madsongstress
madsongstress t1_je9zlry wrote
Reply to I read an article about Missouri’s House cutting funding to their libraries and it made me really sad. by poopmaester41
Missouri librarian here. My large library system will lose a small amount of funding, rural libraries will be harmed more by this, but we do have a dysfunctional board doing their usual shennanigans...resulting in the budget being f***** with, causing numerous problems including a hiring freeze in my building which directly affects me, and the help I am able to get with the particular service I work on. I can also state that an no time in my library career have I said "Hey KID! pssst! Comere! Look at all these sexy videos!!!" Nor have I tried to convert kids to be gay. I HAVE however, helped people fill out job applications, create their first email account, find local resources they need to SURVIVE, connected people with life changing books, provided an empathic listening ear...long list. All for NO pay raise in years and now owing to the hiring freeze my job duties have doubled because employees that leave are not being replaced. It's demoralizing. If I didn't really like the job and adore my colleagues, I'd be out of here. We are on the front lines of the dumbassery and it's just getting worse. If you know any librarians, go give them a hug....unless they don't want to be touched. Then leave them the fuck alone.
madsongstress t1_jea0ja5 wrote
Reply to comment by Max_E_Mas in I read an article about Missouri’s House cutting funding to their libraries and it made me really sad. by poopmaester41
Depending on your grandma's health, she may be able to get reading materials through the Wolfner service.
https://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner
Talking books and Braille, and your local library may have a homebound service that can send all kinds of materials to her if she is basically homebound.