#support local libraries

A Flow Chart

There are also ways to use a library without having a local one, so check that out as well! I just don't want to tell people to do that in all situations, because I don't have the details.

School libraries are also a good resource if you're in school!

"I have a local library but can't get there!" Your library may have online resources. I was able to get a card for one of my local libraries totally online (yes, I'm lucky enough to have more than one local library) without going in person at all. Their branches aren't close to me, despite me being in it's range, so I ONLY use their online resources.

today i ran into this list of books just removed from the Nimitz library. the majority of the texts on race, racism and identity are ones i taught, read or included in my work.

we don't really have a name for this kind of grief, do we? teacher grief, scholar grief, archival grief just don't do it justice when you're watching your colleagues and your field get devoured. it's not even really anticipatory at this point either. this is the part where the once slow train speeds past you.

and there's this anger that comes from seeing how vulnerable people are when they're denied access to things that could have helped. it's bitter like a stomach ache from too much coffee, and it claws back at you when you think you're well beyond its grasp.

Punk isn't all about enamel pins, leather, and spikes

There's a lot of softer areas of punk that don't have to do with the way you dress

Supporting public libraries, independent gardening, shopping small, donating to charities, making your own stuff, (stealing from big businesses), and basically any form of environmentalism are all very punk things

I myself don't dress punk, but I listen to the music and have the same ideologies. I am just as punk as the people kicking cops and shaving their heads.