My library has helped me as a young queer person to find comfort in the stories on the shelves of the library.

My public library has always been a place of comfort, providing a space for connecting with the world and my local community. It has such importance in my life that I visit the local library before I decide to buy a home.

The NOBLE library system has been a great asset while raising my daughter. We have a weekly rotation of books, get discounted museum tickets, and participate in Library programs within the system to make friends and enrich our lives. My daughter is going into Kindergarten this fall and can already read. I hope that the defunding of Libraries by the executive order is reversed as Congress controls federal funding, not one single person.

I have been a library patron since my early 20s. I would not be able to keep up with my reading and research without the benefit of a wonderful library like the one we have in Greenfield, MA. Without the library, I would not be able to read any new books which cost at least $25 apiece. And since I read over 50 bucks a year, that would be a huge loss to me. But the library isn’t just for one person, it’s a free educational and social resource for anyone in the community. The idea of losing funding is incredibly horrible and must not be allowed.