"little free libraries" are a pernicious, individualist perversion of Public Libraries. They should all be vandalized for daring to associate themselves with such a venerable institution.
Who erects these things? People who own freestanding/duplex homes on leafy residential urban streets. Who wish to make a permanent display out of how nice they are. Yet in a way that centers themselves with no accountability in sight.
This lady sounds fucked. However as far as I can tell she is in accordance with the conceit of these things.
Try doing this at an actual Public Library and feel the Wrath of the Librarians.
I'm not "stomping" on anything. But. If people who were rich enough to have lawns in cities started turning their lawns into "community gardens" where only their rich friends could do stuff, but pretending that it was open to everyone, then started erecting monuments to their own generosity. Then I wouldn't shame anyone for stomping those gardens.
I guess I just don't think rich people who own the nicest properties in town should be the ones to dictate what gets shared and with whom.
Do you think little libraries are only seen in rich suburbs? I think they're just as common in middle class neighborhoods as well as in front of public schools, public parks, churches, and the start of hiking trails. Also, nobody's preventing poor people from taking a book, it's quite literally open to everyone
The library isn't the be all and end all of information dissemination. Are libraries good places that should be protected? Yes. Can they also be co-opted and engage in censorship and exclusion? Yes.
We have one in our neighborhood park that people maintain on their free time. You seem angry and I don't think it's about little free libraries, so what are you actually angry about?
RHETORIC [Heroic: Failure] - Alright, here we go. We're devoting all your available brain cells to coming up with a question about communism. Scratch that, to coming up with the question about communism, the alpha and omega of communism questions, and that question is: "Are little libraries bourgeois?"
Are libraries truly venerable? I see them filled up with conservative bullshit that spouts unneeded bigotry. I like the comments of libraries and fully support their continuation but to act as though “real” libraries have muddled the idea as well and before these
any person can sit down and maybe snooze in a comfortable chair
any person can ask for help with anything
librarians help people sign their kids up for school, find an apartment, learn a language, prove the existence of bigfoot, do their homework, get that perfect love poem, decide on a tattoo, obtain an old map of their neighborhood, whatever whatever etc etc
Librarians are consistently the most badass profession when it comes to resisting fucked up shit. I first learned about this "post 9/11": America’s Most Dangerous Librarians - a time when there were very few if any other organized groups with power (sorry ANSWER) who were in substantial opposition. ISPs, phone companies, mail delivery, schools, employers, retail, transportation... all other institutions caved instantly. While you hear about pharmacists, doctors, nurse etc grassing people out for trying to access contraception, when do you ever hear the same of librarians? It's not cause no one ever asks a librarians. It's cause they know to look up the information and keep their mouths shut. Shh.
During the initial COVID pandemic, libraries reacted with alacrity. Many of them initiated "online memberships" which let anyone who asked (no proof of residency) have access to all their resources.
I’m not disagreeing librarians aren’t good people generally. It’s more about the fact that libraries aren’t some mythical perfect idea that can’t be harmed by little libraries existing. They aren’t perfect and even if they were, little libraries wouldn’t affect that or harm libraries in any way
Vaccines require a lot of knowledge to distribute and books don’t. People also won’t get multiple vaccines but they can easily have multiple books. They aren’t even comparable.
how an institution is wielded by those in power should not sway us from their support. this is part of the rightwing strategy to privatize what's left of the commons. cf the post office
I fully support libraries. But this also shouldn’t change us from both critiquing them and realizing that our support of libraries is not, on its own, a valid critique of little libraries
"little free libraries" are a pernicious, individualist perversion of Public Libraries. They should all be vandalized for daring to associate themselves with such a venerable institution.
Who erects these things? People who own freestanding/duplex homes on leafy residential urban streets. Who wish to make a permanent display out of how nice they are. Yet in a way that centers themselves with no accountability in sight.
This lady sounds fucked. However as far as I can tell she is in accordance with the conceit of these things.
Try doing this at an actual Public Library and feel the Wrath of the Librarians.
