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At times I loved this book and at other times I was underwhelmed. In a time when librarians are fighting tooth and nail to stay afloat this book can help to facilitate conversations about the wide range of services that libraries offer. I was inspired by the wide range of people were portrayed in this book. While librarianship is still mostly dominated by white women, I liked the diversity this book represented. Thank you for giving these librarians a place to have their voice heard. I was also inspired by the stories of other libraries and how they have fought to provide for their communities (i.e. Kayaks or dolls).
However, I got a little tired of the interjections from various 'well known people.' While I understand the power of stories, they all seemed to say the same thing...'libraries are amazing, my library was my second home, I read so many books, etc.' Of course these are important stories, but did this book need so many? The only other thing that bothered me was the 'sound bites' from librarians. I noticed a lot said the same thing 'if libraries close, it will be chaos' 'we help with technology.' Why so much overlap? There is so much to say about librarianship and these sound bites seemed to gloss over some of the real issues facing libraries. The few librarians who did tackle topics of social justice and libraries - THANK YOU for showing a bit of the complexities that we are facing as a profession.
Overall - a fun and fast read and I enjoyed see the vast locations and job titles presented!
However, I got a little tired of the interjections from various 'well known people.' While I understand the power of stories, they all seemed to say the same thing...'libraries are amazing, my library was my second home, I read so many books, etc.' Of course these are important stories, but did this book need so many? The only other thing that bothered me was the 'sound bites' from librarians. I noticed a lot said the same thing 'if libraries close, it will be chaos' 'we help with technology.' Why so much overlap? There is so much to say about librarianship and these sound bites seemed to gloss over some of the real issues facing libraries. The few librarians who did tackle topics of social justice and libraries - THANK YOU for showing a bit of the complexities that we are facing as a profession.
Overall - a fun and fast read and I enjoyed see the vast locations and job titles presented!