I sent the survey out during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and even though I was nearing two full years outside the profession, I was angry at the prospect of public libraries reopening during a pandemic before it was safe, without proper supplies and support. I was angry that librarians were being asked to put their bodies on the line in more and more ways. Angry that my writing about libraries had been called “dark” and “too pessimistic” by editors and publishers.
