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EPISODE · Jun 27, 2025 · 24 MIN

Libraries are NEW battleground in Big Blue Liberal Cities

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

Los Angeles librarians are sounding the alarm: they no longer feel safe in the very buildings meant to be sanctuaries of knowledge and community. 📚 From violent assaults to drug use and mental health emergencies, public libraries across LA are becoming frontline battlegrounds in the city’s homelessness and addiction crisis.In this video, we dive into real incidents, 911 call data, and powerful testimonies from library workers and city officials. Learn how a growing number of library branches are overwhelmed by violence, understaffed on security, and stretched far beyond their original mission.

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