Jane Berger Herschlag

@janeherschlag.bsky.social

Poet, prose writer, home decorator, textile designer, teacher, photographer, nature lover, chocolate lover, creator of many recipes, including ways to help save our environment.

Disgusting sexist trolls online are trying to expose the identity of Jane Doe, the brave former Cornell student who alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted by seven members of Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity. If they want a name, they can have mine.

Among the titles on Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s book-banning target list are books explicitly written about censorship and the fight to keep books accessible. Why doesn't he want people to know about banned books? Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/banningbanne...

Banning Books About... Banned Books?!

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s book-banning list includes books about censorship, intellectual freedom, and the fight to keep books accessible.

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🧵Early subscription libraries in Yorkshire emerged in the 18th century. These libraries allowed middle-class members to pool money to buy and preserve books. The most important example is The Leeds Library, founded in 1768 and the oldest surviving proprietary subscription

The Leeds Library, founded in 1768 and the oldest surviving proprietary subscription library in the country. Image: Michael D Beckwith, Public Domain.