Glendale Central Library

A beautiful library that could be on a college campus. I heard they had a 3D printer, so I took my aspiring scientist boy there today only to find out they indeed have a 3D printer but no staff trained to work it right now. No one trained. 

But somehow they managed a huge art exhibit showcasing (what else) anti-colonialism art. They also seem very well staffed with dozens of female librarians who, from what I can tell, have spent a great deal of time reorganizing all the displays to feature endless books with POC characters and anti-racist themes.

Also - outside this same library, there are probably 20 or so homeless or close to homeless middle aged men just sitting around in the shade doing jack shit.

This is what it feels like to live in Blue America right now. Could not one of these homeless joes be trained on how to work a 3D printer and help people? Of course not. Could nobody in this library take any initiative to work a goddamn technology they possess so they might teach a curious young boy (and his dad) how to work this fascinating new technology? What are we even doing anymore in this country?