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   Nini (nini@bitbang.social)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:10:16 JST Nini

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   • Emeritus Prof Christopher May

   @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon Got a bit of a dual-edged sword to the conservatives, libraries are places offering services for free to everyone which is a public good which we cannot have unless someone gets to wet their beak. Also, there's the threat of knowledge, a learned populace is one that doesn't vote conservative.

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     Emeritus Prof Christopher May (chrismayla6@zirk.us)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:10:17 JST Emeritus Prof Christopher May

     Librarians are (social) heroes; stepping up when other social services have fallen away, to help those with few other places to go...

     No wonder the Right wants to defund the libraries (via attrition against local authorities), when you look at the pragmatic but vital social support they are offering to the vulnerable & isolated.

     [this is a long read but worth it]

     #Libraries #inequality
     @bookstodon

     https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jun/25/how-britains-libraries-provide-more-than-books

     Barrie Suddery 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 repeated this.