Paul Jessup says buy a copy of The Skinless Man Counts to Five: Also true. The library is not a business, but a public resource. And as one, that's where it's priorities should be 100%

Poor people use libraries. Rich people shut them down because they don't *want* poor people to read.

Poor people also read. It is a harmful classist stereotype to think otherwise, and we should have moved past it by now.

this, exactly, what you said. My local library is now closed on weekends and closed at 5pm on weekdays because of this nonsense

It would make more sense to close it on a weekday and open it on the weekend. And having literally no times a person who works an in-person job can go to the library should be banned.

Wouldn’t you want people looking for employment or without a safe place to go during the day to have library as a place to go though?

Obviously I would want it open all days, do all people have a safe place to stay on the weekend? Where is someone in a terrible job going to look for employment when the library is closed whenever they get off work supposed to do?

Yes, my point is simply to emphasize that when resources are limited it is most equitable to prioritize the needs of the most disadvantaged and marginalized people.

Also true. The library is not a business, but a public resource. And as one, that's where it's priorities should be 100%

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