So I'm a big advocate of utilizing your local public libraries. The best way to secure more funding for them is to use their services! So I thought real quick that I should write up a quick posts about the services that many libraries offer nowadays that you may not know about. Some of these points may be applicable mostly to...
No problem! Of course what your library offers will be very specific to your library, but it's definitely worth having multiple library cards so you can use the different services at the different libraries near you. For example, my smaller, local library system doesn't have a makerspace or tool library, but they do have more video views per month on Kanopy than the larger library in the major city nearby, but the larger library does have a very well stocked makerspace.
Very happy to have found this community and to be a part of its growth. Hope it's able to reach its full potential without compromising your vision for it!
Have you read any of the books listed in this article? How were they? I haven’t read any of these, or even heard of most of them. War With the Newts sounds like it would be an interesting and funny read, and I’ve been meaning to pick up Her Body and Other Parties.
This game is such a roller coaster of emotions. Some of the most beautiful imagery I've ever seen in a video game. Genuinely awesome soundtrack (both the licensed music and original material)....
I’ve been interested in this game for a while but I’m in a bit of a strange genre spot in that I love delivery games and simulators but lately I don’t want to play anything particularly stressful. I keep adding it to my cart and then removing it, lol.
I've been a massive fan of Eurovision since I was a little kid and this was the first time it's been hosted in the UK since 1998, so if there's ever an excuse for a special make it was this one!...
I’m an American who was introduced to Eurovision last year, any suggestions of fun songs to look into? I loved the UK’s entry last year, and also loved the goofier songs from Norway and Moldova. And of course Ukraine’s was fire.
Monday is the one day of the week that I have to go into the office so it starts off with me being exhausted (somehow my sleep schedule got messed up last weekend despite me trying to go to bed at a decent hour) but that improves somewhat over time.
A new roommate moved in last weekend and she’s definitely a lot more outgoing than I am but she seems nice so as long as she pays her rent on time I think we’ll get along fine.
Libraries are so important as a source of information for the community. Criminalizing books that are vital resources for children just because they have LGBTQ+ content is crazy....
As an aside, the best way to support your local library is to utilize their services. A lot of them are adapting really well to the digital age too and offer some really cool services as well. I think later today I’ll write something up for the !literature community.
And fuck any politician that screws with libraries for political points. They’re doing huge damage that will last generations.
I love Libby and Kanopy so much! Also Hoopla but my local libraries don’t have as much on there that interests me. Some libraries also have seed libraries for gardeners, tools to borrow, 3d printers to rent, free passes to local museums, etc! I love them so much. I can’t afford to buy nearly as many books as I want to read every year so they enable my hobby to be affordable and accessible.
I tend to read ebooks from the library, but when I purchase a book I’ll usually grab it in physical format. Thanks for the tip though, I’ll look into that site!
I've already started seeing a lot of redundant communities being made here that have already existed on other Lemmy instances, and lemmy.ml is at risk of centralization and overload, so now is a great time to raise awareness of other instances....
You can also grab the URL to any community or post on another instance, return to your own instance, and paste the URL into the search bar. If you're the first person to ever search for that server it might not find anything at first, but it'll fetch the data and probably work in a couple minutes.
This site is currently struggling to handle the amount of new users. I have already upgraded the server, but it will go down regardless if half of Reddit tries to join....
I used to read alot devouring books on the bus to school/work (almost like the movement help my dyslexia 😂) but recently I have been struggling to get into books having not been able to get past the first few chapters. Do yous have tips or methods for when you're in a bit of a reading funk?
The community in the lemmygrad instance (which apparently used to resolve to the same IP as the flagship lemmy instance) are uyghur-genocide-denialists and pro-russian-invasion.
the big stickied thread is getting cluttered with lots of new people and the "how was your week" thread isn't a great fit for introductions, so it seems about time to make this a dedicated thread of its own so peoples' posts aren't getting lost....
Why Libraries are Awesome
So I'm a big advocate of utilizing your local public libraries. The best way to secure more funding for them is to use their services! So I thought real quick that I should write up a quick posts about the services that many libraries offer nowadays that you may not know about. Some of these points may be applicable mostly to...
PSA: If you're patient enough you can get every Discworld book on Kindle for not much money at all (www.amazon.co.uk)
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/449006...
What daily games, like Wordle, do you play regularly?
Daily, I play Wordle and 7 Little Words when I first get up, but I was wondering what other types of quick games like that that people play regularly.
community is something we generally take for granted, but there is incredible beauty in watching a community finally take flight
lightly adapted from a cohost post i recently made:...
Recent Finishes/Mini Reviews (June 2023)
Post about books you recently finished, and if you'd like, a brief review of the book here!...
10 Books From My English Degree I Wish More People Knew About (Link) (medium.com)
Have you read any of the books listed in this article? How were they? I haven’t read any of these, or even heard of most of them. War With the Newts sounds like it would be an interesting and funny read, and I’ve been meaning to pick up Her Body and Other Parties.
Just finished Death Stranding, such an interesting and unique experience. (beehaw.org)
This game is such a roller coaster of emotions. Some of the most beautiful imagery I've ever seen in a video game. Genuinely awesome soundtrack (both the licensed music and original material)....
Made myself a flag dress for Eurovision this year! (beehaw.org)
I've been a massive fan of Eurovision since I was a little kid and this was the first time it's been hosted in the UK since 1998, so if there's ever an excuse for a special make it was this one!...
how’s your week going, Beehaw
welcome to the weekly how's your week going thread...
Disney welcomes Gay Days in Florida as the feud with DeSantis rages on (archive.ph)
Never thought I'd be rooting for a corporation, no less Disney, but they've clearly got the high ground over Florida here.
Arkansas librarians sue to block new law that could jail them over books (www.nbcnews.com)
Libraries are so important as a source of information for the community. Criminalizing books that are vital resources for children just because they have LGBTQ+ content is crazy....
What is your favourite Lemmy community, which is not on lemmy.ml?
I've already started seeing a lot of redundant communities being made here that have already existed on other Lemmy instances, and lemmy.ml is at risk of centralization and overload, so now is a great time to raise awareness of other instances....
Reddit mods are organizing blackouts to protest against API changes (www.reddit.com)
Some of the planned blackouts will be temporary, others plan to shut their subreddits down indefinitely in protest.
lemmy.ml is overloaded, use other instances instead
This site is currently struggling to handle the amount of new users. I have already upgraded the server, but it will go down regardless if half of Reddit tries to join....
this is why i use old reddit (i.vgy.me)
Until they close it down...
Reading advice?
I used to read alot devouring books on the bus to school/work (almost like the movement help my dyslexia 😂) but recently I have been struggling to get into books having not been able to get past the first few chapters. Do yous have tips or methods for when you're in a bit of a reading funk?
Beehaw's user count tripled this week (the-federation.info)
The overall Lemmy stats haven't changed as dramatically, but there has been an uptick in active users.
a more formal beehaw introduction thread
the big stickied thread is getting cluttered with lots of new people and the "how was your week" thread isn't a great fit for introductions, so it seems about time to make this a dedicated thread of its own so peoples' posts aren't getting lost....