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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6/statuses/112675812342087751">Emeritus Prof Christopher May (chrismayla6@zirk.us)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:10:17 JST</a><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" title="chrismayla6@zirk.us"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/89211-48-20230118063718.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Emeritus Prof Christopher May" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Emeritus Prof Christopher May</a></section><article><p>Librarians are (social) heroes; stepping up when other social services have fallen away, to help those with few other places to go... </p><p>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 &amp; isolated.</p><p>[this is a long read but worth it]</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Libraries" rel="tag">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/inequality" rel="tag">#inequality</a> <br><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon">@bookstodon</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jun/25/how-britains-libraries-provide-more-than-books" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jun/25/how-britains-libraries-provide-more-than-books</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/3289987#notice-6485808">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-06-26T02:10:17+09:00" title="Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:10:17 JST">about 5 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/112675812342087751" rel="external" title="Sent from zirk.us via ActivityPub">zirk.us</a></span></span><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/112675812342087751">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: i.guim.co.uk</div><h5><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jun/25/how-britains-libraries-provide-more-than-books">‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books</a></h5><div> from <span>https://www.theguardian.com/profile/aidaedemariam</span></div></header><div>The long read: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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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
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  The long read: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities

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