As A Fellow Lover Of Libraries (and As A Librarian) Feel I Must Share The Heart Breaking Story Of The

As a fellow lover of libraries (and as a librarian) feel I must share the heart breaking story of the loss of my rural university's library system.

I live in Vermont, a beautiful state full of many wonderful libraries (Story walks were actually invented in our state capital, at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montepelier!)

Unfortunately, Our State University system (VSU) wants to permanently close down our University Libraries state-wide. There will be no more physical libraries for students to utilize, no librarians to help us or to connect with. Students and members of our communities will be losing a precious resource and public space. Our library system will be digitalized, online only. This will have devastating effects not only for the students and our campuses but our rural communities too.

If you'd like to learn more, here's an informative post from a fellow student!

https://www.tumblr.com/0liver-hope/709438313729245184/if-you-love-books-save-a-library

I don't know if there's much we can do at this point, but if you can, please help us raise awareness. We love our libraries and don't want to lose them. Thank you, Neil Gaiman.

That's sad, and wrong. Happy to help publicise it.

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if you love books, save a library!

I hear people on Tumblr talk a lot about the importance of libraries; now’s your chance to help save one! At Vermont State University is a