infoDOCKETMay 15, 2024
Syracuse University Libraries Launch New and Expanded #Plastics Digital Collection https://www.infodocket.com/2024/05/15/syracuse-university-libraries-launch-new-and-expanded-plastics-digital-collection/ #digitalcollections #specialcollections #librares
Syracuse University Libraries Launch New and Expanded Plastics Digital Collection

From Syracuse University Libraries: Syracuse University Libraries has launched its new online Plastics Collection comprised of digitized content from the Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC’s) plastics collecting area. This new landing page for the collection reimagines the previous site, which formerly focused on the digital photography of more than 3,000 objects from the Plastics Artifacts Collection. The new Plastics Collection brings […]

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CupOfTeaJan 14, 2023

How could anyone justify the cutting of library funds? People who do this don't really know the hard work libraries do for their communities. #librares #fundlibraries #importanceoflibraries @bookstodon

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/nyregion/library-funding-cuts-eric-adams.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Mayor’s Proposed Cuts to Libraries Will Hurt New Yorkers, Leaders Say

New York’s public libraries could be forced to cut their hours and programming. The City Council wants to protect their funding in the next budget battle.

barefootliamDec 4, 2022

“The library isn’t a building,” Bruy says. “The library is a community.”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/04/our-mission-is-crucial-meet-the-warrior-librarians-of-ukraine

#Ukraine #librarians #library #Librares #PowerOfBooks #CulturalIdentity

‘Our mission is crucial’: meet the warrior librarians of Ukraine

When Russia invaded Ukraine, a key part of its strategy was to destroy historic libraries in order to eradicate the Ukrainians’ sense of identity. But Putin hadn’t counted on the unbreakable spirit of the country’s librarians

The Guardian