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Trustees working to make Windsor library more accessible to all
Barbara Ball, the library director of the Windsor Public Library, shelves books on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 in Windsor, Vt. The library is getting grant funding to build an indoor lift to make the basement which includes the children s section, meeting rooms and historic records handicap accessible ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Sherri Buckman, of Windsor, Vt., walks down the stairs after picking up her books from the Windsor Public Library on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the library is doing curbside pickup only. Buckman has volunteered at the library in the past. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Forum, Dec. 13: Harassment is all too common
Published: 12/12/2020 10:00:16 PM
Modified: 12/12/2020 10:00:14 PM
Harassment is all too common
Halloween night this year found me at work and dressed as Rosie the Riveter: denim, heels, the iconic red bandana. I was busy stacking clean glasses behind the bar top when someone said: “Hey, Barbecue! Are you a sweet sauce, or are ya spicy?”
Two men were grinning at me from across the counter. I remembered the patch on the front of my shirt, which said “Atlanta’s Best BBQ,” so “Barbecue” must mean me. “Ha-ha,” I responded unconvincingly. I can hardly breathe for laughing. I’d been startled, though unsurprised, by the rude behavior; I had seen it before, and I will see it again. Perhaps Halloween night stands out to me because of the irony: There I was, dressed as a feminist icon, receiving unsavory comments from a couple of drunk men. “Sweet or spicy?”