What are some awful libraries you have set foot in recently?

I was so excited for my town to get a new library but it is genuinely one of the worst I've set foot in.

The majority of it is made up of a kids soft play area. And shoe horned beside it is the adult and YA section in a small corner. Then only 4 computers. No meeting rooms. And to make matters worse, it has vaulted ceilings 😳 so with kids playing, it makes for a very loud environment that doesn't invite anybody to get work done or read in peace. I had a book club meeting today and we could barely hear each other to discuss the July book. So a lot of us were disappointed and consider it a down grade. Even the librarians aren't happy about it.

I'm glad kids are using the library, but this new one is more of a play place for them

The only upside is that it's safer to get to as before it was on the brow of a hill on the main road.

I saw this article and just had to bring it here 🙀😫😰 - AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale

Ciao Bookaholics!

How is everyone?

Im currently on an archaeology placement for uni and I recently read an Indiana Jones spoof romace book for a little bit of fun

I want to know....

Have you ever read a book related to your job/degree? And how did you find it? 🤔

hello!! how long into the book do you usually dnf? cause i’m reading a book idk if i like. the concept is really cool but im like 10% in and i hate every character and the writing style is meh… and idk what to do! it’s draining my excitement to literally see it… and another one of my reads is the second book in a duo but i’m looking hating it compared to the first one? like the characters haven’t grown at all… idk if they’re a dnf or if i should just pause them since im a big mood reader. need advice pleaseee tell me what you would do

This post is 100% inspired by @ayzrules who lit this fire by creating post 1 and post 2. Here are my contributions! (For most, I provide multiple options.)

1) Purple Immersion // Purple Reign

On PB, we wear purple.

Featured Badges: Cozy Fantasy, One and Done Fantasy, Universe Quest: The Cosmere + Cytoverse, Flights of Fire, Gothic Literature

2) She’s a Lady (and ladies shouldn’t be messed with)

Heels, nails, blade, mascara. Fit check for my napalm era.

Honorable Mention (for the nails):

Featured Badges: Supporting Women’s Wrongs, Feminine Rage, Sapphic Vampires, Feminism Without Exception, The Monstrous Feminine

3) t.i.t.s.o.a.k. collection

for those who celebrate hoa hoa hoa szn

Featured Badges: Sapphic Vampires, The Werewolf Within, Plants, Fungi, and Trees – Oh My!, The MacLeaniverse, Quiet Novels

4) Dark Mode

The skeleton’s torso and skull have now been reunited.

Featured Badges: Dark Academia, True Crime Starter Pack Vol I, Poetic Stories, Forgive Us Our Trespasses: Religious Horror; Gothic Literature

5) Monster F*cker Collection

Monster smash.

(The alien? I’m picturing Ice Planet Barbarians. Yes, Chef.)

Some may choose to end their session with a blade, a smoke, or a lippy touch-up.

Featured Badges: Sapphic Vampires, The Werewolf Within, Those Who Lurk Among Us: Monster Manga, Botanical Horror, The Monstrous Feminine Monster Romance Series Starters, Skeletons in the Closet, Strange Plagues, Sci-Fi Charcuterie, Mermaids After Dark, Flights of Fire

Supporting Women’s Wrongs

6) Happily Ever After…? I just couldn’t leave this at three icons, but you can if you want that HEA. 😉

Featured Badges: Beyond the Bodice Ripper: Historical Romance, Universe Quest: Lord of the Rings & Tolkein’s Legendarium, Fairy Tale Retellings, Universe Quest: The Cosmere + Cytoverse

7) Outdoorsy (aka the forest/mountains will kill and absorb you)

Featured Badges: The Werewolf Within, Universe Quest: Maasverse, Southern Gothic Fiction, Queer Horror, Plants, Fungi, and Trees – Oh My!

8) Cosmic Queer Love

Featured Badges: Men Loving Men in Literary Fiction, The MacLeaniverse, Fever Dreams & Strange Realities, Achillean Across Genres, Fated Mates Book Club: Romance Books for Novel People Lady Knights Who Like Other Ladies, Found Family in Fantasy, Black Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Speculative Fiction, Sapphic Across Genres, LGBTQ+ Middle Grade

9) Horror Story, Vol I.

Featured Badges: From Bookshelf to TV, Those Who Lurk Among Us: Monster Manga, Thriller Starter Pack Vol I, Horror Starter Pack Vol II, Queer Horror

And that concludes baby’s first PB Club post!