“I think that the work of the association is vital, as it is redefining the relationship between libraries and the community,'' says Jess, a staff librarian at a public library in Massachusetts who prefers not to use her last name. “Libraries can often be seen as gatekeeping institutions, and it isn't uncommon for marginalized people to feel unwelcome or have negative connotations with libraries. It's important to actively create a library culture that pushes beyond the preconceived notions of what a library is meant to be or who belongs there, and that is exactly what AbLA is doing." over the past couple years, so I’ve gotten to know my way around the fandom (I even have my own bias — V's song“Singularity” a district court judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Martha Maria Pacold was nominated and confirmed in 2019 after a career that saw her clerk for Thomas, among others. Illinois’s Democratic senators, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth,said in a 2019 statement that since her library does not receive monetary support from the Department of Correction, she is forced to rely on donations and grants to do her work, which can be stressful and frustrating.