What handy list of words trump is about to ban
Here is the canonical list:
In order for things like this to keep being offered, please keep an eye on your local library’s board and director. Ours are terrible, and gleefully destroying all our similar initiatives… Recent events have them feeling very empowered to do so.
Federal library funding is under threat— So go support one of the last remaining public spaces. It’s an outdated idea, somewhere a human can exist without having to spend money.
I took my young kid to a recent library event - the first time I’ve been to a library in several years, to be honest - and overheard the organizer (or leader or whatever) of the event saying “that’s why we’re here: to give people somewhere safe they can have entertainment for free.”
I didn’t have much in the way of an opinion on that person prior to that, positive or negative, but I respected the hell out of them after hearing them say that.
god I love librarians.
Oh good, books on how to bully. We don’t want folks to lose their technique.
Hey these are great suggestions, I’ll get child custody for today
Had depression yesterday, would not recommend…
Post-Incarceration Syndrome (PICS) ?
Dewey gang represent
We don’t deserve librarians
We do deserve librarians.
For people dealing with or processing systemic trauma, this directory isn’t a luxury or a stretch goal feature, it’s an essential accessibilty feature.
There are a few things I’d add to that list, like burnout, disability, and neurodivergence, but it’s a good start.
We gotta raise the bar, it’s been in hell for too long now.
Not to discredit this but I feel like maybe there should be a directory about all topics with shelf numbers and not just about hard to talk about topics?
As a library, you should give me a directory where I can find anything I want. And these topics could be included in that one directory and not singled out in the middle where anyone looking at it can be targeted by some fucking bigot.If someone is going to single you out for looking at list that includes “cancer”, “divorce” and “loss of a parent” they didn’t need a reason to target you in the first place.
wtf who will go to library and read a book about rape or hiv while they are still nervous or tramatized by it? shit makes no sense. You will either search the internet or see a therapist.
Kids/teens whose at-home internet usage is monitored by strict parents, and who can’t seek therapy without their parents’ consent/knowledge. The parents may even be complicit in/perpetrators of the rape.
Domestic abuse victims who live with their abuser.
Homeless who can’t regularly afford internet access or a therapist. Many homeless people regularly rely on public libraries for internet access, and are common victims of rape and abuse. So why not direct them to other resources while they’re there?
Elderly victims, who still fall back to books instead of the internet, and who grew up with a heavy stigma surrounding therapy. Elder abuse is a very common problem, as they’re often a very vulnerable demographic with few friends and limited mobility.
People who just like to read. For many people, books are a source of comfort. Not everything has to be done on a smartphone or desktop.
Just to name a few…
valid response. thank you
You’re a troll, but I’ll entertain you. “Books about rape or HIV” can also be books that are meant to be an emotional help instead of just a book with facts.
Some examples for books about rape:
- I Have Been Raped, Now What? by Susan Henneberg
- Sexual Assault: The Ultimate Teen Guide by Olivia Ghafoerkhan
- Shout! by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Strong at the Heart: How It Feels to Heal from Sexual Abuse by Carolyn Lehman
Books such as these are meant to help against the trauma.
Shut up.
