Pamela B'well
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08:51 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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Mister Midnight
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In response to Pamela B'well.
This article was posted by another Spoutan, so they deserve the credit.

Wil Wheaton's point is the crux of the matter - libraries are a safe place. The authoritarians don't want anyone to feel safe or have refuge. They want control, and will destroy all of our institutions to get it.
09:00 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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Pamela B'well
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In response to Mister Midnight.
Thank you for adding this perspective to the discussion. We all need that safe place, and no one has a right to deny it to anyone.
10:11 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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Mister Midnight
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You are welcome, but this is not my work. Other people here provided this link. One of the stories that Wil recounts resonates with me - one of my sisters is a Downs Syndrome person, and she knows that libraries are a safe place.

Taking that safety away is evil, and I don't use the term lightly.
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10:15 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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Pamela B'well
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In response to Mister Midnight.
@mstrmidnight
Having worked in a h.s. library for 24 years, I know very well that the library provides a safe space for students at every level.

I am proud to have been part of that feeling of safety for so many, and thankful to the librarians in my life who provided this for me.
02:30 PM - Apr 28, 2024 (Edited)
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Mister Midnight
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In response to Pamela B'well.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I was one of the kids that hid out in the back of the library.

The way things are going, we'll have to start thanking librarians for their service in addition to military personnel. They're on the front lines right now.
02:53 PM - Apr 28, 2024
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