Librarians in Montana resign after books returned with bullet holes in them

[thewayne]

*sigh*

Police looked into it and found no reason for concern. A couple of days later, more books were returned with bullets in them. Nope, nothing to worry about here. To paraphrase Douglas Adams, the world is not only sicker than you imagine it to be, it is sicker than you can imagine it to be.

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2022/08/29/library-sees-resignations-following-bullet-riddled-books/

Comments

[kathmandu]

And reporting like that.

"While law enforcement has found no connection between the shot books and recent aggressive rhetoric at board meetings by members of the public, the resignations highlight continued fallout for ImagineIF that can be traced back to trustee actions over the last year, including attempting to remove LGBTQ+ books from the library’s collection.

"At the trustee meeting, the fiscal year budget showed a budget surplus of $122,137.27. The savings came entirely from salary line items due to resignations and unfilled vacancies over the last year."

So the article's conclusion amounts to "All this intimadation of library staff is saving taxpayers money!"

I also notice it doesn't say which books had bullet holes in them.

[thewayne]

The Library Reddit where I learned of this also commented that we didn't know what books were shot up.

[disneydream06]

I also notice it doesn't say which books had bullet holes in them.
That would be interesting to know. :o