#getting rid of physical media from libraries is actually very classist and ageist but people don't want to hear that | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

joyful-patient-faithful · 6 months ago

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Local libraries getting rid of physical medias such as newspapers, magazines, cds, dvds, and audiobooks is turning experiencing art into a privilege instead of a right but I don't think you guys are ready for that conversation

#the 95 year old lady who takes the city bus from the old folks home three times a week doesn't have spotify or a smartphone or a computer #how is she going to listen to her johnny cash cds #do you know how many kids I attended school with didn't have internet or wifi???#that wasn't even that long ago #they do not have streaming services stop getting rid of dvds and stop not buying new ones #also there are so many people who have a smart phone and the only thing they know how to do is call or text #if they want to keep using audiobooks let them! It's not killing you that they're not using libby #yes libby and hoopla and kanopy are great but the latter two have limited checkouts and the former usually has long waits #its not fair to expect older people and children learn how to use them if they don't want to or can't!#also magazines are basically unreadable online #so many girls will not be able to experience borrowing american girl magazines from the library because the library doesn't have magazines!#also don't even get me started on no newspapers #sorry I don't have the money for a monthly subscription to a newpaper guess I just won't know the news now #this is why everyone is getting fake news from twitter!#"but everyone has spotify and streaming services and audible and wifi and internet and smartphones and ipads and laptops #newsflash! they don't!#getting rid of physical media from libraries is actually very classist and ageist but people don't want to hear that #I love local libraries and think they are an amazing resource in so many ways #and that's why it hurts so much that they would leave such a large portion of their customers high and dry to maybe save a few bucks #rant #tags so long they probably could've been their own post lol

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