“We can judge a society on what it makes accessible.”

Cartoon by Osvaldo Gutiérrez Góme.

@dgar serious burn there, probably because there is some truth to it. Libraries are also very accessible and funded, at least where I am (near NYC)

@Bsan3

NYC might be cutting library funding.

https://www.bkreader.com/policy-government/city-council-advocates-ask-mayor-not-to-cut-library-funding-9127767

This despite how the city is of the few places resisting book/library censorship across the USA...

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Also in NYC: interest in firearms ownership has doubled...

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/04/27/amid-crime-fears-nyc-sees-surge-in-gun-permit-applications/

Reports are flitting around that NYPD is buying large numbers of machine guns and sniper rifles at the same time as funding for crime prevention measures like education, employment, & health services are cut.

@dgar

City Council, Advocates Ask Mayor Not to Cut Library Funding

The city's libraries many be closed on the weekends if more funding is not found, advocates say.

BKReader