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Alabama public library system mistakenly flags children’s book as ‘sexually explicit’ because author’s last name is Gay

You can’t make this stuff up.

¶ Posted 17 October 2023 § Censorship § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, language

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – First Farm (August 2013)

¶ Posted 12 October 2023 § Animals § Baby § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language

Saskatchewan’s Best Scenic Drives (Revised Edition)

I was working in book publishing when this book was first released so glad to hear that an updated and revised edition is being released.

¶ Posted 09 May 2023 § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan, travel

Secular Sunday – “Indiana public librarians forced to remove half the books in the teen section as demanded by unelected library board including a pro-book banning pastor”

Just as we watched drug poisonings and Narcan training spread across American libraries before becoming more common in Canada, I suspect religiously-motivated book banning requests (and religious board members being even more activist in trying to direct library’s directions, not just individual books) is the next thing American libraries will export to Canada. (via r/atheism)

¶ Posted 07 May 2023 § Censorship § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, freedomtoreadweek, unitedstates

Secular Sunday – You Will Be Judged Righteous or Unrighteous

¶ Posted 02 April 2023 § Meme § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism

“We all start out knowing magic.”

¶ Posted 29 March 2023 § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, language

Friday Fun Link – Marie Kondo Gives Up On Cleaning After Third Child

Just after my older daughter was born, I felt unable to forgive myself for not being able to manage my life as I had before,” she wrote. “But, with time, I eased up on myself; then, after I gave birth to my second daughter, I let go of my need for perfection altogether. I am […]

¶ Posted 10 February 2023 § Charlie Echo § Family § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

RPL Stories: John

I’ve said it before but #RPLStories is easily the best marketing campaign the library I work for has ever done (they’re focused on patron stories so I’m not just saying that because I have a cameo in one of them!) 😉 I knew his story already (likely from his own #RPLStory) but had a lengthy […]