Comments on: Picking our fights https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2021/02/picking-our-fights.html What's happening to your library? Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:25:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Molly https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2021/02/picking-our-fights.html#comment-49472 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:25:10 +0000 https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=17820#comment-49472 I quite agree. I too work in a public library, but have no issues with a small book swap being called a ‘Library.’ It’s clearly very different from a public library.

]]> By: Alexis https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2021/02/picking-our-fights.html#comment-49470 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:20:42 +0000 https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=17820#comment-49470 Thank you for saying this!! My heart went out to that lady trying to do something positive in her community.
I am a children’s book blogger and wanted to offer a “Little Library” in my garden, to allow children on their way to school to grab a free book which I no longer needed. I’m now terrified to do this, something which I thought would be a positive thing for our community and a great way to spread the love of reading.

I work in a public library so know all too well the fears we all have had for quite some time, but this kind of action is not the thing that will threaten our livelihood. It’s people in power not truly understanding the variety and importance of what libraries as a public building and service really offer. It’s so much more than a few books in someone’s front garden.

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