Opinion

I recently was able to sit down with a patron to discuss a memorial left in honor of Wilma Wynk. You see, Wilma was a longtime library user who cherished her time getting to visit the library and getting to chat  with the librarians while also finding new books which quickly became some of her favorites which she would cherish and share with her friends and family. ...

A lot has changed in the last 10 years… but some things haven’t – assumptions and judgment. In my opinion, both go hand in hand. If we don’t assume that how someone looks defines their personality, judging them before we know them doesn’t happen. I have experienced and witnessed assumptions because of appearances, and judgment of people for who they hang out with, and to be honest – I have done the same to other people. ...