As a library, we're not here to judge, we're here to help : solarpunk

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 16 points 3 days ago

Trying to decide which anxiety DDC to look at first would give me anxiety lol.

I had to look it up:

152.4 Psychology > Perception, movement, emotions, drives > Emotions and feelings

155.5 Psychology > Perception, movement, emotions, drives > Psychology of young adults

616.8 Medical sciences and medicine > Diseases > Diseases of the nervous system and mental disorders

[–] immersfer@mementomori.social 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

@MrMakabar this is lovely - please add alt text ❤️

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 days ago

edited it

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Good now trump knows exactly which books to ban

[–] Suoko@feddit.it 1 points 2 days ago

Fill his kindle account in with those books! His kindle account...

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[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Given the sub, I was expecting to be surprised that Solarpunk was one of these difficult topics.

[–] O_R_I_O_N@lemm.ee -5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Comic sans spotted

[–] MorukDilemma@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

That's not Comic Sans. The E looks completely different.

[–] raptir@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Look at you, jumping right to judging.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of all the fonts in the world why is it always comic sans...

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It isn't comic sans though. It looks sort of like comic sans but it's much cleaner.

It's difficult to tell really because the quality the image isn't best but if you zoom in there's quite a lot of variation of the same letter form so it's an adaptive font.

Look at the two L's in bullying. They're not the same both times and the two t's in cutting merge into each other but not any of the other characters. So there's some custom letter forms going on there which comic sands doesn't support.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I see what you're saying... It's still comic sans adjacent and it bugs me.

My father uses it on everything and he teaches 1st grade so I just associate comic sans with kids. I used to help out a lot in his classroom growing up.

Seeing stuff like "rape" written in a font that my brain has tied to small children is unpleasant.

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[–] jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 days ago

No it’s not

[+] answersplease77@lemmy.world -32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

wtf who will go to library and read a book about rape or hiv while they are still nervous or tramatized by it? shit makes no sense. You will either search the internet or see a therapist.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Shut up.

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[+] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world -21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (7 children)

Not to discredit this but I feel like maybe there should be a directory about all topics with shelf numbers and not just about hard to talk about topics?
As a library, you should give me a directory where I can find anything I want. And these topics could be included in that one directory and not singled out in the middle where anyone looking at it can be targeted by some fucking bigot.

[–] peto@lemm.ee 17 points 3 days ago

And there generally is, most libraries have a catalogue or at least a directory explaining the numbering system at a topic level. Thing is, this sign doesn't just help people come to the library wanting help with these things. It helps people in the library who are experiencing this and didn't know they could find a book to help them.

Hell some people don't even know they need help with these things until someone offers.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but any librarian you might ask for the directory, is going to ask you what you are looking for.

[+] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world -14 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Not if im crippled with social phobias, or dont want to bother a busy person at their desk. Also, the librarian at our school 30 years ago was an evil bitch which made me swear off reading books altogether.

[–] SteveKLord@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 8 points 2 days ago

You're probably not telling the total truth, but maybe consider that one person being unpleasant 30 years ago isn't a good reason to abandon an entire form of media for your entire life. Let it go. The librarian is probably dead by now, and they don't have to matter to you anymore.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago

The librarian at your school 30 years ago probably also taught you about the card catalogue and the Dewey Decimal System.

[–] O_R_I_O_N@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

Wait ... You don't read books?

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Every library I've been to in the past decade has had computers everywhere that can search their catalog, and even check out books & media yourself. My library also has a 3D printing and craft room, an esports room, and lots of accessibility tools and conveniences for both mental and physical needs.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Sounds like a cartoon villain origin story. The Bibliophobe!

[–] notsure@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

The reference librarian is your friend...

[–] rob@mastodon.nz 3 points 3 days ago

@PieMePlenty @MrMakabar Great troll. First class work.

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