My local library has been an amazingly endless resource for my family. I’ve been able to continue learning well into my adult life thanks to many programs and resources offered at my library that I wouldn’t be able to afford elsewhere. My family enjoys the free programs such as writer’s workshops, book clubs, and craft nights—again, all things we couldn’t have the luxury of affording elsewhere. We are avid Libby users and consider ourselves so lucky to have access to such an expansive collection of ebooks and audiobooks through OCLN. Our local library also has a library of things where you can borrow appliances, small machines and other items that I need for occasional use but otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. My local library also has a community garden and provides fresh food for those in the community. At the poorest and most brokest points of my existence, my local library has always made me feel welcome, supported, and offered access to an abundance of things I wouldn’t have otherwise. I know I’m not the only one in my community who feels this way. Our library is a pillar of our town and I feel so lucky, so truly blessed, to have this amazing resource. To lose even a little bit of what Massachusetts libraries currently offer would be a tragedy I don’t have words to describe. In a time where survival (even while working a full time and part time job) is becoming more expensive and unattainable, libraries and the myriad services and resources they supply are necessary to the communities they support. Please fight for their funding. Fight for us little people, who aren’t asking for much, who find so much joy in the darkest hours at our local libraries. Above all else, they are a refuge for us during these uncertain times, a place where we can forget the outside world for a little while and engage in community driven activities, workshops, seminars, and so much more. We need this now more than ever. Think global, act local. Fight for library funding!