Closing libraries means abandoning society’s most isolated and vulnerable | Dawn Finch
As mental health services continue to be cut, librarians are becoming an informal lifeline for people with serious problems
For most of us, the library is a source of books and information. The core factor of the work of a librarian is absolutely vital and should never be forgotten. But something else is happening in our libraries, with repercussions for library workers.
I worked for a long time in public libraries and most of my day was not spent shelving books (or reading them). As much of my time was spent dealing with human beings as printed volumes. A passion for books and reading first drew me to library work, but empathy, belief in human rights and the importance of social activism kept me working in
