#librarianship

If knowledge is power, then it’s no wonder libraries have become spaces of struggle and social inclusion.

Let us practice the ancient skills of our trade.

From: Library Handwriting : A Guide for the Use of Students in the New York State Library School. [Rev. ed.]. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1916.

A five year old in a sequined cape came up to us and got her very first library card.

A woman sat down on the pavement next to our book cart and read Pride Puppy to her two children.

One of my patrons, whom I hadn't seen for several years, proudly introduced her daughter to me, and we changed her daughter's name on her library card so we won't deadname her at the library.

Several of my library D&D kids saw me and told their friends "That's our DM! She works at the library!" and came up to talk D&D with me.

An older man came by our tent and told us that he has moved away from our city, but comes back for Pride and a few other events, and that when he was younger, the library was his refuge, and he was so thrilled to see us at Pride because he'd always felt safe there.

The Dewey Decimal System is a library organization system used throughout Canada and the US. It divides all knowledge into 10 categories (numerically organized from 000 to 900) and then subdivides each category further into 10 further categories.

Of the 10 subcategories of the Religion section of the DDS, 7 are about Christianity, with all other religions being lumped together under one subcategory (290 - Other Religions).