My Local Library Has A Service Where I Ca Have A Librarian Try To Answer A Question For Me Or Find A

My local library has a service where I ca have a librarian try to answer a question for me or find a book on any subject over the internet any time. I requested magazines in Esperanto yesterday and I just asked how closely clams and fungus were related (close, but not as close as fungus and insects[I think]) and it is free! See if your local library has this, it is so useful!

Ditmars, Oz SF awards

The Ditmar Award is Australia's oldest and best-known science fiction, fantasy and horror award. The 2020 nominations and results (listed in boldface) were announced yesterday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditmar_Award_results#2020:_Swancon_2020,_Perth

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mynameistakengeez

7 years ago

Today, the Trump administration plans to release their full budget proposal for FY 2018. As expected, the proposal effectively eliminates federal library funding, including cutting the IMLS budget by 90%. You can read ALA’s statement here.

Ready to take action? Find out if your senators have signed the LSTA and IAL “Dear Appropriator” letters in support of federal library funding, and if not, give them a call today. There are talking points and background information available on our website or you can use the call script on 5calls.org.

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mynameistakengeez

8 years ago

It’s still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.

Neil Gaiman (via ireadpastmybedtime)

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mynameistakengeez

9 years ago

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mynameistakengeez

5 years ago

Falling in Love with Hominids

Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring, Skin Folk) has been widely hailed as a highly significant voice in Caribbean and American fiction...

I have read this and now I have to go find more by Nalo!

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mynameistakengeez

5 years ago

Poison and Light

Renowned artist Grania, famed as a painter of light, arrives in a sleek space ship from Lost Earth, ready to embrace New Ceres and its Ne...

I have read this, SF crossed with fantasy, modern space faring versus 18th century traditionalism, power mad versus a resistance fighter. Recommended! (Available through Smashwords so far)