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"We tend to think of the internet as permanent, but recent weeks have been a stark reminder of how fragile our digital record really is.

The Internet Archive releases its new book, Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record, as the headlines tell a parallel story.

▪ download the book for free at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026

▪ buy it at https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/vanishing-culture-a-report-on-our-fragile-cultural-record-9798995425014/new or at your local bookstore. "

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Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record (2026) : Luca Messarra : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

DOWNLOAD THE FREE EBOOK:PDFEPUBPURCHASE A PRINT COPY:Buy the book from Better World Books or any online bookstore.Order a copy through your local...

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Deborah Preuss, pcc Apr 16

At #Toronto Public Library: for #gardeners

"From soil to seedlings, Toronto Master Gardeners offer expert advice whether your landscape is a backyard, balcony or windowsill. Learn to choose soil, plants and containers to make the most of what you grow.

Find a gardening program near you:"
https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=%22Toronto%20Master%20Gardener%22&startDate=2026-04-15
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Deborah Preuss, pcc Apr 14

My latest library book:
Caryatids, by @bruces .

Not sure: is it #hopepunk? #solarpunk? Definitely #scifi. I'm just starting it.

Published in 2009, it feels very contemporary: when we're in constant conversation with advanced computers, what is "real"?

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Deborah Preuss, pcc Mar 13

This is a Very Important PSA!
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(Sorry, no words, no captions).

Thanks! @openculture https://toot.community/@openculture/116217246417885212

Open Culture (Official) (@[email protected])

How to Rescue a Wet, Damaged Book: A Handy Visual Primer https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/how-to-rescue-a-wet-damaged-book-a-handy-visual-primer.html

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Deborah Preuss, pcc Dec 23

Tags: #bookstodon #whatToRead #librarydon

Vi@ @futurebird https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115766285335931240

myrmepropagandist (@[email protected])

“Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think. The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening to. (Or just read the paperback) Anyway, if you are looking for something that expands your horizons. Something that teaches you new things and that's ... positive. This is it. https://soundcloud.com/penguin-books/an-immense-world-by-ed-yong

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Deborah Preuss, pcc Nov 6, 2025

@aki check out @susankayequinn 's excellent young adult books. Ex: the Mindjack series. I read them using the Libby app, and if your library has them too (they surely do) you might even get them for 'free'!
#solarpunk #hopepunk

Also, @pluralistic 's Little Brother and Homeland (duology):
Free online here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30142

You may enjoy them too! I did :-)
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

Project Gutenberg

Deborah Preuss, pcc Sep 21, 2025

You never know where a book may lead ...
Help your kids love reading!
Libraries are free, and now e-books fit in every kid's pocket ...
https://mastodon.art/@wfgWorkshop/115244114026199607
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The Voyager's Workshop (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image 88 years ago today, The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien was published. I still have my first copy that my parents gifted me at age 10. It was my gateway to modern fantasy and it was also the spark that ignited my interest in cartography and map making which eventually became, a few decades later, my profession. #hobbit #handcrafted #fantasy #storytelling #mapmaking #fantasymaps #noai

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Deborah Preuss, pcc Feb 9, 2025

But, of course:
Florida school district bans book about banning books.

Ban This Book, by Alan Gratz
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_This_Book

It's the stoey of a 4th-grade girl who tries to check out a favourite book at her library, and is told she can't any more. So she runs a contraband library out of her locker …

💪🧍‍♀️ #resist #doNotComply

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