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Another concerns equity and accessibility:

removal of more than 500,000 books from public access is a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others.

so low-income people in the argument are pretty obvious

how about people with disabilities or rural communities? why are they there? do they have easier access to libraries than bookstore?

and what the hell are lgbt people doing there? do they read disproportionally more more than average non-lgbt population, or why are they singled out?

seems like this whole paragraph is just “lets throw in some minorities, no one can talk back at that” lame argument

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xanu@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Libraries are safe spaces for minorities and the LGBTQ+ community. Books in general spread awareness and raise empathy and can also help struggling young people understand that they are not alone.

That quote isn’t saying people of these communities read or use a public library more than those who aren’t; it’s pointing out that the erasure of public safe spaces and resources affects groups that benefit from their existence more.

All of that doesn’t even mention the content that was likely present in those 500,000 books.

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- 14th_cylon@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Libraries are safe spaces for minorities
  
  this text was primarily about digital archives, so i don’t think this applies much
  
  can also help struggling young people understand that they are not alone.
  
  this does make sense, ok then.
  
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Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

rural communities

Online lending allows people in remote or rural places much now economical access to more titles than otherwise, even if they have access to a decent local library

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- 14th_cylon@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  oh right, i totally ignored the “digital” part, even though i mentioned that in nearby reply. my bad.
  
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pastermil@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The argument centers around the equality of access, which is especially relevant in the digital age. Rural & disabled population may have problem accessing content with certain restrictions (e.g. need physical access, lack of accessibility features, only available in some region).

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