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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rainesford Stauffer

Being a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration

inside of a library with shelves of books and tables and chairs
‘We get everyone at the library. When people lose their jobs … when they’re not sure what’s going on, they come to the library.’ Photograph: Liu Mingzhu/Getty Images

For many librarians, the stakes of the job are high – they’re facing burnout, book bans, legislation pushed by rightwing groups, and providing essential resources in an effort to fill gaps in the US’s social safety net.

Now, as Donald Trump’s administration rolls out their agenda, many librarians are describing his policies as “catastrophic” to accessing information and the libraries themselves – institutions considered fundamental to democracy.

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