Many called ‘nonessential’ hardly feel that way

\”Even before she could spell the word \”essential,\” Marybeth Kafut would have applied it to the librarian who helped her explore the world beyond Eveleth, Minn., when she was a child.\”

\”Now she is Eveleth\’s librarian, and the world beyond is telling her she is not essential.\”

\”It\’s a little unsettling,\” she said.\” (from The Star Tribune)