"Martyr!" by: Kaveh Akbar
A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction - Show more: https://bookblabla.com/book/martyr-a-novel
Þjóðarbókhlaðan, Reykjavík.
The National and University Library of Iceland was designed by Manfreð Vilhjálmsson and Þorvaldur S. Þorvaldsson.
Work on the new library started in 1978. But a series of events, starting with the oil crisis of 1973, caused massive delays. The building finally opened in 1994, the year of the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Iceland.
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#library #LibraryArchitecture #architecture #photography
Stuffed zucchini, and books. Lifestyle choices 
#plantbased #library #books #vegetarian #zucchini #meatless @greenpeace @greenpeace@mas.to @nickofnz @greenpeace_de @greenpeace@mastodon.bida.im @GreenpeaceEU @Greenpeace_M @greenpeace_ruhr @GreenpeaceUK @greenpeace_ruhr @greenpeace_ch @greenpeace@witter.cz @GreenPlanet_nrg @gpinvestigativ
KLAXON for the next @nlisn.bsky.social event:
Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the research #library.
Online, 2-3pm, 10th July 2025 
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#Research
#Neurodiversity
#Employment
#Workplace
#Equality
#Diversity
#Inclusive
#EDI
#recruitment
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US folks, want to help support libraries and prevent the defunding of IMLS and supporting the renewal of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) for 2026? See this page on the American Library Association website:
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/fund-libraries
If you have Senators or Representatives on appropriation committees please email them!
This recent post from Fondren #library Rice University Is a fun article on Blue Bell Ice Cream, through a #govdocs lens (Patents and Trademarks):
https://ricepatinfo.blogspot.com/2025/05/bluebells-and-blue-bell.html
Academic librarians’ experiences and perceptions of mental illness stigma and the workplace
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#Librarian
#Research
#Employment
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#HiddenDisability
#HE
#Academia
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Academic Librarians’ Experienc...
the library at the Palace of Mafra in Portugal. One thing I love about this place is that they used three species of bats to live in the library to keep the insects down.
Queen's College Old Library, Cambridge.
This library was established as part of the college's foundation in 1448 and has remained in its current location ever since. Most of the furniture is still original, as are the leather bindings of many medieval books, since Queen's was unable to afford rebinding its volumes as was fashion in the 18th century.
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#library #architecture #photography #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #cambridge
By VOTING for DEMOCRATS WE MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER!
DEMOCRATS in OREGON PASSED A LAW to PROTECT OUR FREEDOM TO READ! #oregon #freedom #Reading #library #school #news #Democrats #democracy
https://lithub.com/oregon-has-passed-a-bill-to-protect-school-libraries-from-book-bans/
Great news -- my latest book, The Gates of Polished Horn, is now available in libraries and ready for you to check out!
http://library.biblioboard.com/content/f81d1e71-98e6-48d1-8bc5-4aae6c86bd6d
Slowly making progress with our local Community Computer Upcycle project.
Our first two donated computers have been upgraded to Linux Mint and will be made available to use on-site for clients of Madison County Recovery Allies in the next week or two. Outreach to collect used hardware has just started. As computers are upgraded to Linux they will be offered for free to MCRA clients and county residents.
#Linux #Endof10 #FOSS #Library #MutualAid #Community #Computing
Join the DPSS Toy Loan Program on Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Pomona Wellness Community Center to check out free toys. No registration is required. The Toy Loan Program allows children to borrow toys from a community lending center in the same way books are borrowed from a public library. For more information or to donate, please call (323) 986-2741 or email toyloan@ dpss.lacounty.gov
Bibliothèque des Dominicains, Colmar, France.
The Dominican convent of Colmar was first built around 1300 but most of the current buildings date from the mid 18th century. Following the Revolution, it served as Gendarmerie then teacher's college before becoming the municipal library in 1951. Now it is a research and study library.
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#library #LibraryArchitecture #cloister #gothic #architecture #photography
Mit einem Blick auf den Gruppenarbeitsbereich in der 2. Etage mit den Workgroup-Boxen wünschen wir einen guten Start in den Mittwoch. #bibliothek #hamburg #welovehamburg #library #stabihh
Today on Preservation tool tuesday we look at technology called microform. This technology uses a process call computer output microfilm or computer output microfiche. This produces what's called microfiche which is a scaled down version of a document. That makes preserving it easier.
