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N. K. Jemisin@nkjemisin.bsky.social |
Poor people use libraries. Rich people shut them down because they don't *want* poor people to read.
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Tom Dennis
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Whatever "Red" has in their library, it doesn't include The Great Gatsby:
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nancymittens.bsky.social
@nancymittens.bsky.social
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I gave 1000+ ebooks, and another several hundred hardcopy. And a 47" flat screen. I love the county library! Libraries are awesome for everyone!
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Drakyn
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I was always "Yah, libraries are great I guess" but since having a kid they are a freaking lifeline! Almost every day there's a free storytime for my toddler where we can meet other families in the area. They also lend out free passes to local zoos, museums and Sesame Place
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drfogout
@drfogout.bsky.social
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www.benjamin-franklin-history.org/lending-libr...
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Tim [redacted]
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Facts. Libraries are a cornerstone of the knowledge system, along with community knowledge, the school system and higher ed. They are Critical.
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@valleykid.bsky.social
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Yes. Same with public schools
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Christopher Quirk
@christopherquirk.bsky.social
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“The public library is the most dangerous place in town” -John Ciardi
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Mosheen
@mosheen.bsky.social
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taenia
@taenia.bsky.social
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There is also a difference between reading books and hoarding them as a status symbol.
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kkmortier
@kkmortier.bsky.social
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It’s only the rich people who feel the need to complain to us about how unfair it was to get rid of fines for late book returns, too. 🙄
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Donna Jonas
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I worked for my local library system for 15 years before retiring and still use it weekly for books I can no longer afford to buy. I have 13 books on hold, all of them are new ones coming out from various authors. I would never get the chance to read them If I didn't have the library.
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Sandy B.
@nebulousmenace.bsky.social
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"yes, and" a big TV costs, like, a quarter of your rent check.
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BlepBork
@blepbork.bsky.social
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Or for them to get free AC, educational entertainment for their kiddos, or really anything else free.
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Val
@jambalayaval.bsky.social
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Same with the printing press. Gawd, if people learn how to read, they'll find out just how stupid the people in power truly are!
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@hope-post.bsky.social
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I get your point, but kids love library’s too and older ppl. I took all my boys and their grandpa 3 times a week when they were little, they all loved it:)
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Maranoa Girl
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and now there is a worldwide murdochracy backed campaign to stop poor kids from accessing social media until they are aged 14 - especially those kids in public schools - dismantling public education & learning is for their own good of course. I think the voting age should now be 14 & compulsory.
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feralrobots.bsky.social
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Don't know if you heard about this, but it's a little bit of *GOOD* news about libraries for once, from Vermont. (Jessamyn 'may have helped a little.')
glammr.us/@jessamyn/11...
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Fabulous Abomination
@fababomination.bsky.social
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Exactly.
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Chris K
@chiarchfiend.bsky.social
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When I was having an especially rough time finding a permanent job post-graduation, libraries were practically the only way I *could* get books to read or access a computer at times. Anyone who thinks they're disposable or unnecessary is out of their damn mind - or has an agenda.
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Desperado
@coldwindandsnow.bsky.social
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People who can’t afford home internet or computers yes they exist, need their public library.
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Manuel F. Herrador
@manuelfherrador.bsky.social
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I just discovered that was coined as a supposedly inspirational quote O_O
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Tad Suiter
@retius.bsky.social
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Nah, some of the rich do, but I would speculate that the percentage with this opinion is much higher among the upper middle class... The folks that like to think of themselves as rich.
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Will "scifantasy" Frank
@scifantasy.bsky.social
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Or use computers, apply for jobs, learn things... (This is a "yes, and," not an opposition.)
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Paul Jessup says buy a copy of The Skinless Man Counts to Five
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this, exactly, what you said. My local library is now closed on weekends and closed at 5pm on weekdays because of this nonsense
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Last Gamer on the Left
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They have little libraries because they gave the book to a friend after they finished it, because that friend gave them another book after they finished reading it. 'Poor people don't hoard books' is not the put down the classists think it is.
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Nurseferatu
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Disabled people use libraries too. Digital content I can access from home via my local library and the LOC Braille and Talking Book Library.
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Draculasaurus
@draculasaurus.bsky.social
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My status symbol.
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Cara
@runningdouble.bsky.social
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Seattle’s public library system is currently experiencing a ransomware attack and it is the most enraging and frustrating kidnapping of one of the only spaces in the city where you aren’t expected to spend money. Librarians are checking out physical media and recording it on paper.
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Red Lori Bright Eyes
@redloribrighteyes.bsky.social
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libraries are where a lot of survivors learn how to survive
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Sarah May
@sarahmay1.bsky.social
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And books are more expensive than TV sets, even big ones. That's why we need libraries. A quick look suggests you could buy in the region of 10-20 books (not academic books) for the cost of a 55" smart TV
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debbshock
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libraries were my refuge when I was homeless, and when I was abused. aor conditioned (I was in FL then), I could use a computer, read, write, exist. it was a haven. I cannot stress enough the value of this for people.
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J. A. Baldwin
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Poor people have tiny apartments and move a lot; books take up a ton of space and are heavy as sin. I keep my most favorite and special reference books in my personal library, everything else I let the public library store for me. Might as well share when I'm not actively reading them, no?
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Ostrich, Booster Pack Blueskyer
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It took me the longest time to realize that the poster in the screenshot was referring to a book collection as a library
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3fatcats
@3fatcats.bsky.social
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Aaaannnnndddd poor people have wall sized libraries, use the public library, kindle, and watch whatever the hell they want on big fuck off tvs. Also, poor people are librarians, so be nice to them, because they are in charge of everything that everyone reads.
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Flopsie
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Rich people buy their books by the foot at the Strand because they saw in a style magazine that having a library makes you look classy. Can you make them all gteen?
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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈 - 🌹BLOOD REMAINS🌹 out NOW!!!
@cathypegau.bsky.social
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Because knowledge gives power.
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Andy Barnett
@hof1991.bsky.social
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Recommended reading. www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...
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@bluejacksky.bsky.social
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And people who consume more books than they could ever keep.
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Timid Tanuki
@timidtanuki.bsky.social
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"Rich people have small TVs and big libraries" Bitch, what? Rich people will have literal theaters in their homes, with screens, projectors, and Dolby systems.
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Bipolar Viscountess
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In NYC, libraries are so much more than book repositories. They are cooling centers, community centers, job centers, classrooms, and fill many more roles than that. The fact that we are headed for weekend shutdowns is MADDENING
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Chris in SF
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What’s the most dangerous thing in America? A [disadvantaged person] with a library card.
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