There are a lot of tiny libraries in Vermont, some of them serve communities so small they don’t have a “capital campaigns” option for doing needed improvements. Many aren’t accessible. Vermont just announced awards of over $15mil in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money much of which will help our smallest libraries get more accessible.

In one case, they’re expanding a library so that it can have a bathroom. Not just a public bathroom, a bathroom.

https://www.westonlibraryexpansion.org/

#vermont #libraries

  • Martin Lindeskog@podcastindex.social
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    @jessamyn@glammr.us I got this message! ;)

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    • Jessamyn@glammr.usOP
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      @Lyceum@podcastindex.social WHAT! Oh wow, that is ridiculous. Sounds like someone was too cheap to do GDPR compliance. But like… it’s been a minute since that law was enacted. So tempting to try calling them and being like “Yes could you read this article to me?” With the Internet Archive still being pokey I’ll have to queue it up at Archive.is and will drop the URL when it’s processed.