Shadow libraries… I could never quit you…
No but like seriously. Shadow libraries are such an important resource. Genuinely no other way I could afford to self-study for my niche major while stuck in a small community college with zero resources for it, or manage to secretly read books affirming my existence when I was a closeted queer teenager.
Of course buy books if you can afford them and support authors—I own physical copies of MANY of the non-academic books I’ve downloaded—but it’s lovely that there’s an accessible option for those that can’t!