Little libraries are kinda nice for sharing books in suburban hell where libraries take an hour drive to get to tho
You must be fun at parties.
God forbid anyone would put something out that says "we are a community, here is something we can share together"
Do you go around stomping community gardens too?
I'm not "stomping" on anything. But. If people who were rich enough to have lawns in cities started turning their lawns into "community gardens" where only their rich friends could do stuff, but pretending that it was open to everyone, then started erecting monuments to their own generosity. Then I wouldn't shame anyone for stomping those gardens.
I guess I just don't think rich people who own the nicest properties in town should be the ones to dictate what gets shared and with whom.
I don't know what your deal is. Our little free library is in our neighborhood public park next to our community garden, in the same PUBLIC PARK.
I don't live in the suburbs so I don't know what to tell you
Do you think little libraries are only seen in rich suburbs? I think they're just as common in middle class neighborhoods as well as in front of public schools, public parks, churches, and the start of hiking trails. Also, nobody's preventing poor people from taking a book, it's quite literally open to everyone
Why are you saying it’s only the richest people in town? They are very common in quite poor neighborhoods as well
That's a moronic way to look at the world and will get you nowhere. Period.
Isnt this literally the "WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS WITH NO PROFIT INCENTIVE" meme
You know those little libraries allow you to also place books in it rather than just take. Fill it with communist and anarchist literature.
Just like the lady in the OP fills it with bible stuff.
What is this post even about
Lmao did you get so mad at libraries you forgot where you are
The library isn't the be all and end all of information dissemination. Are libraries good places that should be protected? Yes. Can they also be co-opted and engage in censorship and exclusion? Yes.
Are little libraries bourgeois?
Answer: No
has it ever crossed your mind that not everyone lives close to a real Public Library?
We have one in our neighborhood park that people maintain on their free time. You seem angry and I don't think it's about little free libraries, so what are you actually angry about?
what does
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If you're going to dodge the question, why bother responding at all
Lol who pays you man shut the fuck up. This is nothing. Literally no argument just grade school poetry. You're not going to be famous.
Happy eleventh day on this site tho
Are libraries truly venerable? I see them filled up with conservative bullshit that spouts unneeded bigotry. I like the comments of libraries and fully support their continuation but to act as though “real” libraries have muddled the idea as well and before these
Yes. I think they are.
A public library is a place that
librarians help people sign their kids up for school, find an apartment, learn a language, prove the existence of bigfoot, do their homework, get that perfect love poem, decide on a tattoo, obtain an old map of their neighborhood, whatever whatever etc etc
Librarians are consistently the most badass profession when it comes to resisting fucked up shit. I first learned about this "post 9/11": America’s Most Dangerous Librarians - a time when there were very few if any other organized groups with power (sorry ANSWER) who were in substantial opposition. ISPs, phone companies, mail delivery, schools, employers, retail, transportation... all other institutions caved instantly. While you hear about pharmacists, doctors, nurse etc grassing people out for trying to access contraception, when do you ever hear the same of librarians? It's not cause no one ever asks a librarians. It's cause they know to look up the information and keep their mouths shut. Shh.
During the initial COVID pandemic, libraries reacted with alacrity. Many of them initiated "online memberships" which let anyone who asked (no proof of residency) have access to all their resources.
I’m not disagreeing librarians aren’t good people generally. It’s more about the fact that libraries aren’t some mythical perfect idea that can’t be harmed by little libraries existing. They aren’t perfect and even if they were, little libraries wouldn’t affect that or harm libraries in any way
if there is a public hospital distributing vaccines in an area, then some random person starts doing it from their house, what do you think of that?
Vaccines require a lot of knowledge to distribute and books don’t. People also won’t get multiple vaccines but they can easily have multiple books. They aren’t even comparable.
how an institution is wielded by those in power should not sway us from their support. this is part of the rightwing strategy to privatize what's left of the commons. cf the post office
I fully support libraries. But this also shouldn’t change us from both critiquing them and realizing that our support of libraries is not, on its own, a valid critique of little libraries
sure agreed on both points