Fun fact: public libraries are generally pozzed. Bunch of leftists work in them, the American Library Association is woke af, same song and dance as in academia.
Course, libraries as a whole are getting that way too. Academic, private, legal, you name it.
Friend of mind's in the field and one thing I learned is apparently job apps for librarians in the bigger entities and cities are requiring "diversity, equity, and inclusion" statements. Basically how you've been and plan to go about improving your workplace's DiVeRsItY and how you've done such in prior work.
I've always been about access to information but with the way things are going I can't say I'd miss public libraries very much.
Ain't that the truth. From the outside in things are pretty non-political at the law library he's at but man even then you have to put on a bit of an act from time to time. The field's really changed over the past decade in that regard.
Fun fact: public libraries are generally pozzed. Bunch of leftists work in them, the American Library Association is woke af, same song and dance as in academia.
Course, libraries as a whole are getting that way too. Academic, private, legal, you name it.
Friend of mind's in the field and one thing I learned is apparently job apps for librarians in the bigger entities and cities are requiring "diversity, equity, and inclusion" statements. Basically how you've been and plan to go about improving your workplace's DiVeRsItY and how you've done such in prior work.
I've always been about access to information but with the way things are going I can't say I'd miss public libraries very much.
I've spent a lot of my life in libraries, including over a decade working in them. The current state of the ALA and the library schools is shameful.
Ain't that the truth. From the outside in things are pretty non-political at the law library he's at but man even then you have to put on a bit of an act from time to time. The field's really changed over the past decade in that regard.
Libraries are kinda useless anyway though with the advent of the internet as well as the ability to just have any books you want shipped to you.
The only use for libraries now is honestly try before you buy.