Julian

Incredibly short-sighted and irresponsible, and completely disconnected from the real values & priorities of Vancouverites. This move would be awful not only for Vancouver, but also for all the cities that Vancouver’s leadership has inspired over decades of North American sustainability leadership.

Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.

This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.

Cartoon by Charles M Schulz showing the Peanuts gang reading - Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and Woodstock all with books - Woodstock weighed down by War And Peace!

Why read books? Because there's a book for EVERYONE out there. And once you find the right book - reading will change your life forever! #literacy

(Art: Charles M Schulz)

Bibliotheca showed off Romi, an interactive robot that helps patrons find and check out books and recharges on a traditional power outlet

You put this in my library I'm gonna beat this robot scab to death

Victoria Uber Drivers Unionize in Groundbreaking Effort | The Tyee About 500 drivers are the first ride-hailing app workers in Canada to form a union.

About 500 drivers are the first ride-hailing app workers in Canada to form a union, by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

Activist groups reportedly gave Alberta list of LGBTQ2S+ books to investigate | Xtra Magazine ANALYSIS: Action4Canada is calling Alberta’s move to investigate “inappropriate” school library books a “massive win”

Action4Canada is calling Alberta’s move to investigate “inappropriate” school library books a “massive win”

"We were not notified about the urgent motion that Vancouver City Hall voted on this afternoon. While we understand the City’s desire to create space for collective mourning and healing, it is critical that this process centres the voices of the families and affected communities."

Actress Loretta Swit as Hot Lips Houlihan in the TV show MASHh

I went through this weird phase as a teenager where I watched M*A*S*H every day. (I also recruited one sister and several friends into this endeavour.) Loretta Swit was so funny and sometimes so heart-wrenching as Hot Lips Houlihan. She took this caricature of a woman and made her a whole person.

Vancouver abandons controversial supportive-housing project in Kitsilano City council declined to keep fighting a lawsuit residents filed against the rezoning of the site near Arbutus and Broadway for a 129-unit, 13-storey complex

"It is a huge victory for the west-side residents who fiercely opposed the project, pouring time and considerable resources into fighting it."

NIMBYism matters & it's mostly a weapon of the rich & well-connected against the poor & marginalized.

(gift link) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c429982...

Want to know what you should read this summer? Ask a bookseller. Ask a writer. Ask a librarian. Ask a living, breathing human being. Hell, ask me! It's been a while since I've done one of these, so let's do it: one like = one summer reading book rec.

Friendly reminder that libraries are awesome resources for knowledge.
Shout out to @feistywaters.com

Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Donald Trump has fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to hold the position, the Washington Post

Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...

I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.

TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

Only one deserves to be funded

“libraries are nothing without the labor of library workers” "if you see all of the external threats coming to our profession and then turn around and say "yeah the best i can do is hire part time for a job that requires a master's degree and offer no benefits", you are part of the problem and I am seeing this far too often in my search."

"if you see all of the external threats coming to our profession and then turn around and say "yeah the best i can do is hire part time for a job that requires a master's degree and offer no benefits", you are part of the problem" #LIS #GLAM #Libraries

Hey friends, the election isn't over until you vote. Don't stay home.

One of the mourners led the crowd in an impromptu rendition of Amazing Grace. Which brought many of those here to tears.

Conservatives don't debate or talk to media or take questions. Why bother when you're still rewarded with votes?

no words to describe how devastating this senseless carnage is — everyone shares the common cause of wanting to prevent another tragedy. but reading about the perpetrator, I'm not sure how anyone could conclude that more police is the answer.

Sim City

Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.

Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.

Conservative platform pledges ban on trans women in women’s prisons | Xtra Magazine ANALYSIS: The Conservative Party of Canada’s 2025 federal election platform also hints at possible future anti-trans policies

In addition to pledging to ban trans women from federal women's prisons, the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2025 federal election platform hints at other federal anti-trans policies #cdnpoli

Library workers for supervised consumption sites - Spring In December of 2024, the Ford government announced amendments to The Community Care and Recovery Act that would close supervised consumption sites (SCS) within 200 metres of schools or daycares across...

We must protect libraries at all cost.

“Every day, we witness how the province has abandoned our most vulnerable patrons. Libraries don’t require an exchange of money, thus they are one of the only free and truly public spaces available in our cities.”

springmag.ca/library-work...

PSA #1: Advance Voting all weekend long at the Kingsgate Mall

PSA #2: Advance Voting is available for any riding; you don't have to be registered in Vancouver East to vote at KM

PSA #3: If you're that house on 12th with the People's Party sign on your lawn, your advance poll is at Phibbs Exchange.

Vancouver 2025 by-election candidate combinations

With just two votes the correlation plot is overkill, a little simpler is just to list candidate combinations, only showing combinations found on at least 100 out of the 67,962 ballots that were cast.

Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.

Anne Herbert

Please for the love of everyone, vote @onecityvan.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social today

political cartoon circa 1908