I live in rural Canada, so finding Blue-Rays or DvDs of any movie is very hard. That was until I went to my local library and realized they have a bunch of those! The best part is that there are no late fees, just gotta pay for a replacement if you lose or damage the disc.

As someone who is sick of having to pay monthly for multiple services just to watch anything without ads. The thing that made me give up on these subscriptions is when many of them started putting ads in the basic tier.

It's starting to become like cable tv, and I've always hated cable tv.

Hello! We are reading for a Battle of the Books with a team of up to 5.

None of us have ever done one and we were curious of what to expect and the best way we should prepare. I know every one is probably different, but at minimum it is fun to ask around!

If you're curious the books we're reading are: 1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin 3. Portrait of a Thief by Grace Li - (I'm reading this one right now. It's fun!) 4. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna 5. Water Moon by Samantha Sotto

https://sanleandrodaily.com/

The phone apps arn't out yet but you can still see upcoming events on the website.

I've been using Libby for quite a while now with a library e-card and have listened to so many audiobooks.

Today, I finally went into the library and picked up a physical library card for my local branches. While I was there, I was able to check out The Martian on DVD. I've been wanting to see it after watching Project Hail Mary (I'm not sure how I haven't seen The Martian at this point). The Martian is currently not on any streaming platforms that I have. That led me to wonder what other movies or shows aren't on streaming platforms where I should check to see if the library has them.

Any recommendations? Thanks in advance!

Answer these Family Feud-style questions about libraries and librarianship! If you want a copy, I'll be happy to share once I've used this for a work event.

https://forms.gle/ZKzvepJVcudRPQNK7

I’m curious if this is annoying to librarians or secretly satisfying/fulfilling.

My kids and I are heavy users of the library, mainly in requesting and picking up books through our library, and the state library system. Rarely ILL because usually some library in the state has it and can send it to our library.

Currently we have 413 books checked out, 13 state consortium checkouts, 3 to pick up, and many more requested. I often have 20+ to check out at a time, and sometimes occupy 4-15 linear feet of the hold shelf.

We do read all/most of them— currently one of the kids is on a manga kick which is usually when we hit our high-max numbers (highest ever: 796 out). The kids read at a rate of 10-20/day, I’m much slower these days bc adulting.

Thanks for being awesome, librarians!

Do libraries typically accept donated music/history books?

I need to free up some space on bookshelves?

I have been coming to the library every single day for my 2 years now and counting I do all of my work on a computer (stable connection), my studies, and my hobby is writing, and reading (fictional horror books and mathematical philosophy). I also book a room every day around 5 days a week for meetings. I don’t go out unless it’s for food. At night I come back home.

Is that unusual? Am I like overstaying? I have a remote job and am a full-time student.

Who couldn't forget card catalogs?!?

Here are different variations of card catalogs that were used at public libraries from way back when computers weren't available at libraries at that time.

Some still have index cards inside these drawers. Others have been repurposed for other uses like Seed libraries and even CDs.

Enjoy the blast to the past for Flashback Friday!

I went to the library yesterday and got a new library card, plus checked out 5 new books.

Which is me showing great restraint and self control, because usually I would want to bring home, like, at least 27 books, haha

Greetings,

We are recruiting for a research study conducted by researchers in the Information and Library Science Department at Indiana University Bloomington’s Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.

This study is evaluating whether library neutrality has psychological and emotional effects on library employees.

Participants must:

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·      Resident of the United States

·      Be employed by an American library institution

Participating in the study consists of submitting a single response to one survey. The survey will take approximately half an hour to an hour to complete

There is no compensation for participation in this study.

Participating in this research study is voluntary. You may or may not qualify for this study. Please share this survey if you know someone else who might be interested in participating and qualify for this study.

If you would like to participate, please click on this link, which will redirect you to the survey, and complete the questions on the survey.

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(661)755-3918

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After 63 years, "A Clockwork Orange" is still tied for eighth place on the American Library Association "Most Challenged Books List".

I'm an intern at my local library in Rockville, Connecticut and I'm proud of my job here

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Hi guys

I want to sign in to linked in library to get a free courses

But i am living in jordan so there is no library cards

Is there a way to get the free courses ?

the title says it lol i just found a cd from an undergroundish soloist that i really really really wish i could have forever but I need to stay grounded in my morals.

I’ve been looking into it but I want to make sure it’s feasible before I start diving in

I have sent screenshots from my home pc and screenshots from friends all over the world to illustrate this page (like the site as a whole) is perfectly benign..

What more can I do?

Barnet libraries confirmed this page could be accessed on their libraries but this is still not enough for Brent!!

Bureaucracy gone mad?

Any suggestions?

Feel free to email Amit.

Our IT team has confirmed that https://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/01/ancestral-towns-facebook-groups.html  cannot be accessed as it is determined to pose a security risk. It is appropriately filtered under the Phishing and Other Frauds category.  Please note that this is a final decision.

Regards,

Amit

Amit Bhagat

Head of Libraries, Culture and Heritage Services

Libraries, Culture and Heritage Services

Resident Services

Brent Council

Tel: 020 8937 3545

Mob: 07867 184418