She took her fate into her own hands. Have late fees ever kept you from returning to the library? If you have a library book lying around your house that you checked out months ago, you might be afraid to bring it back, because you know you owe the library a lot of money. In …
Seguir leyendo University library charges student $100+ in late fees, student sneaks late books back onto the shelves and claims she already returned them: ‘Every late fee was erased.’
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Unschooled 15-year-old didn’t learn how to read until she was 12, claims she’s dumb and doesn’t know how to fix it: ‘I’ve never attended any school or educational institution.’
The adults in her life failed her. I have always been a little suspicious of alternative schooling methods. I know that there are some parents out there who are completely competent at teaching their kids from Kindergarten to 12th grade, but I highly doubt that’s the majority of homeschoolers. Most of the time, kids who …
Seguir leyendo Unschooled 15-year-old didn’t learn how to read until she was 12, claims she’s dumb and doesn’t know how to fix it: ‘I’ve never attended any school or educational institution.’
Small-town reader outsmarts man who treats the library’s new arrivals like his personal stash: ‘He got red, dropped the books on the counter, and stormed out’
There is something uniquely absurd about waiting weeks—or months—for a digital library book. Anyone who has used Libby knows the feeling: a tap on «place hold,» followed by a notification that you’re somehow number 112 in line for a file that does not physically exist. No wear and tear. No coffee stains. Just vibes and …
Seguir leyendo Small-town reader outsmarts man who treats the library’s new arrivals like his personal stash: ‘He got red, dropped the books on the counter, and stormed out’
Entitled mom demands library patron move from the computer he’s using so that her 16-year-old daughter can use it: ‘You’re an adult. You can work anywhere. She’s a child.’
Many people no longer know how to behave in public spaces. You might assume that they never learned how to do so in the first place, but my theory is that the public’s social skills have degenerated over time. Some say that the events of the past five years have made people forget how to …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom demands library patron move from the computer he’s using so that her 16-year-old daughter can use it: ‘You’re an adult. You can work anywhere. She’s a child.’
25 Book Memes for Literature Lovers
For the past six months, I have taken an hour out of my day every day to read, and it has been wonderful. I’m not saying that this habit has turned me into a genius, but it has made my subway rides feel a little less mindless. You don’t have to be Benjamin Franklin, studying …
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35 Book Memes for Literary Types
It’s true that literature will set us free. We’re so used to being bogged down by the noise of the internet, endlessly scrolling and filling our minds with thousands of hot takes, opinions, and jokes from people we will never know. But turn to the gentle pages of a novel, and your mind will thank …
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18 Homeschool Memes for Mom Teachers Who Don’t Know What Grade Their Kids Are in
Homeschoolers get a bad rap in society. The public at large is always very concerned about homeschooled kids not being appropriately socialized or getting an insufficient education, but don’t do introspection about whether their own kids attending public, private, or magnet schools are also undersocialized and struggling academically. There have always been parents who use …
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A Shelf Full of Book Memes for Wholesome Bookworms and Local Librarians
Much like a meme, a book is a portal to another world. You can get lost for hours and hours in it, letting it expand your world one word at a time. The same is true of our meme lists. So it follows that a meme list about books is double magic and a surefire …
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‘It costs them double what I paid’: Library refuses to accept card payment for man’s late fine, he comes up with a clever plan to play the long game
This is a safe space for people to air out some of their petty revenge and malicious compliences, especially when it comes to the little guy refusing to surrender to big institutes that try to take advantage of them. We usually show our support to stories like these and give big virtual high-fives to people …
Seguir leyendo ‘It costs them double what I paid’: Library refuses to accept card payment for man’s late fine, he comes up with a clever plan to play the long game
Author criticizes reader for borrowing his book from the library: ‘It’s even better when you buy, not borrow, your copy’
I don’t think there are any institutions closer to universal goods than libraries. They provide a space for people of all ages to congregate for free and give them the resources necessary to better themselves. I spent so much of my time in high school and college in school libraries, and I was so much …
Seguir leyendo Author criticizes reader for borrowing his book from the library: ‘It’s even better when you buy, not borrow, your copy’