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Iris

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9. Sorry. I read gobs of research about how much unpaid social work is heaped onto librarians and how it impacts them.

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 06:37 AM

Jul 1

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When society doesn't want to deal with a social problem, it often gets heaped onto libraries. Since this is a political forum, I don't see why I should be expected to laugh at something that hits at a hard truth that a lot of people are not aware of.

On edit: to be honest, the image of the front desk check out scenario, does make me laugh, though!

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