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Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p>But, of course: <br>Florida school district bans book about banning books.</p><p>Ban This Book, by Alan Gratz<br><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_This_Book" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Th</span><span class="invisible">is_Book</span></a></p><p>It's the stoey of a 4th-grade girl who tries to check out a favourite book at her library, and is told she can't any more. So she runs a contraband library out of her locker … </p><p>💪🧍‍♀️ <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/doNotComply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doNotComply</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Nonya_Bidniss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nonya_Bidniss</span></a></span> Cherryh is a new-to-me author. I've tagged them in my library app. Thanks!<br><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/aliens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aliens</span></a></p>
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p>😞 /cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librariansmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librariansmatter</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarmless" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MostlyHarmless</span></a></span> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarmless/113825088839258850" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarm</span><span class="invisible">less/113825088839258850</span></a></p>
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p>In my inbox 😁 <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/nice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nice</span></a></p><p>"All the best for a cozy holiday season from everyone at Toronto Public Library.</p><p>This beautiful scarf was crafted by Christine, a librarian who contributes her talents to the Keep Calm and Carry Yarn circle at Toronto Reference Library. We offer knit and crochet circles citywide, where crafters of all experience levels can bond over patterns, tips and friendship."</p><p><a href="https://email.torontopubliclibrary.ca/v/443/91d05a1e78cafb8d18fb5520d48f27f3a29f835065f4db8323f1f694ea285081" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">email.torontopubliclibrary.ca/</span><span class="invisible">v/443/91d05a1e78cafb8d18fb5520d48f27f3a29f835065f4db8323f1f694ea285081</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toronto</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/torontopubliclibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torontopubliclibrary</span></a></p>
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p>Education matters.<br>Libraries matter.<br>Dinner table conversation matters.<br>Bedtime stories matter.</p><p>Developing empathetic young people who can interpret what they experience and talk about what they want … it happens one story, one cpnversation at a time. </p><p>It's slow, *very* important work.</p><p>Model the vocabulary, the ideas, you want to see used in the world. 🙏</p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/@rdnielsen/113675002906399874" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">floss.social/@rdnielsen/113675</span><span class="invisible">002906399874</span></a></p>
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/13books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>13books</span></a> that changed how I see the world:</p><p>Stuart Little - White<br>Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein<br>That Hideous Strength - Lewis<br>A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving<br>Ender's Game - Card<br>The Sparrow - Russell<br>Making Color Sing - Dobie<br>Holy The Firm - Dillard<br>Red Mars - Robinson<br>Homeland - Doctorow<br>Wool - Howey<br>Lagoon - Okorafor<br>Light from Uncommon Stars - Aoki</p><p>What are your <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/13books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>13books</span></a>? </p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/sciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciFi</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>… Toronto Public Libraries have also opened "<strong>three new Youth Hubs</strong> at Brentwood, Maryvale and Toronto Reference Library (downtown), providing more opportunities for teens to connect with friends, <strong>study, use technology or just hang out</strong>. And it doesn’t stop there!&nbsp; Bridlewood is also launching a Youth Hub later this fall, bringing the total to&nbsp;28 Youth Hubs citywide."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toronto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/yyz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyz</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Featured, in my Library app: a "global read" (unlimited copies! No waiting!)<br>Also available as audiobook.</p><p><strong><em>Wild New World</em></strong> (non-fiction)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Like good fiction? </p><p>I'm just finishing a 2nd reading of <strong>The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms</strong> (by N. K. Jemison) and it's quite amazing. Greek pantheon meets modern fantasy fiction. </p><p>Jemison is a master. I'm in awe.<br>Recommended!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BooksWorthReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksWorthReading</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> readers, do you know author <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>susankayequinn</span></a></span> ? </p><p>She's interesting, and fun to read! <br>Also: YA fiction for your teens.</p><p>About Susan: <a href="https://susankayequinn.com/about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">susankayequinn.com/about</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>You're welcome :-)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/followFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>followFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Into chapter 3 of "Slow River" by Nicola Griffith <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@Nicolaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nicolaz</span></a></span> and quite enjoying its slightly impressionistic style. As to genre, I guess I'd call it cyberpunk? </p><p>She's a new-to-me author, a good discovery. Have a look.