"The article included photos of several handwritten lists of books that students have requested their libraries bring in. Normally, librarians would order these right away to keep students’ interests, as long they are a good fit for the collection. Now, librarians are holding onto these long lists in the hopes they can order them in the future — in the meantime, though, many students have gotten tired of waiting and stopped going to the library at all."
That's the goal. That's why they're doing this. Don't let them win.
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"'I grew up a queer teen on the fringes, and didn't feel like the world was made for me,' [New Jersey librarian Jenna] Ingham tells Yahoo Life. 'The goal is to be there for the teens, to make them feel seen, to make them feel valid.' Because, Ingham adds, "When you see yourself reflected back at you in the book, you feel like there is a place for you.'
"...'I had a teen tell me I was the only adult in their life that respects their pronouns,' Ingham shares. 'I recently had a trans teen come out to me. I had only just met them, but after 25 minutes of conversation they felt comfortable. I believe I was the first person they said it out loud to.'"
had a guy getting flirty w me today (rare occurrence as they mostly assume I'm a man & most queer men are not into what I've got going on & I will always endlessly thank testosterone for ending the era of Man Flirting) and ended it with "have you ever thought about doing radio?" "...no?" "well you should, you've got a radio voice!" like that's absolutely the wildest thing someone can say