#vpl — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #vpl, aggregated by home.social.
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CW: Lewd male nudity (hole and pole)
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Save the date!
#Code4libBC will be in #Vancouver November 26-27 this year.
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Anakana Schofield’s new novel, Library of Brothel, is available at the VPL.
#novels #literature #vplhttps://thewalrus.ca/the-most-un-canadian-novel-of-the-year-has-arrived/
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Calling all Vancouver-based Indie Filmmakers! You are invited to screen your short films in VPL's Montalbano Family Theatre. Invite your friends, families and filmmaker colleagues out to see your film in a professional screening environment.
Have a look at the details here and see if you think you'd like to send in your film for consideration by May 20, 2026:
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69ef9b44bd5c392c7646e39f
#VancouverPublicLibrary #IndieFilm #Vancouver #VPL #IndieFilmNight #ShortFilm #ShortFilms #BC #BritishColumbia
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“Art can be a very valuable destabilizing agent” to culture and “shake up the foundations a little bit.”
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The modern history of African nations is, to say the least, clouded by those who seek to protect their perceived innocence and/or non-involvement. This film is a curative.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a Belgian colony, then gained its independence, then was seen by western influences as important, and so was ‘soft-colonized,’ to coin a term.
Those in the Black Community, including Abby Lincoln and other jazz artists, were not having any of it. So they caused a disturbance in the UN General Assembly chamber.
This is the story of how that came to pass. It is complicated, but the events leading to its conclusion are nonetheless horrifying due to that complexity.
You won’t see Dulles, Eisenhower, or Khrushchev in the same way again.
Highly recommended.
★★★★★
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@renata I'm slowly floating the idea to VPL people I know about running a mastodon server as well. These big institutions are so slow to adopt things... except AI I guess 😅
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CW: NSFW
Another one that makes me think of @exquisitesmut. I wonder why?
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That being said, I am definitely open to lending a hand to anyone or organizations (if I don't find your values off putting obviously lol) out there that might want some technical support in this area!
I think a good candidate is approaching the libraries! Vancouver Public Library #VPL might be receiving an email from me sometime soon 🫡
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CW: NSFW
Break time starts NOW.
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I need to listen to Janis Ian records!
You need to watch this picture.
Very highly recommended.
★★★★☆
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Vancouver Public Library, taking your knowledge to greater heights.
One of my fav places. I just recently rediscovered the joy of spending time there after not going for so long.
They offer so many great free events and workshops. And I love hanging out there to work on my creative projects.
Public libraries are the best! And the VPL central branch is an architectural gem on top of it!#library #libraries #PublicLibrary #Vancouver #YVR #VancouverPublicLibrary #VPL #architecture
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When I need something fresh to listen to, thank dog for the VPL-Naxos nexus.
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One the stranger double bills possible, but there ended up being an odd through-line of Judaism.
The documentary covered a topic of which I was previously aware: the American Bund, dedicated to the promotion of NAZI ideals in the USA prior to WWII. What I didn’t know was the extent of their coverage in the nation. As is pointed out narratively, just because the movement is gone doesn’t mean the people or spirit has disappeared. All too prescient.
Highly recommended.
★★★★☆
The feature film was simply lovely. A sweet tale of family conflict finally resolved, with humour and heart. Grand stuff, perfect for a low-energy night.
Worth your time.
★★★☆☆
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I’ve meant to watch this for quite some time, because it’s
An Important Picture, and I can see why: the story is far more realistic than contemporaneous films. The adult characters are seen to be mean, short-sighted, and generally easily fooled or overcome.The young people seem to have the right attitude by today’s standards: enjoy youth while you are young! Still, you feel sad for the young hero, as his future is far from rosy, and getting away from his home life is the only option that’s logical.
Very highly recommended; especially with an eye to its time.
★★★★☆
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More #NoKings programming.
The first is the story of how four young black men decided to sit in at a lunch counter which spawned all the counter sit ins that summer and into the next year. They sought no permission to do so, because it obviously needed to be done. So they did.
The second is how Houston students were inspired by the Gainsborough Four, staged their own, and changed the cities cafés, restaurants, cinemas, & Astrodome.
★★★★☆
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When faced with something which seems too big to deal with, break things down into smaller, easily accomplished tasked. When you’ve done one thing, move on to the next one, and the next, and so on, until you’re done.
When faced with something similar to what has happened before, examine what worked when it was done then. It will likely work again, as long as it is adapted accordingly.
Mistakes are acknowledged here.
Highly recommended!
★★★★★
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A slow-moving but effective tale of discovery. The hero traverses great geographical distances, and bridges a vast chasm from late-Victorian arrogant bigotry to more scientific and enlightened time of the mid-1920s.
The ending seems fanciful, but as there is no surety of anything in life, who is to say what is ‘too improbable?’
Worthwhile.
★★★☆☆
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An incredible documentary about how photography, art, design, and ideas blended perfectly with music.
Until they didn’t.
Funny, inspiring, infuriating, uplifting, and sad.
Very highly recommended.
★★★★★
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@OrionKidder @villasbc
That’s where the Covert Librarian Acquisition and Recovery Cohort (CLAARC) trains between missions 📚🦸🏽♀️
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I just noticed that there seems to exist a gym in one of the top floors of the VPL central branch building (the middle/round part). But what is that place? The #VPL doesn't have a gym AFAICT, so who put that in there?
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"invalidivähennyksen poistosta säästyneet 22 miljoonaa oli tarkoitus kohdentaa vammaispalveluihin. Säästyneet rahat vaikuttavat hävinneen muualle kuin vammaispalveluihin, sillä niihin ei ole viitattu missään kohtaa budjettiesityksiä. Mihin nämä rahat ovat kadonneet?" #VpL #säästöt
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First off, this is a horror film. Demonic possession and gore are involved. If this is not your jam, skip the film.
If you enjoy that sort of cinematic presentation, check this out. It perfectly encapsulates the late-’70s hysteria about Satanism and Psychic Phenomenons that American TV had at the time.
And you will never watch an Antman film in the same way as before. David Dastmalchian is brilliant here as the host of the show.
Highly recommended.
★★★★★
