I’ve slowly been coming to terms with the fact that my most enduring legacy on the internet is going to be tweeting a screenshot of my local library’s Facebook page.
Celebrating librarians is a wonderful legacy!
I’m so happy this post made its way onto the Fediverse. <3
Just know you put a smile on a lot of faces, including mine :)
'Anti Prom' in a library sounds like an event I'd attend. I'd prefer it with snakes though.
If there's one thing I've learned from American films, it's that the snakes are at prom.
Addendum: don't snack on snakes. Snakes will not be provided as snacks on either date.
Snake snacks = No
PPS: on May 22 the snakes may have their own snacks. Do not snack on snake snacks.
PPPS: Do not feed the snakes your snacks.
PPPPS: Feeding the snake snacks your snacks may make for a tastier snack for the snake.
PPPPPS: Unruly children (and adults) may be considered as candidates for snake snacks
No snacks for poor snakes? :(
Snakes will be provided as dates, did I understand that right?
Random little anecdote: A kid at my school got suspended for 2 weeks for calling the school librarian hot. This happened years ago and it was a big scandal lmao
Two weeks for that sounds excessive. Imagine if they said that the librarian was thicker than a bowl of oatmeal, that kid would be in prison to this day.
Suspension at all is a bit over the top for some dumb thing a kid said. Maybe have them write an essay about why it’s not something you’d say to people.
Is she tho?
Obviously, she was a librarian
Rosa: Wow, she is good at shushing.
Jake: I know. She's like a librarian.
Rosa: You mean like a sexy librarian?
Jake: No, a regular one!
In 2nd grade in the 80s, I got suspended for three days for flicking raisins
One of my duties at work is IT Support for librarians in the State Penitentiaries. I have so much respect for librarians and their profession. They deserve more support from our governments. They are people making a difference.
I respect your job.
What's an anti prom? Do you get your virginity certified on that day or something?
Yes, and you get your official golden DARE card!
For real though, prom can be an exclusionary, torturous experience, especially for kids who aren't cisgender, heterosexual, white, neurotypical, able-bodied, or financially comfortable. In very conservative areas, the rules around who can attend often include stipulations that dates must be opposite genders, and the dress code requires assigned-gender conformation. It's not unusual for prom to be held at a country club or other establishment with an exclusionary, bigoted past.
Anti-Prom is an effort to make something fun for the kids that those proms leave behind.
My parents told me about how when they were in school the single and gay kids had to form fake couples to attend prom because everyone was required to have a opposite-gender date. All of the fake couples split the moment they got in the door and passed the requirements and that was at least as far as the farce had to go.
I didn't attent my prom when I was in highschool. My girlfriend at the time couldn't make it and I didn't have any other friends right then so I knew it would be boring and I honestly don't regret it at all
My wife was part of a group that ran one for a bit at a science fiction convention in the 80s. The concept was for "those men and women in fandom who did not get to attend their prom as teens." In many cases, it was because they were unpopular nerds as teens, in military families, health issues, and so on. "Let's run a prom like we wanted to have." So instead of some boring "popular kid celebration" most proms were, it was just a bunch of nerdy fun men and women who dressed up in costumes, drank, and hung out.
That sounds legit amazing
There was a place near me that did an "emo homecoming dance" event and I'm still sad we had a scheduling conflict and couldn't go
A wholesome thing sounds like:
The theme is Fairy Tales, so feel free to wear a crown. Everyone’s prom king and queen here! Semi-formal/Formal is recommended, but not required. There will be a DJ, free snacks, and a mini Instax photo booth. This event is free and open to high school students up to age 18 only. If your parents insist on attending, they will be banished to the library lobby. No younger/older siblings or friends. The door closes at 8:30 p.m. Once you leave the building, you will not be permitted back in. The Teen Anti Prom is a safe space for you to dance (or not) the night away, no matter your sexuality, gender identity, beliefs, or any other reason.
It's an event meticulously crafted to exactly counteract prom so that the end result is absolutely nothing happening.
What happens if the two events collide? Do they annihilate each other? Does the resulting explosion destroy the whole city?
The events DO collide, annihilating each other without collateral damage. That's the intention, at least.
A badly calculated anti-prom usually only causes minor irregularities though, such as people switching to preferring tea over coffee and vice versa for a few months.
Starbucks hate it, but Pickwick and Yogi Tea love it.
Ok but there will be snacks on May 22 or no?
Yes, but only for the snakes.
Uhm... Are we the snacks in that situation?
Why do you think they are fattening everyone up with snacks on April 12?
Sneks
Snek snaks
Librarians are the best.
If that's the same Pflugerville I'm thinking of, they're basically a suburb of Austin, my wife worked in the Austin public library system for a very long time, and yes, i agree, we don't deserve librarians. They are awesome. I love my wife.
Librarians are unironically the best people in any town.
My local ones hosted a masquerade ball, completely free of charge, poetry readings all night, drawing lessons, ballroom dancing, all catered with sandwiches, punch, and chips. Then, as if that wasn't enough, they brought out glasses of brandy and wine for everyone at the end.
Literally better than any club I've been to and it was just one of the things they do regularly.
I've never met a librarian who didn't offer enthusiastic help when asked. I'm sure there are some cranky ones out there, but I can't think of a public facing job where the workers are as cheerful and helpful as librarians. It takes a certain temperament to devote your life to encouraging others to read books.
I love thissssss!
That's one tuck, one no-tuck.
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