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17 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
My input: Fuck that ridiculous noise. Libraries are for everyone, and also libraries *buy* their books and are the backbone of many writers' careers. I absolutely and wholeheartedly support libraries and how they are a foundation and lifeline for the communities they serve.
ALSO: Even if they *were* "for poor people," WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THAT. They are people and deserve books, access to the internet and every single other service libraries provide. The contempt some have for "poor people" pisses me off, and not just because I've been poor.
This is as good a time as any for me to link you all to my piece "A Personal History of Libraries," in which I talk about the libraries I have known and why they are so important to me, as a reader, a writer, and as a human being:

whatever.scalzi.com/2013/02/23/a-p…
ANYWAY, if you can afford books and want to support an author directly, sure, buy our books for yourself (or as a gift!). Thank you if you do. But never, ever, ever feel guilty about checking out a book from the library. That's why they're there. They're for everyone.

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Pickle juice caramels (pre-cut). They are shiny and glossy and look like caramels.
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