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>New book:<br>The Engineering Leader: Strategies for Scaling Teams and Yourself</p><p>By Cate Huston <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cate</span></a></span></p><p>Take a look, and help her out with pre-order! <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cate/111836116666437549" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hachyderm.io/@cate/11183611666</span><span class="invisible">6437549</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/softwareLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareLeadership</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Starting The Terraformers by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@annaleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>annaleen</span></a></span> <br>:-)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WhatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Wow. What is going on with the Libby app?! 😡</p><p>I searched for Children of Time and it did not show me this book, though I eventually found it via author search.</p><p><a href="https://lepoulsdumonde.com/@bot_wg/111774552006826107" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lepoulsdumonde.com/@bot_wg/111</span><span class="invisible">774552006826107</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Not new, but in case you miseed it:</p><p>The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries</p><p><a href="https://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karawynn.substack.com/p/the-co</span><span class="invisible">ming-enshittification-of-public-libraries</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>This guy's good!<br>Here's a holiday gift for the librarian in your life ;-&gt;</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Cartoonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cartoonist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/poster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poster</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://lepoulsdumonde.com/@bot_wg/111528485587689147" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lepoulsdumonde.com/@bot_wg/111</span><span class="invisible">528485587689147</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Wow! Excited for Molly's book!</p><p>🌱🌷 🧚‍♀️ 🧚🏾‍♂️ 🚪🌳🧚🏿 🧚🏻 🌻🌿</p><p>Create some magic where you live, too!<br>All it takes is a little love :progress:</p><p>From <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mckra1g" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mckra1g</span></a></span> on <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickstarter</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/childrensLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrensLit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/storybook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storybook</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/booksstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booksstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mckra1g/111346415782533800" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@mckra1g/11134</span><span class="invisible">6415782533800</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>If you have teens, and you don't know <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>susankayequinn</span></a></span>, allow me to introduce you to a YA fiction writer whose works foster curiosity, empathy, courage, loyalty. </p><p>Definitely subversive 😉 </p><p>Go for it! Get her books on your teen's smartphone, with thr Libby app, from your library! Maybe start with "Open Minds".<br>\o/</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/teens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teens</span></a> <br>Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mckra1g" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mckra1g</span></a></span> (thx) <a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn/111206888429343196" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wandering.shop/@susankayequinn</span><span class="invisible">/111206888429343196</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/13books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>13books</span></a> that changed how I see the world:</p><p>Stuart Little - White<br>Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein<br>That Hideous Strength - Lewis<br>A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving<br>Ender's Game - Card<br>The Sparrow - Russell<br>Making Color Sing - Dobie<br>Holy The Firm - Dillard<br>Red Mars - Robinson<br>Homeland - Doctorow<br>Wool - Howey<br>Lagoon - Okorafor<br>Light from Uncommon Stars - Aoki</p><p>What are your <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/13books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>13books</span></a>? </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a></p>
Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦<p>Microfilm degrading? Yikes! :-( </p><p>"From the 1950s through the early 1990s, most film was cellulose acetate-based and known as "safety film,"&nbsp;because it replaced the highly unstable and flammable nitrate film widely used before it.</p><p>But in the years since, libraries, archives and collectors have discovered "safety film"&nbsp;actually poses a huge threat to film-based archives and collections because it eventually breaks down.&nbsp;"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/librarydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarydon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/libraries" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>libraries</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vinegar-syndrome-acetate-film-1.6939032" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vin</span><span class="invisible">egar-syndrome-acetate-film-1.6939032</span></a></p>