DYK about the Minecraft library? That it’s an anti-censorship measure, in part? Now, I’m curious to learn more…though I don’t play Minecraft (other than going in alongside my son sometimes when he was younger and obsessed with it)…
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![Billy Idil meme:
80s rockstar wearing a cowl neck cardigan, presumably a “pumpkin spice latte” on a fall leaves tree-lined street.
Caption:
It’s a nice day for a light sweater…
It’s a nice for
CARDIGAAAAAN!
[the word “cardigan” stretched out with a bunch of final letter As]
[referencing a twist on chorus lyrics, but in the correct rhythm, of his hit White Wedding.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:duqvrp37fjewl6n65n3p77mb/bafkreickvor47oemijlknbysissd3ur73uljbpuaix7hnd24x2u6saflvy)
![From an email update:
“Great News:
Prison Librarians Saved!
Dear BCFI friends, supporters, and volunteers,
Today the Commissioner of Correctional Service Canada (CSC) announced an official rejection of the proposed budget cut that would eliminate federal librarian positions. This means, thanks to your support and advocacy, librarians in federal penitentiaries across Canada can continue their invaluable work.
We are grateful to Commissioner Talal Dakalbab for his swift review and sound rejection of such a harmful cut. We are also encouraged and inspired by his thoughtful message, in which he confirms that "access to reading materials, information, and learning supports plays an important role in offender rehabilitation, including literacy development, education, and personal growth. This will continue."
We are thrilled by this news and want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who raised their voice and took action in support of prison librarians. At a time when access to books, literacy, and learning within our institutions is more important than ever, your advocacy sent a powerful message: prison libraries matter, and the work done by prison librarians is not only necessary, but life-changing.
We were fortunate to be supported by a remarkable community of writers who set aside their own work to write compelling and heartfelt articles about this misguided decision. Their voices helped galvanize public attention, sparked important conversations, and inspired so many Canadians to take interest and action.
While there is still work ahead, the response to this campaign has demonstrated the strength of a community united around a simple belief: that access to books, knowledge, and professional library services should remain an integral part of Canada's correctional system.
Thank you … …ensuring every incarcerated individual has access to the literature they need to imagine a different future… [some truncations]
Tom Best
Executive Director
Book Clubs for Inmates”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:duqvrp37fjewl6n65n3p77mb/bafkreidlb4krmib5joy2zvgz5kfo7jvjqqvtdrn5kvwnrjt3lsppqwkysi)
