stakeholder communication, challenging outdated images of libraries as purely book-lending institutions.

“Es ist auch ein Treffpunkt”: new impact study on public libraries in Zürich (journal article). Zürcher libraries strengthen wellbeing, learning, creativity, community and sustainability, measured with the Social Impact Compass. #libraries #Switzerland #socimpact #Zürich

doi.org/10.1515/bfp-...

"Interim Findings from an Investigation Into #LLM Responses about #Preprints: A 2025 ASAPbio Fellows Project" asapbio.org/interim-find... #scholcomm #libraries #GenAI #AI

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For the next 5 days, until April 2nd, Donors Choice will double your donation to my school library up to $50! Use code LIFTOFF. Only $153 left to go. Please help #PublicSchools #libraries #DonorsChoose

Librarian 'gobsmacked' after school uses AI to remove 200 books from shelves including Orwell's 1984 and Twilight | LBC Senior staff at the secondary school in Greater Manchester used AI to earmark 200 books for removal from its library that were deemed

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1984 - Twilight - Michelle Obama's autobiography
They’re coming for your library next

www.lbc.co.uk/article/libr...

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Yes kids and teens still go to public #libraries. Yes they enjoy their time there. Yes they ARE reading. 📚

#Libraries

A photo of or from a library from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

Tūranga, public library in Christchurch, New Zealand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%ABranga

#libraries #books #map

Bertelsmann cranks up legal fight against US book bans as market grows Bertelsmann has stepped up legal efforts to counter the so‑called book bans in the U.S., ​a market that is becoming an increasingly important part ‌of the German media group's business, its chief exec...

ICYMI Bertelsmann cranks up legal fight against US book bans as market grows (via @reuters.com) www.reuters.com/sustainabili... #books #libraries #bookbans #publishers

Want are you reading? (An audiobook of edited lectures by Pema Chödrön. Very uplifting. Reminders of what we can do every day to cope with these challenging times. Support your local library.)
#booksky #reading #books #libraries #Buddhism

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Here's where books about European countries are shelved using the Dewey Decimal System.

#BookSky #Libraries #Maps #Mapping #Europe #Geography

I borrowed my first books in Mumbai. Now, Sydney’s libraries are home In an extract from The Library That Made Me, novelist Roanna Gonsalves reflects on the aspiration, pleasure and survival of shared knowledge.

The library that made me : I borrowed my first books in Mumbai. Now, Sydney’s #libraries are home

The Culturist (@culturist) Libraries are supposed to be great temples to human knowledge and achievement. We don’t build them like this anymore… (Trinity College, Dublin)

#Libraries are supposed to be great temples to human knowledge and achievement.

We don’t build them like this anymore… (Trinity College, Dublin)
substack.com/@culturist/note/c-232520...

A photo of or from a library from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

Hartford Library, public library in Hartford, Vermont.

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

#libraries #books #map

I Built a NumPy-Like Library in Pure JavaScript: This Is Exactly How I Did It | HackerNoon After studying the concepts and experimenting with JavaScript, I started building a small numerical utility library inspired by NumPy.

I Built a NumPy-Like Library in Pure JavaScript: This Is Exactly How I Did It #Technology #SoftwareEngineering #Other #JavaScript #Programming #Libraries

hackernoon.com/i-built-a-numpy-like-lib...

Vital Aboriginal records saved in the 70s by an astute WA archivist Margaret Medcalf, who turns 100 this week, insisted that decades of Aboriginal welfare records be preserved in the state archives and not destroyed. Those documents have proved essential to connecting Aboriginal people with their family history.  #history #libraries #museums #galleries

Margaret Medcalf, who turns 100 this week, insisted that decades of Aboriginal welfare records be preserved in the state archives and not destroyed. Those documents have proved essential to connecting Aboriginal people with their family history.  #history #libraries #museums #galleries

Hey #libraries another informative and fun comic dropped (by a master no less)

📚 #collectiondevelopment #PubLibs #comicsky

A photo of or from a library from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

La Crescent Public Library, library in La Crescent, Minnesota.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crescent_Public_...

#libraries #books #map

Hidden artworks rewrite history A stash of more than 800 mysterious drawings has been revealed for the first time, rewriting the timeline of Aboriginal art and reconnecting families with long-lost relatives.   #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #libraries #museums #galleries #history #visual #genealogy #ancestry

A stash of more than 800 mysterious drawings has been revealed for the first time, rewriting the timeline of Aboriginal art and reconnecting families with long-lost relatives.
  #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #libraries #museums #galleries #history #visual #genealogy #ancestry

Brilliant idea, to have a presence in a hospital, where people can so benefit from books. #Libraries are powerful

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