Natasha ðŸ‡ªðŸ‡ºNov 25
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
Show threadLRNov 25
@Natasha_Jay not sure if this is real or not, but it's a great idea regardless
Show threadPeachMcDNov 25

@lritter @Natasha_Jay

I can attest that work at a #library & we do have an endcap sign with that information posted. I believe many #libraries do... but adding hashtags in case someone hasn't gotten the memo

Show threadMaier Amsden
@PeachMcD @lritter @Natasha_Jay That sign's probably not in TN libraries - not while the Stalinist purges are in full swing. I had the thought that my act of resistance could be buying a few dozen copies of banned "DEI" books and quietly restocking these libraries.
https://popular.info/p/tennessee-public-libraries-close
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge

One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or characters.

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Show threadPeachMcDNov 25

@MaierAmsden @lritter @Natasha_Jay

Libraries have their own ways of dealing with adding to their collection. A book with no shelf tag would probably get removed quickly. Maybe add those books to a 'little library'? Either your own or a neighbor's?

Show threadAaronNov 25

@PeachMcD

If it had a shelf tag, would it still get noticed? (Not actually going to do this. Just wondering how it works. I never really thought about it before.)

@MaierAmsden @lritter @Natasha_Jay

Show threadPeachMcDNov 25

@hosford42 @MaierAmsden @lritter @Natasha_Jay

The shelf tags are standardized within each library system. It might take time for the absence to be noticed, but meanwhile, a person trying to check out the donation would be stymied.

They'd probably bring it to the circulation desk, where whoever was working there would probably understand quickly what was going on.