Libraries are one of the most radical social institutions we have, because they’re based on the idea that *everyone* has the right to information, for free. It’s also what makes them crucial to democracy. I will never stop yelling about this!
Libraries might be my very favorite thing.
My partner actually calls me Captain Library.
I'm so grateful they already exist because there is zero chance they'd get invented today.
One of my professors said: If libraries hadn't been around for centuries already, it would be impossible to open one now. Publishers would never allow it.
