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bloodravenlib

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Just an #academic #librarian. Avid #reader, #book #blogger, #reviewer. Student of #Tarot, oracle cards, and #cartomancy.

"Knowledge is Power. Guard it well."

Feel free to check out my blogs:

My book blog: https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/

My cartomancy and commonplace blog: https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/

My professional/librarianship/LIS blog:

https://simplelibrarian.blogspot.com/

My BookWyrm (still in progress):
https://bookwyrm.social/user/bloodravenlib

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bloodravenlib, to tarot
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card of evening: Three of Wands.

Your plans are made, so put them in motion. Make your investment, put in your resources, send out your ships. Hold faith that you'll receive good returns on what you put in.

bloodravenlib, to conservative
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Yet another reason @internetarchive is so essential.

>The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island

https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-backed-up-aruba-caribbean-island/

#preservation #history #Caribbean #Aruba #tech #Internet

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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from my : "Books Reviewed March 2024."

https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/04/03/books-reviewed-march-2024/

My monthly wrap up of books I reviewed. This one also includes two cartomancy decks.

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bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "Profiles in Ignorance."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/04/book-review-profiles-in-ignorance.html

A look at how America and its politicians have gotten dumber and dumber.

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bloodravenlib, to Horror
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I think the headline says it all, but as article points out, these days offers more than the "classical." I will add I've been seeking out more horror these days.

>Horror novel sales boomed during year of real-world anxieties https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/04/horror-novel-sales-boomed-during-year-of-real-world-anxieties

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bloodravenlib, to books
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Of possible interest. Personally, I'd consider the Maddow book, in part due to the topic, and in part because I've read other books by her, which I have liked.

>3 books to read before the November elections https://www.advocate.com/books/3-books-for-presidential-election

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bloodravenlib, to tech
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>Too big to care
https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/04/teach-me-how-to-shruggie/#kagi by @pluralistic

On the of Google, but not much many of us can do. For one, I can't just write a check to something like Kagi for my search needs (and I highly doubt my library would pony up for it either). Will just have to keep looking for options, but it gets harder. And not only does the company not care, very often my brethren don't care either.

bloodravenlib, to ai
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(No further comment from me needed)

bloodravenlib, to Humor
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OK, this is kind of cheeky.

>Ketchup dispensers installed outside restaurants that refuse to serve it https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/ketchup-dispensers-installed-outside-restaurants-that-refuse-to-serve-it.html

bloodravenlib, to books
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Of possible interest. The book is for sale, but you can read it on their website with their online reader.

>Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/books/9789210022521

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bloodravenlib, to books
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Also new this evening on my YouTube Channel: "Backwoods Witchcraft: an Under 5 Review."

https://youtu.be/V24eVB3lggI

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bloodravenlib, to random
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Once more, Sunday at . I have 2 research consults today, plus also others scheduled for rest of week. Getting to that time of year.

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "Making the List: a Cultural History of the American Bestseller, 1900-1999."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/03/book-review-making-list.html

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bloodravenlib, to books
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Meanwhile, in Illinois . Not banning books fast enough? Damn kids still reading? Ban the book awards they vote for.

>Why Ban Books When You Can Ban Book Awards?: Suburban Illinois District Cancels Caudill Awards

https://bookriot.com/wadsworth-il-bans-rebecca-caudill-awards/

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bloodravenlib, to sciencefiction
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Sad news from the world of letters and

>Science fiction master Vernor Vinge dead at 79
https://boingboing.net/2024/03/21/hard-sf-master-vernor-vinge-dead-at-79.html

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bloodravenlib, to Astronomy
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Meanwhile, in the .

>Flagship NASA space telescope faces a penny-pinching death https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/flagship-nasa-telescope-death/

FTA: "In fact, the only reasons that the President gave in the budget report are factually untrue, and now it’s up to Congress to correct the mistake."

Expect Congress to fix it? LOL, good luck.

bloodravenlib, to paganism
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Of possible interest. Beckett is very much into the social aspect with others, which as a solitary I am most certainly not (even less so after COVID. People, ugh). But YMMV. Still make your rituals.

>We’re Pagans – We Do Ritual
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2024/03/were-pagans-we-do-ritual.html by John Beckett.

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on our : "7 biographies of U.S. First Ladies: a Women's History Month Reading List."

https://libraryguides.berea.edu/blog/7-biographies-of-US-First-Ladies-a-Womens-History-Month-Reading-List

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bloodravenlib, to books
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Of possible interest, especially for , the United Nations is holding the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). Their iLibrary has a selection of books and documents on . UN resources can be read free online on their website.

https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/gender-equality

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bloodravenlib, to books
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>Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library
https://www.popsci.com/diy/free-services-public-library/

As the article states: "Every library is different, and not every library is going to offer all of the services outlined here. You will have to check the website for your local library—or head to the library and ask someone—to find out what your library has to offer."

So go ahead and check what your local library offers.

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bloodravenlib,
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@joelpomales @bookstodon @librarians

My county library is decent. However, I recently discovered they also had a reciprocal deal with the next door big city public library, so I did get myself a card there too. They do have a very good selection over there, especially for DVDs and graphic novels.

I am definitely a fan of public libraries.

bloodravenlib,
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@joelpomales @bookstodon @librarians

Sounds like they are making the most of their share of the tax base.

bloodravenlib,
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@mrundkvist @bookstodon @librarians

That is so cool.

bloodravenlib, to books
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A possible add to my ever growing list. I may also check to see if we acquire for our library or not.

>New Book Examines Why Reading Matters in America’s Prisons and How Ordinary Citizens Can Make a Difference https://pen.org/new-book-examines-why-reading-matters-in-americas-prisons-and-how-ordinary-citizens-can-make-a-difference/

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GayOldTime, to Vintage
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Big Josh is probably the most unintentionally homoerotic doll that Mattel has ever made. Yes, even more than Magic Earring Ken.

bloodravenlib,
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@nonesuchmarsh @GayOldTime

I came to say that too, he was Big Jim's "buddy." Uh huh.

I did have a Big Jim as a kid, but I never got to see Big Josh.

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