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Originally Posted by Hellmark
It wasn't a library that paid him, but rather an organization whose purpose is to bring speakers to libraries. And yes, he did speak. Gaiman performed his contracted duty, and spoke for 4 hours. He also donated all the money to charity. Also, according to him, the amount he was actually paid was $33,600, and not the $45,000 figure.
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Again, no disagreement with Gaiman being paid for what he did.
But if this happened in my state, I would still prefer that we not bring in speakers at the rate of $8,000 or $10,000 per hour when the libraries are laying off staff. (And, yes, I recognize that this is a separate fund, etc. But that doesn't mean that this fund shouldn't be changed).