<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Come What May]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6285" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/are-you-a-change-agent/right-238369_1280-2/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,1280" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="roadsign" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg?w=1024" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6285" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="roadsign" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg?w=600&amp;h=600 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/right-238369_12801.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>None of us really knows what will happen next. We should always be prepared. But we&#8217;re not. Not always.</p>
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<p>Letters to a Young Librarian addressed this perfectly in <a href="https://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2016/11/whats-next-protecting-our-communities.html?showComment=1479917146078#c131669296259506635" target="_blank">What&#8217;s Next? Strengthening Our Communities Ahead of the Incoming Administration</a>. These are things we need to think about, in libraries, and as individuals. As I&#8217;ve said before, libraries are safe places. And inclusive doesn&#8217;t mean neutral.</p>
<p>Be careful out there. And be prepared.</p>
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