Reblogged theclassicsreader
listen you NEED to borrow that book from the library. i know youve got like 10 other books lined up to be read but you need to go to the library. remind the library that it's loved and cherished
official library post
Reblogged thebooky
What are we really protecting kids from?
digital illustration of a nonbinary asian student sitting at a desk. On the ground are commonly banned books including, 'Gender Queer,' 'The Hate U Give,' and 'Not All Boys are Blue.' They are wearing a purple sweater with a pink sweater vest over. There's text that reads, 'protect kids from guns, not books.'
Reblogged bookphile
Every new day is a chance to try again...
Remember that.
Reblogged books
ladies invented your favorite science fiction subgenres
Margaret Cavendish - Mary Shelley - Emma Orczy - Catherine Lucille Moore
mamia-mantra
need more WOC on this board
You’re right!
Pauline Hopkins - Begum Rokeya - Octavia E. Butler
in other words, ladies invented science fiction, period.
i-fought-space
Are we really just supposed to memorize the names and genres? No substance beyond that? I don’t want to regurgitate the same bullshit I was supposed to memorize about white guys with little to no context or meaning behind it. Personally, I think it does these women a massive injustice. So! I’ve tried my best to make this list with ONLY free-to-read works. Have fun!
Margaret Cavendish
The Blazing World on Project Gutenberg
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus on Project Gutenberg
Emma Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel on Project Gutenberg
Catherine Lucille Moore
- Works by C.L. Moore on Project Gutenberg
- Her listing at Open Library
Pauline Hopkins:
- Of One Blood, or The Hidden Self The Internet Archive
- A full-text version of Hagar’s Daughter here through UPenn Digital Library
- Talma Gordon, downloadable as a PDF through the College of Saint Rose’s archival project for The Colored American Magazine. (This is her most anthologized story if you don’t know where to start!)
Begum Rokeya
Sultana’s dream and selections from The secluded ones at Open Library
Octavia Butler
Her listing at Open Library.
Another reason why literature courses need to have a feminist bent. Teach these people as the founders of genres!
Posted by mariethelibrarian-main
Hello,
I am a high school bookworm who is considering becoming a librarian. My question is, simple as: would you recommend pursuing this path? I understand that your experiences are unique.
Yes. I love my job, and I feel like the current world we live in needs librarians more than ever! Of course there are downsides, like with every job, but most of the time its super rewarding.
Good luck! 🥰
Reblogged acciobooksandsunshine
࣪⊹ ִֶָ ᯽.ﾟ 🍄 ִ ໋.ˑ ִ ˖࣪✦.˚ like or reblog 🍃¸ ꩜ⴰ ࣪˖🍬༺⛄️༻🍭
Reblogged
When we talk about the soft censorship of taking books out of libraries, off reading lists, out of classrooms, we need to shift the focus of that conversation from “protecting the readers” to empowering them. We need to teach kids to think for themselves. We need to expect them to think for themselves and then we need to be a lot more willing to trust them to think for themselves.
Reblogged thebooky
the art of book covers
Reblogged acciobooksandsunshine
Sunbeam dramatically drawing my attention to a stack of books yet to be read. [My photo.]
