"As library worker exposure to library values rejection, systemic harm, and compromised safety continue ... we need to revisit and to acknowledge the very real interruptions to rest practices – especially for truamatized workers and those with historically ignored identities." - tinyurl.com/2jw76hjv
For the Tahltan, it seems like a case study in asserting Indigenous rights and winning benefits from industries operating on their traditional lands.
But as the rush for critical metals turbocharges demand for copper, it might pose risks for Indigenous groups across the border in Alaska. #canpoli
Meduh! Thank you for the invitation @ilkayholt.bsky.social
A silver tetradrachm (four-drachma coin) stamped in high relief on the obverse with a bee viewed from above, within a dotted border. Details include legs, wings, antennae, segmented abdomen and sting. The Greek letters, Ε (‘epsilon’) and Φ (‘phi’), an abbreviation of the name Ephesus, are placed either side of the bee. Diameter 7 mm.
Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝
Silver tetradrachm coin minted in Ephesus, 390-380 BC.
Photo Getty Museum
#Archaeology
Split-image with the text “TO BEE or NOT TO BEE.” The left side shows a vibrant wildflower meadow with a bee on a daisy, symbolising biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. The right side shows a dry, barren landscape with dead trees and no visible wildlife, representing environmental degradation. An EU flag appears in the bottom right corner.
Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
Temporary closure of Saskatoon library branches amid overdose crisis needed but won't fix broader issues: CUPE www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Saskatoon Public Library says it's closing its main branch and one on 20th Street W. for a month as the fallout from an overdose crisis overwhelms staff.
Library says cost for new Bookmobile has doubled — thanks, in part, to Trump capitalcurrent.ca/library-says...
The Ottawa Public Library plans to use most of its $1.8-million budget surplus on replacing one of its two Bookmobiles.
The “new” library in downtown Minneapolis (2006) was designed to eventually have a planetarium on top! There were people advocating for that even fairly recently! The science museum doesn’t have one either. So it’s good that the Bell Museum finally got one to go along with their bell collection.
There’s no doubt that many, many library workers care for their patrons deeply. But please don’t valorize the profession.
It’s the concept that makes it good, not the execution, which is often flawed.
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Starting off the week coming in hot....Library Staff Are Not Superheroes: a Guest Post by @tuphlos.bsky.social
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